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Quebec wildfires: Province says fireworks banned ahead of Fête nationale holiday
MONTREAL - Quebec's natural resources minister is warning people ahead of the Fte nationale holiday that fireworks are prohibited in much of the province because of the threat of wildfires. Mat Blanch...
Jun 20, 2023
Canada's Milos Raonic withdraws from Wimbledon warm-up tournament
LONDON - Canada's Milos Raonic withdrew from the Cinch Championships on Tuesday shortly before his scheduled first-round match at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament. Raonic, who recently returned to the...
Jun 20, 2023
Rain that doused Alberta fires now cause flooding and prompt evacuations
YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB - Just days after thousands of residents of Alberta's Yellowhead County were allowed to return home following their second evacuation in only a few weeks due to forest fires, it'...
Jun 20, 2023
Brayden Yager ready for NHL draft moment: 'A drive to be great'
Brayden Yager was one of the newest members of the Moose Jaw Warriors. Selected third overall at the Western Hockey League draft in April 2020 - two spots behind phenom Connor Bedard and barely a mont...
Jun 20, 2023
Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of Tory leader
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is basking in the praise of Brian Mulroney today after the former prime minister said "trash" talk against the Liberal leader will be forgotten in ligh...
Jun 20, 2023
University of Lethbridge to celebrate Indigenous Peoples on Tuesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - National Indigenous Peoples Day is on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.To mark the occasion, the University of Lethbridge (U of L) is hosting a variety of events on Tuesday, June 20, celebrat...
Jun 20, 2023
Henrik Lundqvist tops list of candidates for Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023
TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023 will be unveiled Wednesday afternoon. Last year's crop featured both a Swedish and West Coast feel with Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Daniel Alfredsson and...
Jun 20, 2023
Call public inquiry first, then Tories will suggest who can lead it: Poilievre
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must make the first move and call an independent public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference. He says only ...
Jun 20, 2023
Nomination process begins to replace ex-Supreme Court justice Russell Brown
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun the search for a new Supreme Court of Canada justice. Qualified candidates interested in the job, who must be functionally bilingual and demonstrate a ...
Jun 20, 2023
Palestinian attacker opens fire at West Bank gas station, kills at least 4 people
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian attacker opened fire at a gas station near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding several others, Israeli medics sa...
Jun 20, 2023