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Wildfire prompts B.C. regional district to place 85 properties on evacuation alert
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Dozens more properties in the B.C. Interior have been placed on evacuation alert as the Bush Creek East wildfire near Adams Lake fills the air with thick smoke. The Thompson-Nicola Re...
Aug 07, 2023

Canada's Alexis Galarneau falls in opening round of National Bank Open
TORONTO - Canada's Alexis Galarneau lost his opening-round match 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo in men's singles action Monday at the National Bank Open. The Laval, Que., native had ...
Aug 07, 2023

Scouts, including hundreds of Canadians, to evacuate Korea jamboree ahead of storm
South Korean officials say they will evacuate tens of thousands of scouts, including hundreds of Canadians, from an international scouting jamboree along the country's western coast before the expecte...
Aug 07, 2023

Evolving wildfire conditions challenging for Yukon officials after village evacuation
WHITEHORSE - Yukon fire officials say they're hoping for a shift in the weather to work in their favour as a wildfire inches closer to the Village of Mayo, which was evacuated Sunday afternoon. Yukon ...
Aug 07, 2023

MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Ryan Reynolds has received his home province's top honour after being named to the Order of British Columbia. The "Deadpool" star and mainstay of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was among 14...
Aug 07, 2023

York United's Osaze De Rosario banned for one month after positive cannabis test
TORONTO - York United FC striker Osaze De Rosario has been suspended for one month after testing positive for THC, a component of cannabis. De Rosario, the son of former Canadian international star Dw...
Aug 07, 2023

Québec solidaire members pick byelection candidate, ignore calls to nominate a woman
QUEBEC - Members of the left-wing party Qubec solidaire have chosenOlivier Bolduc to run in an upcoming provincial byelection, rebuffing suggestions from party leadership that a woman should be nomina...
Aug 07, 2023

Canada's Murray out of exhibition games leading up to FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup
TORONTO - Jamal Murray has been ruled out of Canada's exhibition games ahead of the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup. Canada Basketball made the announcement Monday morning, saying in a release that th...
Aug 07, 2023

Saskatchewan centre to have dedicated door, space for mental health patients
Inside a new health centre in Saskatchewan's capital will be a space solely for people urgently requiring psychological help.And, from the outside, it can be accessed through a dedicated door. It's wh...
Aug 07, 2023

Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to nearly 5 years on state charge for role in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months. Thao had tes...
Aug 07, 2023