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Canada's Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals with win over Bautista Agut
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Monday. Shapovalov, ranked 10th at the grass-court Grand Slam, fire...
Jul 05, 2021
Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Three victims have been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed condominium as crews resumed their search following the demolition of the remaining part of the building. The vict...
Jul 05, 2021
Out-of-province fire crews, armed forces, heading to B.C. to help with wildfires
Firefighting teams from Ontario and New Brunswick are arriving in British Columbia to assist with devastating wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service says the nearly 100 out-of-province members must pass C...
Jul 05, 2021
Train carrying liquid asphalt derails between Blackfalds and Lacombe
A highway and rail line south of Lacombe, was closed for hours this past weekend after litres of tar oil spilled from a derailed rail car.Lacombe city officials say 22 rail cars were derailed along Hi...
Jul 05, 2021
Calgary police arson unit investigating suspicious church fire
Calgary police say their arson unit is investigating a suspicious fire that damaged a church in the city's Forest Lawn neighbourhood Sunday evening.The city police service says in a release that their...
Jul 05, 2021
Gas prices climb, with analysts expecting more increases
A gas price analyst says fuel prices hit an all-time high in Vancouver today and have risen dramatically across the country.Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, says average gas...
Jul 05, 2021
Sections of two County roads closing Monday for construction
Two County of Grande Prairie roads will be closed starting Monday for construction.Range Road 122 north of Highway 672 will close starting July 5 as the road is rebuilt. All non-local traffic can deto...
Jul 05, 2021
Teepee Creek Stampede welcoming fans back for Four Days in the Wild
It will be a full Four Days in the Wild for the Teepee Creek Stampede this year now that provincial COVID restrictions have been mostly all lifted.Stampede Association president Steve Meurs says it's ...
Jul 05, 2021
Vatican: Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery
ROME (AP) - The Vatican says Pope Francis is "in good condition, alert and breathing on his own," a day after he underwent a three-hour operation, which involved removing half his colon. Vatican spoke...
Jul 05, 2021
Canada to receive 3.7 million more COVID-19 doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses. The new deliv...
Jul 05, 2021