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Thousands ordered to flee California wildfire near Yosemite
WAWONA, Calif. (AP) - A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California's largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands o...
Jul 23, 2022
Jordin Tootoo denies involvement in alleged 2003 world juniors sexual assault
Jordin Tootoo is the third member of Canada's 2003 men's world junior hockey team to deny any involvement in an alleged group sexual assault. Halifax Regional Police have opened an investigation into ...
Jul 23, 2022
Canada's Brooke Henderson takes 2-shot lead into final round of Evian
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Brooke Henderson stood over a birdie putt from three feet at the 18th green, a three-shot lead going into the final round of the Evian Championship seemingly at her merc...
Jul 23, 2022
Vingegaard eyes Tour de France win, Van Aert claims last TT
ROCAMADOUR, France (AP) - Jonas Vingegaard thundered through the last serious test of the Tour de France to increase his overall lead on Saturday and all but guarantee winning cycling's biggest race. ...
Jul 23, 2022
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
LONDON - The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency. The head of th...
Jul 23, 2022
Girl, 6, among 3 fatally shot in tent at Iowa state park
A 6-year-old girl was among three Iowa family members fatally shot while camping in a state park, apparently killed by a man from Nebraska who later turned the gun on himself, police said. The victims...
Jul 23, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh 'optimistic' following first visit to N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is confident there are tangible solutions to challenges facing the North following his first trip to the Northwest Territories. Singh met with re...
Jul 23, 2022
Pope Francis to carry mass at one of Quebec's basilicas, Indigenous pilgrim site
MONTREAL - The site of the first mass in Quebec during the Pope's weeklong visit to Canada to make amends with First Nations, Mtis and Inuit communities is a renowned pilgrimage destination that merge...
Jul 23, 2022
Prospect of forgiveness stirs complex feelings among residential school survivors
EDMONTON - Residential school survivor Rod Alexis remembers his late father telling him: "Son, I don't know how to be a parent." "I lost the gift that was given to us by the Creator because I was all ...
Jul 23, 2022
Advocates say Canadians struggling with rising food costs need help from government
OTTAWA - With the cost of living rising at the fastest pace in decades, Canadians struggling to put food on the table are turning to community organizations for help. The Community Food Centre in Stra...
Jul 23, 2022