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Former B.C. minister Katrina Chen 'furious' with Eby over foreign worker remarks
VICTORIA - Former B.C. cabinet minister Katrina Chen says she is "furious" about calls by Premier David Eby to cancel or reform the temporary foreign worker program. Chen says on social media that Eby...
Sep 08, 2025
Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 8 people
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A freight train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 45, authorities said. The accident took place in an ...
Sep 08, 2025
Police update expected on double-murder fugitive who escaped B.C. jail
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are set to announce an update on a fugitive twice convicted of first-degree murder who has been on the lam for more than three years. The RCMP's Federal Policing Pacif...
Sep 08, 2025
Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds
SEATTLE (AP) - For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacter...
Sep 08, 2025
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump's administrati...
Sep 08, 2025
Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll's $83.3 million defamation judgment against President Trump
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury's finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks against the longti...
Sep 08, 2025
Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen. The crux of the legal fight is over nearly $5 bil...
Sep 08, 2025
France's prime minister pleads for lawmakers’ support to reduce France’s debts ahead of key vote
PARIS (AP) - French Prime Minister Franois Bayrou is making a last-ditch effort to save his job, urging lawmakers expected to topple him in a confidence vote later Monday to back his plans to curb Fra...
Sep 08, 2025
Israel demolishes high-rise building in Gaza City as part of ramped-up offensive
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military said Monday that it demolished a 12-story office building in Gaza City, 90 minutes after warning residents to evacuate the area. Over the past several days, Israel h...
Sep 08, 2025
Shooting attack at Jerusalem bus stop kills 5
JERUSALEM (AP) - Paramedics said at least five people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after two attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem. Paramedics ...
Sep 08, 2025