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Water levels peak, flood warning lifted for Grand Forks, B.C.
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - The risk of flooding near the British Columbia community of Grand Forks has been downgraded from a warning to an advisory. After heavy rain and rapid snowmelt, the province's river...
May 8, 2023
Meta has team working to block news on Facebook, Instagram from Canadian users
OTTAWA - A representative for Meta says the tech giant has a team that is working toward blocking news for its Canadian users on Facebook and Instagram. Rachel Curran, head of public policy for Meta C...
May 8, 2023
Driver in deadly Texas crash charged with manslaughter
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The driver of an SUV that crashed into a crowd of people at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter, police said Monday. Authoriti...
May 8, 2023
Report: The Weeknd becomes latest celebrity attached to bid for NHL's Senators
OTTAWA - The Weekend is the latest celebrity to join the race to purchase the NHL's Ottawa Senators, according to a report from the Ottawa Sun. The recording artist from Toronto, whose birth name is A...
May 8, 2023
Energy companies curtail production due to Alberta wildfires
CALGARY, AB - Vermilion Energy Inc. says it temporarily has shut-in about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production as it assesses the risk to its operations due to the wildfires in Alber...
May 8, 2023
Market Watch: May 5
Big PictureCorporate earnings influence investors' decisions North American equity markets ended the session relatively flat on Monday. Actions by regulators over the weekend helped alleviate investor...
May 8, 2023
In West Virginia, police exhume body of suspect in 1975 murder of Montreal teenager
MONTREAL - Police in Longueil, Que., say the body of a suspect in the 1975 murder of a Montreal teenager has been exhumed in the United States. Sgt. Francis Charette says DNA tests are currently being...
May 8, 2023
Figure skater Piper Gilles reveals she has been treated for Stage 1 ovarian cancer
Canadian figure skater Piper Gilles says she has been treated for Stage 1 ovarian cancer. Gilles made the announcement Sunday in a video on Instagram. The 31-year-old Gilles and skating partner Paul P...
May 8, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Floridian brooms are out in Sunrise. Non-playoff teams have all fingers crossed for tonight's draft lottery, and the Edmonton Oilers, coming off their most impressive win of the 2023 playoffs, are...
May 8, 2023
RCMP issue alert for rural residents in central Alberta : In The News for May 8
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 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... R...
May 8, 2023