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Alberta North Zone Indigenous Support Line success, leads to expansion
A first of it's kind Indigenous Support Line, fielded more than 600 calls since its launch in Alberta's North Zone, in June of 2022.The line was designed to not be a substitute for 911, but to help In...
Aug 27, 2023

Blue Jays place right-hander Erik Swanson on 15-day injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Erik Swanson on the 15-day injured list on Sunday. The 29-year-old relief pitcher is suffering from thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson's last outi...
Aug 27, 2023

Barrett leads balanced offence as Canada thumps Lebanon 128-73 at hoops World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - RJ Barrett scored a game-high 17 points and Canada cruised to a 128-73 win over Lebanon on Sunday at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. All but two Canadians scored in double digits a...
Aug 27, 2023

Wildland firefighters battle mental health, labour challenges atop deadly blazes
Two-week work cycles. Shifts that can last up to 18 hours. Sleeping in tents or gymnasiums far from home. Dangerous and unpredictable work environments. Those are the working conditions for many wildl...
Aug 27, 2023

Nisga'a memorial pole about to start journey home to B.C. from Scottish museum
A memorial totem pole belonging to members of the Nisga'a Nation in northwestern British Columbia is about to begin its journey home from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, where it has bee...
Aug 27, 2023

Influx of asylum claimants flooding shelters, social services in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Femi Biobaku came to Canada more than a year ago fleeing persecution from the Nigerian authorities, forcing him to leave his wife, two children, community and job as an accountant back home. ...
Aug 27, 2023

'I remember the fear': Canadians recounted horror of Bernardo case following transfer
OTTAWA - The haunting effect of Paul Bernardo's crimes lingered for Canadians nearly 30 years later, detailed in the hundreds of messages that poured into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office after ...
Aug 27, 2023

Russia says it has confirmed Prigozhin died in the plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash. The committee said in a statement Sunday that after forensic testing, all 10 bo...
Aug 27, 2023

3 people are injured, 1 critically, in a US military aircraft crash in Australia, officials say
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Three United States military personnel were taken to a hospital, one with critical injuries, after a U.S. aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday during a multi...
Aug 27, 2023

Megan Khang fends off charge from Sei Young Kim to hold on to CPKC Women's Open lead
VANCOUVER - Megan Khang of the United States had birdies on four of her final five holes to hold on to her lead at the CPKC Women's Open on Saturday. Khang finished the third round at 4-under 68 to mo...
Aug 26, 2023