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'Suffering of the three': Victims of Calgary explosion require more surgery

'Suffering of the three': Victims of Calgary explosion require more surgery

CALGARY — A prayer of thanks planned for 10 men injured in a massive house explosion in late March has been delayed after three survivors met setbacks in their recovery.
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Canadian basketball leagues names top players, coach for 2023 season

Canadian basketball leagues names top players, coach for 2023 season

Teddy Allen of the Winnipeg Sea Bears has been named the Most Valuable Player in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash a
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Canada's Raonic, top-ranked Alcaraz power through to victories at National Bank Open

Canada's Raonic, top-ranked Alcaraz power through to victories at National Bank Open

TORONTO — Milos Raonic did not expect to perform as well as he did Wednesday. Raonic used his strong serve to power through to a 6-4, 6-3 second-round win over Japan's Taro Daniel at the National Bank Open. The Thornhill, Ont.
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Canadian Fernandez wins marathon match, beats Haddad Maia

Canadian Fernandez wins marathon match, beats Haddad Maia

MONTREAL — It took just under three hours for Leylah Fernandez to qualify for the round of 16 in front of her hometown crowd after beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 at IGA Stadium on Wednesday evening.
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Northern Yukon fly-in community of Old Crow is ordered evacuated due to wildfire risk

Northern Yukon fly-in community of Old Crow is ordered evacuated due to wildfire risk

WHITEHORSE — The remote fly-in community of Old Crow in Yukon has been ordered evacuated due to a weather change that increases the risk of wildfires.
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Officials said Tories' Paul Bernardo bill unlikely to come before Parliament: emails

Officials said Tories' Paul Bernardo bill unlikely to come before Parliament: emails

OTTAWA — Government officials in the Privy Council Office discussed a Conservative private member's bill launched in response to convicted killer Paul Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison, noting it would likely never hit Parliament, inter
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B.C. firefighters honour fallen colleague Zak Muise at memorial and on frontline

B.C. firefighters honour fallen colleague Zak Muise at memorial and on frontline

PENTICTON, B.C. — Firefighters on British Columbia's northern wildfire frontline wore black bandanas Wednesday while others carrying helmets and axes marched in Penticton during a memorial procession to honour colleague Zak Muise.
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Toronto doc director Daniel Roher remembers Robbie Robertson as risk-taker and artist

Toronto doc director Daniel Roher remembers Robbie Robertson as risk-taker and artist

TORONTO — An Oscar-winning Toronto director who credits Robbie Robertson with helping to launch his career remembered the legendary singer-songwriter as a risk-taker and musical talent who “created a bridge across time.
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B.C. newlyweds spend their wedding night at the top of broken down Banff Gondola

B.C. newlyweds spend their wedding night at the top of broken down Banff Gondola

Jaclyn and Brennen McConnell had planned their elopement in the Alberta Rockies a year ago, but they hadn't prepared to spend their wedding night sleeping on the floor in a building on the top of a mountain.
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