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Fire Chiefs association says national body could help better coordinate wildfire response
In the midst of an unprecedented early wildfire season in Saskatchewan, and what the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) calls 'disturbing data' from its latest census on fire safety, there are...
Jun 14, 2025

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to Taylor Fritz in Stuttgart Open semifinals
STUTTGART - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell 6-4, 7-6 (5) to American Taylor Fritz on Saturday in semifinal action at the Stuttgart Open. The Montreal native played Fritz close throughout the match...
Jun 14, 2025

A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday
CHAMPLIN, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin said state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa...
Jun 14, 2025
Wildfires burn through 40 years of timber harvest in Saskatchewan
As wildfires continue to sweep across northern Saskatchewan, the toll is mounting. Not just in evacuations and lost homes, but long-term damage to the province's forest industry.Carl Neggers, CEO of F...
Jun 14, 2025

Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' as Iran fires drones and missiles in response to Israeli strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israel's defense minister warned Saturday that "Tehran will burn" if Iran continues firing missiles, as the two countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a ...
Jun 14, 2025

South Africa wins the World Test Championship, its first major cricket title in 27 years
LONDON (AP) - South Africa won the World Test Championship against titleholder Australia by five wickets after knocking off the last 69 runs required on the fourth morning of the final on Saturday. Th...
Jun 14, 2025

Quebec Liberals to elect new leader at convention in provincial capital
QUBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party will choose its new leader today at a convention in the provincial capital. Five candidates are vying for the party's leadership, none of whom currently hold a seat in...
Jun 14, 2025

British PM Keir Starmer visiting Ottawa before joining G7 leaders in Alberta
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting Ottawa today ahead of the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta. The summit starts Sunday against a backdrop of mounting tensions and violence in the M...
Jun 14, 2025

As Trump heads to the G7, Canada hopes to avoid another Charlevoix-style eruption
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive Sunday in Alberta for the G7 summit - his first visit to Canada since leaving in a huff seven years ago. Ottawa could use everything from golfing ...
Jun 14, 2025

Emerging quantum technologies take the spotlight at Kananaskis G7 summit
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has named quantum technologies as a priority topic for the G7 meeting in Kananaskis - placing the nascent tech centre stage at the summit for the first time. It's a mov...
Jun 14, 2025