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In the news today: Fort McMurray lessons learned, Admitted killer's wife to testify
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Fire officials learn from past in Fort McMurray Bright red hoses thicker than a...
May 16, 2024
Winnipeg trial to hear from former partner of admitted serial killer
WINNIPEG - The ex-wife of an admitted serial killer is expected to testify today in a Winnipeg courtroom. The woman obtained a protection order against Jeremy Skibicki in 2019, after he allegedly stal...
May 16, 2024
Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year's Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olymp...
May 16, 2024
Slovakian leader is in stable but serious condition after assassination attempt, hospital says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable but serious condition on Thursday after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt a day earlier, a hospit...
May 16, 2024
US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged ...
May 16, 2024
Navarro, Steffen propel Rapids to 1-0 victory over Whitecaps
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjrn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids be...
May 15, 2024
Doncic posts 30-point triple-double as Mavericks top Thunder to take 3-2 series lead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Luka Doncic scored 30 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference sem...
May 15, 2024
Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Colorado defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt's go-ahead tally in the third period and the Avalanche beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesd...
May 15, 2024
Xi meets Russia's Putin on a state visit to China that's a show of unity between the allies
BEIJING (AP) - China's leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's President Vladimir Putin at an official ceremony Thursday as he opened a state visit to China. Putin's visit comes as Russia has become more ...
May 15, 2024
Depleted Toronto FC, hit hard by suspension and injury, loses 2-0 at Nashville
NASHVILLE - Late goals by substitutes Shaq Moore and Teal Bunbury gave Nashville SC a 2-0 win over a depleted Toronto FC in MLS play Wednesday. In the wake of Saturday's ugly post-game melee with New ...
May 15, 2024