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Syria's foreign minister held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, report says
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's state-run news agency says the country's foreign minister has held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris. The SANA news agency says Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani...
Aug 19, 2025

Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigration detention center in state's southwest corner
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in a farming area in the state's southwest corner as President Donald Trump's admin...
Aug 19, 2025

Plane, bus or car? Travellers scramble for solutions after Air Canada strike ends
Noha Zaher and Ibraheem Sabry still hadn't made it home to Ottawa despite enduring nearly 60 hours of travel chaos and confusion after their vacation abroad. The couple and their two kids spent Tuesda...
Aug 19, 2025

B.C. Ombudsperson says whistleblower protection law 'falling short' in some areas
VICTORIA - New reports by British Columbia's ombudsperson on a whistleblower protection law show that it is "falling short" in some areas in its first five years. The four reports released by BC Ombud...
Aug 19, 2025

Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has ordered the revocation of the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials, including some who worked on the intelligence com...
Aug 19, 2025

Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data, according to a person familiar with the probe who was...
Aug 19, 2025

Crews guard against flare-up of Vancouver Island wildfire after rainfall
PORT ALBERNI - Crews fighting an out-of-control wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., say they are taking advantage of recent rainfall to guard against the blaze flaring up again. In a video message poste...
Aug 19, 2025

Man charged with arson in Vancouver after three weekend fires
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested and charged with arson after three fires were set in a Vancouver neighbourhood over the weekend. Police say they received a call about a fire on Sunday just after 5...
Aug 19, 2025

Fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 kills two near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - A fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior has left two people dead. Lytton RCMP say the crash happened on Aug. 14 just before 5 p.m., when police began receiving cal...
Aug 19, 2025

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge in Miami issued a split decision in a lawsuit over the legal rights of detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, dismis...
Aug 19, 2025