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Crews making 'good progress' on Lejac wildfire
FRASER LAKE - Update: (8:00 p.m.): The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has downgraded the evacuation order and lifted the evacuation alert that were both prompted by the Lejac wildfire.The evacua...
May 12, 2019 Photo courtesy Peter Luggi
Waters to rise again in Ottawa area, even as N.B. turns to flood recovery mode
Water levels are expected to rise again this weekend between Ottawa and Montreal, even as New Brunswick's floods are effectively over. Officials warned late Thursday that "significant" rainfall is exp...
May 12, 2019
Kidnap claim unravels: Baby thrown down hill, mom charged
A mother's claim that her 7-week-old baby was kidnapped quickly unraveled after her infant was found at the bottom of a 75-foot ravine in the North Carolina mountains, law enforcement officials said F...
May 12, 2019
Rural Canada's voice in cabinet says feds looking at funding community ISPs
OTTAWA - A new plan to help rural Canada thrive will focus on expanding internet and cellphone coverage, even funding communities that want to be their own service providers, the minister in...
May 12, 2019
Trump U.S. Senate ally says Kovrig, Spavor face 'harsh' treatment in China
OTTAWA - China is detaining two Canadians in harsh conditions and U.S. lawmakers won't rest until they are freed, says a powerful Republican senator. The full-throated American support for Canadian ex...
May 12, 2019
Hamilton beats Bottas at Spanish GP for 5th Mercedes 1-2
MONTMELO, Spain - Lewis Hamilton beat teammate Valtteri Bottas to win the Spanish Grand Prix for a third consecutive year on Sunday, securing a fifth one-two finish for Mercedes to start the Formula O...
May 12, 2019
House passes $19B disaster aid bill over Trump opposition
WASHINGTON - The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases, as Demo...
May 12, 2019
Federal Court of Appeal narrows release of Senate-scandal documents
OTTAWA - The government does not have to release parts of a memo about the Senate's expense scandals in 2013 because it constituted legal advice for then prime minister Stephen Harper, the Federa...
May 12, 2019
Projected high draft pick Kaapo Kakko leads Finland to win over Canada
KOSICE, Slovakia - Finland continued its recent domination of Canada in international hockey on Friday, winning 3-1 in the opening game for both teams at the world men's championship. The Finns beat t...
May 12, 2019
Officials: Rapper Kodak Black arrested on weapons charges
MIAMI - Officials say Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrested on federal and state weapons charges just before he was to perform at a hip-hop festival. The U.S. Marshals office says in a news release ...
May 12, 2019