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Motorhome crash triggers Okanagan wildfire and evacuations, blaze now held
Police say a motorhome that collided with a tree and burst into flames sparked a wildfire that forced the evacuation of nearly 60 homes in Peachland overnight. It was a brief evacuation, with resident...
Aug 27, 2025
Top Florida official says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days, email shows
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron ...
Aug 27, 2025
Authorities say Minneapolis school shooter has been 'contained'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A shooting occurred Wednesday morning during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, Minnesota governor's said. Authorities gave no immediate information on the ...
Aug 27, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say he wants to seek asylum in the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wed...
Aug 27, 2025
Handling crime a strength for Trump as many in US see a 'major problem' in big cities: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - As armed National Guard troops patrol the nation's capital as part of an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington's police department, handling crime is now a relative strength f...
Aug 27, 2025
Trump will chair a meeting on postwar Gaza as hospitals report 10 killed by strikes
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israeli and American officials will meet in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the aftermath of war in Gaza, despite no sign that the conflict, which has killed tens of thou...
Aug 27, 2025
Flash floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 are displaced in Punjab
NEW DELHI (AP) - Intense rains have lashed parts of Pakistan and India and triggered flash floods in Indian-controlled Kashmir's Jammu region, leaving at least 32 people dead and many missing followin...
Aug 27, 2025
Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark's foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with...
Aug 27, 2025
B.C. anglers flock for sockeye, but experts warn of decades-long declines for salmon
VANCOUVER - British Columbia anglers have been standing shoulder to shoulder on stretches of the Fraser River this week, hoping to hook a sockeye salmon during a rare recreational opportunity to catch...
Aug 27, 2025
U.S. billionaire tells why he's helping fund court fight to stop B.C. ostrich cull
A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says he is helping fund the legal battle by a British Columbia ostrich farm against an order to cull their flock of about...
Aug 27, 2025