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Northern wildfire now 20,000 hectares, out of control
A wildfire located in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories has now burned 20,000 hectares and is considered out of control.Fire watchers in the High Level Forest Area say the Cameron Hills w...
May 26, 2024
Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his trade and industry ministers say Canada is investigating the notion of hiking tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China following a massive tax hi...
May 26, 2024
4 people killed and over 30 injured after a bus and a cargo train collide in Peru
LA OROYA, Peru (AP) - Four people were killed and more than 30 others were injured after a passenger bus and a cargo train collided Sunday in central Peru, the country's national police said. Authorit...
May 26, 2024
FOUND: Grande Prairie RCMP looking for missing woman
Update on May 29, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. - RCMP report that Terra Slena O'Hearn has been located safe. Mounties would like to thank the public and media for their assistance. --------------Grande Prairie R...
May 26, 2024
Pogacar wins the Giro d'Italia by a big margin and will now aim for a 3rd Tour de France title
ROME (AP) - Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday with the race's biggest margin of victory in nearly six decades - earning a third Grand Tour trophy to go with his two Tour de France titles. ...
May 26, 2024
About one Quebec child per day taken to ER for drowning, near-drowning: research
MONTREAL - New research has found an average of one child a day goes to the emergency room for a drowning or near-drowning in Quebec during the summer months. The study will be officially published la...
May 26, 2024
Trudeau will mark 80th anniversary of D-day at Juno Beach ceremony in France
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to France next month for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Trudeau will spend two days in France to attend D-day events including a Canadian ceremony at...
May 26, 2024
Sweden rallies late to defeat Canada, take bronze at hockey worlds
PRAGUE - Canada will be leaving the world hockey championship empty-handed. Sweden scored three unanswered goals in the third period to earn a 4-2 comeback win over Canada and claim bronze on Sunday. ...
May 26, 2024
Southampton back in the Premier League after winning playoff final, the richest game in world soccer
LONDON (AP) - Southampton secured an immediate return to the Premier League on Sunday by beating Leeds 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in the Championship playoff final, the richest one-off match in world socc...
May 26, 2024
At least 9 dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after severe weather roars across region
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Powerful storms killed at least nine people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop wh...
May 26, 2024