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What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
March 29, 2024 - 2:10 PM

BALTIMORE - A cargo ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the span to collapse and presumably killing six construction workers. On Wednesday, a day after the early-morning crash, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board boarded the ship and planned to recover information from its electronics and paperwork while divers searched for the bodies of workers who were still missing.
Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say
March 27, 2024 - 10:49 PM

BALTIMORE (AP) — The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others were presumed dead, and officials said search efforts had been exhausted.
Outdoor store MEC commits to cutting carbon emissions from products, supply chain
April 21, 2023 - 1:01 AM

VANCOUVER - Canadian outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co. has set sweeping new emissions targets for its supply chain, part of what the company is calling a stronger, science-based plan to help address the climate crisis.
Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine fighting
March 20, 2023 - 12:55 PM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, sending a powerful message to Western leaders that their efforts to isolate Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine have fallen short.
Civilians rescued from Mariupol steel plant head for safety
May 02, 2022 - 6:59 PM

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed pulverizing the Mariupol steel mill that has become the last stronghold of resistance in the bombed-out city, Ukrainian fighters said Monday, after a brief cease-fire over the weekend allowed the first evacuation of civilians from the plant.
'Our lobsters are gold plated now:' Atlantic Canada lobster exports, prices soar
April 10, 2022 - 7:00 AM

HALIFAX - For many, summer in the Maritimes would not be complete without fresh lobster.
2 tugboats deploy to Egypt's Suez Canal as shippers avoid it
March 28, 2021 - 2:50 PM

SUEZ, Egypt - Two additional tugboats deployed Sunday to Egypt's Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across the crucial waterway, even as major shippers increasingly divert their boats out of fear the vessel may take even longer to free.
3 states partly reopen, despite health officials' warnings
April 24, 2020 - 6:00 PM

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000, Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began loosening lockdown orders Friday on their pandemic-wounded businesses, despite warnings from health experts that the gradual steps toward normalcy might be happening too soon.
Toronto company expands ventilator production tenfold to meet demand
April 09, 2020 - 2:30 PM

OTTAWA - One of the companies making ventilators for the federal government is expanding its production capacity more than tenfold to meet demands created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes
March 04, 2020 - 1:08 PM

KASTANIES, Greece - Greece countered accusations from Turkey Wednesday that it was responsible for the death of a migrant, as its border authorities strove for a sixth day to keep thousands of migrants out by using tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse

Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say

Outdoor store MEC commits to cutting carbon emissions from products, supply chain

Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine fighting

Civilians rescued from Mariupol steel plant head for safety

'Our lobsters are gold plated now:' Atlantic Canada lobster exports, prices soar

2 tugboats deploy to Egypt's Suez Canal as shippers avoid it

3 states partly reopen, despite health officials' warnings

Toronto company expands ventilator production tenfold to meet demand

Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes

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