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IndiaApr 22, 2024

Kejriwal's supporters arrived at the cricket match, wearing yellow t-shirts and raising slogans

Yesterday IPL was played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans at the Maharaja Yadwinder Singh Cricket Stadium built in Mullanpur, Punjab. During the match, Aam Aadmi Party supporters raised slogans of 'Main Vi Kejriwal' and 'Jail Da Awab Vote Naal' in protest against the arrest of the party's national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He demanded the release of Kejriwal and said that he has been wrongly arrested and kept in jail without any scam and evidence. Supporters wore yellow t-shirts with Kejriwal's picture showing him behind bars. Supporters of IPL It attracted th
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CanadaApr 22, 2024

Trudeau, Poilievre condemn chant on Parliament Hill glorifying Hamas attack on Israel

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning a weekend protest on Parliament Hill where a participant openly supported the Hamas attack on Israel last fall. Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre both say such comments are unacceptable. Saturday's protest, which came more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war, featured Palestinian flags and placards calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. One video posted online includes the voice of a man praising the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and its affiliates that killed 1,200 people in Israel. In a tweet Sunday,
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BCApr 22, 2024

Search underway for two kayakers reported missing near Sidney, B.C., say RCMP

RCMP say two kayakers are missing in waters near Sidney, B.C., located just north of Victoria, and a search is underway. The Sidney/North Saanich RCMP is asking for the public's help locating two men who went missing while kayaking from D'Arcy Island to View Beach on Saturday afternoon. The RCMP say the men were in a teal blue fibreglass, two-person, tandem kayak. They are identified as Daniel MacAlpine, 36, and twenty-six-year-old Nicholas West. RCMP say members of Central Saanich Police Department and Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization search and rescue are involved in the search, and
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CanadaApr 22, 2024

Canada to force plastic makers to report how much they make, reuse and recycle

Canada is seeking to get a better handle on how much plastic is being produced in the country by forcing companies that make it to report annually on what they produce. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is announcing the national plastics registry the day before negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic waste gets underway in Ottawa. Guilbeault is a key player in the talks, which aim to establish an international agreement to eliminate plastic waste by 2040. Canadians throw away more than four million tonnes of plastic every year, and less than one-tenth of it is actually recycled.
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IndiaApr 22, 2024

Congress released the list of candidates, Amarjit Kaur Sahoke was fielded from Faridkot

Congress has announced candidates for two more Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab on Monday. Present MP from Faridkot Constituency. Mohammad Sadiq's ticket has been cut, Congress has fielded Amarjit Kaur Sahoke from Moga in his place. Bibi Amarjit Kaur Sahoke's political background is associated with Akali Dal. Meanwhile, the party has given ticket to Yamini Gomar from Hoshiarpur. Let us tell you that in 2014, Yamini Gomar contested the Lok Sabha elections from Hoshiarpur seat on behalf of Aam Aadmi Party and came third.
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BCApr 22, 2024

Woman dies in pedestrian fatal collision on Highway 11 near Abbotsford, B.C.

The Abbotsford Police Department says it is investigating a fatal collision involving an unidentified female on Highway 11, known locally as the Abbotsford-Mission highway. Police say the collision occurred Saturday night in the 5300 block of Highway 11. Police say they were called to the area at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday where they found the victim, who appeared to have been seriously injured and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say area roads were closed temporarily to allow members of the RCMP's Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Services to gather evidence and speak w
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IndiaApr 22, 2024

Pargat Singh attacked Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary

Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, wife of the late Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who was a Member of Parliament from Jalandhar of the Punjab Congress, joined the BJP recently. Santokh Singh Chowdhury's family was angry over the nomination of Charanjit Singh Channi as a candidate from Jalandhar. However, his son Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, who is an MLA from Phillaur, has not yet left the Congress to save his Vidhan Sabha membership, for which Pargat Singh, the Congress MLA from Jalandhar Cantt constituency, has attacked him. Pargat Singh said that if Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary had so much displeasure with t
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WorldApr 22, 2024

Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Oct. 7 attack

The Israeli military said Monday that the head of its intelligence corps has resigned over Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Aharon Haliwa, the head of Israel’s military intelligence, becomes the first senior Israeli figure to step down over the failures surrounding Hamas’ attack. Haliwa had said in October that he shouldered the blame for not preventing the attack, which broke through Israel’s vaunted defenses.
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IndiaApr 22, 2024

The Shiromani Akali Dal released the second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday released the second list of Lok Sabha candidates, in which candidates have been announced from 5 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and one in Chandigarh. Mahinder Singh KP joined the Akali Dal after leaving the Congress. The party has given a ticket from Jalandhar, while Harsimrat Kaur Badal's name is also in this list, who is again going to the election battle from Bathinda. Ticket has been given to Nardev Singh Bobby Mann from Ferozepur, last time Sukhbir Singh Badal himself became MP from this seat. won the election as Shiromani Akali Dal from Ludhiana Ranjit Sin

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BCAug 18, 2025

Surrey: PICS CEO Satbir Cheema attacked outside office in broad daylight

The Progressive Intercultural Community Services in Surrey, also known as PICS Society, has informed of the attack on its President and CEO Satbir Cheema. The incident took place on August 11 when Cheema was leaving the office at around 5.30pm. A white pickup truck approached Cheema’s vehicle and a person got out from inside and attacked Cheema with a substance similar to bear spray or pepper spray. However, Cheema became suspicious of the person who got out of the truck and moved away from him and was able to protect himself from the spray by hiding behind his vehicle. Surveillance footage
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BCAug 18, 2025

Vintage cars attract many to the Old Town Ladner car and quilt show

This weekend, the 5th annual Old Town Ladner Car and Quilt Show was held in Ladner on Sunday. The participants started arriving with their vintage vehicles at around 8 a.m. on Delta Street in Ladner, between Chisholm Street and Bridge Street. Owners of vintage vehicles came with their families and friends to be a part of this event, and people who came to see the vehicles were also seen chatting with the owners of these vehicles. People arriving at the event also asked questions to the vehicle owners regarding the maintenance of the vehicles and people could also be seen taking pictures with t
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BCAug 18, 2025

England cricket star inspires young cricketers during free cricket clinic in Surrey

More than 100 young cricketers and young children eager to learn the ropes of the game gathered at West Newton Community Park in Surrey this past Saturday during a free one-day cricket clinic. The occasion was special as former England international cricketer Liam Plunkett was present to provide training to these cricket learners. He was accompanied by South African-American cricketer Corné Dry, as well as international player of the Canadian women's cricket team Mannat Hundal. The Young Wickets program in Canada was launched by TD Bank with the aim of contributing to the growth of the game
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WorldAug 15, 2025

Trump arrives in Alaska, talks with Putin on Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding talks on the Ukraine war in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. The meeting is taking place behind closed doors. Trump waited on the plane for about half an hour for Putin to arrive in Alaska. Putin is in the US after 10 years. He was welcomed by a red carpet at the airport. The two leaders were initially expected to meet privately, but now senior American and Russian officials have also joined them. Volodymyr Zelensky, who was not invited to the meeting, says Ukraine trusts the US but there is no indication that Russia
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BCAug 15, 2025

White Rock RCMP appeals to be safe around tracks and trains

White Rock RCMP is reminding the public that trains can move without warning, stay off the tracks, follow signals and use designated crossings. On the evening of August 13, around 7:15 p.m., White Rock RCMP responded to a train stopped blocking the crossing near the pier head. While the train was stationary, some pedestrians, including parents with children crawled under it or walked along the tracks instead of using the Balsam Street crossing. This is extremely dangerous. A stopped train can move without warning, and anyone underneath or on the tracks is at serious risk of injury or death. Po