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Putin breaks silence on plane crash that presumably killed Wagner leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the plane crash that killed top leaders of the Wagner mercenary group. Putin expressed condolences for those who were aboard the jet, includi...
Aug 24, 2023
Ukraine seeks Canada's help in selling peace plan to skeptical states, more demining
OTTAWA - Ukraine is calling on Canada to help it sell a peace plan with Russia to developing countries who have taken a neutral stance on Moscow's invasion. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro K...
Aug 24, 2023
National parks open and free for wildfire evacuees
Wildfire evacuees from the Northwest Territories and British Columbia are being allowed to enter and stay in national parks in B.C. and Alberta for free.Parks Canada says its campgrounds are extremely...
Aug 24, 2023
Race walker Dunfee picks up another 4th-place finish at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Evan Dunfee finished just shy of a podium finish for the second time at the World Athletics Championships. The race walker from Richmond, B.C., placed fourth in the men's 35-kilome...
Aug 24, 2023
Canadian Table Tennis Championships in Hay River cancelled due to N.W.T. wildfires
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The Canadian Table Tennis Championships scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Hay River, N.W.T., have been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the territory, Table Tennis Nor...
Aug 24, 2023
Keith Spicer, Canada's first official languages commissioner, dead at 89
OTTAWA - Keith Spicer, Canada's first commissioner of official languages, died Thursday in Ottawa at 89. Canadians who closely followed the constitutional debates of the early 1990s might remember him...
Aug 24, 2023
One man in hospital after shooting himself at Brooks bar
UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: RCMP say investigation has revealed the incident to be an accidental discharge of a firearm. Video surveillance shows the victim showing his firearm to another person when it dischar...
Aug 24, 2023
Canada Basketball announces final roster ahead of FIBA World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Canada Basketball announced its final roster for the senior team heading into the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Thursday. The team will be led by all-NBA first team guard Sha...
Aug 24, 2023
Corporate ethics czar opens forced-labour probes against Walmart, Hugo Boss, Diesel
OTTAWA - Canada's corporate-ethics watchdog is investigating whether Walmart, Hugo Boss and Diesel have forced labour in their supply chains. Sheri Meyerhoffer, the Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterp...
Aug 24, 2023
In the news today: NWT officials turning residents back as wildfire threat remains
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... N.W.T. officials want evacuees to stay out for now Northwest Territories offici...
Aug 24, 2023