BCJul 10, 2024
Head-on crash kills family of three, including infant, in Agassiz, B.C.
RCMP say a family of three, including a baby, has been killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer in Agassiz, B.C.
Police say it happened early Tuesday morning on Lougheed Highway just outside the community.
The two adults in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene, and the infant was airlifted to hospital but died a few hours later.
Police say alcohol or drugs are not suspected as a cause and they are working with a collision reconstruction team to determine what led to the crash.
The driver in the semi was not injured.
RCMP Sgt. Andy Lot, Agassiz's detachment commander, says in a
CanadaJul 10, 2024
McGill University says encampment at downtown campus being dismantled
The pro-Palestinian encampment on the lower field of the downtown campus of McGill University is being dismantled.
As a result, the campus is closed today and university is urging people to stay away.
It says security personnel and Montreal police are on site.
Classes typically held on campus will move online for today.
Campus protesters have been demanding the university cut ties with Israel as its war with Hamas continues to rage.
A pro-Palestinian encampment in the heart of Montreal's financial district was dismantled by police last week.
IndiaJul 10, 2024
SIT summoned Bikram Singh Majithia again
The Special Investigation Team investigating the multi-crore drug trafficking case of Punjab has issued fresh summons to the senior leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Bikram Singh Majithia.
Majithia has been ordered to appear for questioning at Patiala on July 18. Earlier, the investigation team had withdrawn the previously issued summons, with which the petition filed by Majithia against the summons in the Punjab and Haryana High Court became ineffective.
IGHS of Patiala range in charge of the seat investigating the case. Bhullar said that soon a new summon will be sent to Bikram Singh Majit
IndiaJul 10, 2024
Jalandhar by-election: 51.30 percent voting
Voting for the by-election in Jalandhar West Vidhan Sabha seat of Punjab was completed today. 51.30 percent voting took place till 5 pm. The result will come on July 13.
A three-way competition is being considered for this seat. In which former AAP MLA Sheetal Angural from BJP, Mahinder Bhagat son of former minister of BJP from AAP and former senior deputy mayor Surinder Kaur from Congress are in the election field.
BJP wins this seat in 2012, Congress in 2017 and Aam Aadmi Party in 2022.
BCJul 09, 2024
Residents of Merritt, B.C., told to conserve water as city well has 'major failure'
There has been a "major failure" in a well in Merritt, B.C., prompting the city to ask its residents to stop all non-essential water use.
The city says in a statement that the failure is in the Voght well and affects the city's water distribution system.
The statement says residents need to conserve water by all means possible so it can maintain its fire protection services.
No lawn watering is permitted until a pump is repaired.
It says the city's water remains potable and asks that residents be patient while repairs are underway.
The failure comes as a heat warning remains up in the southern
BCJul 09, 2024
Daily heat records tumble in B.C., temperatures in southern Interior to remain high
More daily temperature records have fallen in British Columbia, with temperatures forecast to remain in the high 30s for the rest of the week in much of the southern Interior.
A summary from Environment Canada shows 27 daily high temperature records fell across the province Monday, from Whistler, to Trail in the southeast, Smithers in the northwest, and Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
The Lytton, B.C., area was a hot spot with a daily high of 42.4 C, breaking the old record of 39.4 set in 1952.
In Pemberton, B.C., north of Whistler, the mercury hit 39.1 C, while in Osoyoos, B.C., the new r
IndiaJul 09, 2024
Satyendra Jain did not get relief from court, interim bail application rejected
Former Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain received a major blow from the Rouse Avenue District Court on Tuesday. The court has rejected Jain's bail plea.
Satyendra Jain had sought bail in a money laundering case related to the Enforcement Directorate. Satyendra Jain said that he should be granted bail on the basis of ill health.
The ED says that Jain created fake companies and transacted money on paper through them. ED arrested Satyendra Jain in this case two years ago.
Delhi Lt. Governor VK Saxena had recently allowed investigating agencies to proceed under the Anti-Corruption Act in anoth
IndiaJul 09, 2024
Advocate Dhami spoke on the treason leaflet against Sikh leader Tajinderpal Singh Timma
The Shiromani Committee has condemned the sedition leaflet issued under the new laws against Sikh leader Bhai Tejinderpal Singh Timma of Rajasthan.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the Shiromani Committee stands with Bhai Tejinderpal Singh Timma in this matter and is committed to providing him all necessary help.
He also asked the Rajasthan government and the police administration to immediately cancel the complaint filed against Bhai Tejinderpal Singh.
SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami said that India is a multi-ethnic, mu
BCJul 09, 2024
Three bodies recovered from B.C. park where mountaineers went missing: RCMP
Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say three bodies have been recovered from the area of Garibaldi Provincial Park where three mountaineers went missing last month.
In a statement released by the RCMP, BJ Chute, manager of Squamish Search and Rescue, says the team worked with police to carry out the recovery operation in the Atwell Peak area Monday morning.
RCMP did not release the names of those who died, saying their families have requested privacy.
The three mountaineers were last seen on May 31 in terrain that local authorities had described as complex and remote.
The early days of the search ope