IndiaSep 12, 2023
No govt celebrations in December to mark martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's sahibzadas
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has made a big announcement that no celebrations will take place in the month of December in Punjab.He said that this month is dedicated to the martyrdom of the descendants of the tenth Patshah Sahib Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and no celebration will take place in this month.Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann reached Saragarhi Gurudwara Sahib in Ferozepur Cantonment to pay tribute to the soldiers of Battle of Saragarhi on their martyrdom day.Along with this, CM Mann has announced to build a memorial on Saragarhi War.He said that the previous government had released
CanadaSep 12, 2023
Liberal Party MPs meet for three-day session, hoping Trudeau hears their concerns
Liberal MPs are gathering in London, Ont., to plan their strategy as the party grapples with rising discontentment toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Polls show the Liberals have sunken to their lowest levels of support since taking government in 2015, largely to the benefit of the Conservatives.Most of the party's 158 MPs will meet in the southern Ontario city for three days to plot out their strategy for the fall parliamentary session.The meeting kicks off today with gatherings of small caucus groups, including women, Indigenous and rural MPs, which we be followed tomorrow by regional and
BCSep 12, 2023
One evacuation imposed, another dropped, as B.C. wildfires burn through September
The latest evacuation order issued due to a wildfire in British Columbia covers a rural area north of Prince George in a region straddling the boundaries of two regional governments. The regional districts of Fraser-Fort George and Bulkley-Nechako issued the order Monday night as the 10-square kilometre Ocock Lake blaze moves toward properties in the Noonlang Lake area, about 150 kilometres north of Prince George.The order is the only one issued in B.C. in the last 24 hours, but several other orders and alerts have been ended or downgraded over the same period, including orders covering 25 hom
WorldSep 12, 2023
Death toll in Morocco exceeds 2900, thousands injured
Friday's earthquake in Morocco has caused massive destruction, killing over 2,900 people and injuring thousands.As the rescue operation continues to accelerate, the death toll and the number of injured continue to rise.The province's south-west of Marrakesh has been devastated with residents waiting for aid, and many communities in need of food, water and electricity.Army has been deployed to distribute food items and blankets to the people.It is being reported that the magnitude of the earthquake has been measured at 6.8.According to the US Geological Survey, Friday's earthquake has proved to
IndiaSep 12, 2023
India defeats Sri Lanka by 41 runs, qualifies for Asia Cup 2023 final
India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in the final of the Asia Cup.India entered the final of the Asia Cup 2023.The Indian team defeated the defending champions Sri Lanka by 41 runs in their second Super-4 match.Batting first, India won the toss and scored 213 runs at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.In response, the Sri Lankan team has been bowled out for 172 runs in 41.3 overs.Kuldeep Yadav's performance in this match was excellent.Captain Rohit Sharma scored the highest 53 runs for India.Apart from this, KL Rahul scored 39 runs, Ishan Kishan scored 33 runs and Akshar Patel scored 26 runs.Du
CanadaSep 12, 2023
Health Canada approves Moderna's updated vaccine
Health Canada has approved Moderna's updated Covid-19 vaccine.This vaccine can be administered to Canadians six months of age or older.This new vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Covid-19.According to the decision posted this morning on Health Canada's website, children over 5 years of age can be given this vaccine in a single dose.A single dose is recommended for previously vaccinated children between 6 months and 4 years of age and two doses for unvaccinated children.Federal officials have also provided information on Covid-19 vaccines.The updated new mRNA-based vaccine is monovalent,
CanadaSep 12, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves for Canada from India
The plane in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Delhi could not take off due to a technical problem.He had to wait for another plane in India.After 36 hours, the plane has been fixed.Finally, Trudeau has returned from India on Tuesday.Last week Trudeau started the Indo-Pacific tour, and on Friday, he arrived in New Delhi to attend the G-20 summit.Before this, he went to Indonesia to attend the ASEAN summit and then in Singapore to boost Canada's business, he had a meeting with business leaders.
AlbertaSep 11, 2023
Alberta's opposition launches survey about class sizes in schools
Alberta's opposition NDP has launched a survey on class sizes to get a clearer picture of how many students there are per classroom in 2023-24.
NDP's education critic Rakhi Pancholi said that the UCP government is not reporting about class sizes for the last 4 years.
She's heard some classrooms across the province have 30 to 35 students this school year.
MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud Pancholi said we wants the UCP to build more schools, hire more teachers and education assistants, and increase funding.
At the same time, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Alberta is spending $2 billion ov
BCSep 11, 2023
B.C. to create expert task force amid wildfires crisis
Premier David Eby says B.C. is launching a task force to provide rapid and effective ideas about how to handle climate emergencies such as wildfires, heat, drought and floods.Eby made the announcement today before touring southern Interior wildfire zones and visiting an emergency operations centre in Salmon Arm.Eby says B.C. doesn't have the luxury of time as it seeks solutions and the task force findings will be integrated with the public service, B.C. Wildfire Service and emergency response teams so proposals can be implemented right away. The premier says all the crises are scary to contemp