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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to provide update on provincial wildfire situation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to provide an update on the province's ongoing wildfires later this afternoon. A press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. MDT. Smith will be joined by Public...
May 08, 2023

Energy companies curtail production due to Alberta wildfires
CALGARY, AB - Vermilion Energy Inc. says it temporarily has shut-in about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production as it assesses the risk to its operations due to the wildfires in Alber...
May 08, 2023

Figure skater Piper Gilles reveals she has been treated for Stage 1 ovarian cancer
Canadian figure skater Piper Gilles says she has been treated for Stage 1 ovarian cancer. Gilles made the announcement Sunday in a video on Instagram. The 31-year-old Gilles and skating partner Paul P...
May 08, 2023

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Floridian brooms are out in Sunrise. Non-playoff teams have all fingers crossed for tonight's draft lottery, and the Edmonton Oilers, coming off their most impressive win of the 2023 playoffs, are...
May 08, 2023

RCMP issue alert for rural residents in central Alberta : In The News for May 8
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 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... R...
May 08, 2023

Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates
Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental...
May 08, 2023

Ottawa expected to announce renewal of federal gun and gang violence program
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected to announce the renewal of its multimillion-dollar federal gun and gang violence program today. Ottawa says Marco Mendicino, federal Minister of Public Safe...
May 08, 2023

Kraken ride 2nd period outburst, thump Stars 7-2 in Game 3
SEATTLE (AP) - Jordan Eberle sparked a five-goal outburst in the second period with his fourth goal of the playoffs, Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 7-2 on ...
May 07, 2023

Tourist boat capsizes in southern India, at least 22 dead
NEW DELHI (AP) - A double-decker boat carrying more than 30 passengers capsized off a beach in southern India on Sunday night, and more than 22 people including children died, officials said. Police o...
May 07, 2023

SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The death toll has risen to eight after an SUV slammed into a crowd of people waiting for a bus Sunday outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. At ...
May 07, 2023