A court in Punjab has granted a 6-day police remand for two individuals accused in the grenade attack on BJP leader and former minister Manoranjan Kalia's house in Jalandhar. The police had requested a 10-day remand for the two accused, Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Subhana Road, Garha, Jalandhar, and Satish alias Kaka, a resident of Bhargav Camp, Jalandhar. However, the court approved a 6-day remand for both. The grenade attack has raised concerns among opposition parties about the law and order situation in Punjab, particularly following multiple grenade incidents in the state. Senior Shiro

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to take the toughest stance against criminals in Canadian history if he becomes Prime Minister. Poilievre introduced his proposed "Three Strikes You're Out Law," under which criminals convicted of serious offenses would be kept in prison for 10 years without the possibility of parole, bail, or house arrest. During his announcement, Poilievre also criticized the Liberal government, claiming that their "soft-on-crime" policies and lenient bail practices, under the leadership of Justin Trudeau, have contributed to the chaos in Canada. Poilievre is

British Columbia's main opposition party, the BC Conservatives, has sharply criticized the Eby government over its growing budget deficit and is demanding clearer accounting. The party raised concerns about the size of the deficit and the potential cuts to programs following a loss of nearly $3 billion in carbon tax revenue. John Rustad, leader of the BC Conservatives, called on the government to provide clarity regarding which programs will be affected by the deficit. Rustad pointed out that under Premier David Rustad, the province had a $6 billion surplus, which has now turned into an $11 b

US President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause on tariffs but has simultaneously increased the tariff on China to 125 percent. In a post on Truth Social, Trump explained that the move came in response to what he called China's disrespect towards global markets. As a result, the tariff on Beijing is now set at 125 percent, effective immediately. Trump also expressed confidence that China would soon realize that the days of exploiting the United States and other countries are over. He revealed that more than 75 countries had approached the US for trade deals and that these countries had

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced that PharmaCare will be fully implemented if his party forms the next government. Singh stated that the NDP government will expand PharmaCare to cover the 100 most prescribed drugs, including painkillers, antibiotics, and other essential medicines, ensuring that people will no longer have to pay out of pocket for these medications. Singh made these comments while in Vancouver this morning, where he was rallying support for the NDP candidate in Vancouver-Kingsway. He highlighted that during the NDP's previous term in a minority government, the party intro

Alberta is looking to reduce the self-policing powers of elected public school boards and municipal councils. The changes are included in two bills put forward by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government. In one bill, Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver proposes pulling local council's codes of conduct and also ending any related ongoing complaints or sanctions that aren't before the courts. McIver says in some cases, codes of conduct have been weaponized to silence dissent on municipal councils. In the second bill, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides propo

An American man who abducted an Edmonton teen, took her over the U.S. border and subjected her to ``horrific sexual abuse'' has been given a 50-year prison sentence by a U.S. judge. The decision against Noah Madrano was meted in Portland, Ore., almost three years after the teen was located and Madrano was arrested by FBI agents at a hotel in the U.S. state. Earlier this year, the 43-year-old pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and kidnapping charges. The manhunt began in the summer of 2022 after the girl, then 13, failed to show up for class at her junior high school in Edmonton.

Tahawwur Rana, accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is being extradited to India from the United States today by a joint team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). The extradition was approved by U.S. President Donald Trump during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States. Rana’s petition to halt the extradition, filed in the U.S. Supreme Court, was rejected on Monday. Rana, a childhood friend of David Headley, the mastermind behind the Mumbai attacks, was arrested by the FBI in 2009 and convicted in the U.S. for support

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American cars have taken effect today, potentially increasing the prices of American-made vehicles by up to 25 percent. According to Flavio Volpe, president of the Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, 60 percent of the cars purchased in Canada each year are imported from the United States. Volpe highlighted that Canada is one of the largest export markets for American-made cars, with an estimated 1.2 million vehicles imported from the United States annually. Under the rules of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Canada has imposed a 2