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A five-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge’s order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of U.S. Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro. CBC | World News
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County in Virginia opposes sale, conversion of Pattison-owned warehouse to ICE facility
A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown — and a British Columbia company has been pulled into the fray. CBC | World News
Read More »5-year-old detained in Minneapolis last week still in Texas detention facility with his father
Two U.S. Democratic Representatives visited a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas federal detention centre Wednesday, in a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and given fuel to Democrats and others pushing back against the actions of ICE. CBC | World News
Read More »B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison’s Virginia warehouse could become ICE facility
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is in talks to buy a Virginia warehouse owned by British Columbia billionaire Jim Pattison and plans to turn it into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility. One business ethics expert says companies need to be clear about where they draw the line on who they do business with. CBC | World ...
Read More »Cuban-born immigrant died by homicide at ICE facility in Texas, autopsy finds
A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide. CBC | World News
Read More »American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility
A 70-year-old American ALS patient came to Saskatchewan chasing the promise of healing offered by the Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center in Moose Jaw, Sask. But former Goodenowe employees say that as her condition worsened, Goodenowe centre management left Susie to fight for her life on her own. CBC | World News
Read More »2 detainees killed, another critically injured in Dallas ICE facility shooting: officials
A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing two detainees and wounding another before taking his own life, authorities said. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada in ‘facility crisis’ as aging public pools face wave of major repairs or closures
More than half of Canada’s publicly owned indoor pools are at least 25 years old, and less than half of the country’s 25-metre pools are rated in good physical condition, according to a Swimming Canada report released this year. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Explosion at Los Angeles sheriff’s facility leaves 3 deputies dead
An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility on Friday killed three deputies, the sheriff said. CBC | World News
Read More »9 people dead after fire at assisted living facility in Massachusetts
Nine people have died and 30 others were injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said on Monday. CBC | World News
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