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Deportation order over bogus college admission letter could set precedent: lawyers
TORONTO - An Edmonton woman is facing deportation from Canada this month after a college admission letter that secured her entry into the country five years ago turned out to be fake. Even though Kara...
May 20, 2023
'Listen to us': LGBTQ activists seek help, prudence in raising human rights abroad
OTTAWA - LGBTQ activists say Canada should ramp up its help in the fight against an organized movement to clamp down on sexual and gender minorities in Africa, while being cautious about when to raise...
May 20, 2023
Radio host jailed for sedition in Hong Kong finds a home and freedom in Canada
VANCOUVER - Edmund Wan, recently released from a Hong Kong prison, says he feels at ease in Vancouver. He described the sense of familiarity that struck him in a Hong Kong-style caf on Vancouver's Cam...
May 20, 2023
Plane believed to be carrying Ukraine's Zelenskyy lands in Hiroshima for G7 summit
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - A plane believed to be carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in Hiroshima for global diplomatic talks. Leaders of the world's most powerful democracies ha...
May 20, 2023
G7 leaders' communiqué to mention foreign interference, Canadian official says
HIROSHIMA, Japan - A senior Canadian government official says the G7 leaders' communiqu at the summit in Hiroshima, Japan, will make mention of foreign interference, after Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
May 19, 2023
Ryan Mountcastle's three-run homer powers Orioles past Blue Jays 6-2
TORONTO - Ryan Mountcastle's three-run homer lifted the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday. Adam Frazier had a late two-run blast in the ninth and Anthony Santander added a sol...
May 19, 2023
Japan says Zelenskyy will visit Hiroshima to join G7 summit session on Ukraine
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine. Zelenskyy is expected to arri...
May 19, 2023
Simona Halep faces 2nd doping charge over biological passport; had failed drug test at US Open
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been accused of a second doping offense by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport. The charge ann...
May 19, 2023
Former PC cabinet minister endorses two NDP candidates
A prominent former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister is endorsing the two Alberta NDP candidates.Doug Griffiths, who represented the constituencies of Wainwright and Battle River-Wainwright, w...
May 19, 2023
Lethbridge College Kodiaks women's soccer team signs defender Waurynchuk
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women's soccer team added to its defence on Friday, May 19, 2023, signing defender Ana Waurynchuk.The Cranbrook, B.C. native spent the past three years ...
May 19, 2023