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B.C. chiefs say Cowichan title ruling 'monumental,' not meant to threaten homeowners
VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling a recent court decision on Aboriginal title on land along the Fraser River a "monumental" development, but says the case isn't about ...
Aug 22, 2025

Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency's initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iran nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, ac...
Aug 22, 2025

Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Vancouver festival attack suspect
VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer for the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival earlier this year has concluded legal arguments about whether his client is fit to stand t...
Aug 22, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran natio...
Aug 22, 2025

Rollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves multiple dead, others injured
PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) - A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with more than 50 passengers crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing and injuring multiple people, po...
Aug 22, 2025

Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles t...
Aug 22, 2025

Colorado judge rejects plea agreement for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses, many of which languished in a room-temperature buildi...
Aug 22, 2025

2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington's Kennedy Center, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. He made the announcement with FIFA president Gi...
Aug 22, 2025

Carney announces that Canada is dropping many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is dropping some retaliatory tariffs on American products to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreem...
Aug 22, 2025

A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about ...
Aug 22, 2025