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Police investigating overnight fire at future Montreal light rail station as arson
Montreal police say they're are investigating a suspicious overnight fire that caused significant damage at a light rail station under construction. Const. Mariane Allaire Morin says flames were repor...
Aug 08, 2023
Quebec police say 22 people died in road and off-road crashes over two-week period
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say 22 people died in crashes on the province's roads and trails over the past two weeks, marking a particularly deadly summer holiday period. Police say there were...
Aug 08, 2023
Rain, cooler weather could bring relief to B.C. wildfire crews as new fires start
Crews with the BC Wildfire Service faced a busy long weekend as the number of active wildfires in the province jumped above 400, including 34 reported Monday. The wildfire service says more than 200 o...
Aug 08, 2023
Poland to hold parliamentary election on Oct. 15, launching campaign in shadow of war in region
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's president announced on Tuesday that the country would hold its parliamentary election on Oct. 15, marking the official start of an electoral campaign that has informally...
Aug 08, 2023
Renovations underway at Redcliff Rec-Tangle
REDCLIFF AB - Work crews are busy with renovations at the Redcliff Rec-Tangle Arena.The work involves the removal of the existing concrete slab, brine lines and rink boards.That's all being replaced, ...
Aug 08, 2023
Canada sanctions Iran's new national security chief, six drone executives
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning Iran's new security chief, alongside six Iranians accused of destabilizing the Middle East and Ukraine. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a former commander of the navy division of th...
Aug 08, 2023
Local football talent gains wisdom from CFL icon Hank Ilesic
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A local football player is getting the opportunity many athletes can only dream of. Grade 11 student Ira Hozack is being mentored by a hall of famer."I started playing football when...
Aug 08, 2023
Jamaica's Women's World Cup ends, but their fight for support continues
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Jamaica's Women's World Cup run might be over for now, but the team's fight for support back home continues. The Reggae Girlz were disbanded 15 years ago when the Jamaican ...
Aug 08, 2023
France ends Morocco's run and advances to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France advanced to the Women's World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-0 win on Tuesday that ended Morocco's historic debut run at the global tour...
Aug 08, 2023
Township road 120 closed for several hours due to single vehicle collision
UPDATE: Redcliff RCMP say the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle crashed into a railway crossing arm. They were taken to hospital in what was believed to be serious non-life-threatening condition...
Aug 08, 2023