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McGill drops injunction case against pro-Palestinian camp after dismantling site
MONTREAL - McGill University has withdrawn its injunction request against a pro-Palestinian encampment, a little more than two weeks after the school removed the collection of tents from its campus. A...
Jul 25, 2024

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump's historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers released Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Cour...
Jul 25, 2024

Harris says she wants original plan for debate with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she's "ready to debate Donald Trump." She accused him of "backpedaling" away from a previous agreement for a debate hoste...
Jul 25, 2024

A man is under arrest on suspicion of starting a California wildfire, prosecutor says
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A prosecutor says a 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire that has become California's largest this year. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey...
Jul 25, 2024

Former Canada rugby sevens coach Damian McGrath shares life lessons in book
Damian McGrath learned more than a few life lessons in coaching the Canadian, Samoan, German and Kenyan rugby sevens teams. The veteran English coach shares some of those learnings in his book, "Can Y...
Jul 25, 2024

Bob Rae elected to lead UN international development body
OTTAWA - Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, will head the UN's Economic and Social Council. Global Affairs Canada says Rae has been elected president of the council for a one-year ter...
Jul 25, 2024

Poverty more prevalent among those who died during B.C.'s heat dome: study
VANCOUVER - A study of British Columbia's deadly heat dome in 2021 says the risk factor most strongly associated with dying during those sweltering days was whether that person was receiving income as...
Jul 25, 2024

Defending champion Canada tops New Zealand 2-1 in Olympic soccer opener
SAINT-ETIENNE - The Canadian women's soccer team is opening the Paris Games with a 2-1 victory over New Zealand. Cloe Lacasse and Evelyne Viens scored for the defending champions in the Group A opener...
Jul 25, 2024

Bike check available at Whoop-Up Days 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) is encouraging those attending Whoop-Up Days 2024 to go green.This year, volunteers from the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (CSAC) will staff...
Jul 25, 2024

Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and...
Jul 25, 2024