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WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to ramp up immigration arrests and deportations. The supersizing of ICE — fueled by an infusion of billions of dollars granted by Congress — has raised concerns about the agency’s hiring practices and whether officers being brought on are receiving proper vetting. Those concerns have been rejected by the Department of Homeland Security. Relatives of the ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week told The Associated Press he struggled with serious…

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP leader says he’ll seek a Calgary seat in the next general vote instead of running for re-election in Edmonton. Naheed Nenshi, who was mayor of Calgary for 11 years before switching to provincial politics, announced his decision Thursday in an online letter to his constituents in Edmonton-Strathcona. He says in the letter that he’s “thrilled every day” to serve as the member of Edmonton-Strathcona, but is making the move to represent the communities where he grew up and made much of his professional and political life. He also says the NDP needs to win more seats…

NUEVA YORK, 16 de julio de 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), el propietario de oficinas más grande de Manhattan, anunció hoy que SUMMIT Entertainment Ventures (SEV), la empresa conjunta entre SL Green y el aclamado artista Kenzo Digital, ha llegado a un acuerdo para llevar su experiencia de observatorio inmersivo SUMMIT de renombre mundial a la tercera ciudad más grande del mundo, Tokio. Este destino marcará la segunda ubicación anunciada como parte de la creciente cartera global de SEV, tras el éxito de SUMMIT One Vanderbilt en Manhattan y la apertura de SUMMIT París prevista…

Ontario’s legal regulator has suspended a lawyer for six months after a judge busted her in open court for using AI hallucinated material in a hearing about family and estate law. The decision by the discipline tribunal of the Law Society of Ontario marks the first time a Canadian law society has gone beyond a reprimand to actually suspend a lawyer’s licence for abusing artificial intelligence in court submissions, according to Tom Macintosh Zheng, a Toronto lawyer who tracks the issue. It is a growing problem that remains as murky and controversial in the lawyer discipline context as it is…

Photo courtesy: CFL.ca Montreal Alouettes linebacker Micah Awe has been assessed a maximum fine for delivering a hit to the head of Calgary quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, a maximum fine is equal to half a game cheque. Based on Awe’s current contract, that amount would equal roughly $2,361. He reportedly had a hearing with the CFL head office on Wednesday to discuss the supplemental discipline. The hit occurred during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game between the Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders. Adams Jr. rushed up the middle for 11 yards and slid,…

Sister Wives star Maddie Brown is sharing her list of things her children “will never be exposed to” at home after growing up in a polygamist household. “I knew at 13 years old that I didn’t want the life I was living,” Maddie, 30, confessed via an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, July 14. “I couldn’t change my circumstances then, but I could decide, with full certainty, what I would and wouldn’t carry forward.” Janelle Brown and ex-husband Kody Brown’s eldest daughter noted that she made her non-negotiable rules for her children “long before they were born” and she’s sticking…

Big Brother 28 is underway, and live feeds have started, so all of America can check in on the houseguests whenever they want. Sometimes, so many cameras lead to some weird things being seen and shown. Keep reading to find out what has people really disturbed so early in the season. Big Brother Has Begun A new season of Big Brother started just last week, which means one thing: summer has officially begun for fans of the show across the country. Not only can viewers watch three episodes a week, but they can tune into the live feeds to see what’s going…

TORONTO – The Canadian Football League (CFL) Department of Health, Safety and Integrity manages league discipline, while the Office of the Commissioner oversees suspendible offences. The Department – which includes Chief Football Operations Officer Greg Dick, Vice-President of Officiating Darren Hackwood, Vice-President of Football Operations and Player Safety Eric Noivo and Associate Vice-President of Football Operations Ryan Janzen – has issued one max fine and three additional fines from Week 6. Montreal linebacker Micah Awe has received a maximum fine for delivering a high hit on Calgary quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. Ottawa defensive lineman Habakkuk Baldonado has received two fines: for…

Nick Taylor (University of the Fraser Valley, Wikimedia Commons) Nick Taylor of Winnipeg, Manitoba is in contention after the first round of the 2026 British Open at Royal Birkdale. Taylor is currently at two-under-par. He is in 13th place, but only three strokes back of the leader, American Jackson Suber, who is at five-under-par. On Thursday, Taylor had five birdies and three bogeys. He birdied the first, second, third, eighth, and 18th holes. Taylor bogeyed the fifth, 15th and 16th holes. There are two golfers tied for second place at -4, and one stroke back. They are South Korea’s Sungjae…