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Premier to get first-hand look at fire damage in B.C.'s southern Interior
British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to ...
Aug 22, 2023
Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government
BANGKOK (AP) - Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him...
Aug 21, 2023
'T. rexes' race to photo finish at Washington state track
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur c...
Aug 21, 2023
Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate ...
Aug 21, 2023
Fire Advisory in place for the Grande Prairie Forest Management Area
The Grande Prairie Forest Management Area is now under a fire advisory, as hot and dry conditions continue to sweep across western Canada. Creating perfect conditions for wildfires, that are forcing t...
Aug 21, 2023
Biden says federal government will help Maui 'for as long as it takes' to recover from wildfire
LAHAINA, Hawaii, (AP) - President Joe Biden told survivors of Hawaii's wildfires that the nation "grieves with you" and promised that the federal government will help Maui "for as long as it takes" to...
Aug 21, 2023
Alberta Opposition urges audit of failed provincial lab testing privatization plan
Alberta's Opposition NDP is asking the auditor general to investigate the province's failed attempt to privatize community lab testing.David Shepherd, the NDP's health critic, says an independent anal...
Aug 21, 2023
Critical firefighting equipment being moved or stolen, says BC Wildfire Service
BC Wildfire Service says critical equipment used to fight some of the province's devastating blazes has been moved and sometimes stolen, in one case three times. The fire service says the pumps, sprin...
Aug 21, 2023
Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalty
DENVER (AP) - A judge has handed down a sentence of life in prison and over $15 million in penalties to a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari. Larry Rudolph w...
Aug 21, 2023
Argonauts, Blue Bombers in control of finishing atop respective divisions
It's going to be a busy second half of the CFL regular season for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly and Co. come off their third - and final - bye week preparing to host the Calgary Stampede...
Aug 21, 2023