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In the news today: Fundraiser launched to honour firefighter who died in B.C.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Fundraiser honours firefighter who died in B.C. A fundraiser has been launched ...

Aug 2, 2023

Trump Republican front-runner, indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election results

WASHINGTON - "You're too honest," Donald Trump allegedly told Mike Pence on the first day of 2021, six days before supporters of a defeated yet defiant president stormed Capitol Hill and tried to subv...

Aug 2, 2023

Fundraiser honours Zak Muise, who died fighting wildfire in B.C.

A fundraiser has been launched to honour the memory of a firefighter killed while fighting British Columbia's largest wildfire last week. The 25-year-old firefighter who died Friday has been identifie...

Aug 2, 2023

Firefighter killed in B.C. called 'vital' member of the team

The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for. Big Cat Wildfire s...

Aug 1, 2023

Researchers find oldest-known species of swimming jellyfish in Burgess Shale fossils

The Royal Ontario Museum says it has discovered the oldest-known swimming jellyfish in the fossil record from specimens collected at the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies. The newly named Burgesso...

Aug 1, 2023

Harold Brine was the last of 19 miners rescued after 1958 Nova Scotia mine disaster

HALIFAX - When Harold Brine realized he and 11 other men were trapped near the bottom of North America's deepest coal mine, his thoughts turned to his two-year-old daughter, Bonnie. "I was wondering i...

Aug 1, 2023

British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers

British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 201...

Aug 1, 2023

Labour experts urge caution ahead of union vote that could end B.C. port dispute

Labour observers are urging caution ahead of a union vote that could end the long-running B.C. port dispute this week, saying there's a history of union members rejecting deals struck at the negotiati...

Aug 1, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken personal information

VANCOUVER - A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses. Michael McMilli...

Aug 1, 2023

Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer

MONTREAL - A team of divers combing the watery depths off Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine this summer say they have discovered seven new shipwrecks that likely date to the 1800s. Diver Jean-Simon Richard...

Aug 1, 2023