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[published_date] Two rural municipalities in northwestern Alberta are sounding the alarm over extremely dry conditions that local officials say are threatening the livelihood of many cattle ranchers in the region. On July 8, the Municipal District of Greenview, located about 400 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, declared a municipal agricultural disaster for its livestock industry. With…

[published_date] Police in New York state say they have found a nine-year-old Canadian girl who went missing in northeastern New York dead. A news release from New York State Police says officers from the Warren County Sheriff's Office received a call from a man reporting his nine-year-old daughter missing from the area of Exit 22…

[published_date] Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner, 24-time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic and No. 5-ranked Jack Draper all withdrew Sunday from the National Bank Open in Toronto, citing injuries. The Masters 1000 tournament runs from July 26 to Aug. 7 at Sobeys Stadium. The No. 1-ranked Sinner blamed his right elbow, which he hurt in a fall…

[published_date] Howard Mah and Lori Arnason had never seen a wild grizzly until Saturday. And if they ever see one again, they'll be sure to be carrying bear spray the next time. The Calgary couple had set out for a short hike to Troll Falls in Alberta's Kananaskis Country on July 19 to celebrate their wedding anniversary…

[published_date] Thick wildfire smoke hanging over Manitoba continues to cause event cancellations around the province. Bike Winnipeg cancelled its annual Fancy Women Ride on Sunday due to smoke. It's the second time the event has been cancelled this year, after thunderstorms took out the initial event, according to Patty Wiens, an advocate given the title…

[published_date] A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a woman in a North York parking lot last Thursday, Toronto police say.  Toronto police said in a news release that the teenager was arrested Sunday and charged with second-degree murder, following a coordinated effort by multiple police units. He was wanted for an "unprovoked"…

[published_date] A British Columbia billionaire seeking to acquire dozens of former Hudson's Bay leases held a job fair in Toronto this weekend to attract people to work at the properties— despite not yet leasing the retail spaces in the city. Ruby Liu signed deals with Hudson's Bay in May to buy up to 28 leases across…

[published_date] U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is dismissing the question of whether U.S. free trade with Canada is dead, calling the notion "silly" and saying a substantial amount of Canadian goods enter the U.S. tariff-free under the current North American free trade deal. "We have a plan called [the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement], virtually 75 per…

[published_date] Thick wildfire smoke hanging over Manitoba has prompted the cancellation of the Sail West regional championships in Gimli.  "You want to keep them safe to sail another day. We've made a prudent and wise and defendable quite frankly decision to cancel," said Eric Turner, co-chair of the 2025 Sail West competition and president of…

[published_date] A child was found dead Saturday afternoon on the shore in New Waterford, N.S. Cape Breton Regional Police say they responded to a report of a missing autistic child in New Waterford. The mother of the child noticed the child had left their residence through a kitchen window.  The body was discovered in the water below…

[published_date] The tropical area at the tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula is best known for its beaches, resorts and sport fishing. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., reeled in a big catch of his own Saturday with a victory in the men's singles final of the Mifel Tennis Open in one hour 11 minutes.…

[published_date] "Shut up and make me a sandwich." "I don't have to listen to you, go get the man in charge." Those are some of the comments one Halifax teacher says she has heard from some of her male students in recent years. Christine Emberley said the comments range from sarcastic sniping about a woman's place in…