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In wake of N.S. flooding tragedy, a mother and father press for better preparedness

In wake of N.S. flooding tragedy, a mother and father press for better preparedness

MARTOCK, N.S. — Tera Sisco reaches into a drawer, pulls out a sheet of paper and reads a sentence prepared for her son's funeral after he died in Nova Scotia's historic flooding in late July. "I'm not done being Colton's Mom," it says.
Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.

Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.

Hundreds of properties were ordered to evacuate late Thursday under threat from a wildfire near the city of West Kelowna, B.C., which has been placed under a state of emergency.
Trump lawyers seek April 2026 trial date in federal election subversion case

Trump lawyers seek April 2026 trial date in federal election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a federal judge Thursday to put off until 2026 a trial in Washington on charges that the former president plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Justice minister says Canada remains 'open' to criminalizing coercive control

Justice minister says Canada remains 'open' to criminalizing coercive control

OTTAWA — The federal government remains open to criminalizing a pattern of behaviour known as coercive control, Canada's justice minister says in a new letter, calling gender-based violence an "epidemic" that must be stopped.
Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump now says he won't be holding a news conference next week to unveil what he claims is new “evidence” of fraud in Georgia's 2020 presidential election — even though no fraud has ever been substantiated — ci
New York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide

New York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide

ALBANY, N.Y.
New Hampshire sheriff charged with theft, perjury and falsifying evidence

New Hampshire sheriff charged with theft, perjury and falsifying evidence

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire sheriff has been arrested and charged with eight felonies as part of an investigation into accusations he misused county credit cards, the state attorney general announced Thursday.
Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run

Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run

VICTORIA — Pink salmon returns to British Columbia's Fraser River are exceeding original forecasts, prompting disagreements about whether the potentially bumper season has anything to do with the closure of open-net salmon farms off Vancouver Island.
Execution set for Florida man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in 1996

Execution set for Florida man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in 1996

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in the Florida Panhandle in 1996 is set to be executed under a death warrant signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis .
Florida man who attacked officers with flagpole at Capitol riot gets 4 years in prison

Florida man who attacked officers with flagpole at Capitol riot gets 4 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who used a flagpole to attack officers who were trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison.