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Firefighters question Alberta cuts to aerial attack teams as province battles blazes
EDMONTON - Former members of an elite Alberta wildfire-fighting crew say government budget cuts have left the province battling its current blazes short-handed. "We could have been difference-makers,"...
May 09, 2023
Favourable forecast may help Alberta firefighting effort, but heat expected to return
Parts of Alberta are experiencing cooler temperatures and even light rain as the province remains under a state of emergency while dozens of wildfires continue raging. The government is warning, howev...
May 09, 2023
Canadian diplomat expelled from China in retaliation for similar move by Ottawa
China has declared a Canadian diplomat as "persona non grata" in retaliation for Ottawa's expulsion of a Chinese consular official, who Canada's spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate...
May 09, 2023
A year later, Ukrainian hopes to stay in rural Newfoundland but work is hard to find
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Stanislav Vasylchuk is more than 6,000 kilometres from home, and he's the only Ukrainian in the remote Newfoundland mining town of Baie Verte, a community of about 1,300 people surr...
May 09, 2023
Russia, holding WWII tributes, rains missiles on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed his country's Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square, claiming that "a real war" has been unleashed against Russia - a reference to the war in Ukraine...
May 09, 2023
China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat response
BEIJING (AP) - China has announced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat in retaliation for Ottawa's ordering a Chinese consular official to leave over alleged threats he made against a Canadian lawmak...
May 08, 2023
Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden St...
May 08, 2023
Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win
MIAMI (AP) - The lead was shaky at times. The shooting went cold. The building got tense. There were moments when the Miami Heat looked like they were about to get themselves into trouble. And they fo...
May 08, 2023
Marchessault ends playoff drought, Golden Knights douse Oilers 5-1 to lead series
EDMONTON - Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the playoffs for the Vegas Golden Knights in Monday's 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers to lead their playoff series two games to one. Jac...
May 08, 2023
'Persona non grata': Canada expelling Chinese diplomat after threats to Tory MP
The Liberal government moved Monday to expel Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, who Canada's spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kon...
May 08, 2023