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Update 21: Alberta wildfire update
Cooler weather and rain have lowered wildfire activity in Alberta, allowing the province to send airtankers to help fight fires in New Brunswick.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 15)There are 52 w...
Aug 15, 2025
Trump and Putin end their meeting that started with a warm handshake belying bloodshed in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin met for about 2 1/2 half hours on Friday, a summit in Alaska that started with a handshake, a smile an...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. legislator shocked by American senator's 'nonsense' pitch to join U.S.
VICTORIA - A British Columbia legislator says he went from "disappointed" to "enraged" after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada's four western provinces to join the United St...
Aug 15, 2025
'The same country': Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA - Ottawa's Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it from the U.S. in the region, experts have told researchers commissioned by the federal government. ...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. RCMP team helps rescue 12 stranded kayakers near U.S. border
SURREY - An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children. British Columbia RCMP says in a release t...
Aug 15, 2025
Trump arrives for pivotal summit with Putin in Alaska that could reshape the war in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump arrived in Alaska on Friday for a pivotal summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relations ...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives...
Aug 15, 2025
Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after long corruption probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation. Cantrell's lawyer, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press...
Aug 15, 2025
CP NewsAlert: First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar
SECHELT - The shishalh First Nation says 41 "additional unmarked graves" have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school. The nation on...
Aug 15, 2025
Rejuvenated Toronto FC set for Djordje Mihailovic’s home debut against Columbus Crew
TORONTO - There's a feeling of freshness around Toronto FC these days. Amid a flurry of transactions, TFC will return home after more than a month away on Saturday to host the Columbus Crew and the cl...
Aug 15, 2025