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Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the ...
Jul 23, 2025

Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked i...
Jul 23, 2025

Police investigate 'suspicious' death of care home patient in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say they are investigating the "suspicious" death of a patient who had been living in a care home in Abbotsford, B.C. The Abbotsford Police Department says the local hospital calle...
Jul 23, 2025

Gun-shaped lighters banned in Vancouver, violators will face $1,000 fine
VANCOUVER - City council in Vancouver has voted to immediately ban the sale of gun-shaped lighters to reduce the public safety risk. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is the first municipality in ...
Jul 23, 2025

Suspect rolls the dice, steals pricey board game: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops say a woman suspected of stealing a board game should not pass 'Go' or collect $200 before turning herself in.The incident happened at about 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 2...
Jul 23, 2025

From Uber Eats to Wimbledon, Canada's Carson Branstine climbing tennis ranks
MONTREAL - Carson Branstine remembers collecting cans and bottles with her mother and two sisters to help pay for gas and groceries after her family "lost everything" about a decade ago. At the beginn...
Jul 23, 2025

Senator says U.S. tariffs from Trump White House damaging for Washington state
Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border communiti...
Jul 23, 2025

Senator says U.S. tariffs from Trump White House damaging for Washington state
Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border communiti...
Jul 23, 2025

Stampeders wide receiver Damien Alford on a touchdown tear in CFL rookie season
CALGARY - Damien Alford says before his nickname was "Moose", it was "Bambi". "My freshman year, I was all skinny and didn't have that much weight on me," recalled the Calgary Stampeders wide receiver...
Jul 23, 2025

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

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