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IndiaMay 14, 2024

Former minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot will come out of jail for election campaign

Former Punjab cabinet minister and senior Congress leader Sadhu Singh Dharamsot is coming out of jail, the Punjab-Haryana High Court has granted him bail till June 5 and asked him to surrender on June 6. Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, like Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, filed a bail application for campaigning. Dharamsot is facing charges in a case related to a forest scam worth crores of rupees. He is a former MLA from Nabha assembly constituency. This constituency comes under Patiala Lok Sabha constituency. He had to face defeat in the assembly elections held in 2022. It is to be noted th
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BCMay 13, 2024

Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town today

A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service says an intense wildfire could hit Fort Nelson this morning, based on forecasts that have been calling for strong winds that have been fuelling the out-of-control blaze to continue throughout the day. Ben Boghean said in a video posted to social media Sunday night that the extreme fire behaviour, made worse by years of drought and a below-normal snowpack this past winter, could end up threatening the crews that have been fighting the Parker Lake wildfire. Rob Fraser, mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality based in Fort Nel
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IndiaMay 13, 2024

Harsimrat Kaur Badal filed her nomination form from Bathinda

Shiromani Akali Dal Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur Badal today filed her nomination papers from Bathinda. According to this, she owns assets worth 30.49 crores. In the last five years, the Badal family also bought their first car, which is a Land Rover Defender, its market value is around Rs 1.50 crore. Harsimrat Kaur Badal's assets are worth Rs 7 crore. Apart from this, Harsimrat Badal has ancestral property worth Rs 19.96 crore and Sukhbir Badal's ancestral property is worth Rs 51.87 crore.
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BCMay 13, 2024

Trails closed after bear attacks woman at estuary in Squamish, B.C.

Officials say a woman was attacked by a bear while she was walking her dog at a nature estuary in Squamish, B.C. British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says in a Facebook post that the trails have been closed since the attack happened Friday, when the woman was walking her dog and it ran off into thick bush. Officers say the woman then noticed two bear cubs and was "suddenly charged" by an accompanying female bear, suffering non-life-threatening injuries in the attack. Conservation officers say the bear then ran off, and later searches of the area did not discover the animal's whereab
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CanadaMay 13, 2024

Police announce arrest of fourth suspect in B.C. Sikh activist Nijjar's death

Police in British Columbia have charged a fourth Indian national in last year's killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The province's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in the custody of Peel Regional Police in Ontario for unrelated firearms charges. Investigators say the evidence in the Nijjar case was "sufficient" for the BC Prosecution Service to charge Singh with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. They say no further details of the arrest can be released due to ongoing investigations and court processes. Earlier this
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CanadaMay 13, 2024

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly plans trip to Middle East, Mediterranean

Canada’s foreign affairs minister is embarking on a five-day trip to the Middle East and the Mediterranean where she will focus on peacekeeping and aid. Global Affairs Canada says Mélanie Joly is set to leave today and will visit Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkiye and Greece where she will meet with her counterparts and other government officials. In a statement, Joly says rapidly evolving situations in the Middle East and Caucuses continue to have repercussions in Canada. She says she looks forward to engaging with officials and to see how Canada can continue to provide support. Details of her trip
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IndiaMay 13, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowed at Gurdwara Patna Sahib wearing a kesari turban

In Punjab, 40 senior leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will campaign in favor of BJP candidates. The party released its list of star campaigners on Monday, including the name of Vijay Sampla, who was upset over not getting a ticket from Hoshiarpur. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid obeisance today at Gurdwara Takht Sri Patna Sahib. On this occasion, he also performed the service of making langar and serving langar to the congregation. Prime Minister Modi was wearing a turban on his head on this occasion.
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IndiaMay 13, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: Bains brothers joined Congress from Ludhiana

Ahead of the voting for the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab on June 1, the former MLA from Ludhiana, the Bains brothers have joined the Congress. Devendra Yadav, who is in charge of Punjab Affairs of Congress yesterday, meet former MLAs Balwinder Singh Bains and Simarjit Singh Bains with Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi, during which Lok Insaf Party was formally merged with Congress. The Bains brothers said that they have joined the Congress party unconditionally. Both will now campaign for Congress candidate from Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat and Punjab Pradesh Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Wari
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IndiaMay 10, 2024

Pargat Singh targeted AAP party supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Congress leader from Jalandhar Pargat Singh has targeted Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal and state Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the promises made by them before the assembly elections. Pargat Singh said that the Aam Aadmi Party had promised to earn 20,000 crores from mining in a year but only 472 crores was collected in the state exchequer in two years. Referring to the CAG report, he said that no arrangement has been made to stop illegal mining in Punjab and no crusher policy has been made yet. It is to be noted that in Punjab, both Congress and AAP are fighting separate

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WorldMay 22, 2025

India removes another official from Pakistani High Commission

The Shahbaz government of Pakistan has dismissed an Indian staffer posted at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad in response to India's action. The previous day, India had dismissed a Pakistani official working at the Pakistani High Commission on charges of espionage. This was the second case of dismissal by India in the Pakistani High Commission in the past one week. Earlier, India had dismissed a Pakistani official on May 13 for involvement in espionage activities. At the same time, in response to this, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it has asked an official o
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CanadaMay 22, 2025

Carney 'devastated and appalled' by killing of 2 Israeli embassy staff in Washington

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington yesterday. The two staff members were leaving an event at a Jewish museum when they were shot and killed. Police said the suspect yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after his arrest. In a post on social media, Carney says this was a targeted attack against the Jewish community and he condemns it "in the strongest terms." Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her thoughts are with the families of the victims, their colleagues and the Jewish community. She says antisemitism a
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CanadaMay 22, 2025

Former PM set to earn more than $8 million in pension

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to receive about $8 million in government pension and severance pay over his lifetime. This calculation has been made by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The group has released figures on the pension eligibility of 110 members of Parliament who either did not run for re-election or lost their bid to return to Parliament. Trudeau is one of them, who did not participate in the 2025 federal election. According to the Taxpayers Federation, former PM Justin Trudeau will receive $104,900 in severance pay. At the same time, if he lives to
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CanadaMay 22, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in as MP for Ottawa riding of Nepean

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who made his first foray into Canadian politics, was officially sworn in as an MP today. He was sworn in as the MP for the Nepean riding of Ottawa during a ceremony on Parliament Hill. Carney held a Holy Bible in his hands during the swearing-in. Carney won the Ottawa-area riding of Nepean by a margin of nearly 22,000 votes in the federal election held on April 28. The seat was previously represented by former Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya, whose candidacy was rejected by the Liberal Party before the election. After being sworn in as an MP, Carney said that he w
AlbertaMay 22, 2025

Arrest warrant issued for Alberta woman released from jail with fake documents

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Alberta woman who was released from jail last month with alleged fake documents. Mackenzie Dawn Hardy was charged with several offences, including possession of stolen property, impaired driving and flight from police, after she was arrested in March. The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service says Hardy was released from custody after staff at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre near Edmonton were shown documents indicating her charges had been stayed. Spokeswoman Michelle Davio says the use of the alleged false documents is being invest