Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health says the province has now recorded four cases of monkeypox. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says all four cases involve adults who are now self-isolating and helping health officials trace their close contacts. Hinshaw says the risk of the disease in Alberta remains low. She says the disease is spread by close physical contact.That includes multiple sexual partners, although the disease is not sexually transmitted. Hinshaw adds that the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has decreased by 20 per cent over the past two weeks.

A Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf has been hospitalized for the last three weeks due to a complication of his ailment and is going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning, his family said on Friday. In a message posted on Musharraf's Twitter handle, his family said that he is dealing with Amyloidosis and prayed for ease in his daily living. "He is not on the ventilator. Has been hospitalised for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis)," noted the Musharraf's family in a message shared on Twitter. Gen

Various parts of Punjab witnessed protests over the inflammatory remarks of the suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nupur Sharma and expelled party leader Naveen Jindal. "After the protest call by Ludhiana Jama Masjid, protests were held across Punjab demanding the arrest of those who disrespected the Prophet," said Shahi Imaam of Ludhiana Jama Masjid. Meanwhile, protests against Sharma and Jindal have been reported from various parts of the country, including Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. As per the reports, a massive protest broke out at Delhi's Jama Masjid which have been later brought und

In an old case of the Punjab Arms Act, Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday sent gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to police custody for four days. Delhi Police South Range Special Cell had sought four days' custody of Bishnoi. According to the police, in a case related to Punjab, gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria told the police that Bishnoi had given him weapons to carry out the crime. Bhagwanpuri is currently lodged in jail. Delhi Police wants to interrogate Bishnoi in that case.

Surrey RCMP say charges have been approved against a 33 year old woman arrested in connection with two stabbings last week inside a Walmart and a grocery store. Police say a female victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the first stabbing at a Superstore a week ago. The suspect was arrested following another stabbing that was believed to be unprovoked two days later at a Walmart where the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. The Mounties say the woman has been charged with two counts each of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

Authorities say a man has opened fire at a business in western Maryland, leaving three dead before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that three victims were found dead Thursday at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg and a fourth victim was critically injured. The release says the suspect then fled in a vehicle and was tracked down by Maryland State Police. The sheriff's office says the suspect and a trooper were wounded in an exchange of gunfire. Both were being treated for their wounds.

An overdue library book has been returned to a Vancouver branch, 51 years after it had been checked out. Name of the book is 'The Telescope' and an apology note was tucked inside author Harry Edward Neal's book. Vancouver Public Library on Twitter: Such a sweet note in this book returned to our South Hill Branch *slightly* overdue (51 yrs!). With our recent removal of late fees... they won’t get charged a cent for their late return! Eliminating fines = greater access to all. http://ow.ly/Iz5H50JqRUm Overdue Fines? Not Anymore!Starting June 1, VPL will no longer be charging overdue fines on a

The BC Coroners Service has released data for the first four months of this year showing the number of BC deaths linked to illicit drug use outstripped the number of deaths caused by homicides, crashes, drownings, suicides and fires, combined. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says the volatile illicit drug supply means users risk their lives every time they consume something purchased from the unregulated market. She says at least 161 people died from toxic illicit drugs in April, equal to about 5.4 deaths per day, and 26 per cent were female, marking a shifting trend that has been growing since e

A commercial poultry farm in Langley Township is the latest to report an outbreak of avian flu in BC. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the H-5-N-1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on the farm yesterday. Data from the agency shows this is the first outbreak among flocks in Langley and a primary control zone is still being determined. It's the 16th confirmed outbreak in BC since the first was reported in the north Okanagan in mid-April and it's the fourth commercial flock to be affected.