AlbertaJun 20, 2025
Two dead in Banff National Park rock slide, RCMP confirm
A second body has been recovered after a rockfall in Banff National Park. The slide occurred yesterday afternoon at Bow Glacier Fallson a popular hiking trail.
R-C-M-P and Parks Canada are continuing their search after two people were killed and three more were injured in the rockfall.
The area remains closed while the nearby Icefields Parkway that snakes through the national park is open intermittently to traffic.
WorldJun 20, 2025
Iran reopens skies for Indian evacuation
Amid the war with Israel, Iran has opened its airspace exclusively for Indian evacuation flights. At least 1,000 Indian students stranded in Iranian cities will reach Delhi in two days under the Indian government's Operation Indus.
The first flight will arrive tonight, while two more flights are scheduled for Saturday. Iranian airspace is closed to most international flights amid missile and drone attacks in Israel and Iran, while India has been given a special corridor to evacuate its students. India is also evacuating its citizens through Armenia.
The Ministry of External Affairs said in a
IndiaJun 20, 2025
4 new Covid cases reported in Ludhiana today
4 new Covid cases have been reported in Ludhiana, Punjab today. These patients include two men aged 51 and 65 and two women aged 42 and 63. These patients were found in the urban area.
There are currently 27 Covid patients in the district and three have died so far. There are 5,608 active cases of Corona across India, the number of which has decreased earlier. Kerala has the highest number of 1,184 active cases.
AlbertaJun 20, 2025
Hiker dies in rock slide in Alberta's Banff National Park
A hiker has died and three others were injured in a rock slide in Alberta's Banff National Park. The accident occurred near Bow Glacier Falls at around 1 p.m. Thursday, according to Parks Canada.
Police issued an evening update saying that there were other hikers present, of whom four were victims and the search for the others is ongoing.
Banff and Jasper National Park security teams were on the scene at around 1:30 p.m. A STARS air ambulance was dispatched from Calgary and Edmonton. At around 9 p.m., it was reported that one person had died.
Highway 93N near the park was closed for a long
CanadaJun 20, 2025
Brampton mayor 'cautiously optimistic' about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the chances of India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety minister Wednesday night.
Brown says that he and Peel region police officials met with Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree in Ottawa to discuss the "scourge" of extortion and murders linked to the gang.
RCMP have alleged Indian diplomats shared information about Sikh separatists in Canada with the Indian government and that top Indian officials then passed the information to the Bishnoi gang.
Brown sa
WorldJun 20, 2025
Iran’s foreign minister arrives for talks with top European diplomats in Geneva
Iran’s foreign minister arrived Friday for talks with top European diplomats in Geneva about the crisis that centers on concerns about his country’s nuclear program, a week after the long-simmering dispute erupted into war between Israel and Iran.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived at a hotel in the Swiss city for a meeting with his counterparts from France, Germany and the U.K. and the European Union’s foreign policy chief. It is the first face-to-face meeting between Western and Iranian officials since the start of the conflict.
CanadaJun 20, 2025
Parliament set to rise today, with MPs to vote on controversial major projects bill
Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects and internal trade bill will be voted on today before the House of Commons rises until September.
A closure motion the government passed to limit debate says the House won't adjourn today until debate wraps up on Bill C-5 and it clears the chamber.
The Liberal government’s controversial legislation, which would let cabinet quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines, sailed through committee in the early hours of Thursday with support from the Conservatives.
Indigenous and environmental groups and som
CanadaJun 19, 2025
Carney says it's 'foundational' to have diplomatic ties with India
Prime Minister Mark Carney says that reinstating key diplomats between Canada and India is a "foundational" step in restoring the relationship between the two countries.
But Carney still refuses to say whether he raised the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week.
He also would not say what India has done since Canada expelled six top Indian diplomats in October over allegations Indian agents or their proxies were engaging in violent crimes directed at Canadians including murder, extortion and coercion.
The Canadian Security Intell
BCJun 19, 2025
Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. are downgraded, leaving just one fire of note
Two of the three most significant wildfires in British Columbia have been downgraded and are no longer considered fires of note.
They include the 263-square-kilometre Kiskatinaw River wildfire in northeastern B.C., which was deemed on Wednesday to be no longer out of control.
The Pocket Knife Creek wildfire northwest of Fort. St. John, the biggest blaze in B.C. at more than 1,500 square kilometres, has also lost wildfire-of-note status, having earlier been removed from the out-of-control stage.
Both fires are now considered to be held, meaning they aren't expected to grow beyond current perime