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CanadaMay 15, 2025

Toronto man pleads guilty in connection with terrorism financing scheme

Khalilullah Yusuf, 36, of Toronto, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by Ontario Superior Court in the largest terrorist financing case in Canadian history. Yusuf admitted that he launched online fundraising campaigns and transferred funds in both money transfers and cryptocurrencies to support the Islamic State. He also ran propaganda to justify terrorist attacks on foreign nationals in Afghanistan. According to the RCMP, Khalilullah Yusuf, a Toronto resident, funded terrorist activities abroad through cryptocurrency and money transfers between September 2019 and December 2022. Yusuf
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BCMay 15, 2025

Surrey resident Justin Simporios wins $80 million jackpot

The winning ticket for the Lotto Max jackpot sold in Surrey, and which Surrey resident has won the $80 million prize, has been revealed. The BCLC announced the winner during a media event today. Surrey resident Justin Simporios won the $80 million prize. This is the largest lottery win in BC to date. It is also the largest amount won by a single person in Canadian lottery history. Simporios said that when he found out that the winning ticket was purchased in Surrey, he jokingly told his wife that he had become a millionaire and she told him not to joke. But when he checked the ticket numbers,
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WorldMay 15, 2025

President Trump Claims Credit For India-Pakistan Ceasefire

US President Donald Trump, who took credit for the Pakistan-India ceasefire, took a U-turn on Thursday. He said in Qatar that he did not mediate between the two countries, he only helped. Trump said that I am not saying that I did it, but it is certain that I helped settle what happened between India and Pakistan last week. He said that there could have been a much worse situation between India and Pakistan, both of them had suddenly started firing missiles and we settled everything. Earlier Trump had said that he had told both the countries that if they did not make a ceasefire, America wo
pierre-poilievre-criticizes-liberal-governments-decision-not-to-present-spring-budget
CanadaMay 15, 2025

Pierre Poilievre criticizes Liberal government's decision not to present spring budget

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (PWAH'-lee-ehv) has offered to help Prime Minister Mark Carney draft a federal budget. Poilievre says he wants Carney to ``steal his ideas'' as he listed off policies his party campaigned on in the recent election, such as cutting spending on consultants and foreign aid.   His remarks come a day after the Liberal government announced it will not put forward a fiscal plan until after the fall economic update. Parliament returns in a couple of weeks.
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BCMay 15, 2025

Early morning stabbing sends two to hospital

On May 15, 2025 at approximately 3:40 am, Langley RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance in the 19800 block of 56 Avenue. Officers arrived in the area and located two individuals who had been stabbed. Officers immediately rendered first aid and both victims were transported to local area hospitals for further assessment. A 33-year-old Langley man has been arrested and remains in Police custody in connection to this incident. The investigation is in its early stages and officers are continuing to gather details from the scene, said Sergeant Zynal Sharoom of the Langley RCMP. Anyone with in
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BCMay 15, 2025

Coordinated response leads to high-risk arrest in Langley

A coordinated effort between Langley RCMP, Surrey Provincial Operational Support Unit (SPOSU), and the Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team (LMD-IERT) led to the successful arrest of a suspect following a dangerous series of events involving a suspected stolen semi-truck. On May 14, 2025 at approximately 7:35pm, officers from the Langley Special Response Team observed a semi-truck in the area of 24 Ave and 206 Street bearing mis-matched license plates. Shortly after midnight on May 15, 2025, officers attempted a vehicle stop with the support of Integrated Police Dog Servi
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IndiaMay 15, 2025

Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor should be opened soon: Gargaj

Acting Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has demanded that the governments of India and Pakistan open the Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor soon in view of the improving situation after the ceasefire. He said that with the opening of Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, the relationship between the two countries will be even more peaceful and comfortable and mutual relations will be strengthened. He said that since this corridor was opened, a large number of Sikh pilgrims have been going to Sri Kartarpur Sahib Narowal, the holy place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, to pay homage. Th
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WorldMay 15, 2025

