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Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon
VANCOUVER - An important salmon habitat will be protected after the multimillion-dollar purchase of an island in British Columbia's lower Fraser River by an environmental organization, with the help o...
Jul 08, 2024

Environment Canada to provide update on heat wave as temperatures in B.C. remain high
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a heat wave brought in by a "ridge of high pressure" is expected to persist over dozens of regions in B.C. until about mid-week. The weather office issued more than...
Jul 08, 2024

Landslide triggered by torrential rain kills 11 people at illegal gold mine in Indonesia; 19 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A landslide triggered by torrential rains crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 11 people, officials said Monday...
Jul 08, 2024

Beryl regains hurricane strength as it bears down on southern Texas
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) - Beryl strengthened and once again became a hurricane late Sunday as it heads toward southern Texas, where its outer bands lashed the coast with rain and intensifying winds as r...
Jul 07, 2024

Hungary’s Orbán makes surprise visit to China after trips to Russia and Ukraine
BEIJING (AP) - Hungary's Premier Viktor Orbn is making a surprise visit to China on Monday after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine to discuss prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. Orbn met...
Jul 07, 2024

Japan and Philippines sign a pact allowing their troops to train in each other's countries
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Japan and the Philippines on Monday signed a defense pact allowing their troops to enter each other's country for joint military training. The Reciprocal Access Agreement wa...
Jul 07, 2024

Vernon Adams Jr. throws four touchdown passes to lead Lions past Ticats 44-28
HAMILTON - Vernon Adams Jr. threw four first-half touchdown passes to lead the B.C. Lions past the struggling Hamilton Tiger-Cats 44-28 on Sunday night. Adams led B.C. (4-1) to its fourth straight vic...
Jul 07, 2024

June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won't
Earth's more than year-long streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There's hope that the planet will soon see an e...
Jul 07, 2024

Varsho's RBI single in 10th lifts Blue Jays to 5-4 win in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - Daulton Varsho drove in the go-ahead with an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Sunday. Varsho's base-hit off Mariners r...
Jul 07, 2024

While Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania, some Democratic leaders in the House say he should step aside
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - President Joe Biden urged his supporters to stay unified during a series of Sunday stops in critical Pennsylvania on Sunday, even as some leading congressional Democrats private...
Jul 07, 2024