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Evacuation orders and alerts drop in B.C. as number of wildfires holds steady
VANCOUVER - Emergency Management BC says about 3,700 properties are on evacuation order, down from nearly 8,200 a week ago. A news release says nearly 11,300 properties are on evacuation alert - which...
Aug 25, 2021
Canadian cyclist Shaw, swimmer Rivard capture bronze at Paralympics
TOKYO - Settling herself onto her bike, Keely Shaw looked up at coach Sebastien Travers and said "I got this." The 27-year-old from Midale, Sask., held off a late surge from Australia's Meg Lemon to c...
Aug 25, 2021
New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day's end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,...
Aug 25, 2021
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
LONDON (AP) - The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the wi...
Aug 25, 2021
Serena Williams pulls out of US Open, citing torn hamstring
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year's last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams hasn't com...
Aug 25, 2021
Serena Williams pulls out of US Open, citing torn hamstring
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year's last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams hasn't com...
Aug 25, 2021
RCMP officers questioned about response and investigation of Ahenakew-Johnstone’s death
Family and friends of Brennan Ahenakew-Johnstone were clearly upset during testimony on the second day of a coroner's inquest into his death. His mother cried when RCMP officers spoke about responding...
Aug 25, 2021
Poland halts Afghan airlift over safety as US deadline looms
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland said Wednesday it halted its airlift evacuations from Kabul's international airport over safety concerns, as Western nations prepare to end operations helping those fleein...
Aug 25, 2021
Week 2 on the hustings and Afghan chaos: In The News for Aug. 23
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 Aug. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 25, 2021
Day 10 on campaign trail, sea stars nearing extinction : In The News for Aug. 25
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 Aug. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 25, 2021