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Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge has ruled the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement protests is illegal. Judge Charles Breyer ruled Tuesday t...
Sep 2, 2025
Verdict and sentencing phase of 'historic' election conspiracy trial of Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The verdict and sentencing phase of the trial of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro in which is he is accused of allegedly leading a conspiracy to stay in power began on Tu...
Sep 2, 2025
North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Beijing for military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing, the official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday. Kim arrived at the Beijing railway station and was greeted by s...
Sep 2, 2025
Strike deadline passes for B.C. public service staff
VANCOUVER - The deadline has passed for possible strike action to begin in British Columbia by an array of public service workers that includes liquor store staff, community college instructors and mu...
Sep 2, 2025
Death toll from earthquake in Afghanistan rises to 900
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) - The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan's east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday as rescue teams scoured the area for surviv...
Sep 1, 2025
A devastating landslide wipes out a village in Sudan's Darfur, killing more than 1,000 people
CAIRO (AP) - A devastating landslide wiped out a village in Sudan's western region of Darfur, killing at least 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country's recent hi...
Sep 1, 2025
BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA - The British Columbia General Employees' Union (BCGEU) says a portion of its members who work for the province's public service will begin walking picket lines Tuesday after the union issued...
Sep 1, 2025
Lightning sparks new wildfires in B.C., as number of active blazes near 160
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there were more than 1,000 more lightning strikes across the province on Sunday, most of which happened in the Cariboo region. That comes after nearly 4,400 li...
Sep 1, 2025
CP NewsAlert: BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA - The British Columbia General Employees' Union says a portion of its members who work for the province's public service will begin walking picket lines Tuesday after the union issued 72-hour...
Sep 1, 2025
Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he's awarding Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honor the day after his political ally and former New York mayor w...
Sep 1, 2025