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Spoiler alert: This article includes details from the series finale of the reality series Love Island USA. Love Island USA ended a tumultuous summer full of explosive breakups and shock exits with its season finale on Sunday. A public vote crowned Amaya Espinal, 25, and Bryan Arenales, 28, as the winning …
Read More »He went missing on Vancouver Island. A whistle and a makeshift sledge got him home
Dallin Beaumier did everything right. The 33-year-old left a detailed plan with family and packed the right gear. Even so, he ended up in several unexpected situations on his journey to and from Della Falls, smack dab in the middle of Vancouver Island. What was even more unexpected, perhaps, was when …
Read More »Aging Granville Island needs up to $300M in upgrades. Is housing a solution?
There’s nothing in Metro Vancouver like Granville Island — but that’s part of the problem in making changes to keep it financially viable. “We’re kind of stuck in where we can get money from,” said Granville Island general manager Tom Lancaster. He estimates up to $300 million is required for …
Read More »Why these island nations want ecocide to become an international crime
What On Earth25:26Eco-thugs be warned! You could be charged with ecocide Environmental destruction should be on the same level as genocide and war crimes, a group of island nations argues. “We don’t take damage to nature seriously enough. We don’t even take nature seriously enough,” Jojo Mehta, co-founder and CEO …
Read More »6 dead, 40 missing in migrant shipwreck near Italian island of Lampedusa, says UN
At least six migrants have died and 40 were missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a spokesperson for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The Italian Coast Guard said separately it intervened after being alerted to a rubber dinghy in distress on Tuesday, finding …
Read More »Island family hit with $345,000 bill from P.E.I. government after oil spill
An Island family has been handed a $345,915 environmental cleanup bill from the P.E.I. government, more than a year after a full tank of home heating oil leaked into their clay basement and seeped into the soil on their property. Betty and Kenny Waite, both in their late 60s, say they’re unable to …
Read More »Fire at synagogue in Montreal’s West Island under investigation
Montreal police’s arson unit is investigating a fire at the Congregation Beth Tikvah, a synagogue located in the West Island, and the incident has drawn condemnation from Jewish community groups and elected officials. According to police, a 911 call was placed just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday about a fire that had …
Read More »Migrants promised a ‘VIP’ route to the U.S. from an idyllic Colombian island find danger instead
When Mafer González set foot on land after a gruelling 10-hour boat journey from the Colombian island of San Andrés last October, she said it felt like her soul had returned to her body. González and the 17 other Venezuelan migrants who’d crossed the Caribbean waters to Nicaragua in a small …
Read More »Another Toronto Island ferry crash puts pressure on city’s aging fleet – Toronto
Fresh questions are being asked about Toronto’s aging fleet of ferries after another crash was reported while one of the boats was trying to dock downtown. The latest problem — which the city describes as “a mechanical issue” — has forced officials to withdraw the boat from service, even as …
Read More »Vancouver Island MLA Mitzi Dean withdrawing from upcoming B.C. election
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2024 1:32 pm Updated September 1, 2024 1:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s Minister of State for Child Care Mitzi Dean says she won’t be running in the provincial election in October. Dean …
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