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Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers
MONTREAL - Quebec has introduced new restrictions on Atlantic salmon fishing because of annual fish migrations that are well below average in most of the province's rivers. But a conservation group th...
Jul 31, 2024
TSB to release report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. The containers fell off MV Zi...
Jul 31, 2024
Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville to reopen following wildfire threat
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is set to reopen Friday after a nearby wildfire forced residents and tourists to evacuate the region earlier this month. The hist...
Jul 31, 2024
Whitecaps escape with shootout win over LAFC in Leagues Cup play
LOS ANGELES - The Vancouver Whitecaps began Leagues Cup play on Tuesday, escaping California with a shootout victory over the host Los Angeles FC after seeing the win almost slip away during stoppage ...
Jul 31, 2024
UN report says Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities faced torture and mistreatment
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks have faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, ele...
Jul 31, 2024
Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India
NEW DELHI (AP) - Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The multiple landsli...
Jul 30, 2024
Burnes pitches first-place Orioles past depleted Blue Jays 6-2
BALTIMORE (AP) - Corbin Burnes took a two-hitter into the seventh inning, Ramn Uras and Anthony Santander homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the depleted Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Tuesday night. Ba...
Jul 30, 2024
CF Montreal trips San Luis 3-2 in key League Cup victory
MONTREAL - CF Montreal scored twice on its first three shots and then hung on for a 3-2 victory over visiting Mexican side Atletico San Luis in Leagues Cup action on Tuesday night at Stade Saputo. CF ...
Jul 30, 2024
Missouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG's efforts
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general's efforts to keep him there. Chr...
Jul 30, 2024
Medicine Hat Major AAA Mavs win Game 1 at Canadian Little League Championships
The first win is in the books for the Medicine Hat Major AAA 12-U Mavs in Kingston, Ont.Canadian Little League Championships action on Tuesday had the Mavs, who are representing Little League Alberta,...
Jul 30, 2024