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Jasper wildfire leaves hundreds of foreign workers scrambling to arrange work, homes
EDMONTON - It didn't take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year. Singh, who was ...
Aug 01, 2024
B.C. issues flood warning, watches after landslide blocks river, forces evacuations
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - British Columbia's Ministry of Land and Water says personnel are conducting assessments near a landslide that blocked the Chilcotin River in the province's Interior, including to...
Aug 01, 2024
Iran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh, whose killing risks a wider war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader and representatives of Palestinian militias he backs prayed Thursday over the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in a sh...
Aug 01, 2024
Captain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. Jerry Boyla...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. port union plans to hold strike vote while heading to court over CIRB decision
VANCOUVER - A union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it is being forced to take an industry-wide strike vote after one employer refused to bargain about automation issues directly...
Jul 31, 2024
British police have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children
LONDON (AP) - British police say they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed three children in Southport, northwest England. The Merseyside Police force says the tee...
Jul 31, 2024
Blue Bombers get Lucky in lineup to face his friends on Lions
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers might have a lucky charm that helps pull them out of their funk this week. Veteran receiver Lucky Whitehead will make his season debut on Thursday when Winnipeg (2...
Jul 31, 2024
Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) - The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two acco...
Jul 31, 2024
Olympic roundup: Canada's soccer team advances, swimmer Kharun wins bronze
PARIS - When Canada's women's soccer team was stripped of six points by FIFA for its involvement in a drone spying scandal, the players rallied around a cry of "take away six (points), we go get nine....
Jul 31, 2024
Chiefs top early Proline pick to win third straight Super Bowl title
There's no shortage of Proline bettors who see the Kansas City Chiefs winning a third straight Super Bowl title. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., the Chiefs are the clear favourites ...
Jul 31, 2024