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Federal officials to provide wildfire update amid devastating season
OTTAWA - Federal officials are set to provide an update today on the outlook for the rest of this year's devastating wildfire season. Officials have already said Canada is experiencing its worst fire ...
Aug 11, 2023

Broadcasters to lobby Supreme Court chief justice to allow cameras at Trump's trials
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump likes being on television. But the most dramatic moment of his political career - standing trial in the U.S. capital on charges of trying to subvert democracy - is set to tra...
Aug 11, 2023

Gunmen ambush carrying Syrian soldiers killing 20 in country's east
BEIRUT (AP) - Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers early Friday in the country's east, killing at least 20 and wounding others, opposition activists said. The attack was believed to be carri...
Aug 11, 2023

Maui residents had little warning before flames overtook town. At least 53 people died.
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Maui residents who made desperate escapes from flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii's famous emergency warning system didn't alert them as fires raced toward their homes, in i...
Aug 10, 2023

Elks lose in Edmonton again as Blue Bombers rally to 38-29 victory
EDMONTON - Dru Brown threw four touchdowns and 307 yards in a relief appearance as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers erased a 22-0 deficit to defeat the hapless Edmonton Elks 38-29 on Thursday. The Bombers im...
Aug 10, 2023

Paralluelo's extra-time goal gives Spain a win over the Dutch and a Women's World Cup semifinal spot
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Salma Paralluelo scored deep in extra time to give Spain a 2-1 win over Netherlands Friday and send the sixth-ranked nation into the semifinals of the Women's World Cup ...
Aug 10, 2023

Jordan Spieth keeps a clean card in the mud for a 63 to lead the PGA Tour playoff opener
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Jordan Spieth kept a clean card and clean pants, even without having to roll them up to his calves on a rain-soaked course. He opened with a 7-under 63 on Thursday for a one-shot...
Aug 10, 2023

Fajardo expected to start, Stanback out as Alouettes host Roughriders
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have some questions on offence as they look for a third win in a row Friday against the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. Starting quarterback Cody Fajardo is expect...
Aug 10, 2023

Sentence is cut for trans youth's father, who discussed treatment against court order
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a six-month prison sentence for a trans youth's father who was convicted of contempt for publicly discussing his child's private medica...
Aug 10, 2023

Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Like a scene out of a horror movie, Michelle Lespron returned to her Tucson, Arizona, home to find a snake had set up camp in her toilet. "I'd been gone for four days and was look...
Aug 10, 2023