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B.C.’s biggest wildfire has doubled in size. The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire, located in the Fort St. John fire zone, now measures 129,331.8 hectares. It merged with another fire on Sunday and as a result, the “size of this fire increased substantially,” the BC Wildfire Service stated in an update on …

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion US in what would be the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition, a move which comes at the same time it’s facing a potential breakup of its internet empire.    The proposed takeover announced Tuesday is part …

Ukraine on Tuesday launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow, killing three people, injuring 18 others and causing a short shutdown at the Russian capital’s four airports, Russian officials said. The dawn attack unfurled as U.S. officials were to meet a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia to seek an …

Pop stars, first responders, rock stars and those who’ve lost everything in the devastating L.A.-area wildfires came together for FireAid on Thursday night, a benefit concert at the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome that combined spectacular performances with moving storytelling from survivors and reminders of the destruction. In a night …

Ukraine attacked Moscow on Sunday with at least 34 drones, the biggest drone strike on the Russian capital since the start of the war in 2022, forcing flights to be diverted from three of the city’s major airports and injuring at least one person. Russian air defences destroyed another 36 …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thirteen winners have been announced in the Ontario-wide Split the Pot Lottery. The winners were drawn on June 21 and announced on Monday. Grand River Hospital Foundation is one of 58 Ontario health care providers and related fundraisers participating in the lottery. …

As a closeted gay teenager walking through downtown Halifax in the early 1980s, Daniel MacKay drew hope from the bright lights, giggles and thumping bass coming from a boisterous bar called The Turret on Barrington Street. MacKay was there to catch a glimpse of the patrons trickling in and out …

Winnipeg’s Pride Parade saw its largest turnout ever as thousands of people marched through the city’s streets earlier on Sunday, spreading love and acceptance. There was a sea of colour along Portage Avenue as 160 groups and over 10,000 people walked by to celebrate Pride month and those who didn’t …

Officials are urging British Columbians to be mindful of the wildfire risk, even as the biggest fires in the province remained stable overnight. The most concerning fire in the province remains the Keremeos Creek wildfire, 21 kilometres southwest of Penticton, in the southern Interior. It has resulted in 25 properties …

Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on Tuesday as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way for widespread industrial action across the economy in the coming months. Picket lines appeared at dawn and will be …