BCApr 24, 2025
Football fans are excited about global superstar Lionel Messi in Vancouver
Football fans are excited about global superstar Lionel Messi in Vancouver.More than 52,000 people are expected to attend tonight's match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Miami's football team at BC Place Stadium, most of whom are fans who are coming with the prospect of seeing football legend Lionel Messi play in Vancouver. Messi arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Football fans are hoping that he will be on the field against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Thursday night. However, it has not been confirmed yet whether Messi will play the match or not.
It is worth noting that the first round o
CanadaApr 24, 2025
Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.
Fueling Minds Inc. was charged in relation to the outbreak that started in September 2023.
There were least 448 infections, and 39 children and one adult were hospitalized due to severe illness.
It became the largest known outbreak in children under five.
Lawyers are to present a joint recommendation on sentencing.
Court heard prosecutors are not proceeding with charges against the company's two directors.
CanadaApr 24, 2025
Mark Carney under attack by opponents after talks with US President
Liberal leader Mark Carney, who is leading in the race for prime minister in Canada's election polls, is under attack by the opposition over a phone call he had with Trump last month.
It has been revealed that Trump had directly talked about making Canada the 51st province in a phone call with Carney on March 28, while Carney, in a press conference later that day, had said the opposite, saying that the president had respected Canada's sovereignty in his private and public remarks today. N.P.D. leader Jagmeet Singh expressed concern over Carney's stance.
It is noteworthy that this revelation h
BCApr 24, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal tosses ICBC appeal of $15,000 per person for privacy breach
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by the Insurance Corporation of B.C. to reduce damages awarded in a class-action lawsuit for privacy violations by a former employee that set off ``arson and shooting attacks.''The court ruled Wednesday that $15,000 per class member awarded by the lower court was appropriate, rejecting the insurance company's claim that the privacy breaches at issue only warranted ''nominal'' damages of $500 each.The lawsuit stemmed from a former employee named Candy Rheaume who accessed customer licence plate information and sold it to criminals who used it to carr
IndiaApr 24, 2025
Punjab government to start direct sowing of paddy in the state from May 15
The Punjab government has given the green signal to start direct sowing of paddy in the state from May 15, while transplanting through seedlings will be started in a phased manner across the state from June 1.
According to the government notification, paddy sowing will start first in Faridkot, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Fazilka districts. Then from June 5, other districts including Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur will join it. The time for paddy sowing has been fixed from June 9 in Mansa, Moga, Barnala, Ludhiana, Malerkotla, Patiala, Sangrur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Shaheed
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