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Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden on Saturday - his first visit to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, the Swedish government...
Aug 19, 2023
'Nation-building moment': Yukon eyes connection to B.C. electricity grid
Yukon's energy minister says Canada's push for more green energy and a net-zero electricity grid should spark renewed interest in connecting the territory's power to British Columbia. Minister of Ener...
Aug 19, 2023
B.C. in state of emergency amid desperate fight to save West Kelowna from wildfires
WEST KELOWNA - The wildfire battle in British Columbia continues today, focusing on the central Okanagan, where flames tore through West Kelowna suburbs and forced the evacuation of neighbouring Kelow...
Aug 19, 2023
'Most of the people are now gone': Yellowknife nearly emptied as fire fight continues
YELLOWKNIFE - Nearly all residents have left the capital of the Northwest Territories, where officials say the weather has helped slow the threat of an encroaching wildfire. An evacuation order issued...
Aug 19, 2023
Demerio Houston's pick-six lifts Blue Bombers over Stampeders 19-18
CALGARY - Defensive back Demerio Houston carried an interception into the end zone as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers held off the Calgary Stampeders 19-18. Sergio Castillo made four field goals in the defe...
Aug 18, 2023
Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0
CINCINNATI (AP) - Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playof...
Aug 18, 2023
'Like 100 years of firefighting in one night': The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Here's what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster in the Okanagan, where the McDougall Creek fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate from West Kelow...
Aug 18, 2023
Max Homa sets course record at Olympia Fields to lead BMW Championship
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) - Max Homa was aware of the course record at Olympia Fields, and not just because of how well he was playing Friday in the BMW Championship. He happened to see a video board ...
Aug 18, 2023
A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023
Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains
MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE - No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school. Chief Derek Nepinak of Min...
Aug 18, 2023