Jalandhar by-election: 51.30 percent voting

President Donald Trump weighed in on Canada's election today, repeating his claim that Canada should become a U.S. state. Trump's tariffs and repeated threats of annexation have become a central issue ahead of today's vote. The president posted on social media that Canada could become a 51st state without "an artificially drawn line from many years ago." Trump says Canadians should "elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World." Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the U.S. adminis

Six teenagers are charged with robbery and assault after allegedly luring an adult to an area of north Edmonton through an LGBTQ+ dating app. Police say they were called last month to the Calder neighborhood, where a person arranged to meet someone from Grindr. Instead, they say the person was met by a group of youths, all between 15 and 16 years old, and allegedly assaulted, struck with blunt objects and robbed. Police identified several suspects and learned the app was used to lure the person under false pretences. Police say the person was brought to hospital with serious in

The Kremlin on Monday declared a full ceasefire in Ukraine on May 8-10 as Russia celebrates the Victory Day over Nazi Germany. The truce will start at 0000 on May 8 (2100 GMT May 7) and last through May 10. The Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the full cessation of hostilities on “humanitarian grounds” for the Victory Day on May 9. It comes as U.S. President Donald Trump’s scaled up efforts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine. Until that moment, Putin had refused to accept a complete unconditional ceasefire, linking it to a halt in Western arms supplies to Ukr

An organizer of the Filipino festival in Vancouver that was devastated by a "meaningless tragedy" says there are many who will need help to recover after a vehicle tore through their celebration, killing 11 people. RJ Aquino told hundreds of mourners at a vigil Sunday night that people are confused, devastated and numb. Police have charged a 30-year-old Vancouver man with eight counts of second-degree murder and say more charges are expected once all the victims have been identified B.C.'s Health Ministry issued an update last night saying 32 people were seen at several hospitals in the Lower

The major crimes unit in Haida Gwaii says a 32-year-old man has been arrested in a suspicious death investigation. Police say they received a report of a pedestrian-involved accident on Tuesday afternoon in the community of Skidegate.They say a vehicle hit a person who later died from his injuries.Police say they believe the death was a targeted attack and there was no risk to the public.Sgt. Chris Manseau, the detachment commander in Daajing Giids, says police have been made aware of several social media posts that question the investigation's timeline, but officers have been working around-t