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How Canadians can prepare for wildfire evacuations, from emergency plans to go bags
Wildfires are threatening communities across Canada, raising questions about how people can best prepare for evacuations. Officials ordered the evacuation of parts of a suburb of St. John's, N.L., on ...
Aug 13, 2025
Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Mead...
Aug 13, 2025
Irwin Cotler joins thousands of prominent Jews calling on Israel to end war in Gaza
OTTAWA - Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler has joined thousands of Jews calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war and starvation in Gaza. The longtime human rights...
Aug 13, 2025
VIDEO: Renovations continue at Medicine Hat's historic Monarch Theatre
Closed over the summer months for renovations, the historic Monarch Theatre in Medicine Hat will open back up in late September.Brian Robinson wears a number of hats with the Monarch 1911 Society, whi...
Aug 13, 2025
Thunder's Lu Dort to have NBA title parade in Montreal next week
MONTREAL - The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will h...
Aug 13, 2025
Brooks' Watson playing for Team Canada's U22 Women's hockey team
Makayla Watson from Brooks will play hockey for Team Canada again.The 19-year old defenceman will suit up in a three-game series with the U22 National Women's Development squad from Aug. 13-16, 2025.T...
Aug 13, 2025
Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturat...
Aug 13, 2025
"Shocking" one word Alberta Canola board chair uses to describe new Chinese tariff
The board chair with Alberta Canola uses words like shocking, devastating, and not great news to wake up to, in describing a new tariff from China.The country announced a 76 per cent tariff on Canadia...
Aug 13, 2025
In the news today: No Air Canada strike or lockout yet, Google AI summaries concerns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada, attendants yet to call job action There's no official word yet whether Air Canada and the union re...
Aug 13, 2025
Atlantic Canada sees more sweltering temperatures, relief expected in Ontario
Extreme heat is expected to ease in many parts of Canada today, while the Atlantic provinces continue to bear the brunt of a multi-day heat wave. Relief is expected in southern and eastern Ontario, bu...
Aug 13, 2025