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Canada adds Colorado defender Moise Bombito to CONCACAF Nations League roster
Canada has called up Colorado Rapids defender Moise Bombito to replace the injured Derek Cornelius at next week's CONCACAF Nations League finals. It marks the first Canadian call-up for the 23-year-ol...
Jun 10, 2023

May building permit data shows continued slow start to 2023
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George city council will received the monthly building permit development summary on Monday (June 12) at the regular meeting of council. Through the month of May three new duple...
Jun 10, 2023

It's graduation day for the youngest person in Canada to finish a university degree
Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is about to become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate from university. The 12-year-old is expected to accept her University of Ottawa diploma for a bache...
Jun 10, 2023

B.C. fire officials hope wind shift will help save Tumbler Ridge from intense blaze
Fire officials are hoping a wind change will help save the community of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia, after an intense wildfire pushed within a few kilometres of the town.The communi...
Jun 10, 2023

French stabbing suspect charged with attempted murder as injured toddlers remain hospitalized
PARIS (AP) - French judges on Saturday handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park. The suspect is a 31-year-...
Jun 10, 2023

Once 'forgotten,' Oujé-Bougoumou Cree watch nervously as wildfire threatens community
MONTREAL - For Priscilla Bosum, the magnitude of what was happening to her northern Quebec home of Ouj-Bougoumou only sunk in when an evacuation order Tuesday night left her wondering if she and her f...
Jun 10, 2023

Book shines a light on successes, challenges experienced by Turcotte brothers
Ron Turcotte was the most unlikely of American Triple Crown winners. The Canadian rode superstar Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, becoming the first jockey to record the historic sweep in 25 year...
Jun 10, 2023

Wildfires are fuelling eco-anxiety but taking climate action can help, experts say
When Jennifer Austin woke up on Tuesday morning, her Ottawa home smelled like smoke, even though all the windows were closed. "I felt like a little bit under siege," she said. "It was a bit of a battl...
Jun 10, 2023

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for a surprise visit to show Canada's solidarity with Ukraine's ongoing efforts to push back against Russia more than a year a...
Jun 10, 2023

B.C. fire officials hope wind shift will help save Tumbler Ridge from intense blaze
Fire officials are hoping a wind change will help save the community of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia, after an intense wildfire pushed within a few kilometres of the town. The commun...
Jun 10, 2023