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Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heat warnings across parts of southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island over the weekend have been extended into Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada says a heat warning is active for ...
Aug 11, 2025

Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he's placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation's capital safer. Tru...
Aug 11, 2025

Newfoundland's largest wildfire continues to gain ground near Kingston
SMALL POINT-ADAM'S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE - Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial fire duty officer says the largest of the province's out-of-control wildfires continues to gain ground, helped by ...
Aug 11, 2025

Germany invites Trump, Zelenskyy, NATO, EU leaders to a virtual meeting before Trump-Putin summit
BRUSSELS (AP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the NATO secretary general and several European leaders to a virtual ...
Aug 11, 2025

New wildfire west of Lac La Hache grows to 100 hectares in size
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A trio of new, out-of-control wildfires ignited west of Lac La Hache in the Cariboo Sunday (Aug. 10). The BC Wildfire Service says one fire nearly four kilometres southwest of Em...
Aug 11, 2025

Judge denies request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge in New York on Monday denied a Justice Department request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend. The Associ...
Aug 11, 2025

Spain replaces women's team coach Montse Tomé with Sonia Bermúdez
MADRID (AP) - Spain's women's national team is making a coaching change two weeks after reaching the final of the European Championship. Montse Tom will not have her contract renewed and will be repla...
Aug 11, 2025

Israeli strikes kill journalists and aid-seekers as Australia backs Palestinian statehood
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli ground and air strikes hit northern and southern Gaza on Monday, killing aid-seekers as well as others sheltering in tents and homes as Israeli troops prepared...
Aug 11, 2025

Ski jumping's suit-cheating saga rolls on as 5 Norwegians are charged over 'manipulation'
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) - Two Olympic gold medalist ski jumpers and three staffers on the powerful Norway men's team were charged with ethics violations Monday after an investigation into alleged ...
Aug 11, 2025

Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the US under 7-year deal with TKO Group
NEW YORK (AP) - Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group announced on Monday. Under the deal, Paramount w...
Aug 11, 2025

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