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Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Vancouver festival attack suspect
VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer for the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival earlier this year has concluded legal arguments about whether his client is fit to stand t...
Aug 22, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran natio...
Aug 22, 2025
Rollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves multiple dead, others injured
PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) - A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with more than 50 passengers crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing and injuring multiple people, po...
Aug 22, 2025
Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend as the Trump administration scrambles t...
Aug 22, 2025
Colorado judge rejects plea agreement for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a funeral home owner who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses, many of which languished in a room-temperature buildi...
Aug 22, 2025
MP Falk gives statement on Poilievre by-election victory
On Monday, Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre regained a seat in the House of Commons after winning a by-election in the Battle River-Crowfoot constituency. The election was called after previ...
Aug 22, 2025
2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington's Kennedy Center, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. He made the announcement with FIFA president Gi...
Aug 22, 2025
Additional sentences laid after brawl outside Prince Albert night club
Two people involved in an alcohol fueled brawl outside a Prince Albert night club have been allowed to serve their one year sentences in the community. Terrance Shier and Shantel Fizzard (Bonik) were ...
Aug 22, 2025
A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about ...
Aug 22, 2025
P.A. woman charged in connection to assault on senior in Saskatoon
A 75-year-old woman was taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries following a random attack Thursday in Saskatoon.It happened around 5:10 p.m., when the woman was working in the community ga...
Aug 22, 2025