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Quebec going ahead with out-of-province tuition hikes despite advisory body concern
MONTREAL – Quebec is moving forward with a plan to hike tuition for out-of-province Canadian students by about 30 per cent, despite a letter from a government-mandated advisory committee urging them to reconsider. Committee head Éric Tessier says his group wrote to Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry last month to advise her the hikes could ... Read More »
Canadian Jonathan David scores twice in Lille’s 4-0 win over Clermont in French play
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France – Canadian international Jonathan David scored twice to help Lille blank Clermont 4-0 in French Ligue 1 soccer play Sunday. David opened the scoring in the ninth minute at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, put in behind the Clermont defence by Portuguese youth international Tiago Santos. The 24-year-old forward from Ottawa made no mistake, firing a ... Read More »
Premier League title race gets a lot tighter as Arsenal beats Liverpool 3-1 after Alisson’s errors
The Premier League title race just got a lot tighter. Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to claim a 3-1 victory over the league leaders on Sunday. Arsenal moved up to second place and just two points behind Liverpool after 23 of 38 games in what might shape up to ... Read More »
Haley uses her appearance on ‘SNL’ to poke fun at her Civil War gaffe and jab at a stand-in Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley poked fun at herself over a campaign misstep, but her primary target during a “Saturday Night Live” appearance was Donald Trump, joining in a skit that mocked a stand-in for the former president over his refusal to debate her and questioned his mental fitness. “Had a blast ... Read More »
Brandon Gignac signs two-year, two-way deal with Montreal Canadiens
BROSSARD, Que. – Forward Brandon Gignac has signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Gignac, from Repentigny, Que., has played 43 games with the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket this season. He had 14 goals and 28 assists to lead the Rocket in goals, assists, and points, also served 36 penalty minutes so ... Read More »
Piper and Gilles golden at Four Continents as Canada claims two ice dance medals
SHANGHAI – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier’s dream season continued on Sunday at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, China. The Canadians won their first ISU Championships title in the ice dance competition. Montreal’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Danish-Canadian partner Nikolaj Soerensen captured silver for the second year in a row. Christina ... Read More »
‘Argylle,’ with checkered reviews, flops with $18M for the big-budget Apple release
NEW YORK (AP) – Apple has had it’s first box office flop. “Argylle,” the $200-million star-studded spy thriller from Apple Studios, debuted with $18 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, managed to lead the weekend box office, but still found little interest from moviegoers. Although Apple ... Read More »
Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick rule at pre-Grammy gala hosted by Clive Davis
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The night began with a rare sight: tennis champion Serena Williams was flustered. “I’m a little nervous… I can’t breathe,” she said through an exasperated smile. “I’m usually really good at this.” The overwhelming task was not opening the famed Clive Davis pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, ... Read More »
Senegal police fire tear gas as the opposition protests at election delay
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s police on Sunday fired tear gas at opposition supporters who were protesting against the decision by President Macky Sall to postpone the Feb. 25 election over a dispute between parliament and the judiciary. The protesters were staging a rally in the capital of Dakar after leading opposition leaders and candidates ... Read More »
Latest wave of US, Britain strikes on Yemin’s Houthis had support of Canada
OTTAWA – The Department of National Defence says Canada was among several allies that provided support to the United States and United Kingdom during their latest strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Canada issued astatement released jointly with the US, UK, Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand in response to the Houthis’ continued ... Read More »
Forest fires rage on in central Chile killing at least 64
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 64 people were killed. The fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del ... Read More »
