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Almost 500 homes, cabins lost as wild spring cools down in Saskatchewan
This year's wildfire season in Saskatchewan has resulted in the loss of 277 primary residences and 218 of those were in one community. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency confirmed that 218 homes we...
Jun 18, 2025

Buss family agrees to sell controlling stake of Lakers to Mark Walter for $10B, AP source says
The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion - the most ever for a professional ...
Jun 18, 2025

Canadian rider Mike Woods drops out of Tour de Suisse due to illness
PIURO - Canadian rider Mike Woods was forced to abandon the Tour de Suisse on Stage 4 Wednesday due to illness. The 38-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, was 22nd in the ge...
Jun 18, 2025

Stanley Cup damaged as the Florida Panthers celebrate a second straight championship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers' celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dente...
Jun 18, 2025

Stanley Cup damaged as the Florida Panthers celebrate a second straight championship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers' celebration of back-to-back titles. The bowl of the famous trophy is cracked and the bottom is dente...
Jun 18, 2025

Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, saying US intervention would cause 'irreparable damage'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans wo...
Jun 18, 2025

US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and there is the ...
Jun 18, 2025

As Canada's only 'sugar tax' ends, a study suggests it may have been effective
ST. JOHN'S - A new study suggests Newfoundland and Labrador's tax on sugar-sweetened drinks may have dissuaded people from buying and drinking the beverages. The study tracked beverage sales in the pr...
Jun 18, 2025

Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accident
RIMOUSKI - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime. Steeve Gagnon's lawyer said during final argument...
Jun 18, 2025

US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their soci...
Jun 18, 2025