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Vancouver's airport breaks rainfall record set in 1912
RICHMOND - Several daily rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia on Friday, with the Vancouver breaking a record set over a century ago. Environmen...
Aug 21, 2025

California Legislature approves special election on new congressional map favoring Democrats
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a partisan redistricting plan aimed at winning Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 elections....
Aug 21, 2025

Two Canfor Pulp operations tap into Clean BC money
PRINCE GEORGE - Northwood Pulp is getting a substantial pot of funding from the provincial Clean BC initiative as part of a new $35-million support fund. It will receive $838,000."So this is a further...
Aug 21, 2025

Villanova University reports an active shooter on campus, tells students to barricade doors
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Villanova University, days before the start of classes. Students shared a text from the Villanova aler...
Aug 21, 2025

B.C. names facilitator to help Okanagan Falls become municipality, name to be decided
OKANAGAN FALLS - British Columbia's government has appointed a facilitator to help create the province's first new municipality in 15 years, after residents of Okanagan Falls in the southern Interior ...
Aug 21, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Crown won't appeal hockey players' acquittals on sex assault charges
A lawyer for one of five former junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault charges last month says the Crown will not be appealing the ruling. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 21, 2025

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court de...
Aug 21, 2025

Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations
MONTREAL - The provincial agency in charge of Quebec health care says the number of infants hospitalized from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has fallen significantly following a successful vacci...
Aug 21, 2025

B.C. sets new five-year housing orders for 10 more municipalities
VICTORIA - British Columbia has set new housing targets for a group of 10 more municipalities with the goal of meeting housing demands in the province. It says the orders aim to boost housing supply b...
Aug 21, 2025

Judge says former Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as US attorney in New Jersey
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. "I conclude that ...
Aug 21, 2025