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Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Tr...
Jan 22, 2025

Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Tr...
Jan 22, 2025

Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 atta...
Jan 22, 2025

Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 atta...
Jan 22, 2025

Oil and gas experts weigh in on Trump tariffs
Corey Chmelnyk is of two minds about President Donald Trump's threat for a 25 per cent tariff to Canada. "I honestly wouldn't say there's panic yet because I think there's still the potential that we ...
Jan 22, 2025

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes who lived in exile in Nicaragua dies at 65
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65. Nica...
Jan 22, 2025

US adults want border security action but mostly oppose arrests in schools, churches: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted deportations, according to a poll. But as President Donald Tru...
Jan 22, 2025

Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s Sun tabloid
LONDON (AP) - Prince Harry settled his privacy invasion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids as his trial was about to begin, his lawyer said Wednesday. The announcement in London's High Cou...
Jan 22, 2025

In the news today: Ottawa fails Afghan interpreters, CAF updates medical standards
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Afghan interpreters failed by Ottawa: report A military watchdog says Ottawa should financially compensate Afg...
Jan 22, 2025

CAF updates entry medical standards to aid recruitment efforts
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is no longer automatically disqualifying applicants with certain medical conditions such as allergies and ADHD, as it works to improve its numbers and grow the size ...
Jan 22, 2025