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Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they...
Mar 25, 2025
Defending champion Argentina qualifies for the 2026 World Cup after Bolivia fails to beat Uruguay
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Defending champion Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday when Bolivia failed to beat Uruguay. Argentina leads South American qualifying and hosts archriv...
Mar 25, 2025
B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, ...
Mar 25, 2025
Trump signs sweeping action overhauling US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in fede...
Mar 25, 2025
Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, a T...
Mar 25, 2025
Record deficit, economic stimulus and other highlights of Quebec's 2025-26 budget
QUBEC - Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard introduced his budget on Tuesday, under a cloud of possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that he forecasts will average 10 per cent in the next two years....
Mar 25, 2025
Blue Jays sign catcher Alejandro Kirk to US$58-million, five-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed catcher Alejandro Kirk to a US$58-million, five-year extension, the team announced Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Tijuana, Mexico, hit .253 last season with ...
Mar 25, 2025
US Vice President Vance to join his wife on Friday trip to Greenland
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake. "We're going to ch...
Mar 25, 2025
Gilles, Poirier sticking to their plan with gold in sight at figure skating worlds
With the top of the podium closer than ever, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are keeping to the same tried and true script. Canada's top ice dancers head into this week's world figure skating championsh...
Mar 25, 2025
B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study
VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that ...
Mar 25, 2025
