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Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire
BANFF - Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends. "The next fire in here...
May 19, 2025
Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists
The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an "undesirable organization," a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The decis...
May 19, 2025
Archeologists find prehistoric artifacts at future skating rink site near Montreal
MONTREAL - Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrtien was supervising a team digging at the site of a future hockey rink northeast of Montreal, a mini excavator unearthed pieces of cut stone. Formed unde...
May 19, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies. In a video statement posted to social m...
May 19, 2025
Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement
OTTAWA - Public transit, cycling and walking will be the "primary and preferred modes" of getting fans to and from the Ottawa Senators' planned downtown arena, says a newly disclosed agreement on the ...
May 19, 2025
Opposition slams Liberals for having no plans to table budget soon
OTTAWA - Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rise...
May 19, 2025
Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement
OTTAWA - Public transit, cycling and walking will be the "primary and preferred modes" of getting fans to and from the Ottawa Senators' planned downtown arena, says a newly disclosed agreement on the ...
May 19, 2025
Marchand continues to haunt boo-birds, Leafs in big games
TORONTO - Brad Marchand was with a new team, but felt very much at home beating up an old foe in the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Marchand scored once and set up his linemates for two other goals in...
May 18, 2025
Panthers dismantle Leafs in Game 7, move onto third straight Eastern Conference final
TORONTO - The Panthers are off to another Eastern Conference final. The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, are once again left to pick up the pieces. Eetu Luostarinen and Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists...
May 18, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sheds stoic approach as Canadian star leads Thunder to Game 7 win
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The normally stoic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was caught smiling on camera after a Game 3 loss at Denver that put Oklahoma City down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals. Oklahom...
May 18, 2025