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New B.C. wildfire forces evacuations in south Okanagan as some heat warnings resume
A new wildfire in British Columbia has forced the evacuation of nearly 80 properties, while residents of hundreds more homes around the south Okanagan lakeside community of Okanagan Falls have been or...
Jul 12, 2021
Top US commander to exit Afghanistan amid Taliban surge
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is to hand over his command at a ceremony in the capital of Kabul on Monday, as America winds down its 20-year military presence and Tal...
Jul 12, 2021
Police investigate racist abuse of three England players
LONDON (AP) - British police opened investigations Monday into the racist abuse of three Black players who missed penalties in England's shootout loss to Italy in the European Championship final. The ...
Jul 12, 2021
Pope to spend a few more days in Rome hospital after surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis will spend a few more days in the hospital following his July 4 intestinal surgery to "optimize" recovery and rehabilitation treatment and therapy, the Vatican said Monday. Th...
Jul 12, 2021
Fleeing B.C. fires and Canada's rising vaccination rate: In The News for July 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July12 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Jul 12, 2021
Two Jordanians convicted in royal plot, will serve 15 years
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian state security court has sentenced two former officials to serve 15 years in prison over an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy involving the half-brother...
Jul 12, 2021
Canada to reach 55M vaccine doses by week's end, catching up to U.S. on second doses
OTTAWA - Canada is expecting vaccine shipments to keep rolling in this week as the country inches closer to matching the percentage of people in the United States fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Th...
Jul 12, 2021
Two police watchdogs now mandated to probe domestic violence, experts say more needed
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's new police oversight agency has become just the second in Canada with an explicit mandate to investigate allegations of domestic violence committed by of...
Jul 12, 2021
Montreal blue-collar workers allege systemic racism on the job, seek compensation
MONTREAL - Blue-collar workers employed by a Montreal borough say they're seeking compensation from the city after a pair of reports earlier this spring revealed allegations of widespread discriminati...
Jul 12, 2021
Bucks blowout: Giannis has 41, Suns' NBA Finals lead now 2-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks made the NBA Finals' return to Milwaukee a slamming success. The way the Greek Freak is going, the party might just be getting started. Antetokounm...
Jul 11, 2021