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Two crashes on Highway 97 over the past few days
The highway south of Vernon has seen two serious collisions within just a few days.The first crash occurred around noon Friday, August 22.Vernon North Okanagan RCMP confirmed Monday that an SUV was ma...
Aug 25, 2025
Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in US
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocai...
Aug 25, 2025
B.C.'s Fraser Canyon to bake under 39 C heat as wildfire prompts evacuation alerts
An air-quality warning remains in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley due to smog and wildfire smoke from a blaze that has prompted evacuation alerts for the Yale and Spuzzum are...
Aug 25, 2025
Montreal mayor hopefuls promise to dump plan for biweekly garbage pickup in borough
MONTREAL - A controversial switch to biweekly trash pickup in a Montreal borough could be coming to an end, at least during summertime. Two of the leading contenders for mayor have pledged to reverse ...
Aug 25, 2025
Ottawa slams Israel after official finding of famine, urges halt to escalating war
OTTAWA - The Carney government is endorsing a UN-backed finding that famine is occurring in Gaza, and is urging Israel to stop ramping up its campaign in the Palestinian territory. The global standard...
Aug 25, 2025
Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on its vessel in the Mediterranean
CAIRO (AP) - A humanitarian group said Monday that Libya's coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea. The nonprofit SOS Mediterranee said...
Aug 25, 2025
First Nations partnership to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals
STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates Britis...
Aug 25, 2025
First Nations partnership to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals
STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates Britis...
Aug 25, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrenders to ICE in Baltimore, faces possible deportation to Uganda
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore Monday and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda, an African countr...
Aug 25, 2025
Back home in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he reports to ICE office
BALTIMORE (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose arrest and fight to stay in the U.S. has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, arrived Monday morning to Baltimore in anti...
Aug 25, 2025
