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England beats Denmark 2-1, reaches Euro 2020 final
LONDON - England has broken through its semifinal ceiling at major soccer tournaments. A title match awaits for the first time in 55 years. Harry Kane converted the rebound after his initial penalty w...
Jul 07, 2021

England beats Denmark 2-1, reaches Euro 2020 final
LONDON - England has broken through its semifinal ceiling at major soccer tournaments. A title match awaits for the first time in 55 years. Harry Kane converted the rebound after his initial penalty w...
Jul 07, 2021

Climate change made B.C., Alberta heat wave 150 times more likely, study concludes
A recent heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, an international group of scientists has concluded. An...
Jul 07, 2021

Zimmer tours communities affected by severe storm in North Peace
FORT ST. JOHN - Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies Conservative MP Bob Zimmer has toured the damage caused by a severe storm in the North Peace region June 30. Specifically, Zimmer toured the ...
Jul 07, 2021

Can't watch fireworks at home? Millions choose NBC
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 8 million people took in Fourth of July fireworks on television this year, watching NBC's coverage of the Macy's New York City celebration in one of two helpings. The two-hou...
Jul 07, 2021

Parksville pushes pause on new aquatic centre
PARKSVILLE - City council has halted progress on a proposed aquatic centre.The decision was made during a meeting on Monday, July 5 after red flags were raised by WSP Canada, a company contracted to s...
Jul 07, 2021

Trudeau noncommittal on TRC's call for Royal Proclamation of Reconciliation
OTTAWA - Some experts say the naming of Canada's first Indigenous governor general could give the federal government a timely opportunity to tackle a key recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation...
Jul 07, 2021

Evacuation orders lifted for Deka Lake residents
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - There is positive news on the wildfire front in the South Cariboo Wednesday, as residents of the Deka Lake area are going back home.The Cariboo Regional District has announced t...
Jul 07, 2021

Fire erupts on ship, causing explosion that rocks Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world's largest ports caught fire late Wednesday, authorities said, causing an explosion that sent tremors across th...
Jul 07, 2021

'Haiti has been hell lately': Quebec Haitian diaspora reacts to president's killing
MONTREAL - Quebecers of Haitian descent reacted with shock and worry on Wednesday to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Nicholson Poulard, a Montreal-based information technology wo...
Jul 07, 2021