Canada will become one of the most powerful nations: Tony Blair
Canada is poised to become an economic and political power house in the world, former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday.
Flyer fire scorches Regina home
Regina firefighters were met by a wall of flames Thursday morning when they arrived at a house in the city’s south end, after a resident’s flyer fire spread.
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Selena Paskalidis (right) and Sadaqat Hussain were married in Pakistan. (Courtesy of Selena Paskalidis) A Vancouver woman has been barred from living in Canada with her husband, partly because he is Muslim and she was born Christian, CBC News has learned. Selena Paskalidis married Sadaqat Hussain, of Pakistan, last year. Canada has denied him entry to Canada, citing concerns because the two “differ in culture and religion.” “I never thought my government would try to break my marriage up because of culture and religion,” Paskalidis told CBC News. Full Story What do you think? Do you have a story to share about trying to sponsor an immigrant to Canada?
Three dead in B.C. plane crash
Three people are dead after a small crash in British Columbia. .
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An RCMP officer from the university detachment takes out his handcuffs for the women. (Courtesy of The Ubyssey) RCMP are investigating after two campus officers were caught on film playfully posing with young women and lending them handcuffs while on duty, a police spokesman confirmed Thursday night. Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre said the RCMP are “very concerned” about the case and are taking it seriously. Davor Kovac, a fourth-year business student at UBC, said he witnessed the two RCMP officers pulling up to a McDonald’s on campus near a bus stop and questioning the women about open alcohol. “All of a sudden the girls started flirting with them uncontrollably,” Kovac said Thursday night. “Then they’re like, ‘Can you put us in handcuffs? Can we see your nightstick?’ They just started posing for pictures right there.” Full Story What do you think of these pictures? Do they concern you, or not?
