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byDan Gray

August 1, 2025

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Report finds one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years
OTTAWA — A new report says one in five newcomers to Canada leaves the country within 25 years of their arrival — and most of those who leave exit within their first five years here. The Institute for Canadian Citizenship’s annual “Leaky Bucket” report says people with doctorates and other highly skilled individuals are far…
Cookies and Carols pack the house ahead of Festival of Trees gala
The Lloydminster Festival of Trees’ Cookies and Carols event filled the Gold Horse Casino for an early look at this year’s movie-themed tree lineup. Read more: Trees to be lit by Jessie Lake The pre-holiday favourite, which has been a Border City staple for more than 25 years, invited the community to enjoy cookies, carols,…
1 Israeli killed and 3 wounded in West Bank attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s rescue service says one Israeli has been killed and three wounded in an attack at a West Bank intersection. The Israeli military said the ramming and stabbing attack took place at a busy junction south of Jerusalem. Israel’s emergency rescue services said three people were wounded and hospitalized. THIS IS A…
Schoolgirl escapes as search continues for 24 others abducted in Nigeria
KEBBI, Nigeria (AP) — A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the school’s principal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The student arrived home late Monday, hours after the kidnapping at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, in the northwestern Kebbi state, said principal…
Poland suggests Russia is behind railway blast on Ukraine delivery line
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Evidence suggests the Russian secret services appears to have ordered the blowing up of a railway line in Poland over the weekend, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. “Everything indicates” that the rail incident was “initiated by the Russian secret services,” Jacek Dobrzyński, the spokesman for Poland’s security services minister, said…