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AlbertaAug 30, 2022

Three men dead after a fiery crash on the Trans-Canada Highway

Police say three men died in a fiery crash that closed the Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park for 37 hours. RCMP say the collision just west of the British Columbia-Alberta boundary happened just before 6:50 a-m Sunday. The preliminary investigation suggests a westbound semi truck hauling cattle crossed over the centre line and hit an eastbound semi-truck hauling lumber. All but one of the cows also died. The highway reopened around 8 p-m last night.
WorldAug 30, 2022

Pakistan: 13 killed, several missing after boat capsizes

At least 13 people were killed and many remained missing after a boat carrying around 25 flood victims capsized in the swollen Indus River in Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday, local media reported. The incident took place in Bilawalpur village in Sindh's Sehwan city when a boat taking flood victims from submerged villages to a safer location capsized. The deputy commissioner said that the death toll rose to 13; while eight people have been rescued. Rescue sources said that nearly 25 flood victims were being taken to the relief camps when the incident took place, Geo News reported. This com
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IndiaAug 30, 2022

Sisodia claims he is clean after CBI found nothing in bank locker

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia stated that he is happy that he has got a clean chit and that "truth has won" after the completion of the search operation of his bank's locker by the CBI in Ghaziabad on Tuesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a search operation today at Sisodia's Punjab National Bank locker, where according to him the CBI found nothing. He said, "Nothing was found in my bank locker today just like nothing was found at my residence during the CBI raid. I am happy that I have got a clean chit and my belief in God and truth has won today." Further, he slammed
AlbertaAug 30, 2022

Bryan Singleton hired as new chief of Leduc Fire Services

Firefighters in the City of Leduc, south of Edmonton, will have a new boss this fall after its last permanent fire chief stepped down earlier this year. George Clancy resigned in March after he was named in a lawsuit alleging sexual assault, misconduct and discrimination within the fire department. The lawyer representing the plaintiffs in that case expects it to be heard in court by early fall. None of the allegations have been proven in court. Bryan Singleton, who recently served as a Deputy Fire Chief in Edmonton, will start on September 26th.
AlbertaAug 30, 2022

United Conservative Party of Alberta to hold last debate for leadership candidates

The United Conservative Party of Alberta is set to hold its final leadership debate tonight as the campaign to replace Premier Jason Kenney moves into the homestretch. The seven candidates will debate the issues in Edmonton in the second of two scheduled debates. The deadline to sign up for a party membership to vote was two weeks ago, and candidates are now focused on winning support from members as their first or second choice as leader. The winner will be announced Oct. 6 using a preferential ballot, which means lower-tier choices may come into play if the first-place finisher doesn't captu
WorldAug 29, 2022

NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem

NASA has scrubbed the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight after a cascade of last-minute problems, including unexplained engine trouble. The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning from Florida with three test dummies aboard on its first flight, a mission to propel a capsule into orbit around the moon. The shakedown flight will be a big step forward in America's quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago.
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IndiaAug 29, 2022

CBI will look into my bank locker tomorrow, claims Manish Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that the "Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is going to come to see his bank locker tomorrow" adding that nothing will be found in the locker like nothing was found in the 14-hour raid at his residence on August 19. He further said that he and his family would fully cooperate in the investigation. "Tomorrow, CBI is coming to see our bank locker. Nothing was found in the 14-hour raid at my house on 19th August. Nothing will be found in the locker either. Welcome CBI. My family and I will fully cooperate in the investigation," Siso
AlbertaAug 29, 2022

6/49 jackpot win makes Edmonton's Pritpal Chahal $17M richer

A man from Edmonton is 17-million dollars richer after winning a Lotto 6/49 draw. Pritpal Chahal (PREET'-pahl CHAH'-ahl) says he went to a local store to check his numbers for the July 30th draw. When an eight-digit number came up on the screen, he says didn't believe it and had to scan his ticket seven more times. Chahal's win is the 20th win of one-million dollars or more in Alberta this year.
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WorldAug 29, 2022

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Committee delegation meets Pak High Commissioner

A delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) met the High Commissioner of Pakistan (Political Attache) Aizaz Khan in connection with the recent incident of kidnapping of a Sikh girl Bibi Deena Kaur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The meeting took place at the High Commission of Pakistan, in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee in a Memorandum "demanded the formation of a special grievance cell for minorities in Pakistan to provide them prompt justice as their voices go unheard and they have to run from pillar to post to seek

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