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CanadaJun 03, 2024

Trudeau pitches strong ties to Mexico's new leader Claudia Sheinbaum amid U.S. tumult

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the election of Mexico's next president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and pitching closer ties between the two counties as they ponder the future of North American relations. Mexicans elected Sheinbaum as their first female president Sunday, and in October she will replace Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador. The election comes three months after the Liberals reimposed a visa requirement for Mexican visitors over concerns that the 2016 lifting of the requirement led to a rise in ineligible refugee claims and human smuggling into the U.S. The two countries will be par
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BCJun 03, 2024

B.C. RCMP, Squamish Search and Rescue looking for missing climbers

A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia says an "active search" is underway for three experienced mountaineers who have been missing since Friday. Christy Allan says in an interview that the climbers were last seen Friday morning on Atwell Peak, located on the southern edge of Mount Garibaldi. She says the organization was contacted Friday night by the RCMP to help search for the overdue mountaineers. Allan says the climbers, who have not yet been identified, were last seen in "really complex and remote terrain." She says members would usually access the region by air
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IndiaJun 03, 2024

The results of 543 seats across the country including 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab will be released tomorrow

The results of 543 seats across the country including 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab are going to be released tomorrow. At the same time, in all the exit polls that have come before, the ruling BJP-led alliance NDA is expected to get a big victory. Most exit polls have predicted a return of the NDA with a victory of more than 350 seats. At the same time, News 24-Today Chanakya NDA. It is estimated to get more than 400 seats. The Congress-aligned opposition has rejected the survey and said India Alliance will win 295 seats. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had accused Home Minister Amit Shah of cal
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IndiaJun 03, 2024

The resignation of Sheetal Angural who rebelled from the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the BJP was accepted

Sheetal Angural, MLA from Jalandhar West of Punjab, has received a big blow. Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwa has accepted his resignation, Angural had applied to withdraw his resignation as soon as the elections were over. Along with this, the Jalandhar West seat has now become vacant. It may be mentioned that Sheetal Angural left the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the BJP on March 27, but as soon as the Lok Sabha elections ended, she left the Bharatiya Janata Party and removed the 'Modi da Parivar' tag from her social media page. put on When asked if he is still with the BJP, Angural refu
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Exit poll: Congress may win 6-8 seats in Punjab

The exit poll for the Punjab Lok Sabha elections 2024 was announced on Saturday. According to exit poll predictions by ABP Cvoter, AAP is likely to get 3-5 seats and SAD is poised to get 0 seats. Meanwhile, it predicted 1-3 seats for BJP and 6-8 seats for Congress. While Matrize and P MARQ predicted 1-4 seats for SAD and Two for others. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had bagged eight of the 13 Lok Sabha seats with a voteshare of 40.12%. The SAD and the BJP, then fighting as allies, won two seats each with a vote share of 9.63 and 27.76%, respectively. The Aam Aadmi Party was dec
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

An APRO employee posted on duty in the polling staff died

In the midst of the elections in Jalandhar, an interesting news has come out from Nakodar. There has been news of the death of an APRO employee posted on duty in the polling staff at Nakodar. The deceased has been identified as Surinder Kumar, who is said to be a resident of Jalandhar. According to the information received, Surinder Kumar was on duty in Muhammad Bali School at booth number 85 of Nakodar. Surinder Kumar's health suddenly deteriorated while on duty. On the spot, he was taken to a hospital in Jalandhar, where the doctors declared him dead.
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Exit Poll: NDA To Get Over 350 Seats, INDIA Bloc 125-150

Most exit polls are predicting the return of NDA with winning over 350 seats. This will be historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. INDIA bloc will be left far behind. India News- D-Dynamics, Republic Bharat- Matrize, Jan ki baat, Republic TV - P MARQ and India News poll strait are predicting a return of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, winning over 350 seats, with the Opposition’s INDIA bloc managing somewhere between 125 and 150. In 2019, an average of 13 exit polls put the NDA’s combined tally at 306 and the UPA’s at 120 underestimating the NDA’s performance, whic
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: 55.20 percent voting in Punjab till 5 pm

Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 55.20 per cent as of 5 pm. There are 13 lok sabha seats in punjab. INDIA bloc allies — the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) — are contesting separately while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are contesting the Lok Sabha polls on their own for the first time since 1996.
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

BJP will surely cross 400 mark: Amit Shah

The Bharatiya Janata Party led NDA is poised to cross the 400 seats mark as set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claimed Union home minister Amit Shah. Shah said people were turning out in great numbers to vote for the BJP as they want to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India for the third term. BJP's senior leader Shah made this claim during the Lok Sabha elections. The Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 will be announced on 4 June 2024 by the Election Commission of India.

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BCAug 29, 2025

Richmond RCMP warns public about job posters written in Simplified Chinese

Richmond RCMP is warning the public about job advertisement posters targeted to the Chinese community. The posters are written in Simplified Chinese, and posted on various light posts throughout the City. The job posters advertise various types of employment such as vacation home house-sitter, care giver for the elderly, and tea leaves packager. The posters provide a brief description of the job, and a contact phone number. Investigators have reason to believe that these posters may be used to solicit personal information which may be used to identify potential scam targets. In one case, a vic
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BCAug 29, 2025

Richmond RCMP reminds drivers to slow down as students return to school

As students head back to school this September, Richmond RCMP is reminding drivers and parents to take extra care on the roads. Richmond roads will be busier this September as many people return from summer holidays and children return to school. Drivers are reminded to allow extra travel time, reduce speed, and avoid distractions by leaving your phone alone while driving. Watch for children and multimodal road users, especially near schools, parks, and residential areas. According to ICBC data, three children are killed and 402 injured in crashes while walking or cycling in B.C. every year. 5
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CanadaAug 29, 2025

Poilievre wants 'reasonable' self-defence defined in Criminal Code

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the government to amend the Criminal Code to say that the use of force is presumed to be reasonable to defend your home is someone breaks into it. He says if the government doesn't do this, his party will introduce a private member's bill aimed at making the change this fall during a press conference in Brampton, Ont.. This comes after a 44-year-old Lindsay, Ont. man was charged with assault in an altercation after a man with a crossbow allegedly broke into his apartment. The alleged intruder, a 41-year-old man also from Lindsay, was airlifted to hosp
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BCAug 29, 2025

Fort St John RCMP arrest two males and execute search warrant in drug investigation

On August 15, 2025, the Fort St John RCMP Street Enforcement Team completed a drug trafficking investigation with the search of a hotel room near 93 Avenue and 100 Street in Fort St John, BC. The search followed the arrest of two males that day after they attempted to flee from Police in the parking lot of the hotel. The incident resulted in damage to police vehicles and the suspect vehicle. Inside the suspect vehicle, Police located drugs, currency and two loaded handguns; one of which had been converted to fire fully automatic. Police executed a search warrant on the room the males were sta
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AlbertaAug 29, 2025

Police charge 18-year-old man after three people stabbed at Calgary Stampede

Police have charged a man with three counts of aggravated assault for stabbings at the Calgary Stampede last month. Police say they identified the 18-year-old following an extensive investigation that included witness interviews and camera footage. Officers executed a search warrant of the suspect's house and seized a folding knife and clothing they say believe are consistent with the stabbings. The man is scheduled to appear in court next week. Three males were stabbed in an area of the Stampede midway, including two 18-year-olds and one 15-year-old. Police have said all three