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Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave
NEW YORK (AP) - The temperature in New York City reached 100 degrees Tuesday as the eastern U.S. sweltered under an extreme heat wave. Kennedy International Airport recorded 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38...
Jun 24, 2025

Branstine upsets Boisson in Wimbledon qualifying, will face Andreescu next
LONDON - Carson Branstine upset top seed Lois Boisson on Tuesday as several Canadians moved to the second round of the Wimbledon women's qualifying tournament. Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., a...
Jun 24, 2025

Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has held Edmonton-Strathcona for the New Democrats in one of three provincial byelections.Unofficial results from Elections Alberta put him well ahead of the nearest c...
Jun 24, 2025

Provincial police divers recover body of crew member in Airmedic helicopter crash
MONTREAL - Provincial police divers have found the body of one of the crew members aboard a medical transport helicopter that crashed on Quebec's North Shore last week. Rescue crews found one survivor...
Jun 24, 2025

More than 100 people on Canadian chartered flight leaving Middle East tonight: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Canadian chartered flight will leave Jordan this evening with more than 100 people on board. Speaking from The Hague, Anand says Canada is also hel...
Jun 24, 2025

Don Cherry, 91, signs off from podcast for the final time
Famed Canadian sportscaster Don Cherry signed off from his podcast for the final time. The 91-year-old Cherry had hosted "Don Cherry's Grapevine Podcast" since August 2023, producing 313 episodes in t...
Jun 24, 2025

Musko-Eats joining support for Margaret Edgson Manor victims
Residents displaced by the Margaret Edgson Manor fire from earlier in the month are getting another free meal courtesy of a local business.The new canteen at the Ernie Radbourne Pavilion in Muskoseepi...
Jun 24, 2025

97 Ave & 100 St intersection traffic lights switchover
Residents working the night shift may see some delays this evening (Tuesday, June 24) as City of Grande Prairie crews conduct traffic signal switchover work. Starting at 8 p.m., the intersection of 97...
Jun 24, 2025

Inflation holds steady at 1.7% in May as rent hikes cool
OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent in May as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Shelter costs rose three per cent in May,...
Jun 24, 2025

From Beijing to Oshawa, Wang set to be 3rd Chinese-born NHL draft pick
Invited to watch his first hockey practice at an ice rink in Beijing, Haoxi Wang was no different than any impressionable, wide-eyed four-year-old being fascinated by the equipment the players wore. T...
Jun 24, 2025