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IndiaMar 18, 2024

The person who threatened the former Chief Minister of Punjab was arrested

The Punjab Police has claimed to solve the case of ex-Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi demanding a ransom of Rs 2 crore and giving death threats. Ropar police has arrested an accused in this case. The accused has been identified as Deepak Sri Sant Cable, a resident of Maharashtra, who is an ex-student of hotel management. The accused has worked as a chef in many hotels. These days he was working in the stock market. This information is from S. Ropar. SP Gulneet Singh Khurana gave. The police investigation revealed that the accused is not a criminal by profession. He chose this path to e
CanadaMar 15, 2024

Family of three identified after remains found at Brampton house fire last week, Peel police say

Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter.Peel regional police say homicide investigators and the office of the chief coroner have identified the remains as 51-year-old Rajiv Warikoo, 47-year-old Shilpa Kotha, and 16-year-old Mahek Warikoo.They say all three lived in the Brampton, Ont. home where they were found. Police say they were called to the area of Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive around 1:30 p.m. on March 7 and found a home engulfed in flames. They say investigators examining the scene fou
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CanadaMar 15, 2024

'No': Prime Minister Trudeau rejects Quebec request for full powers over immigration

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has rejected Quebec's request for full powers over immigration to the province.Trudeau made the comments today following a meeting in Montreal with Premier François Legault, adding that Quebec already has more control over newcomers than any other province or territory.The prime minister's statement is a direct rebuke to Legault, who on Thursday said he would ask Trudeau for full powers over immigration during today's meeting.Quebec already controls the number of economic immigrants to the province, but shares responsibility with Ottawa over refugees and
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

Prominent Artist and Food Expert Balmukand Sharma appointed Food Commissioner Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has appointed Punjabi film industry renowned actor Bal Mukand Sharma as Food Commissioner of Punjab. He has also worked as a senior officer in Markfed for a long time. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has assigned this task to him just a day before the election code is announced tomorrow. The post was lying vacant since the retirement of DP Reddy. The special thing is that for the second day in a row, the Chief Minister has assigned an important responsibility to an artist. Before this, among the eight Lok Sabha candidates that he had announced yesterday, Kar
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CanadaMar 15, 2024

No concerns about kids' use of TikTok despite security review: industry minister

The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn't worry about using TikTok, despite an ongoing national security review of the company. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says parents don't need to be concerned about their kids' use of the popular video app. He says they should be reassured the government was "ahead of the curve" in launching the review six months ago. The federal Liberals ordered a national security review of TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly until this week. The revelation came after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wed
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BCMar 15, 2024

Woman murdered at home near University of B.C. campus, two arrested, say police

Police say two people have been arrested after the murder of a woman at a home on the edge of the University of British Columbia campus. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that police were called to a residence on the University Endowment Lands near midnight Wednesday after a report of a woman in medical distress. Police say the victim died from her injuries, and a man and a woman were arrested at the scene in relation to what investigators called a murder. The statement does not identify the victim but says she is believed to be "associated to the residence" where
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

Navjot Singh Sidhu meet Governor Banwari Lal Purohit

Former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu meet Governor Banwari Lal Purohit in Chandigarh today. Meanwhile, he accused the CBI of scams in Punjab. He demanded an inquiry and said that the budget should be audited. During the meeting with the Governor, Sidhu was accompanied by another former president of the party, Shamsher Singh Dulo and Mahendra Singh K.P. were also Sidhu said that Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann have destroyed Punjab by imposing debt on the state. He said that the game played to get debt in the budget has been informed to the governor and demanded that all the scams i
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow

The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow. A press conference has been called by the Election Commission at 3 o'clock on Saturday. Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats can be held in 7 or 8 rounds. Along with this, the dates of assembly elections of Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh will also be announced. Also, the election code will also apply in the entire country. A day earlier, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sandhu were appointed as Election Commissioners. After this, all these three officials along with Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar
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WorldMar 15, 2024

The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid

A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission to inaugurate asea route from Cyprusthat was intended to bring more assistance to alleviatethe humanitarian crisisin the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. The ship, manned by the Spanish aid group Open Arms, left Cyprus on Tuesday towing a barge laden with food sent by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés. It could be seen off Gaza's coast Friday morning. Israel has been under increasing pressure to allow more aid into Gaza after five months of war

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BCJun 16, 2025

Weekend rain, cooler conditions allow crews to make progress on B.C. wildfires

Firefighters are marking success in opposite corners of British Columbia after favourable weather this weekend allowed crews to rein in two prominent fires that have triggered evacuation orders and alerts. The BC Wildfire Service says crews remain on the scene in Squamish, B.C., to extinguish hot spots from the Dryden Creek fire, which was declared to be no longer out of control on Saturday. The District of Squamish Emergency Operations Centre along with Squamish Fire Rescue have rescinded most evacuation alerts, though one remains in effect for properties on Dryden Road east. The wildfire ser
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CanadaJun 16, 2025

Poilievre to face leadership review in January

Canada's main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre is facing a leadership challenge. Conservative party members are set to vote in January to decide whether he should remain party leader. The party's National Council reportedly decided to hold a leadership review vote at a meeting on Saturday, to be held in Calgary. Some Conservative party members have reportedly suggested a vote in March, but Poilievre wanted it to happen sooner. No date has been set for the vote, but the party aims to hold it in the last week of January. Poilievre was elected Conservative Party leader in September 2022. He
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BCJun 16, 2025

Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake

Police in West Vancouver say a 29-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after going missing while swimming across a lake in Cypress Provincial Park. They say BC Emergency Health Services and North Shore Rescue reported the man missing to the department around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say the man, who was from Burnaby, was swimming across Cabin Lake with his fiancée when he "began to struggle." They say several witnesses saw the man in distress and his companion trying to help him before the man slipped beneath the surface and disappeared. A news release from the department says North Shore
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CanadaJun 16, 2025

Single vehicle collision; passenger unaccounted for

Squamish RCMP is investigating following a single vehicle collision into the river in the early morning hours of Saturday, which has left one person unaccounted for. On June 14, 2025, at 2:30 a.m., first responders attended a single-vehicle collision into the Squamish River involving four occupants. One individual remains unaccounted for and is not believed to have made it out of the vehicle. Search and Rescue teams have conducted both aerial and ground searches along the water and shoreline, but the vehicle and missing occupant have not yet been located. The river in this area is exceptiona
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CanadaJun 16, 2025

Peel police seize millions from criminal network tied to towing

Ontario’s Peel Police have dismantled an organized criminal network involved in extortion and other crimes in a joint operation with local and provincial law enforcement agencies. The operation resulted in the arrest of 18 people, including several Punjabi youth. They face nearly 100 charges, including extortion, links to a criminal organization and tow truck-related crimes. Police say Project Outsource was launched in July 2024 against a criminal organization that was behind the extortion and related violent incidents. Police said that as of June 10, 2025, a 37-year-old woman from King C