| Federal board waived Cheema's deportation in 1997
Murder suspect Paul Cheema was given a second chance to stay in Canada despite a violent criminal history and a deportation order because of "substantial family and community support here in Canada," according to an Immigration and Refugee Board ruling in October 1997. Cheema, the only suspect in the July 5 slaying of his new wife Shemina Hirji, had been told he had to return to his native England after being convicted of forcible confinement, uttering threats and attempted kidnapping in two separate attacks on his former fiance. The young Winnipeg woman, Paramjit Singh, was attacked first in December 1994 and again in February 1995. In the second incident, Cheema also tried to shoot her mother, but the gun failed to discharge even though the trigger was pulled three times.
Bangladesh gripped by first day blues
The tourists are under no illusion they can prevent a clean sweep. All they want to do is bat out the opening day if they are again given first strike on a pace-friendly Asgiriya stadium wicket. Bangladesh were shot out for 89 and their lowest total of 62 on the opening days of the previous two Tests after being sent in to bat by Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene. Bangladesh's young skipper Mohammad Ashraful, who turned 23 on Saturday, admitted he was worried by the way his team surrendered at the start of both Tests. "Few teams have recovered after making just 89 or 62 in the first innings, so the big defeats that followed did not surprise me at all," said Ashraful. "What hurt me is that all the batsmen went down in a heap. The entire top order has to click if we are to put up a reasonable score.
Thursday's editorial: Forming habits
We recently took a few minutes out of shooting wastepaper hoops to think about what Tallahassee could do to get behind the green movement. The easiest act of conservation consciousness we could come up with was right in our hands: recycling. "Recycling is the easiest way to take the first step toward going green," Anja DeLoach, recycling and special-services coordinator for the city of Tallahassee, told us. .
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