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Wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day. A 42-year-old man is arrested
Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one in which a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tu...
Jul 26, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring ...
Jul 26, 2024
UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said Friday that the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court's request for an arrest warrant against Israel's Prime Min...
Jul 26, 2024
Edgar Durazo takes lead in Medicine Hat Stampede rodeo
Edgar Durazo spurred Kesler's "Down with the Devil" on Thursday to a mark of 87.5 to take the lead in the bull riding after the first performance of the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Profession...
Jul 26, 2024
95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were m...
Jul 26, 2024
In the news today: B.C. crews wary of winds boosting wildfires
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... B.C. crews wary of winds boosting wildfires The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were t...
Jul 26, 2024
Paris Olympics begin with unique opening ceremony along the Seine
PARIS - The Paris Summer Olympics officially get underway today with a unique opening ceremony. Instead of marching into a stadium, representatives from more than 200 competing countries will enter th...
Jul 26, 2024
B.C. crews wary of winds accompanying rain, cool temperatures boosting wildfires
The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid expansion of an out-of-control fire near Golden, B.C., and it warns of similar fire behaviour even as it brings ...
Jul 26, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada to issue decision in Robinson Treaties case this morning
OTTAWA - Canada's top court is set to issue a decision this morning in a case about Crown payments under the Robinson Huron Treaties that have been frozen for almost 150 years. The treaties were signe...
Jul 26, 2024
People should stay inside, filter indoor air amid wildfire smoke, respirologist says
A Calgary respirologist is advising people to regularly check the outdoor air quality and stay inside as smoke from the Jasper wildfires blows into other parts of Alberta and possibly beyond. Dr. Alex...
Jul 26, 2024