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YELLOWKNIFE — A wildfire that forced the evacuation of most of Yellowknife remained about 15 kilometres from the capital of the Northwest Territories on Saturday after some help from the weather.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada's women sevens rugby squad moved into Sunday's semifinal, and the men set a path to get there, as both teams won all their games Saturday at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Olympic qualifying tournament.

A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere in the province.

CALGARY — A day after shooting 62 at the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, Tim Petrovic wasn’t all that impressed with his second-round score of 66 on Saturday at the Shaw Charity Classic.

KELOWNA — British Columbia imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones on Saturday after evacuee numbers doubled to 30,000 or more, marking another day of dramatic developments in the province's desperate battle against hundreds of blazes.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say after authorities withdrew a permit for an Eritrean event due to safety concerns, an altercation broke out at another site and multiple people were injured.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jaxon Weir was dominant on the mound in a 13-strikeout performance as Canada defeated Brno, Czech Republic 3-0 for its first win at the Little League World Series on Saturday.

KELOWNA — The eerie calm on the Kelowna waterfront Saturday morning was broken by the faint percussive chops of helicopter blades in the distance.

REGINA — Jake Dolegala is looking forward to making his first start for the Saskatchewan Roughriders under normal circumstances. The 6-foot-7, 242-pound quarterback is set for his second career start on Sunday when the Riders host the B.C. Lions.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Toronto's Sarah Douglas qualified Canada for the 2024 Olympics in ILCA 6, the first one for the country, at the sailing world championships on Saturday.