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IndiaJan 19, 2024

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim again got 50 days parole

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has again got 50 days parole. This is his ninth parole in four years. The parole of Ram Rahim, convicted in the rape and murder of a journalist case, is being linked to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Haryana this year. In 2017, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women followers and in 2019, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his employee Ranjit Singh. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment in the case of murder of a journalist in 2021 but despite this he is getting parole.
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WorldJan 18, 2024

MPs request 'urgent' meeting with security minister after 'threat to life warnings' given to UK Sikhs

Reports of death threats against Sikhs in the UK are grabbing headlines. A group of British MPs has requested an urgent meeting with the Minister of Defense in this regard. A report recently emerged that West Midlands Police had issued Osman Warnings in March to three members of a family, meaning their lives were in danger and although there is information but not enough evidence to make an arrest. An inquiry is also being demanded regarding the death of Sikh activist Avtar Singh Khanda. Khanda died last year after a sudden illness. According to information, Labour MPs Preet Kaur Gill, Afzal K
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IndiaJan 18, 2024

Sukhpal Singh Khaira tweeted this to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has attacked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann by tweeting. He alleged that despite the government having an army of more than 200 lawyers, expensive private lawyers were engaged against a small person like him, costing more than Rs. 5 crore. Khaira said that Bhagwant Maan should tell whether he will deposit this fee given to private lawyers in the treasury of the state, whether he still has the same stand as he used to say in the Mukhtiar Ansari case that expenditure of Rs. 55 lakh will be recovered from Captain's government.
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BCJan 18, 2024

Driver killed after car plunged from second floor of UBC parkade building

Police have confirmed the driver of a car that plunged off the second floor of a multi-storey parkade building at the University of British Columbia was killed in the crash. University RCMP say the male driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday after his car crashed through a concrete wall and landed at ground level. Police say extrication of the victim from his vehicle waschallenging because a portion of a concrete barrier was left hanging precariously'' above the car, and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services needed to secure the situation before accessing the driver. No one
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AlbertaJan 18, 2024

Edmonton: Shooting incidents in 2023 increased by 34 percent over 2022

Shooting incidents in Edmonton are up 34 percent in 2023 from 2022. The police said in a media release on Wednesday that 165 shooting incidents took place in 2022, compared to 221 last year. They seized 892 pistols last year. However, if only the month of December is compared in both the years, such incidents occurred less in 2023. Sometimes innocent bystanders become targets during the firing. According to the police, 17 incidents of firing took place in December 2023, meaning firing took place the next day except for one day. Meanwhile, people standing nearby were injured in 13 incidents.
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IndiaJan 18, 2024

Sukhpal Singh Khaira gets relief from Supreme Court

The Punjab government has received a big blow when it reached the Supreme Court to cancel the bail of Punjab Congress MLA from Bhulath Sukhpal Singh Khaira. The Supreme Court refused to cancel the bail granted to Khaira by the Punjab Haryana High Court. The Supreme Court said during the hearing that there is no doubt that the charges are serious but they do not agree with the given facts, after which the Supreme Court rejected the application of the Punjab government. It is to be noted that Khaira was in jail since September 28 in a 9-year-old drug trafficking case, the High Court granted hi
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WorldJan 18, 2024

Pakistan retaliated against Iran, carried out airstrikes on terrorist bases

Pakistan has retaliated against terrorist positions in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province late on Wednesday night. This air strike was carried out by penetrating 48 km inside the border of Iran. For this, fighter jets and drones were used. Pakistan claims that it killed many terrorists in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan. However, Iran said that 9 people, including 4 children and 3 women, were killed in Pakistan's airstrikes and none of them were Iranian citizens. In less than 48 hours of the air strike by Iran, Pakistan retaliated under operational procedures. Late on Tuesday, Iran attacked the po
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BCJan 17, 2024

Mayor Brenda Locke claims Surrey Police Service ran up $26 million deficit in 2023

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke's claim of a $26 million deficit on the police is being called wrong by the union.In fact, Locke had accused the city's municipal police force of a deficit of $26 million last year, while the Surrey Police Union has dismissed this allegation as baseless.It is worth noting that in BC's second largest city, a long battle is going on over the police system.The latest war of words comes after complaints that Surrey froze the salaries of new recruits in December.In a statement released yesterday by Mayor Brenda Locke, the Surrey Police Service was accused of spending out o
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BCJan 17, 2024

Snowfall warnings in effect across most of province

Snow warnings remain in place in Southern BC, with the South Coast region in particular covered in snow.Snow warnings continue from Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley to the Alberta border.Between 10 cm and 20 cm of snow is expected in Metro Vancouver, eastern Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, Whistler, Sunshine Coast, Southern Gulf Islands, Sea-to-Sky Squamish to Whistler, Malahat Highway-Goldstream and Mill Bay today.According to Environment Canada, this snowfall is happening due to a Pacific low-pressure system.Greater Victoria is likely to experience snow showers by thi

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CanadaJan 30, 2026

Surrey Man Charged After Newton-Area Shooting

Police have laid multiple criminal charges following a shooting at a Surrey home on New Year’s Day. Officers from the Surrey Police Service (SPS) responded around 11:45 p.m. on January 1, 2026, to reports of gunfire in the area of 140B Street and 59 Avenue in Newton. At the scene, they found an injured man who was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound. Officials said his condition was stable. A second man was arrested at the location. The SPS Serious Crime Unit took over the investigation. On January 28, the BC Prosecution Service approved charges against 49-year-old Chanchal Badwal. He fac
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BCJan 30, 2026

B.C.-based Jim Pattison Developments cancels Virginia warehouse sale to ICE

Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not proceed with the sale of a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had planned to use the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility. The 43.5-acre property in Hanover County, Virginia, faced public scrutiny after news emerged that it could be converted into a holding and processing centre amid a wider U.S. immigration crackdown. The company, owned by Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison, had previously stated it was unaware of the final purchaser or the intende
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WorldJan 30, 2026

Israel to reopen Gaza–Egypt border crossing after nearly two years of closure

Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Sunday, allowing limited movement of people in and out of the territory for the first time in nearly two years. The Israeli military agency COGAT, which oversees civilian coordination with Gaza, said the reopening will permit “limited movement of people only,” with both Israel and Egypt screening those seeking to cross. European Union border assistance personnel will supervise operations at the crossing, Gaza’s primary link to the outside world. The Rafah crossing has been largely closed since May 2024, following ren
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CanadaJan 30, 2026

Federal Court of Appeal upholds Ottawa’s authority to maintain single-use plastic b

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal government acted within its authority when it classified certain plastic products as toxic, clearing the way for Ottawa to maintain its ban on several single-use plastic items. In a unanimous decision released Friday, a three-judge panel overturned a 2023 lower court ruling that had found the federal government overreached by broadly labeling plastic manufactured items as toxic under environmental legislation. That earlier decision had cast uncertainty over the future of the single-use plastics ban. The appeal court concluded the go
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BCJan 30, 2026

CFIA says threats against staff escalated during B.C. ostrich cull, forcing family relocation

A senior Canadian Food Inspection Agency official says agency employees faced escalating threats and harassment during preparations for the culling of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, including incidents serious enough to force the relocation of a worker and their family. In an interview with The Canadian Press, the official said opposition to the cull intensified both online and in person, culminating in what they described as extreme cases of direct threats involving physical violence and sexual assault. One CFIA employee and their partner were relocated along with their chi