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Report raises questions about First Nations ownership in major projects
OTTAWA - A new think tank report is questioning how the federal and provincial governments' sprint to build major infrastructure projects might affect Indigenous Peoples' rights - and warns that it co...
Jul 23, 2025
House subcommittee votes to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Democrats successfully goaded ...
Jul 23, 2025
Luck and a rooftop sprinkler saved a Jasper home and its neighbours from wildfire
JASPER, ALTA. - When locals on the far west side of Jasper, Alta., returned to their homes last August, they suddenly felt a great distance away from their small mountain town. Some have taken to call...
Jul 23, 2025
Spain beats Germany 1-0 to reach Euro '25 final vs. England and repeat of World Cup title game
ZURICH (AP) - Aitana Bonmat scored in extra time to send Spain to its first-ever Women's European Championship final with a 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday, setting up a repeat of the 2023 World Cup...
Jul 23, 2025
Publication ban on hearing to decide if festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo fit for trial
VANCOUVER - A judge has imposed a publication ban on a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces ...
Jul 23, 2025
CPL's Vancouver FC fires head coach Afshin Ghotbi, hires Martin Nash
VANCOUVER - Canadian Premier League club Vancouver FC has fired its first-ever head coach, Afshin Ghotbi. The team announced the move Wednesday, saying Martin Nash will take over as interim head coach...
Jul 23, 2025
Ottawa threatens to pull Toronto's housing funding over sixplex decision
OTTAWA - Claiming the city is falling short on its promise to ramp up density, Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is threatening to pull some of Toronto's housing funding. In a letter to Toront...
Jul 23, 2025
Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A federal judge in Maryland has prohibited the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he's released from jail in Tennessee wh...
Jul 23, 2025
Judge rejects Trump administration effort to unseal Epstein grand jury records in Florida
A judge on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration request to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein years ago in Florida, though a similar records request is pending i...
Jul 23, 2025
Veteran receiver Kenny Lawler making an immediate impact with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Kenny Lawler hasn't wasted any time making an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, The six-foot-one, 180-pound receiver, who signed a two-year deal with Hamilton (4-2) in free agency, leads the CFL in...
Jul 23, 2025
