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A judge temporarily blocks Iowa law that allows authorities to charge people facing deportation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that would have allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportat...
Jun 17, 2024

Dumpster fire extinguished in downtown Vernon
Vernon Fire Rescue Services quickly responded to -- and doused -- a fire in a downtown garbage dumpster Monday afternoon.Fire crews were dispatched to an alley off 34th Street, behind Grillers Meats a...
Jun 17, 2024

Columbus Blue Jackets fire coach Pascal Vincent after one terrible, injury plagued season
COLUMBUS (AP) - The Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday fired coach Pascal Vincent after one season in which they were one of the NHL's worst teams. New general manager Don Waddell announced the firing an...
Jun 17, 2024

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Yimi Garcia placed on 15-day injured list
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Yimi Garcia has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow ulnar neuritis, the team said Monday. The acting closer had to make an early departur...
Jun 17, 2024

Man convicted of murder 20 years ago dies in B.C. prison
VICTORIA - A man convicted of first-degree murder for killing his business partner in Port Coquitlam, B.C., in 1994 has died in prison. Correctional Service Canada says David Anthony Lowe, an inmate a...
Jun 17, 2024

B.C. premier urges PM to provide foreign interference information to protect province
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Premier David Eby says British Columbia urgently needs information from Canada's spy agency to help combat alleged foreign interference at the provincial level. In a letter to ...
Jun 17, 2024

B.C. premier urges PM to provide foreign interference information to protect province
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Premier David Eby says British Columbia urgently needs information from Canada's spy agency to help combat alleged foreign interference at the provincial level. In a letter to ...
Jun 17, 2024

Fire at Nanaimo, B.C., supportive housing displaced more than 50 people
NANAIMO - More than 50 people from a supportive-housing complex in Nanaimo, B.C., have been displaced after a fire in a mattress that was started by a cigarette. Troy Libbus, Nanaimo Fire Rescue's ass...
Jun 17, 2024

With Stanback gone, Alouettes RB Fletcher is seizing his opportunity as the starter
MONTREAL - Head coach Jason Maas had a message for Walter Fletcher after the running back signed a one-year extension with the Montreal Alouettes in February. The Alouettes' No. 1 running back spot wa...
Jun 17, 2024

Mbappé suffers facial injury in France's 1-0 win against Austria at Euro 2024
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Kylian Mbapp suffered a facial injury and was replaced as France beat Austria 1-0 in its opening game of the European Championship on Monday. The striker, involved in the fi...
Jun 17, 2024

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