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Lives remembered: A list of the 16 seniors killed in Manitoba bus crash
DAUPHIN, Man. - RCMP have released the names of 16 seniors who died following a fiery bus crash in western Manitoba on June 15. The bus had been taking a group from Dauphin and the surrounding area on...
Jun 22, 2023

Group promoting plant-based eating wants a new name for Macon Bacon baseball team
MACON, Ga. (AP) - A doctors' group that promotes plant-based eating and animal rights is makin' a fuss over the Macon Bacon baseball team. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has sent a ...
Jun 22, 2023

Winter cold snap in B.C. cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers
KELOWNA, B.C. - Wine growers in British Columbia are calculating their losses from a bitter cold snap in the province last winter that has devastated vineyards. Industry representatives are at a Kelow...
Jun 22, 2023

Winter cold snap in B.C. cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers
KELOWNA, B.C. - Wine growers in British Columbia are calculating their losses from a bitter cold snap in the province last winter that has devastated vineyards. Industry representatives are at a Kelow...
Jun 22, 2023

House Republicans push off Biden impeachment move for now as hard-right clamors for action
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eager to impeach President Joe Biden, hard-right House Republicans forced a vote Thursday that sent the matter to congressional committees in a clear demonstration of the challenge t...
Jun 22, 2023

Liberal bill requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content passes in Senate
OTTAWA - A federal bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. The Senate has passed th...
Jun 22, 2023

Past deep sea rescues show the challenges of saving those on board
BOSTON (AP) - The desperate search for a submersible that disappeared while taking five people to view the Titanic wreckage has drawn attention to other deep-sea rescues. Those rescue efforts - from a...
Jun 22, 2023

Did initial delays in communication hamper tourist sub search?
BOSTON (AP) - Eight hours. And within them, many unanswered questions. About an hour and a half after it dipped below the North Atlantic, a submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Tit...
Jun 22, 2023

Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village
VANCOUVER - The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada's two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass throug...
Jun 22, 2023

Sex assault charge dropped against former Kelowna, B.C., mayor Colin Basran
VICTORIA - A charge of sexual assault laid against the former mayor of Kelowna, B.C., has been stayed by a special prosecutor. The B.C. Prosecution Service announced in a statement Thursday that the c...
Jun 22, 2023