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A look at B.C.'s wildfire history and
VANCOUVER - British Columbia declared a state of emergency in both 2017 and 2018 during two record-setting years for wildfires. Here's a look at B.C.'s wildfire history: Record years: In 2017, ab...
Aug 21, 2020
A look at B.C.'s wildfire history
VANCOUVER - British Columbia declared a state of emergency in both 2017 and 2018 during two record-setting years for wildfires. Here's a look at B.C.'s wildfire history: Record years: In 2017, ab...
Aug 21, 2020
Libya's government announces cease-fire, calls for elections
CAIRO - Libya's U.N.-supported government Friday announced a cease-fire across the country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. In a separate...
Aug 21, 2020
Biden vows to unite America and Ragu exits Canada; In The News for Aug. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 21 ... What...
Aug 21, 2020
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose their new leader
OTTAWA - Today is the last day for ballots in the Conservative party leadership race to be submitted. A winner will be revealed on Sunday night. Here are five things to know about how a new leader wil...
Aug 21, 2020
One of the wildfires of note in British Columbia is under control: official
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation order for a fire in the southern interior of British Columbia has been rescinded while other areas are still seeing raging blazes. Kim Wright, southeast fire centre inf...
Aug 21, 2020
Deadline looms for New Brunswick parties to nominate candidates ahead of election
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's political parties have one more week to nominate candidates for the Sept. 14 provincial election. The parties have a long way to go to find candidates by the Aug. 28...
Aug 21, 2020
Conservative leadership race nears finish line with final day of voting
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race nears the finish line today with a 5 p.m. eastern deadline for ballots to be returned to the party. Upwards of 150,000 ballots have been r...
Aug 21, 2020
One of the wildfires of note in British Columbia is under control: official
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation order for a fire in the southern interior of British Columbia has been rescinded while other areas are still seeing raging blazes. Kim Wright, southeast fire centre inf...
Aug 21, 2020
Russian doctors refuse Navalny's transfer to Germany
MOSCOW - Doctors in the Siberian city of Omsk refused to authorize the transfer of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a German hospital, his spokeswoman said Friday. Navalny remains in a ...
Aug 21, 2020
