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Quebec researchers propose new heat wave alert system in response to climate change
MONTREAL - Researchers in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves they say is more precise and adapted to climate change. Quebec has had a heat-alert system since 2010, but researche...
Jul 21, 2021
Gas prices soar to record highs in Lethbridge, averaging $1.42.9/litre
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you need to refuel your vehicle, be prepared to pay up.Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at Gas Buddy, says gas prices in Lethbridge are at their all-time highs.As of noo...
Jul 21, 2021
Psychiatric evaluation ordered for man accused of trying to murder Montreal cop
MONTREAL - The man accused of attempting to murder a Montreal police officer last January appeared briefly in court today and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Ali Ngarukiye appeared by video con...
Jul 21, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps returning to B.C. at end of July for training
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say they will return to Canada for a week of training at the end of July. The club says in a statement that it will return to Vancouver, B.C., from the U.S. on July...
Jul 21, 2021
Shootings during Milwaukee NBA Finals celebrations wound 3
MILWAUKEE - Two shootings in downtown Milwaukee early Wednesday as crowds celebrated the Milwaukee Bucks' first NBA championship in 50 years left three people wounded, police said. The shootings both ...
Jul 21, 2021
Shootings during Milwaukee NBA Finals celebrations wound 3
MILWAUKEE - Two shootings in downtown Milwaukee early Wednesday as crowds celebrated the Milwaukee Bucks' first NBA championship in 50 years left three people wounded, police said. The shootings both ...
Jul 21, 2021
Canada spends another US$71M on F-35 amid calls to cancel fighter jet purchase
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some promin...
Jul 21, 2021
Montreal police continue hunt for suspect in Quebec's 14th femicide this year
Montreal police are still looking for a man they suspect murdered his 32-year-old partner on Monday in what is believed to be the province's 14th femicide this year. They said today there is still no ...
Jul 21, 2021
Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas' ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proc...
Jul 21, 2021
UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya's coast
CAIRO - Libya's coast guard intercepted Wednesday four boats in the Mediterranean Sea carrying migrants trying to reach Europe, a U.N. official said. According to the migrants, 20 people from one of t...
Jul 21, 2021