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RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog says RCMP policy or training may need to change…
Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday…
Billy Joel says he’s ‘OK’ and not ‘deathly ill’ after receiving brain disorder diagnosis
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants…
Minnesota lawmaker to resign after being convicted of felony burglary
A Minnesota state senator convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s house plans…
Former B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer
VANCOUVER — The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a former nurse who was sanctioned…
Paul Gascoigne ‘back home and doing well’ after hospital visit, representative says
LONDON (AP) — Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne is back home and “doing well” after…
Ex-NYPD commissioner accuses NYC mayor of ‘character assassination’ in $10 million defamation claim
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s former interim police commissioner has filed a $10…
Heat warning up for B.C.’s north coast, persisting until Tuesday
VICTORIA — Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the inland regions of British…
A fight to save a Hindu temple for the ‘unheard and unseen’
NEW YORK (RNS) — Illuminated by a skylight at the center of a small factory-turned-Hindu…
Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
OTTAWA — Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario’s cottage…
Canada joins 24 nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed…
Belgium questions 2 Israelis at music festival over Gaza crime allegations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police questioned two members of the Israeli army who were attending…
Titans QB Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery, keeping him…
Bees have some ways to cope with a warming Earth, but researchers fear for their future
WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sweat covers Isaac Barnes’s face under his beekeeper’s veil as he…
Republicans can’t stop talking about Joe Biden. There are risks for both parties in that approach
ATLANTA (AP) — It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans,…
Harvard is hoping court rules Trump administration’s $2.6B research cuts were illegal
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University will appear in federal court Monday to make the case…
UN food agency says Israeli tanks and snipers opened fire on a crowd seeking aid in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency accused Israel of using tanks,…
Premiers to meet with Indigenous groups on first day of three-day Ontario gathering
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — A three-day meeting of the country’s premiers gets underway today, and the…
‘Grossly exceeded’: Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices
VANCOUVER — The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia…
Health advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB
OTTAWA — AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada’s support for…
Gaza’s children have missed 2 years of school. A truce won’t undo the damage
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two years ago, Sarah Qanan was a star high…
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Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say NEW YORK (AP)…
Missing loved ones leave those left behind with ‘ambiguous loss’ – a form of frozen grief
Rachel Ganz’s husband might be alive. But he might not be. More than three months…
The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to…