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CanadaNov 19, 2024

Trudeau Supports U.S. Authorization for Ukraine to Strike Russia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed support for the U.S. authorization allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with long-range missiles. He made these comments while speaking to reporters in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Trudeau also stated that his meeting with President Biden took place in a very comfortable atmosphere. The Prime Minister noted that they discussed several important issues on which Canada and the United States will collaborate in the coming months. It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Trudeau was in Brazil to attend the G-20 summit, where he met with
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IndiaNov 19, 2024

Charanjit Singh Channi's apologises

Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has apologized for his recent controversial remark on women. Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi, responding to the notice sent by the Punjab Women Commission Chairperson regarding his statement, said, ‘I just shared a joke I heard from someone. If it hurt anyone’s sentiments, I sincerely apologize with folded hands.
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CanadaNov 19, 2024

Two dead after fiery rollover crash on Highway 99 in Surrey, B.C.

Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating a fiery overnight crash that killed two people and caused a partial shutdown of Highway 99. RCMP say officers responded to a report of a vehicle rollover at 3:38 a.m. in the highway's northbound lane between 16 and 32 Avenue, where they found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. Police say the driver and a passenger both died in the vehicle, and officers are working to identify the victims. The cause of the incident remains unclear, and police say the investigation is still in its early stages. Drive BC says in a noon update that the northbou
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CanadaNov 19, 2024

Statistics Canada set to release October inflation figures today

Statistics Canada is expected to release its October consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. After a period of sharp price growth, Canada's inflation rate dipped below the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in September for the first time in more than three years, reaching 1.6 per cent. The central bank delivered a half-percentage point interest rate cut last month in response to inflation falling to 1.6 per cent. It's expected to continue cutting interest
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CanadaNov 19, 2024

Russian President Putin signs a new doctrine that lowers the threshold for using nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. Putin’s endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the1,000th day after he sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. It follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles. The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear
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WorldNov 18, 2024

Donald Trump to Declare National Emergency and Use Military to Expel Illegal Immigrants

Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency upon assuming office to expel large numbers of illegal immigrants from the U.S. and will also use the military to carry out the deportations. He confirmed this morning, in response to a user’s question on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he intends to declare a national emergency on border security and deploy the U.S. military to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Officials estimate that around 11 million people are living in the United States illegally. Trump’s mass deportation plan is expected to directly af
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AlbertaNov 18, 2024

New Alberta hospital agency to be up and running in the spring, minister says

Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected. Adriana LaGrange says hospitals now run by Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health will answer to the new agency, Acute Care Alberta. The United Conservative Party government is breaking apart Alberta Health Services as part of a major overhaul and had originally aimed to have all four new organizations replacing the agency running before 2025. LaGrange says the delay for acute care is necessary to ensure it succeeds. She says the province is establ
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CanadaNov 18, 2024

Child Benefit Scheme Checks to Be Issued to Canadian Parents This Week

Child Benefit Scheme checks will be issued to Canadian parents this week, despite the ongoing Canada Post worker strike. Families with children under 18 will receive the November payment under the Canada Child Benefit program on Wednesday. However, there is relief for parents who are waiting to receive checks in the mail, as Canada Post and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have assured that the cheques will still be delivered. The CRA confirmed that Canada Post has agreed to deliver the Canada Child Benefit cheques, as well as those for related provincial programs, without interruption on Nove
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IndiaNov 18, 2024

Rahul Gandhi arrived in Amritsar, paid obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib

Amidst the end of campaigning for by-elections in Punjab, former national president and senior leader of Congress Rahul Gandhi reached Sri Amritsar this evening, where he paid obeisance at Sachkhand Sri Harimandar Sahib. Meanwhile, he also performed the service of cleaning the utensils in the langar hall, and also recited kirtan of divine Gurbani. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi paid obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib in October 2023. He also reached Sri Amritsar during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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AlbertaMay 15, 2026

Alberta legislature adjourns spring sitting amid separatism debate

Alberta MLAs wrapped up the spring sitting of the legislature this week following months of debate that frequently centred on separatist sentiment and political divisions at the legislature. The sitting included government legislation on issues ranging from public library materials to medical assistance in dying. However, exchanges in question period were often dominated by disagreements over separatism and the role of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government in responding to the movement. Government House Leader Joseph Schow said the United Conservative Party focused its legi
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BCMay 15, 2026

Senior critically injured, two Vancouver police officers hurt after West End vehicle incident

A senior citizen remains in critical condition and two Vancouver Police Department officers were hospitalized after a driver allegedly rammed multiple vehicles and drove through part of Nelson Park in Vancouver’s West End early Friday morning.According to Vancouver police, the incident began around 5:30 a.m. near Comox and Broughton streets when a vehicle was seen driving erratically and striking several objects, including an area near the Nelson Park dog park. Witnesses in the area reportedly moved out of the vehicle’s path to avoid being hit.Police said the injured senior was operating a
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BCMay 15, 2026

Man charged after Surrey shooting that injured woman

A 31-year-old man has been charged following a Surrey Police Service investigation into a November 2025 shooting that injured a woman inside a Surrey residence. Police said frontline officers responded to reports of shots fired at a home near 121 Street and 101B Avenue at about 9:10 p.m. on Nov. 23, 2025. According to Surrey Police Service, a female resident suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh and officers provided emergency medical aid until BC Emergency Health Services arrived. The SPS Major Crime Section led the investigation. Police said investigators identified a suspect and associated
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WorldMay 15, 2026

Death toll rises to 24 after Russian missile strike on Kyiv apartment building, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that the death toll from a Russian missile strike on a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24, including three children, after emergency crews completed search operations at the site. In posts published on X, Zelenskyy said rescue workers spent more than a day clearing debris from the damaged nine-storey residential building following Thursday’s attack. Ukrainian officials also reported 48 people injured in the broader assault on the capital, including two children. According to the Ukrainian air force, the strike formed part of what offic
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BCMay 15, 2026

911 communications workers in B.C. vote 95% in favour of strike action

A union representing more than 700 emergency communications workers in British Columbia says members have voted 95 per cent in favour of strike action as contract negotiations continue with E-Comm, the organization that operates many of the province’s 911 call services. CUPE 8911 said Thursday the vote reflects concerns among front-line staff about staffing shortages, workload pressures and long-term sustainability within the emergency communications system. The union said workers would be in a legal strike position once an essential services order is finalized through the labour relations p