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Trump pardons rapper NBA Youngboy, who was sentenced for gun-related charges
May 28, 2025 - 8:27 PM

Louisiana rap artist NBA YoungBoy, who was sentenced to just under two years in prison on gun-related charges, was pardoned by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Truckers' protests in Iran grow and win support from prominent dissidents
May 28, 2025 - 6:03 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Truck drivers in Iran blocked roads and ports Wednesday as part of their strike protesting low salaries, high insurance rates, and a possible hike in fuel prices.
Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion
May 28, 2025 - 5:56 PM

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump signed pardons Wednesday for reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were serving federal prison sentences after being convicted three years ago of bank fraud and tax evasion.
What to know about reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were pardoned by Trump
May 28, 2025 - 5:51 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were in prison after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion, were pardoned by President Donald Trump and walked free Wednesday.
Philadelphia honors Quinta Brunson with key, mural at alma mater that inspired 'Abbott Elementary'
May 28, 2025 - 5:06 PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor honored actor and producer Quinta Brunson with a key to the city Wednesday in a ceremony dedicating a separate mural at Brunson’s alma mater, which was the inspiration for her show “Abbott Elementary.”
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87
May 28, 2025 - 4:15 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Ngugi wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens of fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them, died Wednesday at 87.
COVID vaccine 'strongly recommended' during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say
May 28, 2025 - 3:20 PM

TORONTO — Canada's gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination "remains safe and strongly recommended" during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Mod Club relaunching with help from Live Nation, Daniel Caesar
May 28, 2025 - 2:52 PM

TORONTO — Daniel Caesar has been enlisted to help bring back the Mod Club.
Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers
May 28, 2025 - 2:45 PM

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new French-language schools.
Stylist says Cassie confided that Sean 'Diddy' Combs pressured her into sex marathons
May 28, 2025 - 2:31 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The singer Cassie was content celebrating her 29th birthday with drinks, drugs and karaoke with friends, but her boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs, had a different idea.
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

Dispute between Vernon neighbours over tree pruning ends with legal challenge
A neighbourly dispute about overhanging tree branches has left a Vernon senior housing society in the red after it failed in its legal challenge to get its neighbour to pay for pruning. According to a May 27 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal dec

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Trump pardons rapper NBA Youngboy, who was sentenced for gun-related charges

Truckers' protests in Iran grow and win support from prominent dissidents

Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion

What to know about reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were pardoned by Trump

Philadelphia honors Quinta Brunson with key, mural at alma mater that inspired 'Abbott Elementary'

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87

COVID vaccine 'strongly recommended' during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say

Mod Club relaunching with help from Live Nation, Daniel Caesar

Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers

Stylist says Cassie confided that Sean 'Diddy' Combs pressured her into sex marathons

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