IndiaJul 25, 2025
School roof collapse in western India kills 8 children and injures at least 27
The roof of a government middle school building collapsed Friday inIndia’swestern state of Rajasthan, killing 8 children and injuring at least 27, a senior police official said.
The collapse occurred soon after the students had reached their classrooms and were about to start the school assembly, said police official Amit Kumar.
It is still unclear what caused the roof to collapse.
The school, located in Piplod village of Jhalawar district, has students studying up to eighth grade, or what is called a middle school in India.
A total of around 35 students were present when the roof collapsed.
BCJul 24, 2025
Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day organized in Surrey
On Wednesday (July 23), the City of Surrey hosted an event to mark Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day. The event, organized by the Guru Nanak Jahaz Society and Vanjara Nomad Collections, was attended by people of all ages, from the elderly to children. Along with this, various representatives from all three levels of government were also a part of this event.
The proclamation, signed by Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke, was presented by Councillors Harry Bains, Linda Ennis and Mandeep Nagra to Jagmeet Singh Khalra, great grandson of Bhai Harnam Singh Khalra.
Along with this, proclamations were also pr
WorldJul 24, 2025
All five former junior hockey players acquitted in high-profile sexual assault trial
Five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team have been found not guilty of sexual assault in an encounter with a woman at a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago.
One of the players, Michael McLeod, has also been acquitted of a separate charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia delivered her ruling this afternoon to a packed courtroom, capping off a complextrial that captured national attention this spring.
The case centred on an encounter that took place in the early hours of June 19, 2018, as many mem
BCJul 24, 2025
Construction starts on new BC Cancer centre in Kamloops
Construction has begun on a new BC Cancer centre in Kamloops that will provide people in the Thompson-Cariboo-Shuswap region with better access to cancer care closer to home.
"This new BC Cancer centre in Kamloops is the single largest capital investment into the expansion of cancer care in the Kamloops region,” said Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure. “By building a facility equipped with the latest technology designed to meet the growing treatment needs of patients in the area, we're helping more people have access to high-quality cancer care closer to home. This project is part of o
CanadaJul 24, 2025
Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.
Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29.
The report, written by senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives David Macdonald, says the federal public service could lose up to 57,000 employees by 2028.
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