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Near miss with highway construction worker in Crowsnest Pass: RCMP
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - The RCMP is urging drivers to be careful and patient as construction continues on Highway 3 in southwestern Alberta.On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, officers say they received a call ...
Jul 27, 2023
Thanks to Nigeria's upset win, Canada now finds itself in Women's World Cup logjam
PERTH, Australia - After a wild night in Perth, the Canadian women's soccer team returned to its training base in Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for what is now a do-or-die match against Australia a...
Jul 27, 2023
21 dead and 40 rescued after a wind-tossed boat overturns in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - At least 21 people died and 40 others were rescued after a Philippine passenger boat overturned Thursday when it was lashed by strong winds in Laguna Lake southeast of Manil...
Jul 27, 2023
Putin says fighting in southeastern Ukraine has intensified, with heavy losses for Kyiv's forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine has "intensified significantly," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. A Western official had said earlie...
Jul 27, 2023
Canada's Summer McIntosh wins gold in 200m butterfly at World Aquatics Championship
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canada's Summer McIntosh won gold in the women's 200-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Championship on Thursday. The 16-year-old from Toronto touched the wall in 2 minutes, 4.06 s...
Jul 27, 2023
Canada geese 'stained' with crude oil at Imperial Oil facility in Alberta
COLD LAKE, AB - The Alberta Energy Regulator says a flock of Canada geese were stained with oil after landing on a lagoon at an Imperial Oil facility northwest of Cold Lake.The regulator says the 12 g...
Jul 27, 2023
De Grasse working back to form as athletes in program succeeding on multiple levels
Andre De Grasse is keeping patient in search of his old form. The six-time Olympic medallist and reigning 200-metre Olympic champion entered this year coming off a trying 2022 season dealing with a fo...
Jul 27, 2023
Infrastructure Minister receives mandate letter from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Danielle Smith has issued a mandate letter to Minister of Infrastructure Pete Guthrie, calling on him to continue to build Alberta.In her letter, the premier outlines her expect...
Jul 27, 2023
In the news today: New federal cabinet role, Pat Carney dead at 88
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Specifics of citizens' services cabinet job murky Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jul 27, 2023
Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait said Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27 people and was claimed by t...
Jul 27, 2023