CanadaSep 06, 2024
China launches WTO complaint against Canada over EV, aluminum and steel tariffs
China has launched a complaint against Canada at the World Trade Organization over recently announced tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel.
The Ministry of Commerce announcement of the filing comes after a promise earlier this week it would do so.
Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Aug. 26 that Canada would impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese EVs and a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum.
While the U.S. tariffs have yet to take effect, Canada's tariffs will come into place next month.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freelan
CanadaSep 06, 2024
Girl charged with attempted murder after Saskatoon student set on fire
Police say a 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a student was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school.
They say the 15-year-old victim is in serious condition in hospital.
IndiaSep 06, 2024
The demand for a fair investigation of the alleged scam of 100 crores related to Harjot Bains
A major cyber scam has emerged in Punjab, in which the names of Aam Aadmi Party minister Harjot Bains and his wife SP Jyoti Yadav have been allegedly linked. The politics of Punjab has completely heated up over this matter and the opposition parties are demanding an investigation into it.
This matter has come to light from the letter written by the former inspector of cyber cell in Mohali, Amanjot Kaur, to the DGP.
Congress MLA Pargat Singh said that Professor Balwinder Kaur also wrote the minister's name in her suicide note and all these cases should be investigated impartially. At the same
IndiaSep 06, 2024
Shots were fired at the man standing outside the house
Punjab's Firozpur district is again in the headlines due to increasing incidents of firing. Today, two motorcycle-riding assailants shot and injured a soldier in the border village here.
The victim has been identified as Gurmeet Singh Aartiya. When he was parking his motorcycle outside his house this afternoon, two assailants who came from behind suddenly shoot him.
Gurmeet Singh's condition is currently being said to be out of danger. A few days ago, motorcycle-riding attackers fired more than 20 rounds at a car outside Gurdwara Akalgarh Sahib in Firozpur city, in which a girl and two youths
IndiaSep 06, 2024
Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh supported the strengthening of Shiromani Akali Dal
Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib has supported the strengthening of Shiromani Akali Dal. He said in a statement that the strengthening of the Shiromani Akali Dal today is extremely important for Punjab, Punjabiyat and the Sikh panth.
He also appealed to the leaders of the Akali Dal to show a spirit of renunciation for the upliftment of the Akali Dal. This comment by Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has come at a time when Shiromani Akali Dal is facing rebellion and rebel leaders have been expelled from the party.
Jathedar said that the minorities in the country are being
BCSep 06, 2024
B.C. Greens make election pledge for free transit, doubling of bus numbers
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has announced an election policy to make all public transit in the province free.
She says the policy, released ahead of the fall provincial vote, would relieve financial strain on families, create more livable communities and reduce carbon emissions.
The proposal also calls for hourly services on key regional routes, a doubling of city buses within four years and a tripling within eight years.
The party, which currently has two MLAs in the 87-seat legislature, says $720 million in funding for Translink and BC Transit would come from "reprioritizing exis
CanadaSep 05, 2024
No photos of Trudeau on campaign signs in Montreal riding ahead of byelection
One familiar face is conspicuously absent from a federal byelection campaign in Montreal that could have major implications for the Liberal government.
As candidates embark on the home stretch of the campaign in LaSalle Émard Verdun, their election signs are everywhere at major intersections, on side streets, fixed to lampposts, beneath stop signs.
Alongside photos of the candidates are images of their leaders: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, smiling against a backdrop of a Canadian flag; Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, smiling against a pale blue backdrop; NDP Leader J
CanadaSep 05, 2024
Jagmeet Singh says Early federal election more likely now
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will contest as the Prime Ministerial candidate in the upcoming federal election. He announced this today during a news conference in Toronto. Attacking the Conservatives, he said that only he can stop Pierre Poilievre.
At the same time, he said he knows that ending the deal with Trudeau means an election could happen anytime and he is ready for it, whenever it happens.In the News Conference, Jagmeet Singh takes aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre. He said that Trudeau and his Liberal Party have failed to stop Poilievre and Conservative and only N
IndiaSep 05, 2024
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with farmers at Punjab Bhavan
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today held a meeting at Punjab Bhavan with the farmers who have been struggling for 4 days regarding the agricultural policy and other demands in Chandigarh.
After the meeting with the farmers, Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said that within a month, the government will share the draft of the agriculture policy with the farmers and it will be implemented only after the suggestions of the farmers.
Along with this, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to bring a one-time settlement scheme regarding the debts of farmers. Through this scheme farmers will be