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Election day: Alberta voters go to the polls, expected nail-biter between UCP, NDP
It's election day in Alberta in what polls suggest could be a nail-biter finish between the province's two dominant parties. Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party is fighting to win a second cons...
May 29, 2023
'Tragic accident' blamed for recent death of giraffe at Calgary Zoo
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says a "tragic accident" led to the recent death of one of its adult Masai giraffes. A statement from the zoo says a female giraffe named Emara died May 19 after tangling one...
May 29, 2023
Crescent Point restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires
CALGARY, AB - Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Monday it has resumed production at its operations that were shut in due to the Alberta wildfires.The Calgary-based company was one of a number of oil an...
May 29, 2023
Canada's Shapovalov advances, Auger-Aliassime ousted at French Open
PARIS - Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round, while fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime earned an early exit at the French Open on Monday. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., struggled at ti...
May 29, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Halifax wildfire still out of control, thousands forced from homes
HALIFAX - A wildfire that has damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in suburban Halifax is still burning out of control. Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum says an estimated 14,000 people were for...
May 29, 2023
Fire chief in Iowa says one person rescued overnight from building collapse in Davenport
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - One more person has been rescued and taken to a hospital after a building collapsed in Iowa. Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said at a news conference on Monday that it wa...
May 29, 2023
Mauricio Pochettino to become Chelsea manager on 2-year deal
LONDON (AP) - Chelsea hired Mauricio Pochettino as manager on Monday, tasking the Argentine coach with getting the best out of an expensively assembled squad that has underperformed at the start of a ...
May 29, 2023
Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as president amid hopes and skepticism
Associated Press (AP) - Nigeria's Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as president of Africa's most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life ...
May 29, 2023
Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday he will sign a bill that creates a powerful commission, ostensibly meant to investigate Russian influence in Poland but which critics vi...
May 29, 2023
Thousands flee wildfires near Halifax : In The News for May 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 29, 2023