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WorldApr 29, 2025

US President may cut income tax, many countries will be affected

US President Donald Trump may soon take new decisions, which will affect many countries including Canada, India, China. Trump may decide to cut income tax in the coming months. He believes that the government can be run with the profits from tariffs. If this happens, the global market will be affected by this. Instability in world trade will increase. Trump says that between 1870-1913, America's revenue mainly came from tariffs and during this time the country was very rich. He claims that America is earning 2 to 3 billion dollars daily due to tariffs. It is also being said that Trump may red
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CanadaApr 29, 2025

Stephen Harper congratulates Mark Carney on election victory

Former Canadian Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has congratulated Liberal Leader Mark Carney on his election victory. Harper said that yesterday's election was the 45th in the glorious history of Canadian democracy and I want to congratulate Prime Minister Carney on the mandate his party received. Harper, who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, said that I also wish Carney and the government he leads success in moving our country forward during these challenging times. Along with this, he also praised Pierre Pouliave and the Conservative Party, the former Prime Minister said tha
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CanadaApr 29, 2025

Mark Carney takes aim at President Donald Trump in his victory speech

After being elected as the new Prime Minister of Canada, Liberal Party leader Mark Carney took aim at President Donald Trump in his victory speech. Carney said that Trump is trying to break us up so that America can take over us, but that will never happen. He said that Canada's old relationship with America is over and we now have many options other than America for the prosperity of Canadians. It is noteworthy that Carney is a former central bank governor. Under his leadership, the Liberals are going to form a government for the fourth time. According to the results of Elections Canada, the
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BCApr 29, 2025

Jagmeet Singh loses his Burnaby Central seat

The federal NDP in B.C. has suffered a major setback. Jagmeet Singh lost his Burnaby Central seat. He finished in third place by a margin of 12,032 votes to Liberal candidate Wade Chang. Along with him, the party suffered heavy losses on Vancouver Island and also lost some seats in Metro Vancouver. Out of the total 24 seats of the NDP in the House of Commons, 12 were in B.C. and five of these were in Vancouver Island. Now the federal NDP in British Columbia has been reduced to just three seats and with this, Jagmeet Singh has announced his resignation as the party president. He was also v
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WorldApr 28, 2025

Exceptional' power outage in Spain and Portugal affects millions of people

A blackout has brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, affecting millions of people. The Spanish power distributor calls it ``exceptional and extraordinary." It says restoring power fully could take six to 10 hours. The cause was not immediately clear Monday. Spain's prime minister said a ``strong oscillation'' in the European grid was behind the outage. Train services stopped. Airports, hospitals and emergency services are on backup power. It is the second serious European power outage in less than six weeks.
BCApr 28, 2025

Man dies after car jumps curb, crashes into seven vehicles in Surrey, B.C.

A man has died in a crash involving eight vehicles in Surrey, B.C., after he suffered what investigators believe to be a medical emergency while driving. Police say the crash happened just before noon near the intersection of Fraser Highway and 64 Avenue, where attending emergency responders initially reported the collision. Officers from Surrey Police arrived and found one vehicle had jumped the curb and struck seven unoccupied vehicles parked nearby. Police say a 58-year-old man involved in the collision has died despite life-saving efforts from paramedics and firefighters at the sce
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CanadaApr 28, 2025

Trial begins in former world junior hockey players' sexual assault case

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team has begun today in London, Ont. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault. Jury selection took place last Friday and the prosecution is set to give an overview today of the evidence it expects to show over the course of the trial. The charges against the players relate to an encounter that took place in the city in June 2018,
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CanadaApr 28, 2025

Trump says Canada should become U.S. state as president weighs in on Canadian vote

President Donald Trump weighed in on Canada's election today, repeating his claim that Canada should become a U.S. state. Trump's tariffs and repeated threats of annexation have become a central issue ahead of today's vote. The president posted on social media that Canada could become a 51st state without "an artificially drawn line from many years ago." Trump says Canadians should "elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World." Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the U.S. adminis
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CanadaApr 28, 2025

Youths charged with assault after alleged luring of person on LGBTQ+ dating app

Six teenagers are charged with robbery and assault after allegedly luring an adult to an area of north Edmonton through an LGBTQ+ dating app. Police say they were called last month to the Calder neighborhood, where a person arranged to meet someone from Grindr. Instead, they say the person was met by a group of youths, all between 15 and 16 years old, and allegedly assaulted, struck with blunt objects and robbed. Police identified several suspects and learned the app was used to lure the person under false pretences. Police say the person was brought to hospital with serious in
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WorldMay 05, 2025

Tourist boats capsize in sudden storm in southwest China, leaving 10 dead

Four boats have capsized in a sudden storm on a river in southwestern China, leaving 10 people dead. State media said more than 80 people fell into the water when strong winds hit the scenic area in Guizhou province on Sunday afternoon. Initial reports said two tourist boats had capsized, but CCTV and the official XinhuaNews Agency said on Monday that four boats were involved. The boats capsized after a sudden rain and hail storm hit the upper reaches of the Wu River, a tributary of the Yangtze, the longest river in China. San Diego officials say three people were killed, four were injur
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AlbertaMay 05, 2025

Alberta premier to give live address on province's 'path forward' with Ottawa

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a livestreamed address this afternoon to outline the province’s path forward with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. Smith has said she will be looking to strike a "What's Next" panel to poll Albertans on issues they want to see addressed after last week's federal election. Carney's Liberals won their fourth consecutive term, and Smith has previously warned the prime minister against any "hostile acts" his new government might take against her province. Smith has long accused the federal Liberals of introducing laws and policies she says take
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WorldMay 05, 2025

'Security mock drill to be held in all states on May 7'

Amid tensions with Pakistan, the Indian government has asked many states to conduct mock drills on May 7. This is being done to ensure the safety of people in a war situation, during this mock drill, people will be trained to protect themselves. This is happening in India after 54 years, such a mock drill was held in 1971, when there was a war between India and Pakistan. According to reports, a blackout practice was conducted in the Ferozepur Cantonment area of Punjab on Thursday and Monday night. During this time, electricity was cut off in villages and neighborhoods from 9 pm to 9:30 pm.
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IndiaMay 05, 2025

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Session: 6 Proposals Passed

Amidst Punjab's water dispute with Haryana, a special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha was held today. During this session that lasted for about 5 hours, all parties unanimously passed 6 proposals, out of which one proposal said that Punjab will not give a single drop of its share of water to Haryana and the 4 thousand cusecs of water that is being given on humanitarian grounds will be continued. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that we are giving this water to Haryana at present, but if there is an attack on the interests of Punjab, then it will not be available in the future either. CM
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WorldMay 05, 2025

Putin strongly condemns Pahalgam attack during phone call with Modi

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called Prime Minister Modi and expressed grief over the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack and expressed full support to India in the fight against terrorism. Putin said that those involved in the attack and those behind them should be brought to justice. It is noteworthy that Putin is scheduled to visit India this year, but the information about the month or date of his visit has not yet been revealed. However, this will be Putin's first visit to India since the war with Ukraine began in 2022. Earlier, in 2021, he had visited Indi