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N.W.T. officials set to share details about lifting of Yellowknife evacuation order
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents of Yellowknife and a nearby First Nation have been told they'll be allowed home as early as Sept. 6, barring any increase in wildfire risk. The city and the Yellowknives Dene F...
Sep 02, 2023
Ecologists say life will return to B.C. wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back
The charred hills surrounding Lake Okanagan in the B.C. Interior will likely look very different in a year's time and beyond as life returns to the wildfire-ravaged landscape, ecologists predict. An e...
Sep 02, 2023
India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's south pole
NEW DELHI (AP) - India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon. The Aditya-L1 spa...
Sep 02, 2023
Toronto catcher Danny Jansen fractures finger in the Blue Jays' 13-9 win over the Rockies
DENVER (AP) - Initial X-rays showed Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen fractured his right middle finger in a 13-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, manager John Schneider said. J...
Sep 01, 2023
Novak Djokovic is headed to a fifth set against Laslo Djere at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Laslo Djere were heading to a fifth set in their third-round match at the U.S. Open. Djere took the first two sets 6-4, 6-4, before Djokovic began mounting a comebac...
Sep 01, 2023
Novak Djokovic is headed to a fifth set against Laslo Djere at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Laslo Djere were heading to a fifth set in their third-round match at the U.S. Open. Djere took the first two sets 6-4, 6-4, before Djokovic began mounting a comebac...
Sep 01, 2023
Kirk's pinch-hit double, Toronto's 3 homers power Blue Jays past Rockies 13-9
DENVER (AP) - Pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk's three-run double keyed a five-run seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays hit three homers in a 13-9 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Dan...
Sep 01, 2023
Perrine Delacour holds onto Portland Classic lead with another bogey-free round
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Perrine Delacour held onto the Portland Classic lead Friday with another bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater, shooting a 5-under 67 in perfect conditions a day after opening w...
Sep 01, 2023
Peace River RCMP ask for public assistance locating a stolen fuel truck
Peace River RCMP is asking for the public's help in recovering a stolen fuel truck. The truck, which was stolen from the UFA lot in Grimshaw on Thursday, August 31, is described as a 2006 Peterbilt ta...
Sep 01, 2023
Former Harrods' owner Mohamed Al Fayed dies at 94
LONDON (AP) - Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family said. He was 94. Al Fayed, a ...
Sep 01, 2023