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A front-row seat to devastation on the shores of Lake Okanagan
KELOWNA - The eerie calm on the Kelowna waterfront Saturday morning was broken by the faint percussive chops of helicopter blades in the distance. There were semblances of normality - people walking t...
Aug 19, 2023

Roughriders' Jake Dolegala ready for start under centre against Lions
REGINA - Jake Dolegala is looking forward to making his first start for the Saskatchewan Roughriders under normal circumstances. The 6-foot-7, 242-pound quarterback is set for his second career start ...
Aug 19, 2023

Leader of Niger's junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger's democratically elected president said Saturday night that they will return the country to civilian rule within three years. Gen....
Aug 19, 2023

Canada qualifies for Olympic spot at sailing world championships
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Toronto's Sarah Douglas qualified Canada for the 2024 Olympics in ILCA 6, the first one for the country, at the sailing world championships on Saturday. Douglas finished 24th ...
Aug 19, 2023

Hurricane Hilary downgraded to Category 2 as Mexico and California brace for catastrophic impact
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it heads for Mexico's Baja California peninsula, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Meteorolog...
Aug 19, 2023

Jets sign defenceman Logan Stanley to one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Logan Stanley to a one-year contract. The deal is worth US$1 million. Stanley, 25, had three points (one goal, two assists) in 19 games for the Jets...
Aug 19, 2023

A look at fires, evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.
Thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes as wildfires approach in the Northwest Territories, including some 20,000 people in the territorial capital of Yellowknife. Meanwhile, flames...
Aug 19, 2023

Adventure driver sets world record for fewest electric charges to drive across Canada
A German adventure driver recently set a new Guinness World Record for crossing Canada with the fewest charges of an electric vehicle, that being the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV.Zietlow and cameraman Elric Po...
Aug 19, 2023

Lions praise ex-teammate Rourke in bid to make NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars
SURREY, B.C. - A video of a fourth-quarter touchdown throw from ex-B.C. Lion Nathan Rourke went viral on social media last week in his first pre-season game for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. In the ...
Aug 19, 2023

Results Driven Agricultural Research covers a million acres in year one
In its first year, Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) -- a distribution partner for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) -- has supported 1,280 projec...
Aug 19, 2023