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CanadaApr 25, 2025

Police seek 3 Toronto women who robbed stores in Scarborough

Toronto police have released images of three women who allegedly stole from local stores in the Scarborough area by sexually harassing them. The three are described as having long hair and dark, olive skin. Police say there were five incidents in the Scarborough area between June 2024 and April 2025 where the owner and employee were distracted by sexual activity and robbed of large amounts of cash. According to Toronto police, upon entering the store, a female suspect would allegedly engage in sexual activity with the owner or employee, and her accomplices would steal the cash. Investigators
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CanadaApr 25, 2025

Burnaby RCMP arrests 44-year-old man after he allegedly threatened security staff with bear spray and a knife

A 44-year-old man was arrested by Burnaby RCMP after he allegedly threatened Metrotown security with bear spray and a knife. On April 22, 2025, at approximately 10:20 p.m., Burnaby RCMP frontline officers responded to a report of a suspect who had allegedly attempted to bear spray staff while holding a knife. The suspect had fled the scene prior to police arrival; however, with the assistance of several witnesses and security, police were able to quickly locate the suspect a short distance away. Police verbally engaged the suspect, who was holding what was believed to be a can of bear spray. T
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CanadaApr 25, 2025

Liberals are not trustworthy at all: Jagmeet Singh

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh today launched a major attack on the Liberal Party led by Mark Carney. During the election campaign in Toronto, he said that the Liberals are not trustworthy at all. Jagmeet Singh said that history is a witness to this that the Liberals do the right thing only when the New Democrats force them to do so. Jagmeet Singh also said that he fears that if the Liberals come to power, they will make big cuts in the budget, which will revive the memory of the cuts made by the party in the 1990s. During this, he also commented on the Palestinian and Jewish communities. He sa
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CanadaApr 25, 2025

Poilievre promises to start work from day one after victory

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that if his government is formed, he will start work from day one and that parliamentary proceedings will last until the passage of three important bills related to the people. Poilievre said that his government will run the House of Commons sitting throughout the summer to pass bills related to capacity, crime and the economy, and during this time, politicians' vacations will be canceled. Poilievre was in Saskatoon this morning, which is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives. At the same time, he also talked about eliminating trade barriers
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IndiaApr 25, 2025

Pahalgam Terror Attack: India Doubles BSF Force on Border

Amid heightened tensions with Pakistan after the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, India has doubled the number of BSF forces on the border and deployed troops, along with which farmers in border villages have been asked to harvest wheat soon. There is also a fear in the villages that they may have to vacate their homes. At the same time, the Pakistan Army has violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and targeted Indian Army posts, to which the Indian Army has also responded. In view of the situation developing in both the countries, the United Nat
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IndiaApr 25, 2025

Drugs Case: Supreme Court Gives Relief to Bikram Singh Majithia

In Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia has got a big relief from the Supreme Court. The top court has rejected the petition filed by the Punjab government to cancel his bail. In fact, the Punjab government had approached the Supreme Court against the bail granted to Majithia by the Punjab-Haryana High Court in the drug case. Along with this, the Supreme Court has directed Bikram Singh Majithia and the Punjab Police to refrain from making any public statement regarding the matter, but the top court made it clear that if Majithia tries to influence the witnesses or the t
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CanadaApr 25, 2025

Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case

A new jury is set to be selected today in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world juniorhockey team after an Ontario judge declared a mistrial days into the proceedings. A new trial is now expected to start next week for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who 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.The trial began in London, Ont., on Wednesday and the prosecution's first witness only briefly took the stand before tes
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BCApr 25, 2025

Whitecaps top Messi, Inter Miami 2-0 in first leg of CONCACAF Champions Cup semis

The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to secure their ticket to the CONCACAF (KON'-kah-kaf) Champions Cup final when they play the star-studded Inter Miami again next week.Vancouver got some of the loudest roars from the crowd at B-C Place last night when they scored two goals in the back of Miami's net. But many in the record crowd of nearly 54-thousand came to watch World Cup champion Lionel Messi, who started the game and played the entire match. On a night when Argentine superstar Lionel Messi was the headliner, it was Brian White and Sebastian Berhalter who stole the show. White scored in th
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BCApr 25, 2025

B-C's Forests Ministry funding 19-million dollars to reduce wildfire risk

B-C's Forests Ministry says it is providing 19-million dollars in funding for 64 projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk and enhancing forest health. It says those projects will take place in all eight national resource regions and includes 31 initiatives led by First Nations. Minister Ravi Kahlon says the funding will go toward removing 11-thousand truckloads of flammable waste from forest floors as part of an effort to reduce wildfire risks across B-C. The province says the funding is part of the 90-million dollars allocated for wildfire-prevention initiatives.

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BCJun 25, 2025

Airport improvements support economic growth

Communities that rely upon regional airports, heliports and water aerodromes provincewide will benefit from funding provided through the Province of B.C.’s Air Access Program. “Through the B.C. Air Access Program, we’re supporting upgrades to airports that will improve access for vital communities across our province,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Transportation and Transit. “These improvements to our rural and regional airports will help keep British Columbians connected and our economy on the move.” This year, the Province is investing $6.2 million through the BC Air Access P
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CanadaJun 25, 2025

Canada sees continued decline in both US and foreign visitors: Statistics Canada

Canada is seeing a continued decline in both US and foreign visitors, with the latest report from Statistics Canada showing that in April, travel to Canada by US residents fell 8.9 per cent year-on-year, while travel to Canada by other foreign residents fell 0.6 per cent. This is the third consecutive month that travel to Canada by US residents has declined and the seventh consecutive month that travel by other foreign nationals has declined. According to Statistics Canada, the decline in foreign visitors to Canada was driven by a decline in people coming from Asia, who were down 12.6 per
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CanadaJun 25, 2025

Surrey Mayor urging federal government to designate extortion...

Today, I am joining calls for the federal government to declare the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and any other groups involved in extortion and violence targeting Canadians of South Asian descent as terrorist organizations under Canadian law. Whether these groups operate locally or internationally, this designation is a critical step in equipping law enforcement with the necessary tools to dismantle these dangerous networks and protect our residents and businesses. The violence and intimidation our community faces are unacceptable. We have seen a disturbing rise in extortions, threats of violence, an
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BCJun 25, 2025

28 Charges Laid in Northern BC Drug Trafficking Investigation

Four individuals have been charged following a 14-month drug trafficking and firearms investigation led by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) in Northern BC. The investigation began in April 2023, targeting a drug trafficking network operating in Prince Rupert. On June 5, 2024, following a 14-month investigation, CFSEU-BC North District, in partnership with the Prince Rupert RCMP and with assistance from the Prince Rupert Coastal Unit, executed five search warrants in Prince Rupert. Investigators seized the following items: • Nine (9) firearms, incl
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CanadaJun 25, 2025

Carney says Canada to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035

NATO allies, including Canada, have agreed to increase defense spending to five percent of GDP over the next 10 years. This means that Western countries, including Ottawa, are going to invest heavily in defense by 2035. The new target was approved during a NATO summit in the Netherlands today, a significant policy victory for President Donald Trump. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte opened the meeting by praising Trump for increasing defense spending. The five percent target is divided into two parts, with the first 3.5 percent focusing on core defense needs, including fighter jets and weapo