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In The News for May 30 : Alberta UCP wins majority government
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 May 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 30, 2023
'Crushing consequences': experts see growing risk as wildfires crash into communities
The fire department in Slave Lake, Alta., had a long-standing plan for tackling wildfire encroaching on the community, but in May 2011, flames from a nearby forest blewover suppression effortsand dest...
May 30, 2023
Municipality says early estimate is 200 homes or structures damaged in N.S. fire
HALIFAX - The Halifax Regional Municipality says preliminary estimates indicate approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged by a wildfire that's been burning in suburban Halifax. The munic...
May 30, 2023
Lone tenant in a $400-a-month apartment could hold up major Montreal condo project
MONTREAL - As Carla White looks out the window of her yellow-and-pink, plant-filled apartment in the heart of downtown Montreal, she wonders where she's going to live next. "I look out there and say, ...
May 30, 2023
A look at Alberta elections and governments over the last two decades
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservatives secured a majority government in Monday's provincial election. The Progressive Conservatives, one of the parties that merged to create the UCP, held power in ...
May 30, 2023
Moscow mayor reports drone attack in Russian capital with minor damage to buildings
MOSCOW (AP) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday morning. Sobyanin said in a Telegram post that the attack caused "insignificant damage" to several ...
May 29, 2023
NDP Leader Notley wins seat in Edmonton-Strathcona
EDMONTON, AB - The Canadian Press is projecting that Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has been re-elected as the legislature member for Edmonton-Strathcona.Full results are available on the Elections ...
May 29, 2023
Rochette scores twice as Remparts edge T-Birds 3-1 at Memorial Cup
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The first three games of the 2023 Memorial Cup championship produced 32 goals. So when Theo Rochette of the Quebec Remparts scored 54 seconds into Monday's fourth preliminary round ga...
May 29, 2023
Smith secures seat in Alberta legislature
BROOKS, AB - The Canadian Press projects that Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith has been re-elected as the legislature member for Brooks-Medicine Hat.Full results are available on the ...
May 29, 2023
CP News Alert: Smith secures seat in Alberta legislature
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith has been re-elected as the legislature member for Brooks-Medicine Hat. The Canadian Press
May 29, 2023