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Wildfire menacing Squamish, B.C., appears to stabilize amid cooler conditions

Wildfire menacing Squamish, B.C., appears to stabilize amid cooler conditions

Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C., which forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park and triggered a local state of emergency earlier this week appears to have stabilized after help from cool, cloudy weather conditions.
As Trump heads to the G7, Canada hopes to avoid another Charlevoix-style eruption

As Trump heads to the G7, Canada hopes to avoid another Charlevoix-style eruption

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive Sunday in Alberta for the G7 summit — his first visit to Canada since leaving in a huff seven years ago.
British PM Keir Starmer visiting Ottawa before joining G7 leaders in Alberta

British PM Keir Starmer visiting Ottawa before joining G7 leaders in Alberta

OTTAWA — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting Ottawa today ahead of the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta.
Canadians urged to 'avoid all travel' to Israel amid air, missile strikes with Iran

Canadians urged to 'avoid all travel' to Israel amid air, missile strikes with Iran

OTTAWA — The federal government is urging Canadians to "avoid all travel" to Israel as the country exchanges missile and air strikes with Iran.
What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care

What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration's emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump's efforts to remake the federal government
As Trump goes to G7 summit, other world leaders aim to show they're not intimidated

As Trump goes to G7 summit, other world leaders aim to show they're not intimidated

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission — a gamble that is increasingly being tested ahead of the Group of Seven summit beginning Monday in Canada.
Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' as Iran fires drones and missiles in response to Israeli strikes

Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' as Iran fires drones and missiles in response to Israeli strikes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles, as the two countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and
Democrats squaring off in Virginia primaries say one name a lot: Trump

Democrats squaring off in Virginia primaries say one name a lot: Trump

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Democrats are battling Tuesday to be their party's nominee for attorney general.
PM Carney says he has no plans to tackle 24 Sussex question during his mandate

PM Carney says he has no plans to tackle 24 Sussex question during his mandate

OTTAWA — Almost a decade after 24 Sussex Drive was abandoned as the official residence of the Canadian prime minister, taxpayers are still shelling out tens of thousands of dollars a year to maintain the vacant property, and the new prime minister ha
Emerging quantum technologies take the spotlight at Kananaskis G7 summit

Emerging quantum technologies take the spotlight at Kananaskis G7 summit

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has named quantum technologies as a priority topic for the G7 meeting in Kananaskis — placing the nascent tech centre stage at the summit for the first time.