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CanadaOct 16, 2024

Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap

Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector.Premier Danielle Smith says it's a de facto production cap that would kill jobs and stifle the economy. The province's $7-million ``Scrap the Cap'' campaign also says the federal regulations expected later this year would make groceries, gas and all of life's necessities even more expensive. University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe says he believes the emissions cap is bad policy, but the argument that it would drive up gas, and therefore grocery,
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IndiaOct 16, 2024

Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh Resigns, Cites Threats From Virsa Singh Valtoha

In a significant turn of events, the Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Giani Harpreet Singh, has stepped down from his position, under the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) he has sent this resignation to the Shiromani Committee and appealed to accept it. Citing threats from former Shiromani Akali Dal leader Virsa Singh Valtoha, who was ordered by Sri Akal Takht Sahib to be expelled from the party. Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh got emotional and said that Valtoha has crossed all boundaries of privacy and is threatening them. He also said that Shiromani Akali Dal's social media
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CanadaOct 16, 2024

Former Alberta justice minister Kaycee Madu to be sanctioned by law society

A former Alberta justice minister is to be sanctioned after the provincial law society determined he undermined respect for the administration of justice'' when he phoned Edmonton's police chief after receiving a traffic ticket. The Law Society of Alberta cited Kaycee Madu for the 2021 Call last year, and a hearing took place in June. In a hearing report, committee members say Madu's conduct is worthy of sanction, although a punishment has yet to be determined. The report says the committee is to reconvene to determine a proper sanction, which could amount to a suspension or even disbarment.
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BCOct 15, 2024

Founders of Vancouver club that sold tested illicit drugs file Charter challenge

The founders of a Vancouver "compassion club" that sold heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine bought on the dark web and tested for contaminants, have filed a court challenge arguing their Charter rights and the rights of users were violated when the club was shut and they were arrested. Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, the co-founders of the Drug User Liberation Front, say denying compassion club members access to a predictable supply of drugs they depend on, while exposing them to the severe risks of the street supply is "grossly disproportionate" to any benefits of shutting down the club. They sa
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AlbertaOct 15, 2024

Alberta to launch new primary care agency by next month in health overhaul

Alberta's health minister says a new agency responsible for primary health care should be up and running by next month. Adriana LaGrange says Primary Care Alberta will work to improve Albertans' access to primary care providers like family doctors or nurse practitioners, create new models of primary care and increase access to after-hours care through virtual means. Her announcement comes as the provincial government continues to divide Alberta Health Services into four new agencies. LaGrange says Alberta Health Services hasn't been able to focus on primary health care, and has b
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WorldOct 15, 2024

S Jaishankar, Shehbaz Sharif shake hands, exchange greetings in Pakistan

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met in Islamabad on Tuesday. The leaders shook hands and exchanged greetings during an informal dinner hosted by Sharif. Jaishankar is in Islamabad for the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). It is for the first time in nearly nine years that an Indian foreign minister has visited Pakistan, even as the ties between the two neighbours remain frosty over cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The last Indian Foreign Minister to visit Pak
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CanadaOct 15, 2024

Pulp company fined for releasing 'acutely lethal' wastewater into Alberta river

The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million for letting almost 31 million litres of toxic wastewater flow into the Peace River. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the effluent released in April 2021 was ``acutely lethal'' to fish. Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. pleaded guilty last month to asection of the Fisheries Act. The conviction means the company's name will be added to the Environmental Offenders Registry. The federal government says the pulp mill was shut down for maintenance and waste was directed to a spill pond, where it was to
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CanadaOct 15, 2024

Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list

Canada is listing the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist group, while the U.S. has added a Canadian citizen affiliated with the organization to its counter-terrorism list. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Samidoun will now be listed under Criminal Code offences that ban people from donating or providing property to the group. Samidoun is also known as the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, and Ottawa says it "has close links with and advances the interests of" another group that Canada already lists as a terrorist entity, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Pale
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WorldOct 15, 2024

Air India flight makes emergency landing in Iqaluit after online threat

An Air India flight made an emergency landing this morning in Nunavut following a security threat posted online. RCMP say Air India Flight 127 was en route from New Delhi to Chicago, but landed instead at the Iqaluit International Airport at 5:21 a.m. The police force says in a news release all 211 passengers and crew were relocated to the airport. Air India says it and other airlines have been subject to `a number of threats'' in recent days, adding that all of them have later been found to be hoaxes. The airline says the emergency landing was a precautionary measure and the a
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CanadaMay 14, 2025

Police say 15-year-old girl hurt in Prince George, B.C., shooting

Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say a 15-year-old girl was shot while in a recreational vehicle parked at a local homeless encampment. A statement from the RCMP says the teen was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.   Police say the shooting happened around 1 a.m. at the Lower Patricia Boulevard encampment, locally known as Moccasin Flats. They say there's no indication of an increased risk to the general public. Police are still looking for a suspect and say the shooting is being handled by the serious crimes unit.   The City of Prince George filed a
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CanadaMay 14, 2025

Vancouver Canucks promote Adam Foote to head coach, replacing Rick Tocchet

The Vancouver Canucks have named Adam Foote as their new head coach.Foote becomes the 22nd head coach in franchise history and replaces Rick Tocchet, who parted ways with the Canucks on April 29 and is rumoured to become the next head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. Media reports earlier this week speculated that either Foote, who joined Vancouver as an assistant coach when Tocchet was hired on Jan. 22, 2023, or Abbotsford Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra would succeed Tocchet. Foote was believed to be the preferred candidate of Canucks captain Quinn Hughes.The Canucks struggled to a 38-30-
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CanadaMay 14, 2025

Newfoundland construction worker Jacob Lewis wins $1-million 'Canada's Got Talent' prize

Jacob Lewis, an offshore oil and gas construction worker from Butlerville, NL, is the $1-million winner of this season's ``Canada's Got Talent.'' He captivated both the judges and the audience with his rendition of ``The Best'' by Tina Turner during the two-hour finale on Citytv Tuesday. A press release says Lewis had long dreamed of becoming a full-time singer but put his ambitions on pause five years ago when his twin boys were born prematurely with complications. Judge Shania Twain supported Lewis after hearing his audition during which he sang Bon Jovi's ``Bed of Roses." Lewis bested seven
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AlbertaMay 14, 2025

Transit bus driver in hospital after attack in Calgary By Matthew Scace

A Calgary transit bus driver is being treated for injuries in hospital after he was attacked on the job. Police say two people assaulted the driver while he was operating a bus in the city's northeast. He was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition and later upgraded to stable. Officers have not located any suspects, and investigators are canvassing the area. Concerns over transit safety and low ridership last year prompted the city to begin spending $15 million for new transit peace officers.
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WorldMay 14, 2025

Pakistan may pay Rs 14 crore compensation to terrorist Masood Azhar

Pakistan's Shahbaz government may pay Rs 14 crore as compensation to the head of the terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed and designated a terrorist by the US, Masood Azhar, for the death of 14 of his family members killed in recent Indian air strikes. According to a press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office of Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore per deceased to the legal heirs of those killed in the attacks under India's Operation Sindh. It is noteworthy that India targeted terror camps in Bahawalpur, which is Pakistan's