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AlbertaJul 15, 2022

Hostage injured, suspect arrested at office providing legal advice in Lethbridge

Police charges are pending after an employee at an office that provides free legal advice in southern Alberta was taken hostage and injured. Police responded to a report Thursday afternoon about an armed woman inside Lethbridge Legal Guidance. Ninety minutes later members of the Critical Incident Team entered the building and a 40-year-old subject was taken into custody. The victim, who is 54, was taken hostage inside the building and sustained life-threatening injuries. She remains in hospital in serious but stable condition. Police are no longer on scene but say the investigation is ongoi
WorldJul 14, 2022

Millions of Australians could catch COVID-19 over coming weeks: health minister

Australia's Health Minister Mark Butler has warned that "millions" of people could get infected with coronavirus in the coming weeks amid a winter surge. Butler recently asked the Australians to wear masks and work from home when needed to mitigate the impact of a wave of BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariant infections. There were 316,574 active COVID-19 cases in Australia by Wednesday -- a figure Butler said could increase within weeks. "I think this is a very concerning wave. This is the third wave just this year that Omicron has thrown at Australia," he said on the TV program Sunrise on Wednesd
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IndiaJul 14, 2022

Singer Daler Mehndi gets 2 years jail in human trafficking case

Patiala district court on Thursday sentenced Singer Daler Mehndi to two years of imprisonment in a 2003 human trafficking case. Following the court's order, the singer was taken into custody by Punjab Police. According to Advocate Gurmeet Singh, Mehndi's application for release on probation was also dismissed by the court. Bakshish Singh, the complainant alleged that Mehndi and his brother took Rs 13 lakh from him on the pretext of sending him to Canada. "Daler Mehndi and his brother Shamsher Mehndi took Rs 13 lakh from me to send me to Canada. Neither did they send me abroad, nor did they re
AlbertaJul 14, 2022

Two men dead after small plane crashes in central Alberta

Mounties say two people died after a small plane crashed in central Alberta. RCMP say officers from the Didsbury detachment and emergency crews were called to the crash site Wednesday in Mountain View County. RCMP say a pilot and a passenger were inside the downed aircraft. They say a 69-year-old man and a 65-year-old man were killed. Mounties say the Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation. Didsbury is roughly 80 kilometres north of Calgary.
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IndiaJul 14, 2022

MP to procure black moong at MSP, registrations to start on July 18

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that the government will procure black moong at Minimum Support Price (MSP). In a conversation with ANI, he also said that the process of registrations will start on July 18. "Farmers in Madhya Pradesh have produced black moong in the summers but their prices in the market are very low. Since we are a government of the farmers, we have decided to purchase the Moong at the MSP of Rs 7,275 per quintal," CM Chouhan said. MSP stands for the Minimum Support Price which the government offers to pay to the crop producers, to ensure
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WorldJul 14, 2022

Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down as Sri Lanka's President

Amid pressure from the public uprising in Sri Lanka, the country's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the Parliament. Sri Lankan Speaker's office said that the Speaker of Parliament has received the resignation letter of Rajapaksa. Meanwhile, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Rajapaksa has been allowed entry into Singapore on a private visit and he has not asked for asylum nor has he been granted asylum. Rajapaksa, 73, had gone into hiding after crowds of protesters stormed his residence on July 9 and he had announ
WorldJul 14, 2022

Japan PM blames police for death of former leader Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police security for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech. Abe, one of Japan's most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in western Japan, shocking a nation known for its low crime rate. Photos and videos of the shooting show the gunman was able to come close to Abe. A suspect was arrested at the spot and is being detained for questioning. Police and media reports say he told investigators that a rumored link between Abe and a religious group the suspect ha
WorldJul 14, 2022

Iranian gets life in prison in Sweden for 1980s crimes

An Iranian citizen was Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Swedish court after being convicted of committing grave war crimes and murder during the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. The Stockholm District Court that said Hamid Noury took part in severe atrocities in July-August 1988 while working as an assistant to the deputy prosecutor at the Gohardasht prison outside the Iranian city of Karaj. A life sentence in Sweden generally means a minimum of 20 to 25 years in prison, but it could be extended. If he is eventually released, Noury will be expelled from Sweden. Noury
IndiaJul 14, 2022

Suspected monkeypox case in Kerala, samples of traveller from UAE sent for testing

A suspected case of monkeypox, the first in India, has been reported from Kerala, the state health minister said on Thursday. A traveller who arrived in Kerala three days ago from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was hospitalised after he displayed symptoms of monkeypox. Samples from the traveller have been sent for testing to the National Institute of Virology in Pune, health minister Veena George said today adding that the case can be confirmed only after the results of the test are obtained. Human monkeypox was first identified in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a 9

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AlbertaJul 09, 2026

Alberta RCMP issue Amber Alert for missing six-year-old boy near Grande Prairie

Alberta RCMP have issued an Amber Alert for a six-year-old boy who investigators say was taken Tuesday from the hamlet of Valhalla Centre, about 63 kilometres northwest of Grande Prairie. According to RCMP, Lanakai Morrison is believed to be travelling with his mother, 35-year-old Krista Morrison, and her 35-year-old partner, Daniel Ludwig. Police also believe another child, four-year-old Karl Morrison, may be with them. Investigators are searching for a black 2015 Toyota Tundra bearing Alberta licence plate CTN9517. RCMP have not released additional details about the circumstances that led to
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CanadaJul 09, 2026

Anand condemns Iranian attacks on Gulf shipping as 'unacceptable' during Saudi visit

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Iran's recent attacks on commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz are "unacceptable" and "unjustified," as tensions continue to rise across the Persian Gulf. Speaking to reporters in Jeddah on Thursday after meeting with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Anand said Canada stands with Gulf countries facing escalating regional security threats. She said that while ceasefires are often fragile, attacks on civilian shipping cannot be justified. According to Anand, the latest violence follows renewed military exchanges between the United States
BCJul 08, 2026

RCMP marine unit rescues 11 people after canoe overturns in Burrard Inlet

Eleven people, including several youths, were rescued from the waters of Burrard Inlet after a large canoe overturned near Ambleside Beach on Saturday afternoon, according to the BC RCMP. Police said officers with the RCMP Tactical Marine Operations Group (TMOG), who were conducting patrols in Burrard Inlet, received a distress call over Marine VHF Channel at about 3:30 p.m. on July 5 reporting an overturned canoe off Ambleside Beach. Four TMOG vessels were dispatched to the scene. According to the RCMP, officers arriving at the location found all 11 occupants clinging to the overturned canoe.
AlbertaJul 08, 2026

Report says Alberta has widest gender pay gap in Canada

Women in Alberta continue to earn less than men than in any other province, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report found that women in Alberta earn 64 cents for every dollar earned annually by men, compared with a national average of 72 cents. Looking at weekly earnings, women in the province earn 71 cents for every dollar earned by men, while the national average is 80 cents, according to the report. Katherine Scott, a senior researcher with the CCPA, said Alberta has ranked at or near the bottom nationally for years. She said the provinc
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AlbertaJul 08, 2026

Family distracted store staff while children swiped jewelry: Calgary police

Police say six family members, including children, worked as a team to pull off a jewelry store heist in Calgary. They say the family went into the store at CF Market Mall last month. Police allege that while adult family members spoke with staff, an eight-year-old and a 16-year-old swiped nearly $4,000 worth of jewelry. An employee called police and officers located the family members, some of whom were in a stolen truck, and stolen items were found. Police say two boys, ages 8 and 9, were returned to their father, who isn't involved in the case. Four others face several theft charges