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An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case. Kohberger avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the...
Jul 17, 2025

B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's cabinet has been reworked in what Premier David Eby says is a strategic shift in order to focus on jobs and the economy. Former housing minister Ravi Kahlon takes over as...
Jul 17, 2025

Trump administration hands over nation's Medicaid enrollee data, including addresses, to ICE
WASHINGTON (AP) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to tr...
Jul 17, 2025

Pogačar powers to big Pyrenees win to reclaim Tour de France yellow jersey
HAUTACAM, France (AP) - Tadej Pogaar powered to an impressive stage win on the first day in the Pyrenees to take back the Tour de France yellow jersey on Thursday. On a day when many wondered if he wo...
Jul 17, 2025

Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended for positive doping test
MONACO (AP) - Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended for a positive doping test on Thursday. Track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit said Chepngetich test...
Jul 17, 2025

RDP receives $150,000 grant for Red Hot Science program
Red Deer Polytechnic received a $150,000 grant which will allow the institution to grow hands-on learning in its Red Hot Science program.The grant was presented to RDP from Actua, which is Canada's le...
Jul 17, 2025

Canada's envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early
OTTAWA - Canada's special official for fighting antisemitism says she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holoca...
Jul 17, 2025

Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went missing in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday night. Police said their divers found the man's body at around 6:30...
Jul 17, 2025

Canada's Olivia Smith signed by Arsenal for world record women's soccer fee
Canada forward Olivia Smith became the most expensive player in women's soccer history at a reported one million pounds (US$1.34 million) when Arsenal signed her from Liverpool on Thursday. The new be...
Jul 17, 2025

Just 1 in 4 US adults say Trump's policies have helped them, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump's policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks for him...
Jul 17, 2025