WorldMay 17, 2024
Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, including Shani Louk
The Israeli military says it found the bodies of three Israeli hostages in Gaza, including German-Israeli Shani Louk.
A photo of Shani’s twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and brought to light the scale of the Oct. 7 attack.
IndiaMay 17, 2024
In Delhi's liquor scam case, ED made Kejriwal as well as Aam Aadmi Party guilty
ED has made Arvind Kejriwal as well as Aam Aadmi Party guilty in the Delhi liquor scam case. The investigation agency gave this information in the Supreme Court today. At the same time, the Supreme Court has reserved the decision in the case of Kejriwal's challenge to his arrest.
Overall, this is the 8th charge sheet filed by ED in this case, in which 18 people have been arrested so far. ED arrested 55-year-old Arvind Kejriwal from his official residence on March 21. Currently, he is out of jail on temporary bail.
BCMay 17, 2024
Crews fighting wildfires near Fort Nelson hope skies open up after rainy Thursday
A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for.
In a video released late Thursday night by the B.C. Wildfire Service, fire behaviour specialist for the Parker Lake and Patry Creek blazes Evan Peck said recent rain was much needed and made for excellent conditions for fire suppression crews.
While more rain is forecast in the coming days, Peck says there's not been nearly enough precipitation yet to overcome long-term drought conditions in northeast British Columbia.
Crews continue to battle the Parker Lake and Patry Creek blazes, both of which are threa
CanadaMay 16, 2024
Canada sanctions four Israeli 'extremist settlers' accused of attacking Palestinians
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is imposing sanctions on Israelis she accuses of "extremist settler violence" in the West Bank, three months after pledging to do so.
The sanctions apply to four men who stand accused of "violent and destabilizing actions against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank."
Israel has occupied the Palestinian territory, which is separate from the Gaza Strip, since 1967, and settlers have increasingly built communities that Canada and many other countries say violate international law.
Last October's Hamas attack in Gaza prompted Israel to b
IndiaMay 16, 2024
Arvind Kejriwal's PA Vibhav Kumar was summoned by the Women's Commission
Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha member from Delhi, Swati Maliwal, has filed a written complaint against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the case of beating her at CM House. Delhi Police registered an FIR late on Thursday. It includes the name of Kejriwal's personal secretary Vibhav Kumar.
Vibhav is accused of abusing and assaulting Swati at the Chief Minister's residence. Swati Maliwal said in the FIR that what happened to me was very bad. Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Vibhav Kumar to appear tomorrow at 11 am in the
CanadaMay 16, 2024
Quebec man, 60, charged with second-degree murder of 34-year-old daughter
A 60-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 34-year-old daughter in Ormstown, Que., southwest of Montreal.
Alain Caza appeared in court this morning, where he was charged with killing Amanda Caza.
Quebec provincial police says local officers responded Wednesday morning to a call about an altercation between two people at a home on Cairns Street.
When the arrived they found the woman, whose death was declared on site, as well as a 60-year-old man presenting non-life-threatening injuries.
The accused will remain detained until his case returns to court May 24
BCMay 16, 2024
Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire expands to 127 square kilometres, but away from town
British Columbia's wildfire service says the blaze threatening the northern community of Fort Nelson now spans nearly 130 square kilometres, but it had spread away from the town along its southern flank.
The service says the Parker Lake fire has been mapped at 127 square kilometres in size, up from 84 square kilometres earlier this week.
It says cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity were expected to make for more favourable conditions over the next couple of days fighting the fire that was only two kilometres southwest of the town earlier this week.
There may be some light rain, but
IndiaMay 16, 2024
Mega road show of Chief Minister Mann and Kejriwal at Amritsar
Arvind Kejriwal, who came to campaign for Aam Aadmi Party candidates in Punjab, reached Amritsar on the first day today and paid obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib and Durgiana Temple. After this, he did a road show for Kuldeep Dhaliwal, the party's candidate from Amritsar and a minister in the Punjab government.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was also with him. This is his first visit to Punjab after being granted temporary bail in the Delhi liquor scam.
They will stay in Punjab for two days. During the road show, Kejriwal told people to get emotional that they were not given ins
BCMay 16, 2024
Fourth accused in Nijjar murder appears in B.C. court
A fourth man accused in the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar will next appear at provincial court on May 21, the same day the other three accused are scheduled for a hearing.
The BC Prosecution Service says 22-year-old Amandeep Singh appeared via video link for his first appearance in a Surrey, B.C., court on Wednesday, and the matter has been put forward to next week.
The three other men accused in Nijjar's murder Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh will all appear in Surrey court on the same date.
Amandeep Singh was charged with first-degree murder