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Ex-BBC reporter passionate about local news informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires
A former BBC sports reporter in the Northwest Territories has become central to the world's understanding of the wildfires threatening the territory and its capital, Yellowknife. Ollie Williams is the...
Aug 22, 2023

Premier to get first-hand look at fire damage in B.C.'s southern Interior
British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to ...
Aug 22, 2023

Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government
BANGKOK (AP) - Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him...
Aug 21, 2023

'T. rexes' race to photo finish at Washington state track
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur c...
Aug 21, 2023

James Smith Cree Nation acknowledges those who helped after mass stabbings in 2022
Those who helped during last year's mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation were officially thanked by the entire community On Monday, Aug. 21.The public thank you directed to everyone who assist...
Aug 21, 2023

Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate ...
Aug 21, 2023

North Stars billet meeting, AGM headlines busy week
With the start of the 2023-24 hockey season just around the corner, the Battlefords North Stars are holding a Billet Informational Meeting tonight (Mon., Aug. 21) at 7 p.m. at the Raptor Lounge (up th...
Aug 21, 2023

Biden says federal government will help Maui 'for as long as it takes' to recover from wildfire
LAHAINA, Hawaii, (AP) - President Joe Biden told survivors of Hawaii's wildfires that the nation "grieves with you" and promised that the federal government will help Maui "for as long as it takes" to...
Aug 21, 2023

RCMP investigating bear spray incident at Northwest Territorial Days in North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP are investigating after someone set off bear spray at a public event.It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 18 at the fairgrounds in North Battleford, which was hosting Northwest Terri...
Aug 21, 2023

Young girl dies after being struck by vehicle in Dillon
Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed a six-year-old girl was the victim of a fatal collision in Dillon.On Saturday, at approximately 7:30 p.m., RCMP received a report of an injured pedestrian. The initial...
Aug 21, 2023