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More Sask. firefighters heading to Yellowknife to battle wildfires
The Provincial government is doing what it can to help its neighbours in the Northwest Territories as they battle wildfires that have forced thousands to flee.Last week, a nearby fire forced more than...
Aug 22, 2023
Brother of teen found dead in B.C. park tells jury they spoke the day of her death
VANCOUVER - The brother of a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says he spoke to his sister via the messaging app WeChat just hours before their mother reported...
Aug 22, 2023
'It all happened real fast': Prince Albert residents caught in Edmonton mall during lockdown
Prince Albert's Clifford McBeath will likely never forget his 45th birthday.That's because McBeath was at West Edmonton Mall Monday night with his family, when an announcement came over the loud speak...
Aug 22, 2023
Best Coast: Henderson eager to play in CPKC Women's Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Brooke Henderson headlines a stacked field of golfers at this week's CPKC Women's Open. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., has won four times in the Pacific Northwest and is eager to play...
Aug 22, 2023
Robinson completes 36-km swim between Missinipe and Stanley Mission
Nicole Robinson is calling a 36-kilometer swim between Missinipe and Stanley Mission one of the best days of her life. Robinson left the beach at Missinipe on Monday at 5:05 a.m. and arrived in Stanle...
Aug 22, 2023
An Ohio school bus overturns after crash with minivan, leaving 1 child dead and 23 injured
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said. Trooper Tyler Ross ...
Aug 22, 2023
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of US Open qualifying
NEW YORK - Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Katherine Hui on Tuesday. Hui struggled on serve with seven double-faults and ...
Aug 22, 2023
Alouettes QB Cody Fajardo to return from injury Thursday vs. Blue Bombers
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is set to return from injury this week against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head coach Jason Maas confirmed on Tuesday. Fajardo had missed the last two games ...
Aug 22, 2023
Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and N.W.T. hospitals displaced by wildfires
Nearly 900 seniors have been forced out of care facilities in a wildfire-ravaged region of British Columbia while the province has joined Alberta in receiving medical evacuees from the Northwest Terri...
Aug 22, 2023
Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation settles century-old grievance with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation in Saskatchewan has settled a specific claim with the federal government over nearly 20,000 acres of land. The nation north of Regina and the federal government ...
Aug 22, 2023