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Arizona governor vetoes bill to ban teaching antisemitism in Arizona’s public schools
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would ban teaching antisemitism at the state's public K-12 schools, universities and colleges and expose educators who violate the ne...
Jun 10, 2025

Health authority hosting measles immunization catch-up clinic this week in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - According to Health Canada, since the introduction of the measles vaccine, measles infections have decreased by more than 99 per cent in this country. However in recent years, vaccination r...
Jun 10, 2025

National Guard troops are now protecting ICE agents as they make arrests in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that been limited to protecting federal proper...
Jun 10, 2025

Alabama executes a man by nitrogen gas for the beating death of a woman in 1988
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman in 1988 was put to death Tuesday evening in the nation's sixth execution by nitrogen gas. Gregory Hunt was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. ...
Jun 10, 2025

US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted Tuesday on federal charges alleging she impeded and interfered with immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center while Newark'...
Jun 10, 2025

Man accused of plotting shooting at New York Jewish centre extradited to U.S.
OTTAWA - The U.S. Justice Department says a Pakistani citizen who was living in Canada has been extradited to New York, where he's accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre. ...
Jun 10, 2025

Zinchenko scores off the bench to help Ukraine defeat New Zealand at Canadian Shield
TORONTO - Substitute Oleksandr Zinchenko scored in the 75th minute to lift Ukraine to a 2-1 win over New Zealand on Tuesday at the Canadian Shield Tournament. The Arsenal fullback/midfielder had been ...
Jun 10, 2025

Comox Valley man fined for illegal work on fish-bearing Trent River
COURTENAY - A significant fine applies to a man convicted of harming vital fish habitat on his property south of Courtenay. A Tuesday, June 10 Fisheries and Oceans Canada news release stated David Tin...
Jun 10, 2025

SOUND OFF: Council faces integrity crisis
LOCAL JUNE 6/25 headlines read:"Report on Sarai's Tapegate results in slap on the wrist." -Armchair Mayor"Councillor Sarai breached oath by recording mayor and covering it up."-Infonews"Investigation ...
Jun 10, 2025

Southern Baptists overwhelmingly call for a ban on gay marriage
DALLAS (AP) - Southern Baptists overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on gay marriage - including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide. They also ca...
Jun 10, 2025

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Are you in favour of responsible alcohol consumption during the summer in Riverside Park?
May 11, 2026
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1000 WAYS TO HEAL: Standing up in a good way
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