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BC Wildfire Service warns of 'extreme' fire behaviour due to heat wave and dry winds
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says hot and dry weather is contributing to "extreme fire behaviour" in the southern Interior as a ridge of high pressure settled over the provin...
Aug 17, 2023
Yellowknife residents ordered to leave as wildfire burns nearby
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents of the capital of the Northwest Territories and two neighbouring First Nation communities have been ordered to evacuate by Friday because of an encroaching wildfire. The evacua...
Aug 17, 2023
Oceanographers say warming waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence affecting animal life
MONTREAL - From great white sharks around Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine to lobsters conquering new territory, oceanographers say the warming of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is having an impact on the creat...
Aug 17, 2023
Canada's social housing stock lags peer countries. Liberals called on to bridge gap
OTTAWA - If a single mother with a newborn baby starts looking for city-subsidized housing in Canada's largest urban centre today, she might see her child enter high school before they find a new home...
Aug 17, 2023
First person: The quest for an ancient colossus, in the wild rainforest of B.C.
Trees of breathtaking size surround us, draped with moss and lichen, as droplets of water sparkle on the tips of endless foliage. Decaying fallen trees have created a multi-layered understory that ens...
Aug 17, 2023
A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals
SYDNEY (AP) - Sam Kerr looked up at the Stadium Australia crowd for the last time at this Women's World Cup, and it just compounded the gnawing disappointment that she and her Matildas had fallen one ...
Aug 16, 2023
A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals
SYDNEY (AP) - Sam Kerr looked up at the Stadium Australia crowd for the last time at this Women's World Cup, and it just compounded the gnawing disappointment that she and her Matildas had fallen one ...
Aug 16, 2023
Nick Castellanos's two-run double revs Phillies' offence in 9-4 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Nick Castellanos's two-run double gave Philadelphia the lead and the Phillies never looked back in a 9-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Jake Cave had a solo homer and a sacrifi...
Aug 16, 2023
US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says
U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were...
Aug 16, 2023
US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says
U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were...
Aug 16, 2023
