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By Luca Caruso-Moro Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program serves as a “breeding ground for contemporary slavery,” according to a scathing UN report examining Canada’s efforts to limit unfair labour. The program allows employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary jobs when they can’t

By Hunter Crowther Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — The first time we planned on chatting with Paul Gaudio for this story, he called at the last minute and asked if we could reschedule, saying he was picking someone up for work. A fairly innocuous statement in most industries, but

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     August 13, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a saga that could be mistaken for a dark comedy, Harris County finds itself at the center of a scandal involving a county employee who managed to single-handedly botch the 2022 election. The culprit? Darryl Blackburn,

By Meghan Schiller Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh-area mom says she just wants to go back in time and not watch a viral TikTok video that ended with her 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns. “I’ve had a lot of mom guilt for even thinking this was

By Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — The two-month summer break can be a welcome vacation for students, with long stretches of free time away from school. But some parents and educators worry that they may get behind in their learning. As most Canadian children reach the halfway

By Aubry Killion Click here for updates on this story     ST. CHARLES PARISH, Louisiana (WDSU) — The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate. Around 2:26 a.m. Sunday, inmates at the jail told officers over the intercom that Kris Pfister, 37, was having a medical emergency in the bathroom of

By Eric Schucht and Leticia Ordaz Click here for updates on this story     RIO LINDA, California (KCRA) — A grass fire sparked by illegal fireworks burned about four acres Tuesday morning in Rio Linda, prompting more than two dozen firefighters to respond, officials say. Crews were dispatched around 3:36 a.m. to Cherry Lane and Elkhorn

By Cristiana Ramos Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — There’s not a direct answer on whether politics and religion go hand in hand, but we have certainly seen candidates like former President Donald Trump try to gain the support of Christian voters and recently, a local pastor in New

By Nick Bohr Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The northwest Milwaukee neighborhood near 95th Street and Fond du Lac Avenue is cherished for its trees, sidewalks and wildlife. But it’s another kind of wildlife, feral cats, that have neighbors literally holding their noses. “I usually don’t open my windows in

By Jake Anderson Click here for updates on this story     HAMBURG, Iowa (KETV) — Two grandparents in Fremont County, Iowa, have been arrested after a child was allegedly kept in a makeshift cage. Elvin Leroy Culley, 78, and Martha Karen Perry-Culley, 61, are accused of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person and child endangerment.

By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story     WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — A Georgia man formerly living in Iowa has been charged in connection to the death of a 15-year-old girl last seen in 2017. According to the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, after a yearslong investigation spanning several local, state and national

By Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — This year marked the end of an era, as a spot that had been occupied for decades at the Iowa State Fairgrounds has a new vendor. The beloved Crescenti’s stand, operated by the Vosler family of Des Moines, has closed

By Drew Postey Click here for updates on this story     REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (CTV Network) — The town of Moosomin in eastern Saskatchewan plans to double its population by offering $30,000 cheques to those building a home in the community. Town Councillor Murray Gray said Moosomin has a diverse economy and has seen an uptick in

By Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The first day of school is right around the corner, and there’s still a mental health crisis affecting children and teens across the nation. The American Psychiatric Association told KDKA-TV there’s a free resource available right now for every school employee,

By Jasmine Arenas Click here for updates on this story     AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — A building located in north Aurora has been condemned by the city in a municipal action that coincided with the first day of school for many young Colorado residents. On Wednesday, residents of Fitzsimons Place at 15th and Nome Street received

By Madison Sawyer Click here for updates on this story     SOUTHLAKE, Texas (KTVT) — Combining physical therapy and chiropractic care is a whole-body approach to therapy that helps children overcome developmental setbacks and reach milestones previously thought to be impossible. The only place in the world that offers the unique care is in North Texas.

By Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story     RED WING, Minnesota (WCCO) — A southern Minnesota bakery is trying to find out who the nation’s next president will be with a sweet twist on political polling. Hanisch Bakery in Red Wing debuted its 2024 presidential cookie poll last week, tallying how many cookies

By Charlie De Mar Click here for updates on this story     HAMMOND, Indiana (WBBM) — Fire could sideline a youth football program in Northwest Indiana for the season—but the team has promised to come back stronger no matter what. The season hasn’t even kicked off, but the Northlake Pop Warner Little Scholars Football and Cheerleading

By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — On Monday night next week, President Joe Biden will close the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A week earlier to the day, crews started building the security perimeters around the stadium—the inside of which will only be