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3D-printed 'ghost guns' seized in B.C. Interior after parts intercepted in mail: CBSA
VANCOUVER - Border officers report so-called "ghost guns" made from 3D-printed parts have been seized in the B.C. Interior, after international deliveries were intercepted at mail centres in Vancouver...
Aug 03, 2022
Hits by Siri, Peralta lift Rays to 3-2 win over Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Hits by newly acquired Jose Siri and David Peralta produced the winning run for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Siri led off the Tam...
Aug 03, 2022
Whitecaps sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schopf
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Austrian central midfielder Alessandro Schopf to a contract through 2024, with a club option for 2025. The club said in a release that Shopf was signed ...
Aug 03, 2022
Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole on Wednesday voted to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who has admitted to beating to death a friend and co-worker who refused to ...
Aug 03, 2022
Shuswap firefighters assisting at Keremeos Creek wildfire
Firefighters from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) are lending a hand at the scene of the Keremeos Creek wildfire.The CSRD said the six firefighters, who have been broken up into two team...
Aug 03, 2022
Marino advances to Citi Open quarterfinals with win over Petkovic
WASHINGTON - Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino advanced to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Wednesday. Marino had five ac...
Aug 03, 2022
Number of wildfires grows in B.C., but cooler weather offers firefighters a breather
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says five fires that either threaten public safety or are highly visible are now burning in the province, up from two just a day earlier. The blazes newly identifie...
Aug 03, 2022
Number of wildfires grows in B.C., but cooler weather offers firefighters a breather
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says five fires that either threaten public safety or are highly visible are now burning in the province, up from two just a day earlier. The blazes newly identifie...
Aug 03, 2022
Avian flu: About 100 carcasses of seals found dead in Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec researchers say avian flu has been detected in at least two species of seal as an unusually high number of dead seals are being reported on the province's shorelines. The Reseau qube...
Aug 03, 2022
Greater Vancouver home sales down 43% from last July, 23% from June: REBGV
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales were down a whopping 43 per cent from last July and 23 per cent from this past June. Sales in the region totalled 1,...
Aug 03, 2022
