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Open water swimmers urged to follow safety advice
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoWhile the guidance acknowledges the benefits that sea swimming can provide to individuals, it notes that it is "essential" to be aware of potential ...
125 years ago: That time a bunch of partiers broke into O’Fallon Turner Hall with a keg
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoQuickly applying the department’s ever-ready resuscitator, faint gasps for breath became visible and...
Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, and Edmonton offers masks for smoke
The Chronicle-Journal· 5 days agoWildfires in northern Alberta forced more people from their homes on Saturday while Edmonton offered masks to residents to help them deal with all the smoke. Little Red River Cree Nation had ...
B.C. swimmer set to conquer Salish Sea for Canucks Place kids
Maple Ridge News· 3 days agoWhen Jill Yoneda steps into the water for a marathon swim she knows for certain two things are ahead...
A plane carrying 19 people slips off the runway and crashes in Nepal, and the pilot survives
Richmond News· 1 day agoThe pilot of the plane survived the crash and has been taken to to the Kathmandu Medical College...
Venice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending it
Financial Post· 6 days agoVenice city officials said Friday that the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros ($2.6 million)...
UK Border Force returns migrants in the Channel to France – expert Q&A
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThe French government has repeatedly made clear its position that the UK should open a legal route...
Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, and Edmonton offers masks for smoke
The Globe and Mail· 5 days agoWildfires in northern Alberta forced more people from their homes on Saturday while Edmonton offered...
Millions of Californians live near oil and gas wells that are in the path of wildfires
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoA 2020 photo shows one of more than 1,100 producing oil wells in the McKittrick oil field, just...
National Coastwatch Institution flag relay marks anniversary
BBC News· 2 days agoA flag relay marking the 30th anniversary of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) is making its...