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Officials hope rain clear heavy smoke from wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C.
PORT ALBERNI - Officials on Vancouver Island are hoping rain in the forecast can help clear up the air quality muddied by an out-of-control wildfire. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District says wildl...
Aug 15, 2025
Officials hope rain clear heavy smoke from wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C.
PORT ALBERNI - Officials on Vancouver Island are hoping rain in the forecast can help clear up the air quality muddied by an out-of-control wildfire. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District says wildl...
Aug 15, 2025
Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec
MONTREAL - A group of students at Concordia University in Montreal has managed to launch a rocket from a remote site in northern Quebec. Starsailor, a 13-metre liquid-fuel rocket, took off just after ...
Aug 15, 2025
China files complaint with World Trade Organization over Canadian steel tariffs
OTTAWA - China is taking its dispute with Canada over steel tariffs to the World Trade Organization. Beijing filed a complaint earlier today with the WTO in response to Canadian restrictions on import...
Aug 15, 2025
Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expe...
Aug 15, 2025
Toronto Argonauts, B.C. Lions to play home games on the road during World Cup
TORONTO - The CFL will make way for the FIFA World Cup next summer. Both the Toronto Argonauts and B.C. Lions will play home games away from their respective venues during the World Cup, which will be...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. Lions look to continue growth against Caleb Evans and the Montreal Alouettes
VANCOUVER - Halfway through the CFL season, quarterback Nathan Rourke believes his B.C. Lions still have obstacles to overcome - namely, their own mistakes. The Lions (4-5) are coming off an overtime ...
Aug 15, 2025
New lawsuit challenges Trump's federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital challenged President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration stepped up its crackdown on policing by ...
Aug 15, 2025
Flash floods kill a further 56 people in Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Flash floods triggered by heavy rains and cloudbursts early Friday killed at least 56 people in Buner in Pakistan's northwest, a government administrator said. Kashif Qayyum ...
Aug 15, 2025
Canada Post and union set to meet, two weeks after workers rejected contract
OTTAWA - Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers are set to head back to the bargaining table today. It's been two weeks since members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers reje...
Aug 15, 2025