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Major damage to Alabama mobile home park amid tropical storm
June 19, 2021 - 8:04 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border.
New Brunswick auditor general says NB Power must make debt reduction a priority
February 23, 2021 - 11:03 AM

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's auditor general says NB Power needs to make reducing its $4.9-billion debt a priority, adding that credit rating agencies are taking notice of the utility's liabilities.
Some electricity restored in Texas, but water woes grow
February 18, 2021 - 6:35 PM

AUSTIN, Texas - Power was restored to more homes and businesses Thursday in states hit by a deadly blast of winter that overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold this week. But the crisis was far from over in parts of the South, where many people still lacked safe drinking water.
Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms
February 17, 2021 - 4:04 PM

AUSTIN, Texas - Millions of Americans endured another frigid day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm as utility crews raced to restore power before another blast of snow and ice sowed more chaos in places least equipped to deal with it.
US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter
January 28, 2021 - 9:26 AM

WASHINGTON - Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and shrank last year by the largest amount in 74 years.
Fierce California winds fan fires, topple trees and trucks
January 20, 2021 - 6:05 AM

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Months-old embers from a deadly California fire were blown back to life Tuesday by powerful winds that raked the state and prompted safety blackouts to tens of thousands of people.
US industrial production up 0.4% in November with auto boost
December 15, 2020 - 7:23 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production increased 0.4% in November with manufacturing receiving a boost from a rebound in output at auto plants after three months of declines.
Picture of US economy is worrisome as virus inflicts damage
November 25, 2020 - 10:24 AM

WASHINGTON - Gripped by the accelerating viral outbreak, the U.S. economy is under pressure from persistent layoffs, diminished income and nervous consumers, whose spending is needed to drive a recovery from the pandemic.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
November 06, 2020 - 2:21 PM

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
PG&E may cut power to over 1 million people in California
October 24, 2020 - 12:15 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric may cut power to over 1 million people on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility announced Friday.
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Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live. Ally Hanscom won the HGTV Canada’s Home to Win: for the Holidays competition back in December 2019.

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. Ramil, a 9
July 24, 2021 9:00 PM
Canadiens prospect 'deeply regrets' sharing photo
A prospect selected by the Montreal Canadiens in a controversial move at the NHL entry draft on Friday says he belie
July 24, 2021 8:00 PM
Penticton Museum’s new exhibit honours syilx language keepers
The late Clara Jack is one of four people being honoured by the Penticton Museum & Archives and the En’owk
July 24, 2021 6:01 PM
International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status
TORONTO - International travellers arriving at Canada's largest airport may now be funnelled into different cust
July 24, 2021 4:30 PM
Wildfire near Ashcroft almost completely wrapped by machine guard
A wildfire burning near Ashcroft has almost been completely surrounded by a machine guard, according to the B.C. Wil
July 24, 2021 4:00 PM

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