IndiaFeb 14, 2020
Accused killed woman, her children with iron rod: Delhi Police on Bhajanpura murder case
The accused who has been arrested in connection with the killing of five people of a family in Delhi's Bhajanpura confessed that he killed the woman and her children with an iron rod after getting into an argument over a money related matter, police said. Alok Kumar, Joint CP Eastern Range, said, "Accused is 28-year-old and has been arrested from Delhi. He has said that he got into fight with deceased over money after which he killed the woman and her children with an iron rod. Later, he killed the woman's husband. Further investigation is on."
BCFeb 14, 2020
Victoria judge approves an injunction, prevents anti-pipeline protesters from blocking access to B.C.'s legislature
A Victoria judge has approved an injunction preventing anti-pipeline protesters from blocking access to B.C.'s legislature.
The ruling comes as Victoria police anticipate traffic and other disruptions tomorrow when anti-pipeline protesters are expected to expand demonstrations.
Police say they've heard protesters are planning to blockade public buildings in the provincial capital, just days after hundreds blocked the entrance to the legislature when the spring session kicked off inside.
Speaker Darryl Plecas made the application and a B.C. Supreme Court judge granted the order, authorizing
BCFeb 14, 2020
Government officials tentatively set to meet with provincial Indigenous leaders
B.C. and federal government officials are tentatively set to meet with provincial Indigenous leaders in the hope of ending an anti-pipeline rail blockade that has stalled travellers and choked Canada's economy. Premier John Horgan responded to a letter from a Gitxsan leader today, saying the government wants to meet with chiefs of the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en Nation over a rail blockade in New Hazelton. Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser says he will represent the provincial government at the meeting with chiefs, and federal Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett will als
CanadaFeb 13, 2020
Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird decides to stay out of leadership race
Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird says he's not running to lead the federal Conservative party. His announcement puts an end to days of speculation that he could enter the race, talk that began late last month after both current MP Pierre Poilievre and former interim party leader Rona Ambrose decided not to run. Baird had been poised to run Poilievre's campaign, but Poilievre dropped out last month, saying his heart wasn't in it. The absence of what some in the party feel is a ``true blue'' voice in the contest a role some saw as belonging to either Poilievre or Ambrose _ put pr
BCFeb 13, 2020
Homicide team takes over Langley, B.C., shooting probe after death of victim
Homicide investigators in Metro Vancouver confirm a man shot last week in Langley has died in hospital. In a message posted to social media, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the victim, who has not been named, died recently. He was attacked Feb. 7 in the parking lot of a mall in Langley, B.C. RCMP identified him only as an adult male and said he was in grave condition. They said the shooting did not appear random. Few other details of the case have been released.
BCFeb 13, 2020
Civil servants warned, protests could affect government offices on Friday
B.C.'s civil servants are being warned that a protest could affect government offices tomorrow. The head of the B.C. civil service has sent an email to employees saying demonstrators have vowed to ``shut down'' as many ministries as possible, just days after hundreds blocked the entrance to the B.C. legislature. Don Wright says a flexible plan has been developed in order to maintain as much service to the public as possible. But he asks government employees to ensure their safety is the first priority.
CanadaFeb 13, 2020
Japan confirms 12 Canadians on cruise ship infected with novel coronavirus
Japanese authorities might soon allow people quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship near Tokyo, where 12 Canadians have contracted the novel coronavirus, to disembark and finish out their isolation on land. The 3,500 passengers on the ship have been under quarantine since last week, and so far 218 have tested positive for the disease, which the World Health Organization has dubbed COVID-19. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois Philippe Champagne says it's the biggest concentration of confirmed cases outside of mainland China. Champagne says emergency response teams and consular offi
CanadaFeb 13, 2020
Bombardier completes its exit of commercial aviation as it sells CSeries stake
Bombardier is selling its remaining stake in the A-220 jet for nearly 600 million dollars in a deal that involves Airbus and the Quebec government.The Montreal based company is transferring its shares to Airbus and the province as it tries to emerge from more than 9 billion dollars in debt.Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon calls the agreement a ``win-win'' for all partners.This morning Bombardier also reported a 2019 loss of 1.61 billion dollars.Rumours persist that it will sell one of its two main divisions later this year.
WorldFeb 13, 2020
China is reporting 254 new deaths and a spike in virus
China is reporting 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases of more than 15,000, after its hardest hit province applied a new system that broadens the scope of diagnoses for the outbreak, which has spread to more than 20 countries.Japan is also reporting its first death.The hardest hit Chinese province has replaced its top officials in an apparent response to public criticism of local authorities' handling of the epidemic.The total deaths in mainland China now are more than 1,300, with confirmed cases exceeding 59,000.That number now includes patients who have been diagnosed with a doctors'
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