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Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republica...
Aug 23, 2024
Medicine Hat hires chief electoral officer for 2025 municipal election
The City of Medicine Hat on Friday revealed it hired a chief electoral officer who will plan for and administer the October 2025 municipal election, a new role a spokesperson says was made necessary d...
Aug 23, 2024
Montreal-area mayors say Quebec government has not delivered on promised flood relief
MONTREAL - A group of mayors from the Montreal region says the Quebec government has fallen short of its promise to increase financial aid for victims of torrential rain that hit the province earlier ...
Aug 23, 2024
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks appears to be slowing: PHAC
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be slowing down, with no new cases reported in the last two weeks. However, the federal agenc...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts judge has declined to dismiss two charges, including murder, in the case of Karen Read, who is blamed in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is ...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A judge ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, dismissing arguments that jurors came forward after the mistrial to s...
Aug 23, 2024
Canada's men's rugby team taking new-found confidence into Pacific Nations Cup
VANCOUVER - A new atmosphere permeates Canada's men's rugby team these days - one of confidence. Belief bubbled up when the squad downed world No. 20 Romania in Ottawa last month and it lingers as the...
Aug 23, 2024
Last body from sunken superyacht has been found off Sicily, Italian Coast Guard says
PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) - The Italian Coast Guard said the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily has been found in the wreckage. The woman's body w...
Aug 23, 2024
Ilkay Gundogan returns for unlikely second spell at Man City after just a year at Barcelona
Ilkay Gundogan is back at Manchester City for a sequel few could have expected. A year after leaving for Barcelona, the former Germany midfielder completed his unlikely return to City on Friday on a f...
Aug 23, 2024
Fire in northern Serbia kills 6
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - A fire in a northern Serbian city early Friday killed six people, including four children, police said. The fire erupted around 3 a.m. in Novi Sad, some 90 kilometers (54 miles...
Aug 23, 2024