The British Columbia Coroners Service says 182 people died in April from drug overdoses. A statement from the service says the toll represents a 24 per cent decrease in deaths from April 2023, but "the risk posed by unregulated drug supply remains very high." It says in the eight years since the public-health emergency was declared, 14,582 people in the province have died from toxic drugs, including 763 in the first four months of this year. The coroner says fentanyl continues to be the primary driver of overdoses this year, and was detected in 82 per cent of toxicological tests. Unregulated d

Quebec's legislature has adopted a law that includes fines up to $1,500 for anyone who intimidates or harasses a politician. The Coalition Avenir Québec government has said the law is necessary to stem the rise in resignations of elected officials, particularly at the municipal level, but critics have said it threatens free speech rights. The government introduced the legislation shortly after an organization representing Quebec municipalities released a survey indicating 74 per cent of elected municipal leaders reported having experienced harassment and intimidation, and that 741 out of 8,00

Two men face more than a dozen charges each after British Columbia's provincial auto crime team recovered 29 high-end vehicles valued at $2.5 million. RCMP say in a news release that they started their investigation in February when numerous newer-model trucks and SUVs were stolen across the Lower Mainland. They say the vehicles, including Range Rovers and Toyota Tundras, were allegedly taken using sophisticated technology to get past anti-theft mechanisms. The two suspects, aged 20 and 29 from Delta, B.C., were arrested last month and face 14 criminal charges, including theft of a motor vehic

Punjab Congress has asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to resign. Pratap Singh Bajwa says that people have given a fatwa against the Aam Aadmi Party in the Lok Sabha elections, so Bhagwant Mann should resign. He said that the Aam Aadmi Party has entered the hearts of the people. People have understood that they came to power on false promises and their performance has been poor so far. At the same time, Congress state president Raja Waring said that the people of Punjab have given their mandate to the Congress and we are on the way to form the government in the state after the next assembly

A British Columbia Second World War veteran who landed at Normandy on D-Day 80 years ago will be presented with France's highest decoration in a ceremony in Vancouver today. Joseph Vogelgesang, who is 99 years old, went to France along with 14,000 other Canadians, in what would be the start of the liberation of Western Europe. A statement from the Consulate General of France in Vancouver says Vogelgesang will be decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour to acknowledge his contribution and bravery in the liberation of France. Consul General Nicolas Baudouin says the medal shows “profound

The Shiromani Akali Dal has refused to support the Congress-led alliance. The party said that there is no question of joining the alliance in which the Congress is. Shiromani Akali Dal senior leader Naresh Gujral said that Akali Dal can never support Congress involved in Operation Blue Star and 1984 anti-Sikh riots, this is our principled decision. At the same time, about giving support to BJP-led NDA, Gujral said that BJP has to take the first step. He said that if we get any invitation from BJP, our core committee will take a decision but the India alliance will not be supported under any c

The woman officer who slapped Bollywood actress and MP Kangana Ranaut has been suspended by the CISF and an FIR has been registered against her in its local police station. It is to be noted that Kangana Ranaut was about to board a Delhi-bound flight from Chandigarh Airport, when Kulwinder Kaur, posted in CISF, slapped Kangana during an argument. Kulwinder Kaur said, “I slapped him because he had given a statement against the farmers. There, after the case was registered, the police has started an investigation. This was confirmed by Mohali DSP KS Sandhu.

Amritpal Singh, who won the election from Punjab's Khadur Sahib Lok Sabha seat, may come out of jail in June. This claim has been made by his lawyer and former MP Rajdev Singh Khalsa. In an interview, Rajdev Khalsa said that he had come to meet Amritpal in Assam's Dibrugarh Jail on Wednesday. Advocate Rajdev Singh Khalsa said that people have given a big fatwa to Amritpal, so they believe that there will be no need for legal process and the Punjab government and the center should release Amritpal from jail by accepting the people's fatwa. will have to

The sun is shining on the beaches of Normandy as a Canadian ceremony gets underway to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Gabriel Attal and Prince William are among dignitaries visiting Juno Beach, where flags bearing the maple leaf are fluttering in the breeze. The crowd of thousands also includes 13 Canadian veterans, the oldest of whom is 104 years old. They are gathered to remember what's known as the beginning of the end of the Second World War. Around 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches on June 6, 1944. In all, 4,414 Allied t