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A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023
Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains
MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE - No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school. Chief Derek Nepinak of Min...
Aug 18, 2023
Petrovic sits atop leaderboard through first round of Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY - A late birdie barrage at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club vaulted Tim Petrovic into the lead after first-round play at the Shaw Charity Classic on Friday. Petrovic birdied his final thre...
Aug 18, 2023
Canada falls to Dominican Republic in final exhibition game ahead of FIBA World Cup
GRANADA, Spain - Lu Dort scored a team-high 13 points but it was not enough as Canada fell 94 - 88 to the Dominican Republic in its final tune-up game for the FIBA World Cup on Friday. Trae Bell-Hayne...
Aug 18, 2023
Lions receivers ensuring offensive hot streak continues despite battling injuries
SURREY, B.C. - Halfway through the season and the B.C. Lions receiving corps is hitting its stride. Keon Hatcher recorded a career high in receiving yards against the Calgary Stampeders last Saturday,...
Aug 18, 2023
Delivery of community lab services returns to Alberta Health Services
RED DEER, AB - Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange announced on Friday that Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) will now deliver community lab services across the province.The Red Deer-North MLA made...
Aug 18, 2023
‘It was a devastating night:’ McDougall Creek wildfire surges as thousands evacuated from West Kelowna
KELOWNA, BC - Thousands have been evacuated from their homes and an unspecified number of properties lost as flames from the McDougall Creek wildfire continue to spread.Evacuation alerts and orders we...
Aug 18, 2023
Temporary traffic signal changes coming in downtown Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Motorists in Lethbridge are advised that temporary traffic signal changes will be taking effect next week.Starting on Monday, August 21, 2023, the traffic signals will be temporarily ...
Aug 18, 2023
Canadian men upset at having to sit out FIFA international window in September
The Canadian men's soccer team, firing another broadside in its bitter labour battle with Canada Soccer, says it is "extremely disappointed" that it will be idle during next month's FIFA international...
Aug 18, 2023
Excitement building for 2023 Whoop-Up Days in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's only a few days until the start of a popular festival in Lethbridge.The annual Whoop-Up Days will kick off on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 with the parade. Country music star Corb Lu...
Aug 18, 2023