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Southern Alberta communities set heat records Wednesday
BROOKS, AB - Records continue to be set in Alberta as the province-wide heat warning remains in effect.Environment Canada says a ridge of high pressure brought record-setting heat to much of Alberta o...
Jul 11, 2024
Rescue team frees entangled North Atlantic right whale in St. Lawrence
MONTREAL - A whale rescue team has successfully disentangled a young right whale that was wrapped in fishing gear in the St. Lawrence estuary near Rimouski, Que. The federal Fisheries Department says ...
Jul 11, 2024
MLSE parts ways with Toronto FC, Argonauts president Bill Manning
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has parted ways with Bill Manning, president of Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts. MLSE says Manning's exit was by mutual decision. Toronto FC (7-13-3)...
Jul 11, 2024
Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of p...
Jul 11, 2024
Defence suggests some of the guns seized from Coutts border blockade used for hunting
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A defence lawyer for one of two men accused of conspiracy to commit murder at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has suggested some of the guns seized by police were rifles used fo...
Jul 11, 2024
Province issues fire ban for the entire forest protection area
Due to increasing wildfire danger and many active wildfires across the province, Alberta's government is implementing a fire ban for the entire Forest Protection Area as of Wednesday, July 10, 2024.Pr...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada to work with Finland, U.S. on 'ice pact' to build icebreakers
OTTAWA - Senior officials from the Canadian and U.S. governments say a new trilateral agreement with Finland will help allies build icebreakers to safeguard the Arctic. The "ice pact," as it's being c...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch says he has no interest in vacant U.S. position
Canada coach Jesse Marsch says he has no interest in the open U.S. coaching job. The 50-year-old American was a candidate for the vacant U.S. position last year but U.S. Soccer ultimately opted to reh...
Jul 11, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz faces Daniil Medvedev, and Novak Djokovic plays Lorenzo Musetti in Wimbledon's semis
LONDON (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz's ability to hit any type of shot, from any position on the court, on any surface, keeps fans on the edge of their seats. Keeps other players guessing, too. Alcaraz deligh...
Jul 11, 2024
Hurricane Beryl's remnants flood Vermont a year after the state was hit by catastrophic rainfall
MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) - The remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused damaging flooding in Vermont on Thursday, a year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of the state. Roads were flooded, washed out ...
Jul 11, 2024