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  • Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco

    October 26, 2023 - 6:26 PM

    ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco spent Thursday searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping that aid would come quickly in the wake of Hurricane Otis.

  • Maui fire missing list falls slightly to 385. Governor had indicated it would be below 100

    September 01, 2023 - 11:34 PM

    HONOLULU (AP) — The number of people on the official list of those missing from the Maui wildfire stood at 385 on Friday, nearly unchanged from a week earlier.

  • Search underway for sub missing near Titanic wreck off Newfoundland

    June 19, 2023 - 2:49 PM

    HALIFAX - Search vessels and aircraft from the United States and Canada were scouring an area Monday south of Newfoundland for a small submersible reported missing during a dive to view the wreckage of the Titanic.

  • How to plan a backpacking trip through Europe on a budget

    May 30, 2023 - 7:00 AM

    For young Canadians hoping to take a trip on a budget, there's a new challenge on the horizon beyond finding a way to fit all of one’s necessities into a backpack: the lingering effects of high inflation.

  • Quebec cracks down on Airbnb after deadly fire as some continue to evade rules

    March 31, 2023 - 1:02 AM

    MONTREAL - The Quebec government's crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal's short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules.

  • Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19

    December 29, 2022 - 4:49 AM

    PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims were apparently not yet accounted for Thursday. Neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks and emergency workers to help cope with the crisis in the bustling border town of Poipet.

  • Oil spill smears coast in Venezuelan tourist hotspot

    December 06, 2022 - 10:48 AM

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — An oil spill has polluted more than 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) of coastline at the city of Lechería, one of Venezuela's top tourist destinations, the city's mayor said Tuesday.

  • Suspension bridge collapse kills at least 132 in India

    October 31, 2022 - 12:00 AM

    MORBI, India (AP) — Military teams were searching Monday for people missing after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least 132 in one of the worst accidents in the country in the past decade.

  • Reward increased to $500,000 for conviction in B.C. gondola vandalism

    September 14, 2022 - 2:09 PM

    SURREY, B.C. - The company that has been the target of two multimillion-dollar attacks on its gondola in Squamish, B.C., has doubled the reward to $500,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

  • How Canadians can save on exchange rates while travelling

    August 18, 2022 - 7:00 AM

    Amid the flurry of pre-vacation packing and prep, it's easy to forget considerations about the best way to pay for things abroad. But at a time of high inflation, questions about what cards to use, how much local cash to withdraw and which currency conversion services to avoid are particularly valuable.
  • 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
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. 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

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