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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
18-year-old shot and killed in Pelican Narrows
On Saturday, August 16 at 8:00 a.m., Pelican Narrows RCMP responded to a report of an 18-year-old male who had been seriously injured by a firearm on Kaskew Crescent in Pelican Narrows.The male was qu...
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
Air Canada passengers still scrambling to rebook as labour dispute grounds flights
Air passengers are still scrambling to rebook their flights home as a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants continues to ground planes around the world. James Hart and Zahara Vir...
Aug 17, 2025
Riders flatten Ticats, off to best start since 2013
The Saskatchewan Roughriders flattened the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at a sold-out Mosaic Stadium to improve their record to 8-1.In a battle between two of the front-runners for the CFL's Most Outstanding P...
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