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Pakistani rescuers try to free 6 kids and 2 men in a cable car dangling hundreds of feet in the air
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of meters (feet) above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke on Tuesday, trapping the occup...
Aug 22, 2023
In the news today: Federal cabinet retreat to hear from housing experts today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Cabinet set to hear from housing experts as Charlottetown retreat continues The...
Aug 22, 2023
Checkpoints will block attempts to return, N.W.T. official warns wildfire evacuees
YELLOWKNIFE - A spokeswoman for the Northwest Territories' emergency management organization says there have been reports of people returning to Fort Smith, or planning to return there, despite the wi...
Aug 22, 2023
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
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
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
Council to hear presentation on feral cat issue tonight
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A program that aims to address the feral cat population in our city is back up for debate at tonight's council meeting.With shelters overflowing, animal advocates want council to ad...
Aug 21, 2023