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Family proud of B.C. man who helped rescue boys from Thailand cave
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia-born diver who braved perilous conditions to help save 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand is the kind of man who always helps others, says hi...
Jul 11, 2018
U.S., Canadian, officials to examine death of man who fell from cruise ship
VANCOUVER - Officials with the United States Coast Guard say they will work with Canadian officials to investigate the death of a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship off the west coast of ...
Jul 11, 2018
Kids and Kops molding youth for 11th year
A long-running program in Blackfalds is teaching young kids not only what a day in the life of a police officer looks like, but also how to make healthy life choices. Now in its eleventh year, Kids an...
Jul 11, 2018
West Virginia high court Justice Ketchum to resign, retire
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum announced Wednesday that he plans to resign and retire two years before his term ends. In a brief, handwritten letter to Gov. Jim ...
Jul 11, 2018
Esports on ESPN: Overwatch championship to air in prime time
Esports are coming to ESPN. The network will air the inaugural Overwatch League Grand Finals in prime time this month as part of a multiyear agreement to bring esports to the biggest sports platform o...
Jul 11, 2018
Grain farmers urged to prepare for August 1 wheat reclassification
Prairie grain farmers need to be prepared for the upcoming reclassification of 29 wheat varieties and have a plan to market any of their remaining wheat that will transition to a new class on August 1...
Jul 11, 2018
No shove, but Trump body language speaks to frosty relations
BRUSSELS - He didn’t shove anyone this time, but President Donald Trump’s body language during NATO events Wednesday suggested his relationships with key U.S. allies aren’t exactly b...
Jul 11, 2018
US first lady welcomed in Belgium with music and fashion
BRUSSELS - U.S. first lady Melania Trump returned to the international stage Wednesday as she mingled with the spouses of America’s closest allies over classical music, fashion and chocolate. As...
Jul 11, 2018
Judge approves revised Weinstein Co. bankruptcy sale plan
WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware judge has approved a revised plan for the sale of the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down Hollywood mogul ...
Jul 11, 2018
Federer stunned in Wimbledon QF; Nadal, Djokovic, Isner win
LONDON - Roger Federer was a point away from a rather tidy, straight-set victory in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. One lousy point. And then, slowly, over the next two-plus hours, all the way until the ...
Jul 11, 2018