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Park crews helping pets in Jasper as hot weather increases wildfire activity
EDMONTON - A fire rampaging through Jasper National Park remains out of control as crews work to restore power to the townsite and track down lost pets of homeowners. Flames that destroyed one-third o...
Jul 31, 2024
Coast Guard to end staffing at two B.C. lighthouses, following safety concerns
VICTORIA - Safety concerns have prompted the Canadian Coast Guard to make what is says is the "difficult decision" to end staffing at two lighthouses along British Columbia's coast. Fisheries and Ocea...
Jul 31, 2024
Jackson Holliday's grand slam lifts the Orioles to a 10-4 victory over the Blue Jays
BALTIMORE (AP) - Jackson Holliday returned to the major leagues with a flourish, hitting a fifth-inning grand slam for his first career home run to help the Baltimore Orioles to a 10-4 victory over th...
Jul 31, 2024
Hockey Canada names coaching staff for 4 Nations Face-Off
CALGARY - Bruce Cassidy, Rick Tocchet and Pete DeBoer will join head coach Jon Cooper as assistants for Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off team, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday. Cassidy is head coach of th...
Jul 31, 2024
SOUND OFF: Province needs to take responsibility for fallout of drug use
I READ THE ARTICLE about the high crime rate in Kamloops and then the rebuttal by RCMP Officer in Charge Jeff Pelley.As stated in the article, the crimes that are rising in Kamloops are break and ente...
Jul 31, 2024
Canadian Tre Ford to make his first start of CFL season for Edmonton Elks
Different season, same situation for Tre Ford. The Canadian quarterback will make his first start of 2024 on Saturday night when Edmonton (0-7) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-2). Ford, of Niag...
Jul 31, 2024
Dequoy, McInnis and Ward capture top spots in CFL's monthly honour roll
TORONTO - Montreal Alouettes safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy and B.C. Lions receiver Justin McInnis were the top-graded defensive and offensive players in the CFL's honour roll for July, the league announc...
Jul 31, 2024
Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun wins bronze in men's 200m butterfly
PARIS - Swimmer Ilya Kharun has won a bronze medal for Canada in the men's 200-metre butterfly at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 19-year-old from Montreal, who grew up in Las Vegas, finished in a tim...
Jul 31, 2024
Father, son facing terror charges allegedly planning violent Toronto attack: RCMP
TORONTO - A father and son who were allegedly planning a violent attack in Toronto and had links to the Islamic State group are facing terrorism related charges, the RCMP said Wednesday. The two were ...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that people fined by provincial securities regulators can wipe out penalties through bankruptcy, but orders to pay back ill-gotten gains remain in place....
Jul 31, 2024
