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Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts
Hot weather and dry conditions are the usual suspects in any wildfire season, but a complex interplay of topography and unpredictable winds can create particularly challenging adversaries for firefigh...
Aug 08, 2022

Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. The circumstances were not immediately clear. Spokespe...
Aug 08, 2022

Temporary closures of Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service
The Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be closed unexpectedly today from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be closed over the same timeframe on Tuesday, August 9 due to a gap in physi...
Aug 08, 2022

Alberta Culture Days sponsored events announced
This September, the province's month-long celebration of arts, heritage, diversity and community spirit are expected to offer more than 100 free activities across Alberta.Provincial officials say Albe...
Aug 08, 2022

Serena Williams earns first victory of season in first round of National Bank Open
TORONTO - Having been unable to compete much over the last couple of years, Serena Williams says she forgot what it was like to win. She got a reminder Monday afternoon. The 23-time Grand Slam champio...
Aug 08, 2022

Central Alberta Buccaneers complete 20-year milestone season
The 2022 season has come to an end for the Central Alberta Buccaneers senior men's football team.After posting a 1-5 record during the regular season while finishing tied for sixth in the seven-team l...
Aug 08, 2022

Medvedev feeling confident after latest title as he shifts focus to NBO title defence
MONTREAL - Wet weather kept many players in a frustrating holding pattern Monday afternoon at the National Bank Open. Defending champion Daniil Medvedev had no such issue. It's one of the perks of bei...
Aug 08, 2022

Bill Graham, ex-interim Liberal leader and post-9/11 foreign affairs minister, dies
OTTAWA - Bill Graham, who served as foreign affairs minister when Canada decided against joining the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died. Former Liberal MP John English told The Canadian Press tha...
Aug 08, 2022

Quebec's chief coroner calls inquest into last week's three Montreal shooting deaths
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner is launching a public inquest after a 26-year-old man allegedly shot dead three Montreal-area men last week before being killed by police. Pascale Descary said today ...
Aug 08, 2022

Blue Jays pitcher Gausman named American League player of the week
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman has been named the American League player of the week. Gausman picked up the win in Toronto's 3-1 victory at Tampa Bay on Tuesday. He threw eight innings o...
Aug 08, 2022