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India court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
NEW DELHI (AP) - An Indian court Tuesday upheld a ban on wearing hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam. The hig...
Mar 15, 2022
Russia pounds away at Ukraine as two sides plan more talks
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - A narrow diplomatic path stayed open as Ukraine and Russia planned another round of talks and Moscow's forces pounded away at cities across the country, including the capital, in ...
Mar 14, 2022
Conservative leadership candidate says he tested positive for COVID-19
Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest has tested positive for COVID-19. Charest announced the news late Monday on Twitter, saying his symptoms are mild. He says his wife, Michele, has tested ...
Mar 14, 2022
Schmaltz scores winner to lift Coyotes to 5-3 win over Senators
OTTAWA - Nick Schmaltz scored the game-winner to extend his point streak Monday, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3. The Coyotes (19-36-4) forward has 15 points in his last six games...
Mar 14, 2022
Jennifer Jones and team splitting up at the end of the season
WINNIPEG - One of the world's top women's curling teams is splitting up. Team Jennifer Jones announced on Twitter on Monday that players would go their separate ways at season's end, saying "We wanted...
Mar 14, 2022
Canada's Denis Shapovalov loses to Opelka in third round at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., dropped a 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision to American...
Mar 14, 2022
Enhanced mediation to start Tuesday between U of L and faculty
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A mediator is set to step in early this week to try to help the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors (the board) and the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) rea...
Mar 14, 2022
Alberta's COVID-19 numbers for March 14, 2022
PROVINCIAL NUMBERS*Numbers are up to date as of previous day's end. Numbers in parentheses represent a three-day change unless otherwise notedHospitalizations: 986 (-59)ICU admissions: 73 (-1)Deaths: ...
Mar 14, 2022
Lewis calls Bill 21 'religious discrimination,' Poilievre hopes Quebec repeals law
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate and rookie MP Leslyn Lewis says a Quebec law restricting public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work is "explicit religi...
Mar 14, 2022
'The whole system falls apart': Nunavut group concerned about Ottawa care home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A group representing Nunavut elders says a seniors home in Ottawa is failing Inuit who are sent there. In a March 7 letter to Nunavut Health Minister John Main, the Pairijait Tigumi...
Mar 14, 2022