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Remaining residents in Yellowknife urged to get out as sprinklers, fire guards set up
YELLOWKNIFE - Officials in the Northwest Territories are urging thousands of residents remaining in its capital to leave by noon today before a nearby wildfire could cut off access. The evacuation of ...
Aug 18, 2023
Fire threatens homes near West Kelowna, evacuation orders, alerts issued in Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A fast-burning wildfire threatening West Kelowna, B.C., is challenging fire crews as they brace for what the operations director with BC Wildfire Service has predicted will be the...
Aug 18, 2023
Northwest Territories under threat by wildfires — and lack of local news
Residents of the Northwest Territories are feeling the effect of the news vacuum on Facebook as they flee communities that are under threat by wildfires. But industry observers say the regional media ...
Aug 18, 2023
In wake of N.S. flooding tragedy, a mother and father press for better preparedness
MARTOCK, N.S. - Tera Sisco reaches into a drawer, pulls out a sheet of paper and reads a sentence prepared for her son's funeral after he died in Nova Scotia's historic flooding in late July. "I'm not...
Aug 18, 2023
Rick Jeanneret, the Hall of Fame broadcaster and voice of the Buffalo Sabres, dies at the age of 81
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rick Jeanneret, who will always be regarded as the voice of the Buffalo Sabres after a 51-year broadcasting career and the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2012 Foster Hewitt Award recipient...
Aug 17, 2023
Tre Ford leads Edmonton Elks past Ticats 24-10 for first win of CFL season
HAMILTON - Not even Mother Nature could rain on the Edmonton Elks' parade Thursday night. Tre Ford threw two touchdown passes as Edmonton defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-10 for its first win of th...
Aug 17, 2023
Salma Paralluelo emerges as a star in Spain's run to the Women's World Cup final
SYDNEY (AP) - Salma Paralluelo could have been preparing for next year's Olympics if she'd decided to stick with track and not make the switch to soccer. But she did pick soccer add the 19-year-old wi...
Aug 17, 2023
Australia, Sweden still have something to play for in the 3rd place game at the Women's World Cup
Australia already captivated a nation as co-hosts of the Women's World Cup. Now there's one more thing to play for, even if it's not the fairytale ending the team had wanted for this tournament. The M...
Aug 17, 2023
Maui's emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, who has been under fire for not activating disaster sirens during last week's wildfire response, resigned Thursday, citing heal...
Aug 17, 2023
McIlroy, Harman share BMW Championship lead; Conners two shots back
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) - Rory McIlroy didn't mind being in the rough at rain-soaked Olympia Fields, except for having trees and a bunker between him and the 17th green. And even that didn't matter ...
Aug 17, 2023