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House Education Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx is ripping the outgoing Biden administration’s latest proposed student loan forgiveness scheme as “blatantly illegal” and demanding the federal Department of Education nix it. Just before last month’s election, the Department of Education announced it was launching yet another attempt to get through President Biden’s hotly controversial plan despite numerous court … Read more

Bill 83 includes fines up to $100,000 a day for non-compliance to the law and up to $200,000 for repeat offenders. The cost to Quebec taxpayers of training a doctor, including residency, is between $435,000 and $790,000, the health ministry says.Photo by Montreal Gazette illustration QUEBEC — Health Minister Christian Dubé wants to oblige newly … Read more

A masked duo knifed a man while trying to steal his moped in Sunset Park Tuesday — and then attacked a good Samaritan who stepped in, cops and sources said. Citizen  Two masked Brooklyn brutes stabbed a cyclist in a bungled attempt to snatch his moped Tuesday morning — then knifed a good Samaritan who … Read more

Sean Hannity splashed out a princely sum for this Florida home that originally listed for sale in early 2024. Daniel Petroni Photography Less than a year after announcing he left New York, Sean Hannity is a Florida man with a Florida mansion. The Fox News star, 62, shelled out $23.5 million for a waterfront property … Read more

Actress Lizzy Caplan is looking to sell her stylish LA home. Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty Lizzy Caplan, best known for her role as Janis Ian in the still-famous film “Mean Girls,” has listed her Los Angeles home for $2.85 million. The 1961-built property is a shining example of midcentury-modern architecture Made up of … Read more

A temporary military takeover of a designated area, the measure hasn’t been used in South Korea since 1980 People gather outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 4, 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE /AFP On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an … Read more

Truong My Lan, 67, was sentenced to death in April after being convicted of embezzlement and bribery amounting to $12.5 billion, equivalent to three per cent of the country’s GDP Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan attends trial in an appeal she filed against her death sentence in a financial fraud case in Ho … Read more

The Bloc intends to support the Conservatives, while the NDP does not appear inclined to do so NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — It’s confidence time again in the House of Commons. In a statement to the National Post, … Read more

The fire occurred on Clearwater River Dene Nation about 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. Davidson Fire Hall in Davidson, Sask., on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.Photo by Heywood Yu /The Canadian Press CLEARWATER RIVER DENE NATION, SASKATCHEWAN — Police say two people, including a teenage girl, are dead after a house fire on a northern Saskatchewan … Read more

The second day of budget talks in Saskatoon resulted in a 4.96 per cent property tax increase. Councillor Senos Timon looks at a presentation during day one of the city council budget meeting at Saskatoon City Hall. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Monday, Dec 2, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Discussions about potential … Read more