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'We might not have a home': Fire evacuees in Kelowna parking lot ponder unclear fate
KELOWNA, B.C. - Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night from a neighbour, and estimate they had about 10 minutes to get out the door. A fast-moving wildfire ...
Aug 20, 2023
B.C. wildfires: no new evacuations overnight as grim battle goes on
British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires was continuing on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders were added overnight to the thousands already in place across t...
Aug 20, 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary menaces Mexico's Baja coast, southwest US packing deadly rainfall
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary was accelerating northward off Mexico's Baja coast on Sunday, no longer a hurricane but still packing what forecasters called "life-threatening" rain like...
Aug 20, 2023
Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins gold in hammer throw at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Ethan Katzberg won gold in the men's hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships. The 21-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., set a Canadian record with a throw of 81.25 met...
Aug 20, 2023
‘Just win:’ Dolegala set for first start against roaring Lions
With a new starting quarterback at the helm, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to try to knock off one of the CFL's best teams.The Riders will host the B.C. Lions on Sunday with quarterback Jake ...
Aug 20, 2023
Denmark joins Netherlands in offering F-16 jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) - Denmark will donate 19 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Sunday, hours after a similar offer from the Netherlands. The offer came as ...
Aug 20, 2023
Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn
KELOWNA, B.C. - The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones. David Eby says the decision was m...
Aug 20, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 20, 2023
The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) - The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday that they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, in a long-awaited announcement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ca...
Aug 20, 2023
Spain wins its first Women's World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final
SYDNEY (AP) - Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time with Olga Carmona's first-half strike giving La Roja a 1-0 victory over England in Sunday's final. Both teams were playing in the final...
Aug 20, 2023