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IndiaOct 17, 2024

SGPC rejects Giani Harpreet Singh’s resignation

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has rejected the resignation of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and appealed him to continue his services as before. On the other hand, Shiromani Akali Dal working president Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema and other leaders met the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Giani Raghbir Singh and apologized on the behalf Shiromani Akali Dal for the whole incident. It is to be mentioned that yesterday Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh resigned from his post after making serious allegations agai
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CanadaOct 16, 2024

Border agency recovered nearly 2,000 stolen vehicles this year: transport minister

Canada's border guards have recovered more stolen vehicles at railyards and ports so far this year than in all of 2023. Transport Minister Anita Anand says the Canada Border Services Agency has recovered 1,945 stolen vehicles, with the majority found in Quebec. The federal government launched an action plan earlier this year to address the record rates of vehicle thefts, involving local and international police agencies, vehicle manufacturers and other partners. Much of the problem is centred in Ontario and Quebec, with stolen vehicles being routed through the Port of Montreal and then shipped
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BCOct 16, 2024

Leaders converge on Vancouver Island as B.C. voters break advance polling record

Leaders of British Columbia's main political parties have converged on Vancouver Island in the final stage of campaigning before the provincial election on Saturday, with record numbers of voters already casting their ballots in advance polling. Elections BC says more than 181,000 people voted on Tuesday, breaking a record set on the first day of voting last week. The election office says 778,000 people have already voted ahead of today's final day of advance voting. NDP Leader David Eby and B.C. Conservative counterpart John Rustad both have announcements scheduled in Nanaimo, while Green Par
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IndiaOct 16, 2024

The Punjab-Haryana High Court took strict notice in the case of Lawrence Bishnoi's jail interview

The Punjab-Haryana High Court has taken strict notice of the report filed by the Punjab Police to cancel the case in Mohali Trial Court in the case of Lawrence Bishnoi's jail interview. The High Court said that when we had formed a special investigation team and every report was being given to us, then how the cancellation report was submitted to the Mohali trial court without explaining. In this matter, the High Court has now stayed the hearing of the case in the Mohali Trial Court till further orders and the decision of the agency to be given further investigation and what action to be take
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CanadaOct 16, 2024

Montreal police make arrest in fatal stabbing on downtown subway platform

Montreal police say they've made an arrest after a man was fatally stabbed on the platform of a downtown metro station late Saturday. Police say a 32-year-old man faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of a 37-year-old who was stabbed at Guy-Concordia metro station. The victim was pronounced dead in hospital after the stabbing, which happened at about 11:20 p.m. Montreal police say a suspect was arrested in Montreal North on Tuesday night and is expected to appear in court later today. They say the suspect and the victim knew each other. The homicide was the 29th recorded on the I
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IndiaOct 16, 2024

If Giani Harpreet Singh's resignation is accepted, then everyone will resign: Jathedar Raghbir Singh

Sri Akal Takht Sahib's Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has warned that if the resignation of Giani Harpreet Singh is accepted, then the rest of the Singh Sahibs will also leave the post. He warned the Shiromani Committee President not to accept the resignation of Giani Harpreet Singh while issuing a video message. It is to be noted that Giani Harpreet Singh has mentioned the rhetoric of Virsa Singh Valtoha as the reason for his resignation.
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CanadaOct 16, 2024

Chiefs gather to vote on landmark $47.8B child welfare reform agreement with Canada

First Nations chiefs are gathering in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa. The deal was struck in July between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over Canada's underfunding of on-reserve child welfare services. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal said that was discriminatory, and tasked Canada with coming to an agreement with First Nations to reform the system, along with compensating children who were torn from their families and put
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CanadaOct 16, 2024

Alberta government launches $7M ad campaign against incoming federal emissions cap

Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector.Premier Danielle Smith says it's a de facto production cap that would kill jobs and stifle the economy. The province's $7-million ``Scrap the Cap'' campaign also says the federal regulations expected later this year would make groceries, gas and all of life's necessities even more expensive. University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe says he believes the emissions cap is bad policy, but the argument that it would drive up gas, and therefore grocery,
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IndiaOct 16, 2024

Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh Resigns, Cites Threats From Virsa Singh Valtoha

In a significant turn of events, the Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Giani Harpreet Singh, has stepped down from his position, under the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) he has sent this resignation to the Shiromani Committee and appealed to accept it. Citing threats from former Shiromani Akali Dal leader Virsa Singh Valtoha, who was ordered by Sri Akal Takht Sahib to be expelled from the party. Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh got emotional and said that Valtoha has crossed all boundaries of privacy and is threatening them. He also said that Shiromani Akali Dal's social media

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CanadaAug 21, 2025

Saskatchewan Premier Moe, federal minister to meet on China canola tariff

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed. Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon. A press conference is scheduled following the discussion. China imposed the tariff of nearly 76 per cent last week, causing the price of one of Canada's most valuable crops to fall and wiping out millions of dollars in its value. It comes
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Brazilian police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

Police in Brazil say messages found on former President Jair Bolsonaro’s telephone showed that he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum from President Javier Milei. Police on Wednesday formally accused Bolsonaro and one of his sons of obstruction of justice in connection with his pending trial on an alleged coup attempt. The Associated Press had access to the police investigation, which was sent to Brazil’s Supreme Court. Silas Malafaia, an evangelical pastor who is a staunch ally of Bolsonaro’s, was also targeted by police. He had his passport seized by investigators.
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CanadaAug 21, 2025

Anand set to have meeting with Rubio in Washington amid bilateral tensions

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to have her first official meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington today amid ongoing tensions in the bilateral relationship. Anand and Rubio have previously spoken by phone, including in June ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc cycled through Washington in July looking for a tariff offramp but instead U.S. President Donald Trump boosted duties on Canada to 35 per cent. Those tariffs do not apply to goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. Canada is al
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BCAug 20, 2025

Poilievre unveils action plan to combat extortion during Surrey visit

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled a three-point action plan to combat extortion-related crime during a press conference held today at the Royal King Banquet Hall in Surrey -the same location where a shooting incident took place on July 21, 2025. Flanked by Abbotsford–South Langley MP Sukhman Gill, and candidates Sukh Pandher and Jassie Sahota (a police officer), Poilievre said extortion-related crimes have surged by 330% under Liberal rule. He attributed this rise to the repeal of mandatory jail terms for gun-related extortion under Bills C-5 and C-75. “Extortion-related
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AlbertaAug 20, 2025

Police say man charged after Alberta youth launch 'catch a predator' scheme

Alberta RCMP say they have arrested and charged a Calgary man who, it was later determined, had been the focus of a ``catch a predator'' sting operation hatched by a group of youngsters. Mounties say the situation came to light in Airdrie on Monday night when a 12-year-old boy was abducted in a car only to escape at a stoplight and call police. The suspect, a 37-year-old, refused to stop for police and was later arrested at a Calgary residence. Subsequently, police said they learned the suspect had been targeted by at least seven youths in a ``catch a predator'' scheme. The you