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Fire activity expected to kick up in N.W.T., Mounties warn against re-entering
YELLOWKNIFE - Fire activity along a key Northwest Territories highway is expected to kick up in the coming days, while Mounties say they'll stop a potentially large group from trying to re-enter when ...
Aug 31, 2023
Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georg...
Aug 31, 2023
Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow. It's the first time in yea...
Aug 31, 2023
Toronto Argonauts agree to three-year extension with starting quarterback Kelly
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts and starting quarterback Chad Kelly have agreed to a three-year contract extension. Kelly, 29, of Buffalo, N.Y., is in his second year with the CFL club but first as it...
Aug 31, 2023
Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - Niger's military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement from the military regi...
Aug 31, 2023
Opioid levels spike in Alberta wastewater samples
CALGARY, AB - Researchers monitoring Alberta wastewater say the amount of opioids and other illicit drugs it contained jumped in June.Wastewater is tested weekly at six sites throughout the province a...
Aug 31, 2023
Albertans charged in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
EDMONTON, AB - Two people from Alberta face a combined 81 charges in relation to their alleged involvement in a large-scale ponzi scene.The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said it became aware of fraudu...
Aug 31, 2023
In the news today: Canadians in 'hellish situation', BC fires spark political flames
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada leaving four men in 'hellish situation' Sally Lane says she is "overjoye...
Aug 31, 2023
Woman accusing ex-NDP MP Roméo Saganash of sexual assault in Winnipeg goes public
OTTAWA - The woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romo Saganash of sexual assault is going public, saying she wants to support others. Carmen Roy, who works for the National Centre for Truth and Reco...
Aug 31, 2023
How wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap is fanning political flames
VICTORIA - The wildfire that has been rampaging through the Shuswap region of the B.C. Interior has also sparked a fight over whether local Opposition MLAs have been encouraging residents to disobey f...
Aug 31, 2023