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Health minister says forced addictions treatment lacks evidence, feds won't intervene
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there's no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment works - but she won't weigh in on whether provinces should pursue involuntary tr...
Jun 03, 2025

Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Do...
Jun 03, 2025

Two men arrested in B.C., charged with murder in Mississauga, Ont. shooting: police
Peel Region police say two men were arrested in British Columbia and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Mississauga, Ont., last month. Police say 51-year-old Harjeet Dhadda of Bramp...
Jun 03, 2025

Alaska Highway reopened after nearby wildfire forced closure near Fort Nelson, B.C.
The stretch of the Alaska Highway near Fort Nelson, B.C., that closed Monday due to a nearby wildfire has reopened to single lane traffic. Drive BC announced the update in a post around 9:30 p.m., say...
Jun 03, 2025

Simone Inzaghi resigns as coach of Inter Milan amid Saudi interest
MILAN (AP) - The 5-0 rout by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final was Simone Inzaghi's final match in charge of Inter Milan. "The time has come for me to say goodbye to this club after a ...
Jun 03, 2025

Newark mayor sues New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge, which was later dropped, at a federal immigration detention fac...
Jun 03, 2025

Sinclair, Martin, Guay among inductees to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2025
CALGARY - Soccer star Christine Sinclair, curler Kevin Martin and alpine skier Erik Guay are among the athletes who will be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame this year. Wheelchair racer Miche...
Jun 03, 2025

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton took roads less traveled to stardom in the NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton weren't expected to ever be starring in leading roles on the NBA Finals stage. Well, at least not by many. ...
Jun 03, 2025

'Spread love and rainbows:' annual Pride events hit Nanaimo & Parksville
NANAIMO - The mid-Island is all rainbows for June, as Pride Month takes over.Locally, the events started with a street party in Ladysmith on Sunday, June 1, put on by their Pride Festival, the first g...
Jun 03, 2025

Poland's Tusk sets confidence vote on his government for next week due to ‘new political reality’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that parliament will hold a confidence vote on his government on June 11, as the country faces a "new political reality." He call...
Jun 03, 2025