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Heavy rain aids in tempering B.C. wildfires in Shuswap, Okanagan regions
Firefighters in British Columbia's southern Interior continue to battle a number of major blazes, having been aided by ample rainfall that fell Wednesday over the Okanagan and Shuswap regions. BC Wild...
Aug 24, 2023
Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich arrives at a hearing on extending his detention
MOSCOW (AP) - Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained on espionage charges, arrived at a Moscow court Thursday for a hearing on a motion by the prosecution to extend his arre...
Aug 24, 2023
Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for rest of season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Angels GM says
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for the rest of the season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels d...
Aug 23, 2023
Gunfire at California biker bar kills 4 people, including the shooter, and wounds 5 more
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) - Three people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a Southern California biker bar, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said. The shooter...
Aug 23, 2023
Anthony Santander hits 2 homers to back Dean Kremer as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-0
BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander homered twice, Dean Kremer threw six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Wednesday night. Baltimore extended its st...
Aug 23, 2023
Anthony Santander hits 2 homers to back Dean Kremer as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-0
BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander homered twice, Dean Kremer threw six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Wednesday night. The Orioles extended thei...
Aug 23, 2023
New Zealand's Lydia Ko happy to return to Vancouver, where LPGA Tour success started
VANCOUVER - If it wasn't for Vancouver, Lydia Ko might never have become a 19-time LPGA Tour winner. Ko is back in the field at the CPKC Women's Open, a tournament she has won three times, including h...
Aug 23, 2023
'In my blood to fight': Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation
North Shuswap resident Kyle Boppre offers a simple explanation when asked why he defied an evacuation order issued as a wildfire bore down on his neighbourhood. "It's just, I guess, in my blood to fig...
Aug 23, 2023
Helicopter airdrop of granola bars for Poomba the pig, after surviving B.C. wildfire
Nourished by a helicopter airdrop of granola bars, Poomba the pig has survived the wildfire devastation that surrounds her on what remains of the Broken Rail Ranch in West Kelowna. The ranch was engul...
Aug 23, 2023
Canada's Pospisil advances in US Open qualifying, Diallo eliminated
NEW YORK - Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil has advanced to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open. The 33-year-old from Vernon, B.C., advanced with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Spa...
Aug 23, 2023