Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today to mark the 75th anniversary of the defensive alliance as Russia escalates its aggression towards Ukraine. The ongoing battle in Ukraine will top the agenda of the three-day summit following Russian missile attacks which left death and destruction, including at a large children's hospital in Kyiv. New robust measures to support Ukraine are set to be announced during the summit and officials say i

An important salmon habitat will be protected after the multimillion-dollar purchase of an island in British Columbia's lower Fraser River by an environmental organization, with the help of the federal government and private donors. The Nature Conservancy of Canada announced the purchase of 248-hectare Carey Island near Chilliwack, in an important ecological area between Mission and Hope known to conservationists as "the Heart of the Fraser." The previous owners, Carey Island Farms Ltd., were using the island to grow corn. The conservancy says Carey Island is one of the Fraser's last salmon ha

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia has got a big relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the drug smuggling case worth crores of rupees. The Special Task Force (SIT) investigating the case has responded in court that they have withdrawn the summons sent to Majithia for questioning. In fact, Majithia had challenged Sit's summons in the High Court. had described these summons as illegal and demanded their cancellation. As soon as the hearing was held in the High Court today, the Public Prosecutor of the Punjab Government told the High Court that this notice of summons is

Punjab BJP leader and Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing at the Center Ravneet Singh Bittu today meet the Governor of the state Banwari Lal Purohit. Bittu said that the central government is receiving alarming reports about criminal and terrorist activities in the state and the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government is allowing the situation to worsen. He said that the way criminals are roaming, there is a huge threat to the safety of ordinary citizens. He referred to the attack on Shiv Sena leader Sandeep Thapar in Ludhiana and the shooting incidents in various other cities. It is

All the political parties of Punjab and the Shiromani Committee have congratulated the Sikh and Punjabi MPs who wins the parliamentary elections in Britain. Shiromani Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami said that this is a matter of great pride for Punjabis and especially Sikhs. Advocate Dhami said that Sikhs have earned a name all over the world with their hard work. He expressed hope that the newly elected members of Parliament will definitely take steps to solve the problems of Sikhs living abroad. At the same time, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhawan said th

Health Minister Mark Holland says dentists and other oral-health providers no longer need to sign up with the government to provide care to patients who are covered under the national dental care plan. The change is part of the government's latest bid to win over dentists who have been reluctant to join the program for uninsured low- and middle-income Canadians. Holland announced the change at a press conference in Nova Scotia, after weeks of tension with dental associations across the country. Last month the minister suggested dental associations were actively seeking problems with the progra

In Punjab, the situation regarding peace law is getting worse day by day. About 60 rounds of fire were fired between two parties over the government water supply in Vithwan village of Batala, in which 4 people died. According to the police, 8 persons were injured in the firing and a total of 13 persons were involved in both the factions. Officials said that a case has been registered and further action is being taken in this matter. The condition of 2 of the injured remains critical. At the same time, a video of a young man being brutally beaten with iron rods by attackers in Maur Mandi near

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday on a two-day visit, his first since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, an action that has complicated the relationship between the longtime partners and pushed Russia closer to India’s rival, China. Modi is set to have dinner with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, to be followed by talks. Modi last traveled to Russia in 2019, when he attended a forum in the far eastern port of Vladivostok and met with Putin. The leaders also saw each other in September 2022 in Uzbekistan, at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organi

The by-election of Jalandhar West Vidhan Sabha Constituency of Punjab is going to be held on July 10 and in between Shiromani Akali Dal rebel leaders Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra, Bibi Jagir Kaur, Sikandar Singh Maluka and Surjit Singh Rakhra and others have contested from Sukhbir Singh Badal. He has come under sharp attack for supporting the BSP. Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra said that Sukhbir Badal has shown his back to the Panth by supporting the BSP. Leaders of the rebel faction said that 'Takkadi' is a highly respected electoral symbol of the Sikh panth. The identity of the Sikhs is conn