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Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn inter...
Oct 25, 2021
Police: 6 injured, including officer, in Idaho mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, said Monday that five people and a police officer have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They say one person is in custody. Police on Twitter s...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021
Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP's slipping majority, leaving opponents hoping courts will block the newly...
Oct 25, 2021
RCMP say charges laid after two people were found dead in Crofton, B.C.
DUNCAN, B.C. - The RCMP say second-degree murder charges have been laid against a man for the deaths of two people in the Vancouver Island community of Crofton. They say 33-year-old Justin Dodd was ar...
Oct 25, 2021
Bayern star Joshua Kimmich at center of COVID vaccine debate
BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich soccer star Joshua Kimmich has found himself at the center of a debate in Germany over the merits of vaccination against the coronavirus. The 26-year-old Kimmich, tipped as...
Oct 25, 2021
Toronto Arrows re-sign Gaston Mieres, Adrian Wadden and add jumbo Australian prop
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed Uruguayan wing/fullback Gaston Mieres, the club's leading try-scorer. The 32-year-old Uruguayan, back for a fourth season in Major League Rugby, has 13 trie...
Oct 25, 2021
B.C.'s climate change plan aims for changes by 2030 for consumers, industry
VICTORIA - British Columbia has introduced a plan to reach its legislated target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 with initiatives like slashing the number of kilometres driven and boosting ...
Oct 25, 2021
North Carolina man identified as victim of John Wayne Gacy
CHICAGO (AP) - A North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s, authorities said Monday. Francis Wa...
Oct 25, 2021
