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CP NewsAlert: B.C. to end state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it is ending the state of emergency imposed last month when thousands of residents were chased out of their homes by wildfires. The government...
Sep 14, 2023

Lloydminster Historian looking to educate people on one of Canada's darkest chapters
A Lloydminster Historian is among a small group of people across the country trying to educate people on one of Canada's darkest, but not well-known, chapters. Susan Brazeau has been visiting differen...
Sep 14, 2023

Republican David McCormick will run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Cas...
Sep 14, 2023

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy's trip comes as Congress is ...
Sep 14, 2023

Roughriders prepare for Elks and their rushing quarterback Tre Ford
REGINA - Tre Ford believes there might be an element of surprise when he leads the Edmonton Elks onto the field Friday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ford, who will make his sixth straight star...
Sep 14, 2023

Iowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa teenager was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the deaths of two students that he shot at a Des Moines alternative school earlier thi...
Sep 14, 2023

Government websites down in four provinces, territories; cyberattacks blamed in two
Government websites in four provinces and territories are shut down, with at least two jurisdictions blaming cyberattacks for their outages. Internet searches of websites for Yukon, Manitoba, Prince E...
Sep 14, 2023

U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for sex crimes committed against young girls, including a 12-year-old from Surrey, B.C. An RCMP statement says British police...
Sep 14, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ex-B. C. police chief to investigate release of suspect before stabbing
LANGLEY, B.C. - Former Abbotsford police chief Bob Rich has been appointed to look into the release of a man from British Columbia's psychiatric hospital before allegedly stabbing three people in Vanc...
Sep 14, 2023

3 people from Canada sickened in botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says three Canadian residents have fallen ill from a botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France. They're among 10 people who have suspected botulism after eating...
Sep 14, 2023