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Day before FIFA World Cup, Qatar faces overcrowding troubles November 19, 2022 - 1:20 PM

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Authorities turned away thousands of fans Saturday night from a concert celebrating the World Cup beginning the next day in Qatar, revealing the challenges ahead for Doha as it tries to manage crowds in FIFA's most-compact tournament ever.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019 December 31, 2019 - 6:55 PM

A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president.
Documents: Trump golf course damaged sand dunes in Scotland July 29, 2018 - 9:41 AM

LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump's family business partially destroyed legally protected sand dunes in Scotland when it built a golf course north of Aberdeen, according to government reports released in response to a freedom of information request.
Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day September 28, 2017 - 7:25 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - A massive new rock fall hit Yosemite National Park on Thursday, cracking with a thundering roar off the El Capitan rock formation, injuring one person and sending huge plumes of white dust surging through the valley floor below.
Sensors to measure 'fan quakes' at Michigan-Ohio State game November 25, 2016 - 7:37 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Stadium is sure to be rocking on Saturday when Ohio State and Michigan take the football field, and geologists will find out just how much through the use of seismographs.
Pistorius murder trial: Prosecutor undermines defence expert April 17, 2014 - 6:00 AM

PRETORIA, South Africa - The prosecution in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial on Thursday challenged the credibility of an expert witness for the defence, which was trying to show that the athlete killed his girlfriend by mistake.
Canadian owner Charles Fipke running two horses in Kentucky Derby May 02, 2013 - 2:29 PM

He's captured the Queen's Plate and been victorious at the Breeders' Cup. But Charles Fipke's ultimate thrill in horse racing would be celebrating in the winner's circle at the US$2-million Kentucky Derby.
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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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