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B.C. issues flood warning, watches after landslide blocks river, forces evacuations
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - British Columbia's Ministry of Land and Water says personnel are conducting assessments near a landslide that blocked the Chilcotin River in the province's Interior, including to...
Aug 01, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh, whose killing risks a wider war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader and representatives of Palestinian militias he backs prayed Thursday over the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in a sh...
Aug 01, 2024
Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race
Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared Wednesday before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago in an interview...
Jul 31, 2024
Captain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boyla...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. port union plans to hold strike vote while heading to court over CIRB decision
VANCOUVER - A union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it is being forced to take an industry-wide strike vote after one employer refused to bargain about automation issues directly...
Jul 31, 2024
'Alberta Day of Caring' fundraises over $500K for Jasper aid
The Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper initiative - a one-day effort by radio stations across the province - fundraised a total of $518,482 on Wednesday.That number grows to an estimated $1,555,446 when...
Jul 31, 2024
British police have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children
LONDON (AP) - British police say they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed three children in Southport, northwest England. The Merseyside Police force says the tee...
Jul 31, 2024
Kelli Ireland leaves Medicine Hat's communications department for fire services
Medicine Hat Fire and Emergency Services has found a new fire and life safety educator.Kelli Ireland will take on the newly-created position after working as as a corporate communications specialist w...
Jul 31, 2024
Blue Bombers get Lucky in lineup to face his friends on Lions
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers might have a lucky charm that helps pull them out of their funk this week. Veteran receiver Lucky Whitehead will make his season debut on Thursday when Winnipeg (2...
Jul 31, 2024
HALO helicopter dispatched to fire scene northwest of Irvine
HALO Air Ambulance was dispatched on Wednesday to a fire scene call emergency northwest of Irvine, according to a post on X. HALO-1 (Medicine Hat) has been dispatched to a fire scene call emergency NW...
Jul 31, 2024