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Columbus Blue Jackets hire Dean Evason as their next coach
The Columbus Blue Jackets hired Dean Evason as coach on Monday, filling the NHL's final vacancy two months before training camps open. Evason, 59, will be Columbus' third coach in as many seasons not ...
Jul 22, 2024
U.S. drops planned regulations for dogs crossing border from rabies-free countries
OTTAWA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control will not require onerous forms for dog owners crossing the border from Canada this summer. The agency had announced new rules in May that were aimed at ke...
Jul 22, 2024
Kamala Harris likely to follow path blazed by Biden on Canada-U.S. relationship
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Observers expect Kamala Harris to follow President Joe Biden's roadmap on Canada-U.S. relations as she moves to secure the Democratic party's presidential nomination. Harris, the U...
Jul 22, 2024
Stall and crash in plane in B.C. renews safety board call to Transport Canada
RICHMOND, B.C. - A crash of an Air Nootka De Havilland plane on Vancouver Island last year has reopened a debate between the Transportation Safety Board and the federal government over stall warning s...
Jul 22, 2024
U of L professor wins national award for archaeology podcast
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A University of Lethbridge (U of L) professor has won a national award for a podcast he co-hosts.Dr. Ken Holyoke is one of the hosts of the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast (NBAP), a...
Jul 22, 2024
Canadian killed near Gaza border after threatening forces with knife: Israeli police
OTTAWA - Israeli police say a Canadian citizen was killed Monday after threatening local security officials with a knife near the border with the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military says the man drove to...
Jul 22, 2024
Residents back home after evacuations in Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A fast-moving wildfire on the edge of the City of Williams Lake in British Columbia's central Interior triggered evacuations as water bombers swooped low over...
Jul 22, 2024
Teen reported missing from Blood Tribe
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Police Service (BTPS) is asking for help in locating a missing youth.The missing person's report for Brianna Black Rabbit, 15, of Standoff, was received on Friday, July ...
Jul 22, 2024
Secret Service director says Trump assassination attempt was biggest agency 'failure' in decades
WASHINGTON (AP) - The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the agency's "most significant operational failure" in decades. Director Kimber...
Jul 22, 2024
Harris looks to lock up the Democratic nomination after Biden steps aside, reordering the 2024 race
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within t...
Jul 22, 2024