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Pakistani rescuers try to free 6 kids and 2 men in a cable car dangling hundreds of feet in the air
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of meters (feet) above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke on Tuesday, trapping the occup...
Aug 22, 2023

In the news today: Federal cabinet retreat to hear from housing experts today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Cabinet set to hear from housing experts as Charlottetown retreat continues The...
Aug 22, 2023

Cabinet set to hear from housing experts as Charlottetown retreat continues
CHARLOTTETOWN - The federal cabinet today is expected to discuss whether to revisit the existing national housing strategy and possibly hold a national housing summit with other levels of government a...
Aug 22, 2023

Checkpoints will block attempts to return, N.W.T. official warns wildfire evacuees
YELLOWKNIFE - A spokeswoman for the Northwest Territories' emergency management organization says there have been reports of people returning to Fort Smith, or planning to return there, despite the wi...
Aug 22, 2023

Ex-BBC reporter passionate about local news informing N.W.T. and beyond about fires
A former BBC sports reporter in the Northwest Territories has become central to the world's understanding of the wildfires threatening the territory and its capital, Yellowknife. Ollie Williams is the...
Aug 22, 2023

Premier to get first-hand look at fire damage in B.C.'s southern Interior
British Columbia Premier David Eby is scheduled to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today, along with Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston, to ...
Aug 22, 2023

Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government
BANGKOK (AP) - Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him...
Aug 21, 2023

'T. rexes' race to photo finish at Washington state track
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the track cloaked in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur c...
Aug 21, 2023

Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate ...
Aug 21, 2023

New accessibility tool at Theatre Northwest
PRINCE GEORGE - Heidi Klepsch is the accessibility coordinator for Theatre North West and revealed a new system that has been activated in the run-up to its newest production. It's a system called a h...
Aug 21, 2023