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Buhl Fire Update as of July 15, 2025
There is currently one (1) confirmed fire known as the Buhl Fire in Prince Albert National Park. The Buhl fire is estimated to be 33,917 hectares with 6262 hectares within park boundaries. It is curre...
Jul 16, 2025
Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher
OTTAWA - The wildfires that are flaring up across Canada again are one of the reasons public safety should be added to CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate, a new report from a research centre at McGill Univers...
Jul 16, 2025
CFL reinstates veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon after gambling suspension
TORONTO - The CFL has reinstated veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon. The CFL suspended Lemon, 36, indefinitely April 24, 2024 for wagering on league games in 2021 while a member of the Calgary Stam...
Jul 16, 2025
Hamilton Labour Council wants NHL to apologize for suspending players 100 years ago
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Labour Council is calling on the NHL to apologize for its treatment of striking players a century ago. The Tigers played in Hamilton from 1920 to 1925 and were atop the NHL's s...
Jul 16, 2025
Israel strikes near the defense ministry in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The Israeli army said Wednesday that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city ...
Jul 16, 2025
Israel-backed aid organization in Gaza says 20 killed at distribution site, mostly in stampede
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli-backed American organization that runs an aid program in the Gaza Strip said Wednesday 20 Palestinians were killed near a distribution site. This comes as Israeli st...
Jul 16, 2025
In the news today: PM meeting steelworkers, Ontario chiefs cry foul, Alberta next?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney heads to Hamilton to meet steelworkers Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Hamilton today ...
Jul 16, 2025
Carney heads to Hamilton to meet steelworkers as U.S. trade talks continue
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Hamilton today to make an announcement related to the steel industry. It has been more than a month since U.S. President Donald Trump doubled ...
Jul 16, 2025
Chiefs of Ontario say Ottawa acting unfairly in major projects meeting Thursday
OTTAWA - The Chiefs of Ontario say Ottawa is levelling an unfair playing field for chiefs in a meeting planned with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss the government's controversial maj...
Jul 16, 2025
Jays stars soak up MLB All-Star Game history; Freeman feels the love from Atlanta
ATLANTA - Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Junior and Alejandro Kirk were a part of Major League Baseball All-Star Game history on Tuesday night at Truist Park. Tied 6-6 after nine innings, the Nat...
Jul 15, 2025
