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A report into Lytton, B.C., wildfire suggests more community fireproofing needed
VANCOUVER - A report on the wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton concludes the disaster couldn't have been stopped, even with an area-wide emergency response. The report, pub...
May 17, 2022
Trevali reports no survivors found in refuge chamber after Burkina Faso mine flood
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. says none of the eight workers missing since the Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso flooded a month ago were able to reach an underground refuge chamber. The company says res...
May 17, 2022
Liberals move to bar sanctioned Russians from Canada through immigration amendments
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving to ban Russians sanctioned over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine from entering Canada. The government tabled proposed amendments to federal immigration law in the...
May 17, 2022
Suspect charged in deadly California church shooting
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors have charged the suspect in the California church shooting with one count of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. Orange County District Att...
May 17, 2022
Rain and strong wind expected to lash southwestern B.C.: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - An unseasonably strong low-pressure system is heading toward southwestern British Columbia, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and snow at higher elevations. Environment Canada has issued s...
May 17, 2022
Regular travel and public health measures can't coexist: Canadian Airport Council
OTTAWA - The Canadian Airports Council is asking the federal government to do away with COVID-19 protocols at customs to clear up the chaos that international travellers experience when they arrive in...
May 17, 2022
West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner's report
MONTREAL - The head of a western Montreal regional health authority will step down at the end of her mandate in July following a damning report from the Quebec coroner. The health authority made the a...
May 17, 2022
Research group says whales that turned up in Montreal haven't been seen since Sunday
MONTREAL - A marine mammal research group is reporting that the two minke whales spotted near Montreal last week haven't been seen for more than 48 hours. Robert Michaud of the group Reseau qubecois d...
May 17, 2022
The AP Interview: Scottish leader pushes independence, NATO
WASHINGTON (AP) - The European crisis wrought by Russia's war in Ukraine makes Scotland's independence drive more important and demands that Scotland play its "full part" in ensuring stability and sec...
May 17, 2022
In Buffalo, Biden condemns racism, mourns new victims
BUFFALO (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must "reject the lie" of the racist "replacement theory" espoused by the shooter who murdered ...
May 17, 2022