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Feds look to sitting judges to lead foreign interference inquiry
CHARLOTTETOWN - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is talking to sitting judges in its bid to find someone to lead a public inquiry into foreign interference. LeBlanc says it i...
Aug 22, 2023
Greek authorities say the bodies of 18 people have been found in area struck by a major wildfire
ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) - Greek authorities sid the bodies of 18 people were found Tuesday in an area of northeastern Greece struck by a major wildfire. Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday...
Aug 22, 2023
Alberta communities set cool temperature records Sunday
CANMORE, AB - It is not often that we report on historically cool weather in August.However, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said that is exactly what happened in six communities in Alber...
Aug 22, 2023
The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order'
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities following last month's coup "until the effective restoration of constitutional order." The...
Aug 22, 2023
Pakistani rescuers try to free 6 kids and 2 men in a cable car dangling hundreds of feet in the air
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of meters (feet) above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke on Tuesday, trapping the occup...
Aug 22, 2023
In the news today: Federal cabinet retreat to hear from housing experts today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Cabinet set to hear from housing experts as Charlottetown retreat continues The...
Aug 22, 2023
Checkpoints will block attempts to return, N.W.T. official warns wildfire evacuees
YELLOWKNIFE - A spokeswoman for the Northwest Territories' emergency management organization says there have been reports of people returning to Fort Smith, or planning to return there, despite the wi...
Aug 22, 2023
Ex-BBC reporter passionate about local news informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires
A former BBC sports reporter in the Northwest Territories has become central to the world's understanding of the wildfires threatening the territory and its capital, Yellowknife. Ollie Williams is the...
Aug 22, 2023
Premier to get first-hand look at fire damage in B.C.'s southern Interior
British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to ...
Aug 22, 2023
Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government
BANGKOK (AP) - Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him...
Aug 21, 2023