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Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding
BOSTON (AP) - A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in gran...
Jan 31, 2025
Forecasters say B.C. 'well-positioned' despite uncertainty of tariff threat: province
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says she expects uncertainty and instability over the four years of Donald Trump's U.S. presidency, but private-sector forecasters have indicated the pro...
Jan 31, 2025
Forecasters say B.C. 'well-positioned' despite uncertainty of tariff threat: province
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says she expects uncertainty and instability over the four years of Donald Trump's U.S. presidency, but private-sector forecasters have indicated the pro...
Jan 31, 2025
Trump administration moving to fire FBI agents involved in investigations of Trump, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration officials are moving to fire FBI agents engaged in investigations involving President Donald Trump in the coming days, two people familiar with the plans said Fr...
Jan 31, 2025
Weather prompts record 1.4 million electricity outages for BC Hydro customers in 2024
VANCOUVER - Nearly 1.4 million BC Hydro customers lost their power last year due to weather-related events, setting an all-time record for the utility. BC Hydro says in a statement that the unpreceden...
Jan 31, 2025
Man agrees to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, Federal authorities said F...
Jan 31, 2025
Argos re-sign 2024 outstanding special teams player Janarion Grant
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have re-signed outstanding special teams player Janarion Grant, the CFL team announced Friday. Grant led the league with 989 yards, a 14.8-yard average and three touchd...
Jan 31, 2025
New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest nea...
Jan 31, 2025
Montreal asks Quebec for help with language laws after English book club rejected
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal says it needs more guidance from the Quebec government in applying the province's language laws after a local library refused to offer space for an English-language boo...
Jan 31, 2025
Snowfall warning lifted for North Okanagan, winter storm warnings for area highways still in place
UPDATE: 2:25 p.m. Jan. 31.The snowfall warning for Vernon and the North Okanagan was lifted by Environment Canada Friday, Jan. 31.The weather forecast did still call for approximately 2 centimetres of...
Jan 31, 2025
