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[published_date] N.L. government updating status of wildfires Premier John Hogan provides an update on the wildfire situation in N.L. Premier John Hogan will be providing an update on the status of wildfires at 1:00 p.m., Saturday. As fire suppression support comes in from Quebec and Ontario to fight three out of control wildfires across…

[published_date] Two women climb over felled pine trees, some branches still green with needles, following a deep trench cut into the forest floor.  A little under a kilometre away, this forest connects to the old front lines of the 1990 Oka Crisis, or the siege of Kanehsatà:ke.  The trench, roughly three feet deep, stretches out from the back of Big Chief's Variety, a five-storey…

[published_date] A man is dead and a woman has serious injuries after what RCMP are calling a "targeted" shooting into a vehicle near Wellington in western Prince Edward Island.  A news release from Prince District RCMP said the incident happened around 8 p.m. AT on Friday, in the Urbainville area.  "A vehicle involved in the…

[published_date] Critics of a drought-driven woods ban in Nova Scotia say it's an instance of government overreach. Provincial officials say the ban — which came into effect Tuesday and prohibits hiking and camping in the forest — is necessary given hot, dry conditions throughout the province and the heightened risk of wildfires. "I don't think it's reasonable to restrict people…

[published_date] Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday's doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Pawol, a 48-year-old…

[published_date] Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had four hits, including a home run, and Davis Schneider went deep twice as the Toronto Blue Jays capped their Coors Field onslaught Wednesday with a 20-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The first-place Blue Jays finished with five homers and 24 hits to set a major league record with 63…

[published_date] The WNBA has sent out a notice warning anyone who deliberately throws objects onto the court during league games could be arrested and banned from games for a year, after a sex toy was tossed toward players for the third time in a week. The latest incident happened during an WNBA game between the Los…

[published_date] First, if we can agree that you can't put your hands on people, on purpose, in anger, after the whistle, in a non-contact sport, then we can also recognize that the only person who crossed a bright red ethical line at the USATF Championships men's 200-metre final was silver medallist Kenny Bednarek, who delivered…

[published_date] Canada fell one place to No. 9 while Spain replaced the U.S. atop the FIFA women's world rankings released Thursday. It marked the third consecutive drop for the Canadian women, who finished 2024 at No. 6. Casey Stoney's team went 1-1-0 since the last rankings, putting on a poor show in a 3-0 loss…

[published_date] The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has informed the Fort Erie Racetrack that a race on Monday's card is under review. In that race, 6-5 favourite Princess O Denmark had a big lead at the top of the stretch but was beaten by three-quarters of a length at the wire. Jockey Kirk Johnson had…

[published_date] The Washington Mystics have dealt Canadian forward Aaliyah Edwards to the Connecticut Sun, the WNBA team announced Thursday. The Mystics received guard Jacy Sheldon. The teams also swapped first-round draft picks, with Washington getting Connecticut's 14th overall pick (originally New York) in exchange for the 15th pick (originally Minnesota). The move returns Edwards, from…

[published_date] Netflix has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights in Canada for the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031, mirroring an earlier announced rights deal in the U.S. World Cups have typically been shown on free-to-air public networks to reach the biggest audiences. But Netflix has been flexing its sports muscle of late, adding…