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BCFeb 04, 2021

Police identify victim of deadly targeted shooting in Langley, B.C.

Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a targeted shooting in Langley, B.C. Sgt. Frank Jang with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 22-year-old Arshdeep Singh died in the late-night attack on Jan. 26. Jang says Singh's name and photo are being released in an effort to further the investigation, but he provided no other information. Singh was in the driver's seat of a car parked in a residential area of Langley when it was riddled by gunfire, killing him and injuring a man in the passenger seat.In the hours after the shooting, Jang confirmed Singh had been known to p
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IndiaFeb 04, 2021

Have mercy on farmers: Sanjay Singh urges Centre to withdraw agri laws

Raising the agitating farmers' issue in the Rajya Sabha, AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Thursday urged the Centre to withdraw the new farm laws, stating that "have mercy on farmers who are being lathi-charged, called traitors, terrorists and Khalistanis". "Farmers are protesting for 76 days, they are being lathi-charged, called traitors, terrorists, Khalistanis. Talks happened 11 times, all failed, govt claims to be a call away but does not bother. About 165 farmers lost their lives. Have mercy and repeal 3 black laws," Singh said. The farmers' issues dominated the agenda of the opposition parties
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IndiaFeb 04, 2021

Priyanka Gandhi meets family of farmer who died during tractor rally violence

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday arrived in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district to meet the family members of farmer Navreet Singh, who died in an accident during the farmers' tractor rally in the national capital on Republic Day. She was accompanied by the other party leaders and was seen interacting with the late farmers' family. On her way, the Congress leader was seen cleaning the windshield of her vehicle. Her driver had to stop allegedly due to poor visibility through the windshield. Earlier today, vehicles in her cavalcade collided with each other on Hapur Road, on her way
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BCFeb 04, 2021

Burnaby Hospital reports new COVID-19 flare-up two days after declaring outbreak over; 414 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths reported in B.C.

Just a few days after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared over at the hospital in Burnaby, B.C., another flare-up has been reported at the health centre. The Fraser Health authority says nine patients in the medicine unit at Burnaby Hospital have tested positive and it has been temporarily closed to admissions. The emergency department remains open at the hospital and enhanced cleaning and contact tracing has begun. B.C. reported 414 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 68,780. There were also 16 more COVID-19-related deaths, 4,426 active cases and 278 in hospital. Provincial healt
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CanadaFeb 04, 2021

Proud Boys, other extreme right-wing groups, among 13 added to Canada's terror list

The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the groups have proven themselves to be violent, as was seen in the United States during the riot at the Capitol building in Washington, DC last month. The four right-wing groups are among 13 additions to the list, which include three groups linked to al-Qaida, four associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and one Kashmiri organization. The government notes the Proud Boys played a "pivotal role in the insurrecti
BCFeb 03, 2021

Vancouver senior Usha Singh succumbs to injuries suffered in violent home, two people under arrest

Police say an elderly woman has died and two people are under arrest following a violent home invasion on Vancouver's west side. A statement from police says 78 year old Usha Singh died Tuesday. Investigators believe she was attacked early Sunday by two men who entered her home posing as police officers. The statement says a 47 year old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for unrelated offences was arrested in east Vancouver Tuesday, suffering a serious bite wound from a police service dog in the process. A 41 year old man was taken into custody a few hours later near the city's Downtown East
CanadaFeb 03, 2021

Canada could get up to 1.1 million additional doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March

Canada could get up to 1.1 million additional doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX. That's if and when it's approved by Health Canada, and would be over and above Ottawa's existing agreement with the drugmaker. And since there is the potential for production delays, COVAX is giving countries a range of potential deliveries. Canada was told it would get between 1.9 million and 3.2 million doses by the end of June, with between 500,000 and 1.1 million of those arriving before the end of next month. The vaccine alliance
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BCFeb 03, 2021

Sites being cleared to make way for the 2.83 billion dollar Broadway subway project in Vancouver

Sites are now being cleared to make way for the 2.83 billion dollar Broadway subway project, which aims to help people get around one of the busiest parts of Vancouver when it's completed in 2025. Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says her government is making historic investments in infrastructure projects and the subway will introduce a new transportation option while reducing traffic congestion and air pollution. The government says in a joint release with BC and local officials that some building demolition is necessary to construct six new station entrances. It is also im
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BCFeb 03, 2021

Victoria police officers investigating after suspicious incident reported near a school

Victoria police officers are investigating after a suspicious incident near a school yesterday afternoon. Police say shortly after 12 pm, they were called to the area of SJ Willis School for a report of a man holding what appeared to be a firearm in Topaz Park. Officers contained the area surrounding SJ Willis School and nearby Quadra Elementary School and both schools were placed in lockdown. Police say they searched the area for over an hour and did not find a man similar in description to the suspect. Officers are continuing to investigate the incident but do not believe there is a risk to

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AlbertaAug 27, 2025

Premier Smith's Alberta Next panel heading to Lloydminster for fifth town hall

Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel is heading to Lloydminster tonight to hear from the public on ways to shield the province from federal overreach. The panel's town halls have been aimed at addressing grievances that Smith says are inspiring separatist sentiment. It has pitched six policy ideas, including pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan and withholding social services from some immigrants. The panel has received enthusiastic support, but also has faced fierce criticism and drawn protesters at previous events in Red Deer and Edmonton. Lloydminster's town hall c
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BCAug 26, 2025

Many participate in the 3X3 Basketball championship in Richmond

This past weekend, the Misl Hoops annual basketball tournament was held in Richmond on Saturday. Many players had arrived at the Richmond Olympic Oval to participate in the tournament, and the players were seen participating in exciting 3X3 competitions. The tournament featured competitions in Under-16, Under-18, and Men's Open and all age categories for women. Along with the competitions, some fun and interesting activities were also arranged in the outdoor area of ​​the plaza and vendors had also set up some stalls. Mehtab Gill, one of the tournament organizers, said that the tourname
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BCAug 26, 2025

Wrestling championship organized to celebrate India's Independence day in Surrey

A wrestling championship was organized to celebrate India's Independence Day at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey on Sunday. Like the previous years, many wrestlers participated in the competition on this occasion. The competition saw good wrestling skills in both the men's and women's categories. The wrestling matches started at around 8.30 in the morning. Sucha Mann, a renowned wrestling coach from the area, said that the competition was a hit like every year and the players put in good effort and impressed everyone. He said that national and international level wrestlers not only part
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BCAug 25, 2025

Shots fired at Sidhu Travel Ltd. in Surrey

Police are investigating after shots were fired at the Sidhu Travel Ltd office in York Centre, Surrey, early Tuesday morning. The Connect FM team visited the scene shortly after noon and observed the entrance door shattered, with police markers placed near the storefront. At the scene, the glass of the entrance door to the Sidhu Travel office was seen shattered. Surrey Police confirmed that they had received information about an attempted break-in or mischief at the business at approximately 9.30 this morning. Police arrived at the scene and investigated, finding that shots had been fired a
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CanadaAug 25, 2025

LeBlanc set to meet Lutnick in Washington after Ottawa drops some tariffs

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory tariffs. LeBlanc's office says he will travel to the United States capital on Tuesday. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA. Canada's counter-tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles will remain. LeBlanc has sai