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Voters head to the polls in Battle River—Crowfoot as Poilievre seeks return to House
CAMROSE - Voters head to the polls today in a rural Alberta byelection that's getting an unusual level of national attention. Battle River-Crowfoot was left vacant when Conservative Damien Kurek stepp...
Aug 18, 2025

Labour groups pushing back as Air Canada flight attendants' strike poised to continue
It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute continues between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants. Flight attendants with the Montreal-based airline repr...
Aug 18, 2025

Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast
MIAMI (AP) - A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Ca...
Aug 17, 2025

A multi-storey building under construction was destroyed by fire, mayor says
LANGLEY - A construction project in the downtown core of Langley Township, B.C., has been destroyed by a fire that began early Sunday morning and continued into the afternoon. Police say they were cal...
Aug 17, 2025

Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump
OTTAWA - Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes session with U.S. President Donald Trump, who's fresh off his latest attempt t...
Aug 17, 2025

Woman who was missing found with boat in B.C., search for man continues
NANAIMO - A woman who was reported missing last week has been found along with the vessel she was on but Mounties in British Columbia say they are still looking for her partner. Nanaimo RCMP say the w...
Aug 17, 2025

Kodiaks outmuscle nationally ranked Rams at Masich Place Stadium
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Kodiaks made light work of the Langley Rams in BC Football Conference action Saturday (Aug. 16) night at Masich Place Stadium.The Kodiaks kept the nationally ranked R...
Aug 17, 2025

US envoy says Putin agreed to security protections for Ukraine as part of Trump summit
NEW YORK (AP) - Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine ...
Aug 17, 2025

Polls in Bolivia open for national elections that could empower the right wing
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Polls in Bolivia opened on for presidential and congressional elections that could spell the end of the Andean nation's long-dominant leftist party and see a right-wing governme...
Aug 17, 2025

Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country's northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed hou...
Aug 17, 2025