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BCSep 21, 2021

B.C. wakes up to a shift in the province's federal political landscape

British Columbians are waking up to a shift in the province's federal political landscape after last night's election saw both the Liberals and NDP pick up seats from the Conservatives. The Conservatives had hoped to make inroads in some of the battleground ridings around Metro Vancouver but instead saw their 17 seat lead drop by four. Meanwhile, incumbent candidates from all three parties will be returning to Parliament, including cabinet ministers Harjit Sajjan, Carla Qualtrough and Jonathan Wilkinson. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh held onto his Burnaby South seat, former Green Party leader Eliz
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BCSep 21, 2021

President of the BC Nurses Union resigns over what the union says is personal reasons

The president of the BC Nurses Union has resigned over what the union says is personal reasons. A brief statement on the BCNU website says Christine Sorensen will be pursuing other opportunities. Sorensen leaves just a week after the BC government announced mandatory vaccinations for all health-care workers in the province. The union has expressed its support for vaccinations, but has raised concerns that the order will contribute to the already severe nursing shortage. BCNU's message on website: Notice regarding BCNU President - The BC Nurses' Union thanks Christine Sorensen for her years of
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CanadaSep 21, 2021

Speaking in Vancouver Jagmeet Singh repeats some of his criticisms of Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election. While the final results in some ridings might not be known for days, the Liberals are in position to form the next government. N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh, whose party made some gains, repeated some of his criticisms of Trudeau today.The Conservatives are poised to win the popular vote, with Elections Canada reporting that more than 5.4-million of the nearly 16-million counted ballots had been cast for the Tories, compared to 5.1 million for the
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CanadaSep 21, 2021

Justin Trudeau's Liberals win third term but fall short of securing majority

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month.Early Tuesday, the Liberals were hovering between 155 and 157 seats. The former is the number they had when Trudeau called the election in August, and the latter is what they won in 2019.The Conservatives were teetering on 121 or 122 seats, after winning 121 less than two years ago.They will remain the official Opposition, with leader Erin O'Toole promising the "changed" party he leads will speak for all Canadians from all walks o
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IndiaSep 21, 2021

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi to visit Delhi to discuss cabinet expansion

Newly appointed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will visit Delhi to hold discussions on the state cabinet expansion with Congress central leadership on Tuesday.Deputy Chief Ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni will also accompany Channi in the high-level meeting in the national capital. According to the sources, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat and party general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal will be present in the meeting where the names of the probable to be included in Channi's cabinet will be discussed. The new batch of min
CanadaSep 20, 2021

Only two of the major party leaders are casting their ballots today

Canada's first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians go to the polls. Elections Canada says almost 6.8-million people voted early, but a majority of Canada's more than 30 million eligible voters will mark their ballots today. Only two of the major party leaders are casting their ballots in the federal election today, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh voted in an advance poll in Burnaby, BC, and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet also voted in advance, but was out in Drummondville this morning to encourage peopl
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CanadaSep 20, 2021

US border to remain closed to all but essential crossings by Canadians for at least one more month

The US border will remain closed to all but essential crossings by Canadians for at least another month. Washington announced the move today, along with a rule that will require most adult foreign nationals flying into the US to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of early November. It's not clear if Canadians who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which has never been approved for use in the US, will be considered fully vaccinated. The White House says President Joe Biden will ease foreign travel restrictions into the US beginning in November. Foreign citizens will be allowed into
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BCSep 20, 2021

B.C. man faces charges related to 2020 fire in Prince George that killed three

Charges have been laid in connection with a fire that killed three people at a motel in Prince George, B.C. RCMP say 35 year old Justin Aster is charged with three counts of criminal negligence causing death and two arson-related offences. Court documents show he is well known to police and made his first appearance at a court in Williams Lake on Friday, when he was ordered to remain in custody until his next date on Thursday. Three people died in the fast-moving blaze at the Econo Lodge Motel on July 8, 2020. Several guests of the downtown motel narrowly escaped when flames broke out just be
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BCSep 20, 2021

Polls open till 7pm in B.C.; 42 ridings are up for grabs

Polls opened at 7 a.m. today in most of BC and will close at seven tonight as residents in this province cast their ballots in the federal election. Sixty-seven per cent of eligible BC voters turned out in the last federal election in 2019. Voter turnout was strong on the first day of advance polling this time around, but the ongoing pandemic has the potential to affect overall numbers. 42 ridings are up for grabs in BC including seats represented by federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby South and former Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands.

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CanadaAug 08, 2025

Canadian Victoria Mboko is the National Bank Open champion

Canadian lawn tennis player Victoria Mboko has won the National Bank Open title. The 18-year-old Mboko defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final. After losing the first set, Victoria Mboko made a strong comeback in the match, winning the second and third sets in an almost one-sided fashion and taking the match and the title. The spectators also became extremely excited during the second and third set comebacks of the Canadian player, who was playing in front of the home crowd, and the umpire had to repeatedly ask the spectators to be quiet and not make noise b
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BCAug 07, 2025

Surrey: Shots fired for the second time on Kap's Cafe

Shots were fired again this morning at Kap’s Cafe, the target of a shooting incident in Surrey on July 10. No one was injured during the incident, but the windows on one side of the business were fully damaged and glass could be seen scattered inside the business and on the sidewalk. The incident occurred at around 4:40 a.m.The cafe reopened about 10 days after the July 10 incident, but now, after another shooting, the cafe, located at 85 Avenue and 120 Street, has been closed again. In addition to the side of the cafe, a hole could also be seen in the entrance area of the cafe due to gunfir
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WorldAug 07, 2025

Russian President to visit India, Modi-Putin meeting may happen by year-end

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India in the last week of this year. This information was given by India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who was in Moscow. Doval said that we have a special and old relationship with Russia, he described the relations between Russia and India as high-level and said that we are very excited about President Putin's visit to India. The announcement of this visit has come amid increasing tensions between New Delhi and Washington over India's trade relations with Russia. At the same time, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address, al
CanadaAug 07, 2025

Canada Border Services Agency arrests Punjabi truck driver with large cocaine haul

The Canada Border Services Agency has reported the arrest of a Punjabi truck driver with a large cocaine haul at Blue Water Bridge, Ontario. The agency said that on July 23, a commercial truck entering from the United States was stopped for inspection at the Blue Water Bridge Port of Entry, during which officers searched the trailer and seized 197 kilograms of suspected cocaine, concealed in seven bags in the form of bricks. According to the Border Services Agency, this had an estimated street value of $24.6 million. The CBSA arrested 29-year-old truck driver Onkar Kalsi of Caledon, Ontario
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BCAug 07, 2025

B.C.'s 2024 deficit comes in under forecast at $7.3B

British Columbia's final deficit for the fiscal year has come in at $7.3 billion, $564 million lower than the original projected number in Budget 2024. The final deficit is also about $1.8 billion lower than the most recent third-quarter forecast. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says B.C. was able to report a lower-than-projected deficit largely due to revenue from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Total revenue was about $2.5 billion higher than expected in the budget. B.C.'s GDP grew by 1.2 per cent, lower than the Canadian average of 1.6 per cent. The taxpayer-supported debt-to-