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A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported, after he ordered that she not be removed until he could hear her case. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, had b...
Mar 17, 2025
Canada's Homan beats Denmark's Dupont at world women's curling championship
UIJEONGBU-SI - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 9-3 in round-robin play at the LGT world women's curling championship on Monday. Homan and her Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleur...
Mar 17, 2025
Poilievre says he'll repeal carbon price law, including the industrial charge
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that he will repeal the entire carbon price law if elected, including on businesses and the industrial charge. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney ...
Mar 17, 2025
IOC board puts boxing back on the Olympic program for LA in 2028
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) - Boxing is set to be on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after years of disputes over how the sport is run. International Olympic Committee president Thoma...
Mar 17, 2025
Rivers predicted stardom for Gilgeous-Alexander, but says Thunder star has exceeded expectations
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Doc Rivers says he saw star potential in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while coaching him as a rookie before the Los Angeles Clippers traded him to Oklahoma City. But the veteran coach conc...
Mar 17, 2025
City snow clearing operations continue
The City of Grande Prairie's two-week snow clearing operation is underway.Starting Monday, March 17 crews will be working in Week A areas Hillside, Mountview and VLA/Montrose.No-parking signs will be ...
Mar 17, 2025
Prime Minister Carney kicks off international trip in France
PARIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises. Making opening remarks in Paris before a meeting with ...
Mar 17, 2025
In the news today: Mark Carney’s move to kill carbon price now official
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead Prime Minister Mark Carney's theat...
Mar 17, 2025
Quebec byelection: electors head to polls in Terrebonne riding northeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - Voters will go to the polls today in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. The former high-profile cabinet minister in Franois Legault's Coali...
Mar 17, 2025
Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub
MONTREAL - A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more ...
Mar 17, 2025