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BCJul 24, 2020

Witnesses sought after woman is badly hurt when pushed from B.C. train platform

Police say a woman suffered serious injuries after being pushed onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train in New Westminster, B.C. Officers, along with ambulance and fire personnel, arrived to find a 32 year old woman trapped beneath a train at a SkyTrain station. Police say the woman was conscious when she was freed and suffered non life threatening injuries. A 24 year old man was arrested at the scene but released and police say the investigation is continuing. Acting Insp. Andrew Perry says interviews with witnesses and the suspect as well as a review of SkyTrain video revealed the wom
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CanadaJul 24, 2020

Trump used Huawei CFO as 'bargaining chip' in trade fight with China: documents

The legal team representing Huawei CFO Meng Wenzhou has filed another raft of documents urging a BC court to throw out the extradition proceeding against her. The documents allege US President Donald Trump has ``poisoned'' the case against Meng and has abused the legal process by trying to use the telecom executive as a ``bargaining chip'' in trade negotiations. Meng's team says the BC Supreme Court Justice hearing the extradition case against Meng has the power to stay the proceedings when these arguments are presented to her in February. At the request of the US, Meng was arrested in Decemb
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BCJul 24, 2020

Explosive devices to scare bears banned in Vancouver over safety, noise issues

Vancouver City Council has approved a ban on the sale of bear bangers and other exploding animal deterrents within city limits. Council says the new rule takes effect immediately and violators face a maximum $1,000 fine. The ban comes as several neighbourhoods have been repeatedly rocked at all hours by blasts from bear bangers, devices with an explosive charge that is supposed to be used to scare away curious bruins. Council says Vancouver residents who need bear bangers outside the city can buy them online or in neighbouring communities while the city mulls a permitting system to provide th
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CanadaJul 24, 2020

Dr. Tam to young people: stop spreading COVID-19, don't infect parents, elders

Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is doubling down on warnings to young Canadians to stop fuelling the spread of the novel coronavirus. Tam says that age group accounted for the highest incidence rates for COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks. "I must urge all Canadians, particularly younger adults, to not give in to COVID-19 fatigue," she said Friday in Ottawa."This is your generation and your future that is being shaped. Younger age groups are not invincible against COVID-19," said Tam, who returned to the government's public briefings after her own summer break.Chief publ
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IndiaJul 24, 2020

Rajasthan: Congress MLAs supporting Gehlot raise slogans at Raj Bhawan

Congress MLAs supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot raised slogans at Raj Bhawan on July 24. The protest is being made over the issue of convening of the Assembly session. Chief Minister had met Governor Kalraj Mishra in the afternoon of July 24. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot after meeting Governor Kalraj Mishra in the Raj Bhawan on July 24 said that he would have not stooped the assembly session without some pressure from the top. Ashok Gehlot said, "Governor is our constitutional head. I don't hesitate to say that he couldn't have stopped it without some pressure from the top. Why d
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CanadaJul 24, 2020

Government of Canada is providing funding to support child care for returning workers

The Government of Canada has been working closely with provinces and territories to ensure all families have access to affordable and high quality child care. The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges, including temporary closures and loss of critical revenue from placement fees, which have put the sector at risk. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, announced $625 million in federal support for Canada’s child care sector to help ensure that safe and sufficient child care spaces are available to support parents
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CanadaJul 24, 2020

Scheer calls on Trudeau to resign over WE deal

Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign over his role in the controversy involving the We organization.Scheer has previously called for Finance Minister Bill Morneau to be fired for trips he and members of his family took in 2017, part of which were paid for by the WE organization.Scheer now says members of the Liberal caucus who do not want to be seen as complicit should demand that their leader quit.When asked if he would be willing to force an election over the issue in the minority Parliament, Scheer said such an opportunity will not come
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IndiaJul 24, 2020

Vegetable vendor in Indore expresses her agony on civic body in English

A vegetable vendor here on Thursday expressed her agony on Indore Municipal Corporation in fluent English. The video of the same has gone viral on social media. Raisa Ansari protested over the 'left-right' shop opening scheme of the civic body. She alleged that vegetable vendors are being harassed by IMC officials in the name of rules and regulations." I am selling fruits and vegetables here. People standing here are my family and friends. There are more than 20 members in the family. How will they survive? How they will earn? There is no rush on the stall but still, these officials keep telli
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CanadaJul 24, 2020

Ontario, Quebec and Alberta again record over 100 COVID-19 cases

There are 112,672 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 58,080 confirmed (including 5,662 deaths, 50,505 resolved) Ontario: 38,210 confirmed (including 2,755 deaths, 33,963 resolved) Alberta: 9,975 confirmed (including 176 deaths, 8,506 resolved) British Columbia: 3,392 confirmed (including 190 deaths, 2,898 resolved) Saskatchewan: 1,072 confirmed (including 16 deaths, 838 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,067 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 1,003 resolved) Manitoba: 362 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 319 resolved), 13 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 264 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 259 resolved

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The B.C. government has announced a provincial extortion task force to investigate the extortion-related files that have become a concern for many areas of the province. The task force will be led by the B.C. RCMP and will consist of a total of 40 members. In addition to the RCMP, this force will include members from the Surrey Police Service, Delta Police Department, Abbotsford Police Department and Metro Vancouver Transit Police. In addition, members of the Canada Border Services Agency and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and members of the BC Anti-Gang Police Team will also be