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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Backcountry campers not deterred by Jasper fire Some backcountry campers rescued from the wildfire in Jasper N...

TORONTO - Former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard is expected to be sentenced today after he was convicted on four counts of sexual assault last fall. Nygard's lawyer argued for a six-year sentence in a To...

MONTREAL - Lara Salameh was supposed to be flying out of Beirut Thursday en route to Montreal with her husband and two daughters, but the night before, their flight was cancelled. She said Air France ...

VANCOUVER - An expert on British Columbia's salmon populations says the massive landslide that blocked off part of Canada's largest sockeye salmon run has created an unprecedented situation potentiall...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of Williams Lake First Nation says a landslide of debris that has dammed the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's central Interior has nearly doubled in size since Wed...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 protesters were killed during mass protests in Nigeria against the country's economic crisis that turned violent in several states, a rights group said Friday. Author...

WINNIPEG - Lucky Whitehead caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in his season debut and Sergio Castillo booted six field goals to help the Winnipeg Blue Bombers upset the B.C. Lions 25-0 and snap their two...

GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) - Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, on Thursday defeated conservative U.S. Rep. Bob Good in a recount of the R...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced that it is recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzlez as the winner of Venezuelan's presidential election, despite the country...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face off against Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November, pitting a survivor of...