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AlbertaMay 16, 2022

Alberta Premier Kenney in Washington, Savage and Nixon are part of delegation

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Washington in an effort to convince Capitol Hill lawmakers that his province is their best bet for North American energy security. Kenney is meeting with journalists Monday in advance of his testimony Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage and Environment Minister Jason Nixon are part of Kenney’s delegation. Kenney returns home Wednesday, when he will learn the results of a United Conservative Party vote on whether he should continue as leader and premier. Just last week, he rejected “uneq
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IndiaMay 16, 2022

LIC to make stock market debut on Tuesday, shares may list below issue price

Life Insurance Corporation of India will make its stock market debut on Tuesday. Shares are likely to get listed below their issue prices, grey market data indicates. In the grey market on Monday, LIC shares were quoted at mild discounts. In the intra-day it was also quoted for at par listing. This means the share price of LIC is likely to be listed at the stock exchanges around the issue price of Rs 949 or below that. In the grey market, LIC shares were quoted at a discount of Rs 15 to 20 per share. The grey market is an unofficial market. The data is used for trend prediction. The recent vo
AlbertaMay 16, 2022

Five face charges in death of man whose remains were found in rural Alberta last year

Five people have been arrested in the death of a man whose remains were located in a rural area of southern Alberta last year. RCMP say in a news release that the five were arrested on Friday in the homicide of 35-year-old Lane Tailfeathers. Police say the charges they'll face, as well as their identities, will be released once the charges are laid. Tailfeathers was reported missing by his family on June 20, 2021, after police say he hadn't returned to his home in Fort Macleod, Alta. A month later, Alberta Fish and Wildlife responded to a report of possible human remains, which were later dete
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IndiaMay 16, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax price slashed to Rs 250 from Rs 840

The price of COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax has been reduced to Rs 250 a dose from its earlier Rs 840, said Biological E Limited (BE) on Monday. For end-user, the price would be Rs 400 a dose, including taxes and administration charges, added the pharmaceutical company. Earlier in April, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use authorisation to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for those aged 5 to 12 years, informed the pharmaceutical company. Corbevax is currently being administered to children in the age group of 12-14. Biological E Limited has manufactured 30 c
AlbertaMay 16, 2022

Trial to begin for father, son accused of killing Metis hunters in rural Alberta

A jury trial is to begin today for a man and his son who are accused of killing two Metis hunters. Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony Bilodeau are charged with second-degree murder. Family and friends of Jake Sansom and his uncle Maurice Cardinal have said the two were out moose hunting when they were found dead on a rural road near Glendon, northeast of Edmonton, in March 2020. They had been shot. RCMP have said a verbal confrontation escalated into a fight between people in different vehicles. The trial is taking place at Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton.
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BCMay 14, 2022

VPD seeks for witnesses after teen assaulted in mall

Vancouver Police are appealing for witnesses to a seemingly random assault that is alleged to have been committed on a 15-year-boy, and have released video of the incident with hopes that people will come forward. "Although we have arrested a suspect in this case, we are still gathering evidence," says Constable Tania Visintin. "We are particularly interested in speaking to people who saw the suspect immediately before or after the alleged assault, or overheard any interaction the suspect had with the victim or other people."The 15-year-old victim was walking in Pacific Centre Mall around 11:4
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BCMay 14, 2022

B.C. woman arrested and charged with multiple counts of arson

A Kamloops woman has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of arson following a joint investigation between the BC RCMP and BC Wildfire Service. On April 30, 2022, a resident in the Monte Lake area encountered a suspicious vehicle on a forestry road while investigating some smoke in the hills. The resident took note of the license plate and reported it to the RCMP.The community was alerted to this suspicious vehicle through a news release issued on May 3, 2022, which prompted other local residents to report their own encounters with the vehicle, driven by a woman.An investigation was
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BCMay 14, 2022

Opium importer sentenced to 3 years in prison in B.C.

A BC man convicted of importing 2 kg of opium was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment last month. In February 2017, a BC RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime (FSOC) - Major Projects team initiated a transnational drug importation investigation stemming from Germany. Shortly after arresting Hamid Nemati Shirazi for drug trafficking, German Federal Police authorities (Bundespolizei or BPOL) discovered shipment details for a package suspected of containing opium and alerted the RCMP International Liaison Officer to the Canada-bound package. Acting on this intelligence, the RCMP Liaison Offic
BCMay 13, 2022

$416 million in disaster funding comes through for homes lost in B.C. wildfires

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says extreme weather events are increasing across Canada and everyone must be prepared for disasters. Blair says Public Safety Canada has responded to 14 requests for community assistance related to wildfires over the last two years, but received just four such requests in the five years before that. He says the increasing frequency of fires mean it's critically important that the federal and provincial governments learn from the blaze that destroyed Lytton last year. Blair made the comments in Vancouver flanked by several other federal and provincia

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CanadaMar 11, 2026

Canada-wide warrant issued for 24-year-old man charged in Surrey homicide of Navdeep Kaur

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Surrey woman who was reported missing in 2024. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said 24-year-old Amarbir Singh has been charged in the killing of 28-year-old Navdeep Kaur. Police say Kaur was reported missing by family members to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Surrey on Feb. 23, 2024. Investigators with the Surrey RCMP Missing Persons Unit gathered evidence that led them to believe she had been the victim of a homicide. IHIT took over the case in March 2024 and worked wit
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BCMar 11, 2026

Pacific storm brings wind warnings and mountain snow across southern B.C.

A Pacific storm system moved into southwestern British Columbia on Wednesday, bringing wind warnings for coastal communities and fresh snowfall forecasts for higher elevations across the province. Environment Canada said in a special weather statement that there is a slight chance of brief sea-level snowfall in parts of Metro Vancouver as the system moves through. Any low-elevation snow is expected to be short-lived. Flurries earlier in the week did not accumulate at Vancouver International Airport, keeping Vancouver on track for what could become its first officially snow-free winter in more
WorldMar 11, 2026

International Energy Agency to release 400 million barrels from emergency reserves amid Middle East conflict

The International Energy Agency says it will release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves to help offset supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. According to the agency, the move is intended to stabilize global oil markets and reduce pressure from rising crude prices as the war affects supply routes and production in the region. The IEA said the decision represents the largest coordinated release of emergency oil stocks in the agency’s history. The organization has not yet confirmed when the oil will begin entering global markets or how quickly the
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CanadaMar 11, 2026

Surrey police seek additional victims after youth charged with indecent exposure incidents

Surrey police say a youth has been charged with three counts of indecent exposure following a series of reported incidents in the Clayton Heights and Cloverdale areas. According to a release from the Surrey Police Service and the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit, investigators have documented multiple incidents between September 2025 and March 2026. Police allege the suspect exposed himself to women in the Clayton Heights neighbourhood and in downtown Cloverdale. Officers say they have spoken with several victims so far, ranging in age from 14 to 38. Investigators believe additio
WorldMar 11, 2026

Drone strike hits school and health centre in southern Sudan, killing 17

An explosive-laden drone struck a secondary school and a health care centre in southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, most of them schoolgirls, according to a hospital official and a medical group. Dr. Musa al-Majeri, director of Douiem Hospital, said the attack occurred in a village served by the facility, which is the nearest major hospital in the area. He said at least 10 other people were wounded and were being treated after the strike. The drone strike has been blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting the Sudanese military since civ