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Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
Testing the limits of how far Texas can go to keep migrants out of the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross th...
Dec 18, 2023
Whitecaps move Champions Cup game to Langford due to B.C. Place scheduling conflict
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are shifting their CONCACAF Champions Cup game on Feb. 7 to Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., because of a scheduling conflict at B.C. Place, the club's home sta...
Dec 18, 2023
Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Hou...
Dec 18, 2023
Hornets' Miles Bridges denied access to Canada for NBA game due to legal problems, AP source says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been denied entrance to Canada for an NBA game due to his past legal problems, a person familiar with the situation told The Associat...
Dec 18, 2023
Hornets' Miles Bridges denied access to Canada for NBA game due to legal problems, AP source says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been denied entrance to Canada for an NBA game due to his past legal problems, a person familiar with the situation told The Associat...
Dec 18, 2023
Final electric-vehicle mandate to come Tuesday, sales must double by 2026
OTTAWA - Auto manufacturers will have three years to start showing a sizable increase in electric-vehicle sales as the federal government moves to finalize its new EV mandate this week. Environment Mi...
Dec 18, 2023
Bid to boost tax break for volunteer firefighters as brigades struggle with retention
Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her "soul work." But that doesn't mean some more help at tax time wouldn't be welcome too. A tax credit for volunteer firefighters currently s...
Dec 18, 2023
Ottawa Senators fire head coach D.K. Smith, name Jacques Martin interim replacement
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have fired head coach D.J. Smith amid yet another losing season in the nation's capital. The Senators made the announcement a day after Ottawa lost its fourth straight gam...
Dec 18, 2023
Toronto FC GM says club intends to use first overall pick in MLS SuperDraft
It's been 10 years since Toronto FC last held the top pick in the MLS SuperDraft and the club traded away that selection. New England, the beneficiary of that deal, used it to select Andrew Farrell. S...
Dec 18, 2023
Quebec doctors say emergency room overcrowding is putting patient health at risk
MONTREAL - Emergency room doctors in Quebec say overcrowding in hospitals has reached dangerous levels. Dr. Judy Morris, head of an association of Quebec ER doctors, says occupancy rates are as high a...
Dec 18, 2023