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CanadaSep 12, 2024

Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government at the next election. Singh told reporters in Montreal today that he wants to see big polluters pay, but rejected the idea that workers should shoulder the cost of fighting climate change. The NDP leader says his party will release its climate plan in the coming months, but wouldn't say whether it would include a consumer carbon price. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to end the carbon tax brought in by the Liberal government, blaming it for the rising cost of livin
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IndiaSep 12, 2024

High Court strict instructions in Lawrence Bishnoi interview case

Action will be taken soon on the responsible police officers in the case of Lawrence Bishnoi's interview in Punjab's Kharar Police Hirsat. The High Court has reprimanded the Punjab government for not taking action against the concerned officials in this matter. The state government said that it did not have a report on the matter, on which the court said that in the previous order it had been stated that the first interview took place in Kharar police custody. The High Court said that action should be taken against the responsible people soon. Now this matter will be heard on September 23. Me
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IndiaSep 12, 2024

"ED can crack down on Majithia", Valtoha calls it a political grudge

ED may tighten its grip against Bikram Singh Majithia, who was a minister in the former Akali government of Punjab. The ED has written to the Punjab government seeking details of the Majithia family's money transactions from 2006-07 to 2018-19. According to sources, the Punjab government may share the details of the special investigation team with the ED in a couple of days. The Special Investigation Team has prepared a detailed list of money transactions of Majithia family companies. On the other hand, Majithia in a video post told Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that he is not afraid of such th
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CanadaSep 12, 2024

The Premier of Alberta agreed to continue the Green Line project on certain conditions

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's committed to Calgary's multibillion-dollar Green Line light-rail transit project, but as it was originally envisioned. Smith declined to say how much her government is now willing to fund, but says she is concerned the line is getting shorter while its budget has ballooned from the original price tag of $4.5 billion. Smith calls the Green Line ``the incredible shrinking project,'' and says it needs to be more cost-effective and have its route rethought. Smith was making her first public comments on the Green Line since her transportation minister ann
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CanadaSep 12, 2024

Albertans are being updated on new policies: Premier Smith

Premier Danielle Smith is defending making a string of policy announcements at private United Conservative Party events, saying Albertans shouldn't be surprised by her agenda. When asked why she's not offering the details to all Albertans, Smith says she regularly talks with them on her call-in radio show and says it's no secret she takes guidance from party members. She says Albertans shouldn't be caught off guard by any of the laws her government plans to introduce when the legislature convenes in the fall. Last month, Smith told a UCP town hall she could transfer the operation of some Albe
ed-has-sought-a-status-report-from-the-sit-investigating-the-bikram-majithia-drug-case
IndiaSep 11, 2024

ED has sought a status report from the SIT investigating the Bikram Majithia drug case

The entry of ED is seen in the drug case of Shiromani Akali Dal's senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia. According to reports, the ED has sought the status report of the case from the Special Investigation Team of the Punjab Police investigating against Majithia and the details of the interrogation conducted against him. According to the information, the ED has also demanded an account of Bikram Singh Majithia's property worth Rs 436 crore. ED can take over the investigation of the drug case.
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CanadaSep 11, 2024

PM, senior security officials slated to return to foreign interference inquiry

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his inner circle are slated to return to a federal inquiry into foreign interference in coming weeks. A newly published provisional witness list for the next phase of the inquiry's public work indicates senior government bureaucrats and members of national security agencies will also testify. Trudeau and key government officials took part in the commission's initial hearings earlier this year on allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue's interim report, released in May, said foreign
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IndiaSep 11, 2024

Chandigarh: Grenade attack on the residence of a retired officer of Punjab Police

There is news of a grenade attack on a house located in Sector-10 of Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab. This incident was done this evening by three unidentified persons who came on an auto rickshaw, after which there is an atmosphere of panic in the area. This house is said to belong to a retired officer. According to reports, no one was injured but the blast was so powerful that windows were shattered. According to sources, three suspects were involved in the incident. One of them threw the bomb while the two remained in the auto rickshaw. The CCTV cameras are being checked by the police.
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BCSep 11, 2024

B.C. court declares mistrial in shooting deaths of teenager bystander and gangster

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has declared a mistrial in the case of Kane Carter, who was accused of murdering a gang member and an innocent teenager who was passing by in his parents' vehicle. The jury came back Tuesday saying it was deadlocked after five days of deliberations in Carter's trial. He was charged with the second-degree murders of 15-year-old Alfred Wong and 23-year-old Kevin Whiteside after they were killed in an exchange of gunfire along Vancouver's busy Broadway avenue in January 2018. The Crown told the jury that Carter was protecting a gang associate at a nearby res

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BCJun 27, 2025

B.C. minister Bowinn Ma tells of 'frightening' incident at her constituency office

British Columbia's Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says there was a "frightening" security incident at her constituency office in North Vancouver early Friday. Ma says in a statement that all meetings and appointments at the office have been cancelled for the day. Her statement says that thankfully, nobody was injured, and she appreciates the concern expressed by community members. Ma doesn't describe the incident and says due to an active police investigation, she won't be able to provide more details about what happened. She says she wants to thank the officers who responded to the inciden
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WorldJun 27, 2025

Trump 'terminating' trade talks with Canada over digital tax

U-S President Donald Trump says he is immediately ending all trade talks with Canada. The sudden termination is over Canada's plan to go ahead with its digital services tax on big U-S tech companies that do business here. The tax is set to take effect Monday but would be retroactive for the past three years, leaving U-S companies with atwo-billion-dollar U-S bill due at the end of the month. Trump says Washington will notify Canada about new tariff rates within the next week.
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BCJun 27, 2025

Surrey: Sikh Games Canada 2025 begin at Tamanawis Park

The Sikh Games Canada in Surrey began yesterday, June 26th. During the first days games, some interesting field hockey competition was witnessed in the under-10 category. Although the senior teams had also taken to the field this morning. The event, which started on Thursday, has not only the competition of different categories of field hockey as its main attraction, but also soccer, wrestling, volleyball, Gatka event, cultural performances etc. are also attracting people.Organizers say that this event, which started as a field hockey tournament in 2008, has now become one of the largest multi
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CanadaJun 27, 2025

Canada may cut student visas further

The Canadian government may cut student visas further. Immigration Minister Lina Diab is set to launch a consultation on immigration targets this summer, with a focus on student visas. This comes after the federal government last year announced a cap on study permits and a gradual reduction in the number of student visas. A spokeswoman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says the government expects schools to only accept students they can support by providing housing and other services. Meanwhile, the main opposition Conservatives are already in favor of this cut, with the pa
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WorldJun 27, 2025

Big trade deal to be signed soon between Washington and New Delhi: Trump

US President Donald Trump says that a big trade deal is going to be signed soon between Washington and New Delhi. He said this at the White House. Trump said that recently America has signed a trade deal with China and now a big trade deal is going to be signed with India as well. He said that everyone wants to deal with us. Trump said that we will have a very big deal with India. The President also said that the White House will not make a deal with every country. Trump said that to some we are just going to send a letter saying thank you very much, you will have to pay 25 to 45 percent t