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Extreme weather a growing risk to Canada's electricity grid: experts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A series of electricity grid alerts in Alberta during the deep freeze last week made headlines across the country, but experts say power systems all across North America are increasin...
Jan 18, 2024
Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' and 'no urgency' during Uvalde, Texas, shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas "demonstrated no urgency" in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active ...
Jan 18, 2024
Winnipeg bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona comes full circle in return to the UFC
TORONTO - The UFC is back in Toronto. And so is Brad (Superman) Katona. The 32-year-old bantamweight from Winnipeg, who now calls Dublin home, is the lone fighter on Saturday's UFC 297 card at Scotiab...
Jan 18, 2024
Kansas City acquires Canadian forward Nichelle Prince in trade with Houston Dash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Current have acquired Canadian international forward Nichelle Prince from the Houston Dash in exchange for forward Cece Kizer and an international slot for 2024. Tak...
Jan 18, 2024
Nova Scotia man charged with igniting massive Barrington Lake wildfire
HALIFAX - Charges have been laid against a 22-year-old Nova Scotia man for allegedly lighting a fire last May that grew to become the largest wildfire in the province's recorded history. The Barringto...
Jan 18, 2024
B.C. expected to get more snow as extreme cold persists across swath of Prairies
A winter storm closed schools and disrupted flights in B.C. on Wednesday, with snow expected to continue in some parts of the province. Snowfall in southeastern B.C. was expected to taper off by this ...
Jan 18, 2024
Canada's Auger-Aliassime moves into third round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Hugo Grenier of France 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. The Canadian landed 72 per ...
Jan 18, 2024
'Breaking point': Legault asks Trudeau to slow influx of asylum seekers
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a "breaking point." Legault made his request...
Jan 18, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau in Nunavut, winter causing disruptions across Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Prime Minister Trudeau in Nunavut for ceremony Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wi...
Jan 18, 2024
Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica
VICTORIA - A cache of scientific equipment that could fit in the back of an SUV has been lowered into the Southern Ocean, north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and is already streaming open-source data fo...
Jan 18, 2024