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In the news today: Rain, cooler temperatures help Western wildfires
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
May 17, 2024 4:15 AM
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Hard-working fire crews, rain help keep Fort McMurray wildfire from growing
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Every day since a wildfire began menacing the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., grimy, exhausted firefighters have been spilling of helicopters at the end of another one of the toughest shifts around.
May 17, 2024 4:00 AM
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Most Canadians support abortion, one-third see Tories as least supportive: poll
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May 17, 2024 4:00 AM
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Court to hear from former acquaintances of admitted Winnipeg serial killer
WINNIPEG — Two former acquaintances of an admitted serial killer are expected to testify today in the murder trial of Jeremy Skibicki. One of those is set to provide details about the behaviour of the man charged with killing four Indigenous women.
May 17, 2024 4:00 AM
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Kielburger mom's defamation lawsuit against Canadaland to go to trial
TORONTO — A defamation lawsuit filed by the mother of Marc and Craig Kielburger against the Canadaland podcast and its host will head to trial after an Ontario court rejected an application to have it thrown out, finding there is reason to believe th
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Alberta RCMP link four women killed in the 1970s to dead serial sex offender
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May 17, 2024 4:00 AM
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Rain keeping Fort McMurray fire at bay, as thousands out of homes in Western Canada
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray, Alta., got a watery reprieve from a menacing wildfire Thursday as steady rain fell and water cannons delivered a soaking blast to tinder-dry ditches.
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Mother, stepfather get 15 years for manslaughter in death of B.C. boy Dontay Lucas, 6
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — The mother and stepfather of six-year-old Dontay Lucas have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a B.C. Supreme Court judge.
May 16, 2024 8:39 PM
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Holdover wildfires: Why B.C. may see more overwinter fires flare up this season
FORT NELSON, B.C. — One of the largest wildfires burning in Western Canada is the Patry Creek fire, 25 kilometres north of Fort Nelson, B.C., which re-emerged May 2 after smouldering through the winter.
May 16, 2024 8:34 PM
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Eby warns about United-Conservative merger, says B.C. voters face 'starkest choice'
VICTORIA — British Columbia's election campaign was unofficially launched on Thursday, five months ahead of the Oct.
May 16, 2024 7:37 PM
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