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Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - One of the greatest mountain guides regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time on Wednesday, just three days after a fello...
May 17, 2023
Former Pakistani premier Imran Khan says police are surrounding his home
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan said Wednesday that police were surrounding his house in an upscale area of the eastern city of Lahore and he could be arrested. However, p...
May 17, 2023
Smoky skies for Cariboo communities due to northern wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An air quality advisory was issued for large stretches of central and northeastern B.C., including the Cariboo.In a news release late Tuesday (May 16) afternoon, the Cariboo Fire...
May 17, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: The ‘will of the majority’ is about those who bother to vote
THERE SEEMS TO BE a misconception that the legitimacy of a vote is dependent on the number of people voting.During the PSAC strike there was consternation over the fact that only a third of the 100,00...
May 17, 2023
Veteran Bombers Jefferson, Jeffcoat bring smarts to the gridiron
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson and Jackson Jeffcoat don't care if fans or opponents think they're getting old. The Blue Bombers' 32-year-old pass rushers plan to excel this season by using their football...
May 17, 2023
Trudeau in South Korea warns of growing authoritarianism : In The News for May 17
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 May 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 17, 2023
Air quality statements remain in place across Western Canada as wildfires rage
Air quality statements continue to blanket much of British Columbia and the Prairie provinces as scores of wildfires rage. As of Tuesday evening, more than 19,500 people in Alberta have been forced ou...
May 17, 2023
Authoritarianism gaining ground, Trudeau tells South Korea's National Assembly
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says authoritarianism is gaining ground in an address to South Korean National Assembly Wednesday morning. The prime minister is in Seoul for ...
May 17, 2023
Liberals downgrade Africa strategy to framework, but insist continent is a priority
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has downgraded its long-delayed plan for relations with Africa from a strategy to a framework, saying this better reflects the original intent of th...
May 17, 2023
Arizona Coyotes' bid for new arena appears to be rejected by voters
The Arizona Coyotes' bid for a new arena appears to be dead. In the first release of results from Tuesday's referendum, voters in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe were strongly against three propositions t...
May 16, 2023
