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BC Wildfire Service says civilian drone hit firefighting plane
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says police are investigating after one of its firefighting aircraft was struck by a civilian drone that was being illegally flown in restricted airspace. It says th...
Sep 04, 2025
Officials, Indigenous leaders respond to mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation
WINNIPEG - A man killed his sister and wounded several others in a mass stabbing on the Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba on Thursday. RCMP said Tyrone Simard, 26, then fled in a stolen vehicle an...
Sep 04, 2025
Trump will seek 'Department of War' rebrand for Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for A...
Sep 04, 2025
Canada-wide warrant issued for man wanted in relation to 2018 homicide
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit is asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.Christian Nyabirungu, 35, is wanted in relation to the murder of Aldane Mesquita tha...
Sep 04, 2025
Timeline of mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation, attacker dies in crash
WINNIPEG - RCMP say a man killed his sister and wounded several others Thursday in a stabbing rampage on a Manitoba First Nation. He then fled and was killed in a highway crash with a Mountie who was ...
Sep 04, 2025
School changing ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ to comply with NY ban on Native American team names
BOHEMIA, N.Y. (AP) - A school district in New York City's suburbs agreed this week to change its "Thunderbirds" nickname to simply the "T-Birds" in order to comply with the state's mandate to retire a...
Sep 04, 2025
Innisfail RCMP arrest two men for theft of copper wire
Innisfail RCMP have arrested two men from Red Deer after they allegedly stole nearly 200 pounds worth of copper wire.On Aug, 28, police responded to a report of fire near the Highway 54 bridge after t...
Sep 04, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney to speak at opening night of Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the opening of the Toronto International Film Festival, set to speak ahead of a screening of "John Candy: I Like Me," a documentary about the Canadian comedy...
Sep 04, 2025
Appeals court panel stops order to wind down operations at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Everglades
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A federal appeals court panel on Thursday put on hold a lower court judge's order to wind down operations of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "All...
Sep 04, 2025
Canadian Armed Forces member deployed in Latvia is missing, says DND
OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed in Latvia has been reported missing since Tuesday, and the Department of National Defence says an investigation and search efforts are ongoing. More co...
Sep 04, 2025