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Rain that doused Alberta fires now cause flooding and prompt evacuations
YELLOWHEAD COUNTY, AB - Just days after thousands of residents of Alberta's Yellowhead County were allowed to return home following their second evacuation in only a few weeks due to forest fires, it'...
Jun 20, 2023
CFSEA launches Vital Signs Survey 2023
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An updated Vital Signs report is coming in 2023.Before it is though, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta (CFSEA) wants community residents to share their experiences of...
Jun 20, 2023
Jury rules Quebec man ran 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole US$175 million
MONTREAL - A United States federal jury has convicted a Quebec man of running a 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole more than US$175 million. Patrice Runner, 57, was convicted in a New York District ...
Jun 20, 2023
Quebec wildfires: Province says fireworks banned ahead of Fête nationale holiday
MONTREAL - Quebec's natural resources minister is warning people ahead of the Fte nationale holiday that fireworks are prohibited in much of the province because of the threat of wildfires. Mat Blanch...
Jun 20, 2023
Canada's Milos Raonic withdraws from Wimbledon warm-up tournament
LONDON - Canada's Milos Raonic withdrew from the Cinch Championships on Tuesday shortly before his scheduled first-round match at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament. Raonic, who recently returned to the...
Jun 20, 2023
High energy, a lot of fun: Kate Wyatt making her Medicine Hat JazzFest debut
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Interplay and improvisation are at the heart of Kate Wyatt's music.The jazz pianist says those things create a back-and-forth energy flow between the musicians and the audience that...
Jun 20, 2023
Brayden Yager ready for NHL draft moment: 'A drive to be great'
Brayden Yager was one of the newest members of the Moose Jaw Warriors. Selected third overall at the Western Hockey League draft in April 2020 - two spots behind phenom Connor Bedard and barely a mont...
Jun 20, 2023
Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau's leadership, omits any mention of Tory leader
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is basking in the praise of Brian Mulroney today after the former prime minister said "trash" talk against the Liberal leader will be forgotten in ligh...
Jun 20, 2023
Henrik Lundqvist tops list of candidates for Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023
TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023 will be unveiled Wednesday afternoon. Last year's crop featured both a Swedish and West Coast feel with Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Daniel Alfredsson and...
Jun 20, 2023
Nomination process begins to replace ex-Supreme Court justice Russell Brown
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun the search for a new Supreme Court of Canada justice. Qualified candidates interested in the job, who must be functionally bilingual and demonstrate a ...
Jun 20, 2023