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IndiaJun 05, 2025

Punjab government is being run by former Delhi Chief Minister: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir has alleged that the Punjab government is being run by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Badal, who reached Ludhiana, said that all the secretaries, staff and PAs of Kejriwal have come to Punjab, who have taken control of the Punjab Civil Secretariat in their hands. He said that the Chief Minister has been kept only to take the facilities of Punjab. Sukhbir Badal said that Manish Sisodia is holding meetings with the officials in Punjab and taking the same decisions.
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BCJun 05, 2025

BC Highway Patrol says BC saw safest long weekend in years

For the first time in at least six years, the Victoria Day long weekend did not have a single fatality on BC roads. BC Highway Patrol released the stats for the high risk driving and motorcycle awareness month. According to the BC Highway Patrol, the high number of tickets shows that there’s still work to do to make BC highways safer as we look back on the High Risk Driving and Motorcycle Awareness Campaigns for May 2025. BC Highway Patrol shared: We had a lot of positive public feedback about the impact of BC Highway Patrol’s high-visibility enforcement, and we’re very happy to do our p
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CanadaJun 05, 2025

Canada's trade deficit plunged in April as tariffs kicked in

Canada has reported its biggest drop in exports in nearly 17 years due to US tariffs, pushing the country's trade deficit to a record high. Canada posted a trade deficit of $7.1 billion in April, its highest ever, as demand from the US weakened. The trade deficit in March was $2.3 billion. Total exports fell 10.8 per cent in April, the third consecutive monthly decline and the biggest decline since December 2008 during the global financial crisis, excluding the Covid period, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday. Exports to the US fell 15.7 per cent and imports from th
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WorldJun 05, 2025

Trump moves to block US entry for foreigners planning to study at Harvard University

PresidentDonald Trumpis moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, hislatest attemptto choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body. In an executive order signed Wednesday, Trump declared that it would jeopardize national security to allow Harvard to continue hosting foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “I have determined that the entry of the class of foreign nationals described above is detrimental to the interests of the United States because, in my
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BCJun 05, 2025

Winds expected to drive wildfire towards Kelly Lake, B.C., in 'high-risk' situation

The British Columbia Wildfire Service is warning that incoming winds are expected to drive an out-of-control wildfire towards the community of Kelly Lake, about 80 kilometres south of Dawson Creek in the province's northeast. Karley Desrosiers, an information officer with the service, told a briefing hosted by the Peace River Regional District that ``conditions in the coming days will be dangerous'' for the fire that has triggered a series of evacuation orders and alerts. She says Monday brought ``moderate'' winds relative to what's expected Thursday and Friday, but they still drov
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BCJun 04, 2025

Charges laid in September 2024 Langley shooting

Months after a deadly shooting in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, a suspect has been arrested and charged. Langley resident Barinder Singh Dhaliwal, 41, was taken into custody Tuesday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said. On June 4, 2025, the BC Prosecution Service approved charges against Dhaliwal for possession of a loaded firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm while prohibited. “Today’s outcome is the result of teamwork between IHIT, Langley RCMP, the Integrated Forensic Identification Services
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BCJun 04, 2025

BC Hydro seeks baseload power boost from stable sources

British Columbia's power utility wants to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries. Baseload capacity refers to constant and stable power sources, with Energy Minister Adrian Dix announcing BC Hydro's request for expression of interest from companies to provide geothermal or hydroelectric projects to expand long-term power capacity and meet peak demand. BC Hydro has also launched a second request, seeking partners who can deliver "market-ready technologies" for boosting power conservation in homes
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CanadaJun 04, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at 2.75 per cent

Canada's central bank has decided to keep its benchmark rate at 2.75 percent in its decision on Wednesday on interest rates. This is the second time in a row, before this, the Bank of Canada had kept interest rates unchanged in April after seven consecutive cuts. From June 2024 to March 2025, the bank had cut interest rates by a total of 225 basis points in view of controlling inflation and supporting the economy. The Bank of Canada said in an official statement that Trump has continued to reduce and increase tariffs and uncertainty about this remains at a high level, which has softened the
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CanadaJun 04, 2025

Canada: Trump tariffs issue echoes in House of Commons

President Donald Trump's steel tariff issue echoed in Canada's House of Commons today. The Conservatives surrounded Prime Minister Mark Carney on it. After Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, the party's Ontario MP Liane Rudd challenged the Liberals to present a budget. He said that the government should now show transparency and present a budget so that Canadians can know how much, if any, the government has collected from the alleged retaliatory tariffs. Retaliating on this, Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said that instead of showing Canada down, this is a time to show solidarit

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BCJul 15, 2026

Elderly woman distracted and robbed of gold necklace in Vancouver, police seek suspects

A 76-year-old woman was allegedly robbed of her gold necklace after being distracted by an unknown woman in Vancouver's East 11th Avenue and Victoria Drive area on Tuesday, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Police said the incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. while the senior was waiting for family members. An unidentified woman approached her and claimed she looked like her mother, whose birthday she said it was. The suspect then hugged the victim and, during the interaction, allegedly removed the woman's gold necklace and replaced it with a fake one. The victim reportedly discov
AlbertaJul 15, 2026

Alberta launches online bike lane complaint form ahead of planned legislation

The Alberta government has launched an online public feedback form inviting residents to report concerns about bike lanes as it prepares legislation expected this fall. According to the Alberta government, Albertans can use the online form to share concerns about bike lanes in their communities, including whether they believe a lane is underused, has reduced on-street parking, contributed to traffic congestion, affected local businesses, or delayed emergency response times. The province says the feedback will help inform future transportation policy decisions. Transportation Minister Devin Dre
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CanadaJul 15, 2026

Canada pauses new parent and grandparent sponsorship applications for 2026

The federal government says it will not accept any new applications this year under Canada's Parents and Grandparents Program as it works to reduce processing times and manage a large backlog of existing files. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), approximately 60,500 sponsorship applications are currently being processed. The department said it expects to approve about 15,000 parents and grandparents each year over the next two years from applications already in the system. IRCC said the temporary pause is intended to improve processing efficiency. The department
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CanadaJul 15, 2026

Federal government names new members to independent Senate appointments advisory board

The federal government has announced new appointments to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, one week after Prime Minister Mark Carney named four new senators to the upper chamber. According to a federal government news release, the advisory board will continue to provide non-binding recommendations to the prime minister on Senate appointments. The board was established in 2016 to support a merit-based and independent appointments process. The government said the board will continue to include three federal members, including a chair, along with two additional members from
BCJul 15, 2026

Surrey man sentenced to nearly five years in prison in extortion-related shooting and arson case

A Surrey Provincial Court judge has sentenced Abhijeet Kingra to nearly five years in prison for his role in a 2024 extortion-related shooting and arson targeting a Surrey home. According to court records, Kingra pleaded guilty on July 6 to charges of discharging a firearm at a residence and committing arson. The offences stem from an Aug. 10, 2024 incident in which a home belonging to a person who had reportedly received extortion threats was shot at and set on fire. The court imposed a two-year sentence for arson and a sentence of four years, 10 months and 19 days for the shooting offence. T