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Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin Americ...
Apr 4, 2025
Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94
WASHINGTON (AP) - Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, die...
Apr 4, 2025
After the Whitecaps, Toronto FC faces another tough test in visit to Inter Miami
TORONTO - One week after holding the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps to a scoreless draw at BMO Field, winless Toronto FC hits the road to take on league-leading Inter Miami on Sunday. ...
Apr 4, 2025
Regional unemployment rate on the rise
The economic region that includes Vernon saw unemployment rise in March.Statistics Canada reported that the unadjusted unemployment rate for the Thompson-Okanagan area was 6.1 per cent in March of 202...
Apr 4, 2025
Judge moves legal case of detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday moved the case of a detained Tufts University doctoral student to Vermont, where the Turkish national was briefly held before being moved to an immigration dete...
Apr 4, 2025
'Stabilizing force': Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck putting in MVP-calibre season
Connor Hellebuyck will knock on Scott Arniel's door or pull his head coach aside for a brief chat. The Winnipeg Jets goaltender usually has one specific question before a road trip. "What days we have...
Apr 4, 2025
The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El S...
Apr 4, 2025
Commissioner in high spirits as Canadian Premier League kicks off its seventh season
Canadian Premier League commissioner Mark Noonan is in high spirits as the league kicks off its seventh season this weekend. "I feel great, but never satisfied," he said in an interview. "We still hav...
Apr 4, 2025
A look at the eight-team Canadian Premier League as it kicks off Season 7
A look at the Canadian Premier League, which kicks off its eighth season Saturday: Schedule: Each of the eight teams play 28 games (14 home and 14 away) during the regular season, meeting the seven ot...
Apr 4, 2025
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman lands on injured list following fall in his shower at home
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Freddie Freeman's fall landed him on the injured list. The Los Angeles Dodgers placed their star slugger on the 10-day IL on Thursday after the World Series MVP sprained his surgica...
Apr 4, 2025
