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'Melted, incinerated' infrastructure found as wildfire damage rated in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - A statement issued on behalf of the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton underscores the extreme challenges facing the Fraser Canyon community as its rebuilds. It says flames tore through...
Jul 07, 2021
Canadians Chris and Cory Johnston proving to be a winning combination as a team
Individually, Chris Johnston and his older brother, Cory, are serious contenders on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit. Together, the Canadians are even tougher to beat. The Johnstons have fished fou...
Jul 07, 2021
Trudeau condemns assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse, offers assistance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he strongly condemns the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mose at his home. Trudeau says in a Twitter post that he denounces the "appalling assass...
Jul 07, 2021
Calgary Zoo upgrading arctic habitats, aiming to save several species from extinction
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's largest zoo is undertaking a significant project that aims to protect numerous species that live in Canada's arctic.In total, $31.5 million will be spent on upgrading the Canad...
Jul 07, 2021
Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon semifinals with five-set victory over Khachanov
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon. Shapovalov, seeded 10t...
Jul 07, 2021
Alberta RCMP responded to over 10,700 reports of COVID-related fraud in one-year span
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Mounties have released the top 10 frauds related to COVID-19 plaguing the province.From March 2020 to February 2021, the RCMP says there were more than 10,700 reports of fraud i...
Jul 07, 2021
Judge: Air Force mostly at fault in 2017 Texas church attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to s...
Jul 07, 2021
‘Replacing the money’: public funds didn’t increase oil well cleanups, study suggests
Much of the taxpayer money that has funded oil well cleanup in Alberta may have simply replaced money that energy companies would have spent anyway, according to a new analysis.That means the public i...
Jul 07, 2021
Last Post Fund honours veteran with ties to Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A war veteran with a connection to Lethbridge is being remembered.On the 100th anniversary of the poppy being recognized as a symbol of remembrance; the Last Post Fund unveiled a rece...
Jul 07, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall along Florida Gulf Coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Elsa has made landfall in along north Florida's Gulf Coast. The storm's center went ashore in Taylor County, a lightl...
Jul 07, 2021