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Rainfall warnings issued for west central Saskatchewan this weekend
It's going to be very wet in parts of Saskatchewan this weekend.Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a rainfall warning for west-central areas of the province from the Alberta borde...
Jun 21, 2025
Bowlers on target as Canada defeats the Bahamas at T20 Americas qualifier
KING CITY - Kaleem Sana and Shivam Sharma each took three wickets as Canada defeated the Bahamas by seven wickets Saturday at the Americas Qualifier for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. Canada won th...
Jun 21, 2025
Four missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec: police
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say an operation is underway after a helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec that has left four people unaccounted for. They say the aircraft operated by Airmedic w...
Jun 21, 2025
Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted out of the water off Sicily as salvage operate completes
PORTICELLO, Italy (AP) - A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, was lifted fully out of the water on Saturday afternoo...
Jun 21, 2025
Belarus frees key opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski following rare visit from top US envoy
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, following a visit there by a senior Trump a...
Jun 21, 2025
B.C. student created wildfire map during own evacuation from Manitoba fire zone
University of British Columbia Okanagan geography student Jenna Taylor went home last month to spend time with her family in Flin Flon, Man. A relaxing break did not ensue. Taylor and her family would...
Jun 21, 2025
Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it's considering a "combination of approaches" to boosting pay for armed service members, including introducing retention bonuses for "stress tra...
Jun 21, 2025
First Nations youth say they're 'starting a movement' against major projects bills
OTTAWA - First Nations youth leaders are warning Canadians can expect a long, tense summer of protests as governments push forward with plans to fast-track major projects - and young people will be le...
Jun 21, 2025
Events are being held across the country Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day
OTTAWA - Hundreds of events are planned across the country Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day. First observed in 1996, Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize First Nations, Inuit and Mtis c...
Jun 21, 2025
Israel-Iran war stretches into a second week without diplomatic breakthrough
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Hours of talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war entered its second week with a fresh round of stri...
Jun 21, 2025