Indian Student Jailed for Molesting air hostess

A 20-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail in Singapore for molesting an air hostess. The Indian, identified as Rajat, grabbed the air hostess from behind and dragged her into the toilet with him on a Singapore Airlines flight from Perth to Singapore on February 28. A passenger saw him do it and immediately freed the air hostess and pulled her out. Rajat was arrested after the plane landed at Changi Airport. He pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday. According to Singapore law, a person found guilty of molestation can be jailed for up to three years, fined, caned or any
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WorldMay 15, 2025

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

A hospital in southern Gaza says 54 people have been killed in overnight airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis. An Associated Press cameraman in Khan Younis counted 10 airstrikes on the city overnight into Thursday, and saw numerous bodies taken to the morgue in the city’s Nasser Hospital. Some bodies arrived in pieces, with some body bags containing the remains of multiple people. The hospital’s morgue confirmed 54 people had been killed. It was the second night of heavy bombing, after airstrikes Wednesday on northern and southern Gaza killed at least 70 people, including almost two dozen
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CanadaMay 15, 2025

Toronto man pleads guilty in connection with terrorism financing scheme

Khalilullah Yusuf, 36, of Toronto, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by Ontario Superior Court in the largest terrorist financing case in Canadian history. Yusuf admitted that he launched online fundraising campaigns and transferred funds in both money transfers and cryptocurrencies to support the Islamic State. He also ran propaganda to justify terrorist attacks on foreign nationals in Afghanistan. According to the RCMP, Khalilullah Yusuf, a Toronto resident, funded terrorist activities abroad through cryptocurrency and money transfers between September 2019 and December 2022. Yusuf
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BCMay 15, 2025

Surrey resident Justin Simporios wins $80 million jackpot

The winning ticket for the Lotto Max jackpot sold in Surrey, and which Surrey resident has won the $80 million prize, has been revealed. The BCLC announced the winner during a media event today. Surrey resident Justin Simporios won the $80 million prize. This is the largest lottery win in BC to date. It is also the largest amount won by a single person in Canadian lottery history. Simporios said that when he found out that the winning ticket was purchased in Surrey, he jokingly told his wife that he had become a millionaire and she told him not to joke. But when he checked the ticket numbers,
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WorldMay 15, 2025

President Trump Claims Credit For India-Pakistan Ceasefire

US President Donald Trump, who took credit for the Pakistan-India ceasefire, took a U-turn on Thursday. He said in Qatar that he did not mediate between the two countries, he only helped. Trump said that I am not saying that I did it, but it is certain that I helped settle what happened between India and Pakistan last week. He said that there could have been a much worse situation between India and Pakistan, both of them had suddenly started firing missiles and we settled everything. Earlier Trump had said that he had told both the countries that if they did not make a ceasefire, America wo
pierre-poilievre-criticizes-liberal-governments-decision-not-to-present-spring-budget
CanadaMay 15, 2025

Pierre Poilievre criticizes Liberal government's decision not to present spring budget

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (PWAH'-lee-ehv) has offered to help Prime Minister Mark Carney draft a federal budget. Poilievre says he wants Carney to ``steal his ideas'' as he listed off policies his party campaigned on in the recent election, such as cutting spending on consultants and foreign aid.   His remarks come a day after the Liberal government announced it will not put forward a fiscal plan until after the fall economic update. Parliament returns in a couple of weeks.
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BCMay 15, 2025

Early morning stabbing sends two to hospital

On May 15, 2025 at approximately 3:40 am, Langley RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance in the 19800 block of 56 Avenue. Officers arrived in the area and located two individuals who had been stabbed. Officers immediately rendered first aid and both victims were transported to local area hospitals for further assessment. A 33-year-old Langley man has been arrested and remains in Police custody in connection to this incident. The investigation is in its early stages and officers are continuing to gather details from the scene, said Sergeant Zynal Sharoom of the Langley RCMP. Anyone with in