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Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study
VANCOUVER - Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder. Lead au...
May 28, 2023
Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed 'explodium,' aims to even B.C.'s political field
VICTORIA - It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all solution, says Premier David Eby, who at 6-7 is the province's tallest leader. The tall and the short n...
May 28, 2023
Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by ...
May 27, 2023
Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plunged Republicans on Sunday into a fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state aft...
May 27, 2023
White plays hero as Celtics beat Heat, force Game 7 in East finals
MIAMI (AP) - Derrick White scored on a putback with 0.1 seconds left and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoff history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 on Sa...
May 27, 2023
St. Louis City rolls to 3-1 victory over visiting Whitecaps
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis City got an early goal from Eduard Lwen, a late goal from Miguel Perez and an own-goal from Tristan Blackmon in-between en route to a 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over th...
May 27, 2023
Stars stay alive with 4-2 win over Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ty Dellandrea scored twice in a 1:27 span midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Saturday night to stay alive in the Western Confere...
May 27, 2023
Toronto FC caps tumultuous week with much-needed 2-1 victory over D.C. United
TORONTO - Goals by Deandre Kerr and Kosi Thompson helped Toronto FC rebound from a week of turmoil surrounding disgruntled Italian star Federico Bernardeschi with a much-needed 2-1 win over D.C. Unite...
May 27, 2023
Roughriders rally to tip visiting Lions 30-27 in CFL pre-season tilt
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders ended a long CFL pre-season losing streak on Saturday with a 30-27 victory over the B.C. Lions. Quarterback Mason Fine connected with Mitchell Picton on two fourt...
May 27, 2023
Offor's second-half goal lifts CF Montreal over Inter Miami 1-0
MONTREAL - Chinonso Offor scored his third goal of the season in the second half to lift CF Montreal over Inter Miami 1-0 on Saturday. Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois shined between the pipes, mak...
May 27, 2023
