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Miller increases cap on applications for Palestinians to join relatives in Canada
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is increasing the number of applications that will be processed under a much-criticized program to reunite Palestinians with Canadian relatives. The move come...
May 27, 2024

Bottcher to coach Homan's Ottawa team, join her for doubles in upcoming season
World champion Rachel Homan is joining forces with Alberta skip Brendan Bottcher for the upcoming curling season. Homan announced Monday on social media that Bottcher will coach her Ottawa-based four-...
May 27, 2024

'A complete surprise': Okotoks woman wins $100K
An Okotoks woman has won $100,000 in the lottery. Joyce O'Neill purchased her winning Lotto Max and Extra ticket from High River Co-op and won by matching the last six numbers selected in the April 12...
May 27, 2024

Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' in Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged there was a "tragic mistake" after an Israeli strike killed dozens of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. In a...
May 27, 2024

Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
VIENNA (AP) - Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Monday. The report, seen by ...
May 27, 2024

Medicine Hat council to hold pair of committee-of-the-whole meetings this week
Medicine Hat city council is holding a pair of committee-of-the-whole meetings this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. The meeting agenda for Tuesday lists only a closed meeting item as "energy matter".Th...
May 27, 2024

Canada's Auger-Aliassime opens in Paris with straight-set win over Nishioka
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime was a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 winner over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in the opening round of the French Open on Monday. Auger-Aliassime fired seven aces and won 84 per c...
May 27, 2024

Canadian Terris Smith moves on with win at Olympic boxing qualifier in Bangkok
BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Terris Smith defeated Bulgaria's Aslahan Mehmedova 3-0 on points in their round-of-16 bout Monday to advance at a last-ditch Olympic qualifying tournament. The 31-year-old fro...
May 27, 2024

No surprises as Jesse Marsch announces first selection as Canadian men's soccer coach
Jesse Marsch's first Canada selection for high-profile June friendlies against the Netherlands and France shows while you can change the coach, the talent at your disposal remains the same. Marsch's 2...
May 27, 2024

Brooks Bandits to host one-time BCHL exhibition championship
It's a one-time championship for bragging rights.The champions of the BCHL in British Columbia will take on Alberta division champion Brooks Bandits this weekend.The Rocky Mountain Challenge is a best...
May 27, 2024