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2024 wildfire season is on track to be second largest in last two decades
Canada's wildfire season is on track to be the second largest in at least the last two decades, trailing only last year's record-breaking season. Federal officials say above-normal temperatures and dr...
Sep 25, 2024
Passenger killed when gunman hijacks city bus, leads police on chase through downtown Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles early Wednesday, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested,...
Sep 25, 2024
Former Raptors star Carter to visit Toronto amid jersey retirement rumblings
TORONTO - NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter will be in Toronto on Friday amid reports that the Raptors will announce the retirement of his jersey. The Raptors announced Wednesday that Carter will return ...
Sep 25, 2024
Anthem Sports & Entertainment acquires Canadian specialty channels Hollywood Suite
TORONTO - Anthem Sports & Entertainment has acquired independent Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite. Anthem, a Toronto-based global multiplatform media company, says the acquisition diversifies ...
Sep 25, 2024
Helene becomes a hurricane and is expected to intensify as it moves toward Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and moved north along Mexico's coast on a path toward the U.S., leading residents to evacu...
Sep 25, 2024
International team for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal
MONTREAL (AP) - A capsule look at the 12-man International team at the Presidents Cup, which starts Thursday at Royal Montreal: Byeong Hun An Age: 33. Country: South Korea. World ranking: 34. Worldwid...
Sep 25, 2024
The 12-man American roster at the Presidents Cup
MONTREAL (AP) - A capsule look at the 12-man roster for the United States in the Presidents Cup, which starts Thursday at Royal Montreal: Keegan Bradley Age: 38. World ranking: 13. Worldwide victories...
Sep 25, 2024
Flyers turn to Russian teen sensation Matvei Michkov to lift them into the playoffs
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - Matvei Michkov's first dose of culture shock in American hockey hit the teen sensation when he skated in the opening days of Philadelphia Flyers' training camp. Flyers fans were ...
Sep 25, 2024
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel intercepts Hezbollah's farthest strike yet in 11 months of exchanges
Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel on Wednesday, including a longer-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. It was the group's farthest strik...
Sep 25, 2024
Nearly half of new nurses in Alberta planning to quit, says report
A new report does not bode well for the future of healthcare.The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) states that, for every 100 Canadian nurses who started working in the field in 2022, 40 nurses below ...
Sep 25, 2024