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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
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
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
Florida executes man convicted of raping and killing a woman 3 decades ago
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot was executed Tuesday in Florida. Anthony Wainwright, 54, receive...
Jun 10, 2025
Forward Adam Klapka, Calgary Flames agree to two-year contract extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed forward Adam Klapka to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$1.25 million. Klapka, six foot eight and 235 pounds, had six goals and ...
Jun 10, 2025
Moving Whitecaps from Vancouver would be 'a crime': FIFA vice president
VANCOUVER - A vice president of soccer's global governing body says moving the Vancouver Whitecaps would be "a crime" and negatively impact the city's reputation after it hosts games at next year's Wo...
Jun 10, 2025
Wildfire sparks in backcountry west of Nanaimo
UPDATE: As of 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 11, the Labour Day Lake wildfire is 5.7 hectares in size and is now marked as being held.NANAIMO - A wildfire has sparked approximately 35 kilometres west of N...
Jun 10, 2025
Argentina's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
BUENOS AIRES (AP) - Argentina's Supreme Court has upheld the six-year prison sentence on corruption charges for former President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner. De Kirchner governed for eight years aft...
Jun 10, 2025
U.S. man sentenced for child luring in case involving Saanich, B.C., girl
SAANICH - An American man has been sentenced to 40 years in a U.S. prison for grooming children in a case that began when the parents of a 12-year-old girl from Saanich, B.C., went to police. The Saan...
Jun 10, 2025