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BC child welfare system in crisis, report warns
VICTORIA, B.C.- A new report from the Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) warns that British Columbia's child welfare system is at a breaking point, with social workers overwhelmed by high cas...
Feb 6, 2025
Canadian cross-country skier Liliane Gagnon earns world under-23 bronze medal
SCHILPARIO - Liliane Gagnon of Quebec City earned a bronze medal in the women's 20-kilometre mass start at the world under-23 cross-country ski championship Thursday. The Canadian crossed the line in ...
Feb 6, 2025
Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's 4th execution using nitrogen gas
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Demet...
Feb 6, 2025
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power into...
Feb 6, 2025
Fast-track approval no guarantee of success for B.C. mines, researcher suggests
VICTORIA - The mining industry is applauding the British Columbia government's decision to fast-track permits for several projects amid the ongoing U.S. tariff threat, but research suggests economic f...
Feb 6, 2025
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S....
Feb 6, 2025
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Develo...
Feb 6, 2025
SOUND OFF: Help us preserve Valleyview, because your neighbourhood might be next
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE you to my community. My spouse grew up in the house we live in which we purchased from his parents years ago. Beside us, we have the courageous firefighter, his beautiful wif...
Feb 6, 2025
Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter is sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in sports betting case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax frau...
Feb 6, 2025
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S....
Feb 6, 2025
