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Maui County sues utility, alleging negligence over fires that ravaged Lahaina
HONOLULU (AP) - Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds ...
Aug 24, 2023
Argos defender Robertson looking forward to rematch with Stampeders
TORONTO - The second time around will have a little extra juice for Robertson Daniel. The Toronto Argonauts return from their final bye week of the season Friday night to host the Calgary Stampeders a...
Aug 24, 2023
Prevent illegal mass data extraction, privacy authorities tell social media firms
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog and some of his global counterparts are urging the largest social media companies to prevent bulk extraction of personal details from their websites. In a joint s...
Aug 24, 2023
TSB report warns that unnoticed locomotive fires pose wildfire risk
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is warning about the risks of fires going unnoticed on locomotives and setting wildfires, citing dozens of on-board blazes in a report into an incident two ye...
Aug 24, 2023
Galt Museum hosting temporary Theatre Outré exhibit until February 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new temporary exhibit celebrating the history of a local theatre company is up at the Galt Museum & Archives.Acting Out: Celebrating a Decade of Theatre Outr is a showcase of th...
Aug 24, 2023
At nearly 37, Canada's Michael Woods still hungry after Tour de France stage win
MONTREAL - Canada's Michael Woods is already looking ahead after winning a stage at the Tour de France earlier this summer - hungry to accomplish more despite his age. The 36-year-old from Ottawa, who...
Aug 24, 2023
The wildland-urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.
WASHINGTON - The oceanfront home on Maui's western shore sits unscathed, family car in the driveway, its pristine red roof and well-tended yard an oasis of hope on a bleak landscape of ash and destruc...
Aug 24, 2023
Toronto FC players focused on ending winless streak as coaching rumours swirl
Toronto FC midfielder Alonso Coello said his team has kept its focus on snapping their lengthy winless streak rather than reports that Canadian men's national team John Herdman is in talks to take ove...
Aug 24, 2023
Ohio University QB Kurtis Rourke ranked No. 1 prospect on CFL scouting list
TORONTO - Kurtis Rourke has secured family bragging rights. The Ohio University quarterback was the top player listed Thursday in the CFL Scouting Bureau's fall edition of the top-20 prospects for nex...
Aug 24, 2023
Foreign interference talks: Parties trade jabs for bipartisan chats from the cottage
OTTAWA - House leaders for the main federal parties have been working together this summer to make a public inquiry on foreign interference happen, as they put aside partisan jabs that dominated Parli...
Aug 24, 2023