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Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI — BC Hydro said restoration work will take up to two weeks after…
Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete
VERCHÈRES — The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran…
Marooned by Air Canada flight attendant strike? Here are your options
You were planning to catch a flight and the dreaded text pops up on your…
Ohioans came out strong for Trump — now they’re bracing for his tariffs
COLUMBUS — In 1837, two brothers-in-law living in Ohio — one a candle maker, the…
Decades after a PM got pied, the threat landscape in Canadian politics has changed
OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Jean Chrétien got hit in the face with a pie…
B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 in costs…
Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory
TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as…
Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the…
Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 2 storm on…
Bolivian voters are hungry for change – and disillusioned by the options ahead of election
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The campaign billboards adorning the streets of Bolivia for Sunday’s…
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Trump leaves Alaska summit with Putin empty-handed after failing to reach a deal to end…
Democrats release plan to boost party’s California US House seats in fight for Congress
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a display of cutthroat yet calculated politics, Democrats unveiled a…
As memories fade, Canadians mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War
OTTAWA — Relatives of war veterans gathered at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on…
Jobs Minister Hajdu calls on union, airline to return to table to ‘finish this deal’
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its…
How a Vancouver blood trail ended with Canada’s first unexplained wealth order
It was a trail of blood after a double shooting that led police to an…
Trump administration partially retreats from a takeover of Washington’s police. Here’s what to know
Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s…
B.C. legislator enraged by American state senator’s ‘nonsense’ pitch to join U.S.
VICTORIA — A British Columbia legislator said he went from “disappointed” to “enraged” after receiving…
Those in Bamfield, B.C., support each other as wildfire cuts power, main road access
Mark Lawrence says residents of Bamfield, B.C., are used to relying on their generators for…
First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site
SECHELT — An 18-month investigation at a former residential school site in British Columbia’s Sunshine…
Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan as thousands flee
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people…
‘Screaming into silence’: Parents of serial killer victim address special hearing
WINNIPEG — The father of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of…
‘The same country’: Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it…
NCAA fines Michigan millions, adds game suspension for Moore over sign-stealing scandal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday…
Concordia University students launch rocket from northern Quebec
MONTREAL — Students at Concordia University in Montreal have pulled off what they’re calling the…