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CP NewsAlert: Feds order benzene leak fixes in Sarnia after plastics plant pollution
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies operating in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. The order come...
May 17, 2024
Quebec woman awarded $460K after attack by three dogs; owner and municipality liable
MONTREAL - A woman in Quebec's Eastern Townships has been awarded nearly $460,000 in damages after she was attacked five years ago by a trio of dogs. In a May 15 decision, a Quebec Superior Court judg...
May 17, 2024
Rain makes for 'excellent' conditions for crews battling northern B.C. wildfires
A rainy day in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., was what fire crews were hoping for as they continue battle a wildfire burning 2.5 kilometres outside the town.Evan Peck, a fire behaviour specialist with ...
May 17, 2024
Medicine Hat Interpretive Program hosting 'Bird Nerds' walk Saturday
The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is hosting a bird identification walk on Saturday. The Bird Nerds 101 Identification Walk will run 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Police Point Park.Attendees will learn...
May 17, 2024
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for not following orders after traffic fatality
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. ESP...
May 17, 2024
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship for not following orders after traffic fatality
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. ESP...
May 17, 2024
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
ROUEN, France (AP) - France's Interior Minister said Friday that a man who was shot and killed by police after a suspected arson attack on a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen was an Algerian nat...
May 17, 2024
Slovak prime minister underwent another operation, remains in serious condition
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovak prime minister has undergone another operation after he was shot on Wednesday and remains in serious condition, the country's defense minister said Friday. Fico, 59,...
May 17, 2024
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's ‘expansionism’
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Ta...
May 17, 2024
Putin says Russia wants buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow's offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but has no plans to capture the city. Speaking to rep...
May 17, 2024