This is a victory for Bengal, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Nandigram constituency on Sunday. "I would like to thank everyone. Please adhere to COVID-appropriate behaviour. I request all to not take out victory processions. I urge everyone to go back to their homes now. Our first priority is to control the COVID outbreak. This is the victory of Bengal. Only Bengal can," Mamata told TMC supporters outside her Kalighat residence in Kolkata. She also walked on her feet instead of using a wheelchair that happened to her companion since March after sustaining injuries durin

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued a joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia. "Today, we are reporting 740 new cases, for a total of 129,482 cases in British Columbia."There are 7,886 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, with 11,727 people under public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases. "Of the active cases, 511 individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, 174 of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-

Surrey RCMP is looking for information regarding an indecent act that occurred after hours, at a school in Fleetwood. Surrey RCMP is investigating after receiving a report of an indecent act which is alleged to have occurred on April 29, 2021, between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. Police received information that a woman was in the playground at Coyote Creek Elementary, located at 8131 156 Street, when she was approached by an unknown male who appeared to be exposing himself and masturbating. The woman yelled and the man fled into a nearby wooded area. The suspect is described as a South Asian male in h

The Liberal Party of Canada says it fundraised around $3.5 million during the first three months of the second year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. A party spokesperson says the Liberal government is focused on fighting the virus, ``while other parties have pushed for an election.'' Because the Liberals hold a minority of seats in the House of Commons an election could happen anytime, and federal parties have started to prepare. The Liberals report more than 33,600 people donated around $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2021. It also says it set a new record for the number of grassroot

An alert nephew and the co-ordinated efforts of police departments in Vancouver and England have saved an elderly woman from falling victim to an expensive scam. Vancouver police Const. Tania Visintin says the nephew of a 96-year-old woman called police April 7 to report someone had convinced his aunt to send $20,000 in small bills to an address in England. The fraudsters had contacted the woman by phone and convinced her to hide the money in the pages of two books. Visintin says the books were already in the mail when the nephew called, but Vancouver's financial crime unit worked with law en

The prime minister says Ontario Premier Doug Ford has asked Ottawa to suspend the arrival of international students in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Justin Trudeau says Ontario is the only province to make this request. Trudeau says he's not considering barring international students from entering Canada at this point, but he's willing to work ``more narrowly'' with Ontario. Ford has repeatedly blamed the COVID-19 pandemic's third wave on``porous borders.'' The premier has also called on the federal government to institute hotel quarantines at land borders. Trudeau says there are alre

To help keep communities safe and protect British Columbia's health-care system from COVID-19, the Province has authorized site-specific road checks on travel corridors between regions to help enforce the non-essential travel restrictions that were announced on April 23, 2021.On the advice of B.C.'s provincial health officer (PHO), Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, issued an Emergency Program Act order to prohibit non-essential travel between three regional zones in the province. The regional zones are:1. Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley (Fraser Health and Coasta

Two Montrealers are among the dead after a stampede during a religious festival in Israel early Friday. The Israeli consulate in Montreal identified one of the dead as Shraga Gestetner, a well-known singer, in a post on social media. Lionel Perez, the city's municipal opposition leader, wrote on Twitter that the other Montreal victim was Dovi Steinmetz. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante also expressed her sympathy with the city's Jewish community and the friends and family of the victims in a post on Twitter. At least 45 people were killed and about 150 seriously injured during the celebration La

A former cabinet minister denies telling a gaming investigator that members of the B.C. Liberal government knew about illegal activities at casinos and were doing little to prevent the crimes. Kash Heed told a public inquiry into money laundering that he recalls a lunch in Victoria in 2009 with former gaming investigator Fred Pinnock, but his recollection of the meeting differs from Pinnock's. Pinnock testified last fall that he met with Heed in November 2009 shortly after he was appointed solicitor general to raise concerns about large amounts of suspicious cash that were likely linked to org