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In the news today: Travel restrictions lifted in B.C., phone disruptions in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Evacuation, travel orders lifted as fires diminish The last travel restriction ...
Aug 25, 2023
Evacuation orders, final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area as wildfires diminish
The last travel restriction for the Okanagan region in British Columbia has been lifted alongside all previous evacuation orders within Kelowna's city limits, as wildfires there diminish after this we...
Aug 25, 2023
Back-to-school: Parents offer tips on how they save during annual shopping spree
Two weekends ago, Anne Zarifa and her children sat down to make a list of clothes they'd need for the coming school year after sifting through their closets to get rid of anything too small or worn ou...
Aug 25, 2023
Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires
Canada's current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but for some conspiracy theorists, the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground isn't e...
Aug 25, 2023
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard falls in second round of U.S. Open qualifiers
NEW YORK - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard fell 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Bouchard had three aces and three double faults, ...
Aug 24, 2023
Blue Bombers extend win streak to five games with 47-17 thumping of Alouettes
WINNIPEG - Receiver Dalton Schoen and running back Brady Oliveira each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Montreal Alouettes 47-17 and extended their win streak to f...
Aug 24, 2023
Santander and Mullins HRs help first-place Orioles beat Berríos and Blue Jays 5-3
BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins homered, and the Baltimore Orioles maintained their two-game AL East lead by beating Jos Berros and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Thursday night. Know...
Aug 24, 2023
Collin Morikawa shoots 61 to go from 9 shots behind to 3-way tie for Tour Championship lead
ATLANTA (AP) - Collin Morikawa faced a tough road at the Tour Championship, starting the tournament nine shots behind but knowing he had 72 holes - and an example from Rory McIlroy last year - to make...
Aug 24, 2023
Stein Mountain wildfire northwest of Lytton leads to another evacuation order and alert
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has expanded an Evacuation Order north of Lytton due to the ongoing growth of the Stein Mountain wildfire. The latest order was delivered Thursd...
Aug 24, 2023
World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, ending a career that began as a No. 1 draft pick, included 2019 World Series MVP honors and was derailed by inju...
Aug 24, 2023
