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  • The Guardian

    Ferocious solar storm could give US rare view of northern lights

    Noaa issues warning for extreme G5 geomagnetic storm, with effects due to last through weekend and possibly into next week

  • Associated Press

    Santana hits tiebreaking HR as Twins beat Blue Jays for 16th win in 18 games

    Carlos Santana hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning, Joe Ryan pitched seven innings and the Minnesota Twins won for the 16th time in 18 games by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday night. Carlos Correa had two hits and scored twice as the Twins won for the ninth time in their past 13 games in Toronto. Jose Miranda added an RBI single as the Twins, who successfully brought their lucky sausage across the Canadian border, extended their road winning streak to seven.

  • CBC

    Kelowna man bemoans 'awful,' unexpected FortisBC tree work

    Giulio Di Palma was shocked to return home from work one day in April to find the branches on half of his large spruce tree missing and a portion of the top cut off.The tree stood proudly in middle of his front yard, but it's been humbled by the unexpected pruning job, with every one of its street-facing limbs removed."It looks awful," said Di Palma. "I'm the laughing stock on Barkley Road."Di Palma's case serves as an example of how far utility company FortisBC is allowed to go when a tree grow