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CanadaMay 22, 2025

Carney 'devastated and appalled' by killing of 2 Israeli embassy staff in Washington

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington yesterday. The two staff members were leaving an event at a Jewish museum when they were shot and killed. Police said the suspect yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after his arrest. In a post on social media, Carney says this was a targeted attack against the Jewish community and he condemns it "in the strongest terms." Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her thoughts are with the families of the victims, their colleagues and the Jewish community. She says antisemitism a
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CanadaMay 22, 2025

Former PM set to earn more than $8 million in pension

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to receive about $8 million in government pension and severance pay over his lifetime. This calculation has been made by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The group has released figures on the pension eligibility of 110 members of Parliament who either did not run for re-election or lost their bid to return to Parliament. Trudeau is one of them, who did not participate in the 2025 federal election. According to the Taxpayers Federation, former PM Justin Trudeau will receive $104,900 in severance pay. At the same time, if he lives to
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CanadaMay 22, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in as MP for Ottawa riding of Nepean

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who made his first foray into Canadian politics, was officially sworn in as an MP today. He was sworn in as the MP for the Nepean riding of Ottawa during a ceremony on Parliament Hill. Carney held a Holy Bible in his hands during the swearing-in. Carney won the Ottawa-area riding of Nepean by a margin of nearly 22,000 votes in the federal election held on April 28. The seat was previously represented by former Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya, whose candidacy was rejected by the Liberal Party before the election. After being sworn in as an MP, Carney said that he w
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AlbertaMay 22, 2025

Arrest warrant issued for Alberta woman released from jail with fake documents

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Alberta woman who was released from jail last month with alleged fake documents. Mackenzie Dawn Hardy was charged with several offences, including possession of stolen property, impaired driving and flight from police, after she was arrested in March. The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service says Hardy was released from custody after staff at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre near Edmonton were shown documents indicating her charges had been stayed. Spokeswoman Michelle Davio says the use of the alleged false documents is being invest
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WorldMay 22, 2025

US House Approves Trump's Tax Cuts and Big Spending Bill

The US House approved Trump's tax cuts and big spending bill today. This will add about $4 trillion to the current $36 trillion debt of the US over the next 10 years. The bill includes several of Trump's campaign promises, such as extending the tax breaks he took office in 2017 and eliminating the tax on overtime pay. In addition, the bill provides for billions of dollars in border security to crack down on deportations. It will be funded by cuts to green energy incentives.
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CanadaMay 22, 2025

Alberta reports 19 new cases of measles, surpassing 500 infections

Alberta has seen more than 500 cases of measles since early March, as 19 more cases of the highly contagious disease have been confirmed. The province says all but one of the new cases are in southern Alberta, the area that has seen more than 70 per cent of all cases. Government data shows close to 80 per cent of Alberta's total cases have been reported in children, including 157 in those under the age of five. As of earlier this month, 35 people had been hospitalized, and an Alberta Health spokesperson says one is currently in intensive care. Measles symptoms include fever, coughing, runn
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WorldMay 22, 2025

2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC, Noem says

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening near a Jewish museum, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Noem announced the deaths in a post on X after the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum, which is located steps away from the FBI’s field office in the nation's capital. Attorney General Pam Bondi said she was at the scene with former judge Jeanine Pirro, who serves as the U.S. attorney in Washington. Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, called the shooting a “depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism.”
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CanadaMay 21, 2025

Four Canadians were in West Bank as IDF fired warning shots nearby

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank today. Anand confirms that four Canadians were taking part in the tour in the West Bank city of Jenin and that no one was harmed. The IDF says it ``regrets the inconvenience'' caused by the incident and is reviewing what happened. Video of the incident circulating online shows members of the multinational tour speaking to cameras near a large yellow gate before hearing gunshots and retreating around a corner. The IDF
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BCMay 21, 2025

Highway 99 section to be diverted overnight in Richmond

Drivers may face delays on Highway 99 Wednesday night as work continues on the Steveston Interchange project in Richmond. Traffic on Highway 99 will be affected in both directions and will be diverted to the left lane - and off-ramp - before Stevenston Highway starting at 11 p.m. This will continue until 5 a.m. Thursday to allow crews to move a crane onto Highway 99. Project managers say the new five-lane Steveston Interchange project is a key part of a plan to improve travel along the Highway 99 corridor. It is also part of a larger project in the province, where the Steveston Interchange wil

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CanadaAug 08, 2025

Canadian Victoria Mboko is the National Bank Open champion

Canadian lawn tennis player Victoria Mboko has won the National Bank Open title. The 18-year-old Mboko defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final. After losing the first set, Victoria Mboko made a strong comeback in the match, winning the second and third sets in an almost one-sided fashion and taking the match and the title. The spectators also became extremely excited during the second and third set comebacks of the Canadian player, who was playing in front of the home crowd, and the umpire had to repeatedly ask the spectators to be quiet and not make noise b
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BCAug 07, 2025

Surrey: Shots fired for the second time on Kap's Cafe

Shots were fired again this morning at Kap’s Cafe, the target of a shooting incident in Surrey on July 10. No one was injured during the incident, but the windows on one side of the business were fully damaged and glass could be seen scattered inside the business and on the sidewalk. The incident occurred at around 4:40 a.m.The cafe reopened about 10 days after the July 10 incident, but now, after another shooting, the cafe, located at 85 Avenue and 120 Street, has been closed again. In addition to the side of the cafe, a hole could also be seen in the entrance area of the cafe due to gunfir
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WorldAug 07, 2025

Russian President to visit India, Modi-Putin meeting may happen by year-end

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India in the last week of this year. This information was given by India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who was in Moscow. Doval said that we have a special and old relationship with Russia, he described the relations between Russia and India as high-level and said that we are very excited about President Putin's visit to India. The announcement of this visit has come amid increasing tensions between New Delhi and Washington over India's trade relations with Russia. At the same time, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address, al
CanadaAug 07, 2025

Canada Border Services Agency arrests Punjabi truck driver with large cocaine haul

The Canada Border Services Agency has reported the arrest of a Punjabi truck driver with a large cocaine haul at Blue Water Bridge, Ontario. The agency said that on July 23, a commercial truck entering from the United States was stopped for inspection at the Blue Water Bridge Port of Entry, during which officers searched the trailer and seized 197 kilograms of suspected cocaine, concealed in seven bags in the form of bricks. According to the Border Services Agency, this had an estimated street value of $24.6 million. The CBSA arrested 29-year-old truck driver Onkar Kalsi of Caledon, Ontario
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BCAug 07, 2025

B.C.'s 2024 deficit comes in under forecast at $7.3B

British Columbia's final deficit for the fiscal year has come in at $7.3 billion, $564 million lower than the original projected number in Budget 2024. The final deficit is also about $1.8 billion lower than the most recent third-quarter forecast. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says B.C. was able to report a lower-than-projected deficit largely due to revenue from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Total revenue was about $2.5 billion higher than expected in the budget. B.C.'s GDP grew by 1.2 per cent, lower than the Canadian average of 1.6 per cent. The taxpayer-supported debt-to-