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Disturbing numbers from China, as virus death toll goes past 700

The death toll in the viral outbreak in mainland China has risen to 722, while new cases jumped to 34,546, reversing declines over previous days. China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination over the death ...

BC's health officials ask British Columbians to come together in time of uncertainity

BC's health minister and the provincial health officer have issued a joint statement over the coronavirus calling for tolerance and saying British Columbians need to come together in this time of uncertainty. The virus has killed...

PM Trudeau some star power from the sports world to his game plan in Africa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has brought some star power from the sports world to his game plan in Africa this week as he pursues support for a seat for Canada on the powerful United Nations Security Council. Trudeau is in the E...

Haryana court awards death sentence to PSO who killed judge's wife, son

A Haryana court on Friday awarded death sentence to a personal security officer (PSO) for murdering Additional Sessions Judge Krishna Kant Sharma's son and wife in the year 2018. Additional Sessions Judge Sudheer Parmar awarded d...

Statistics Canada: unemployment in BC dipped in January

The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show BC is holding its own as overall unemployment in the province dipped in January to 4.5 per cent from 4.8 the month earlier. Jobs Minister Michelle Mungall says in a statement that B-C continues to have the lowest unemployment of any province or territory and the data confirms the NDP government's approach toward building a stable economy. The jobless rate across Canada was also down slightly to 5.5 per cent, one-tenth of a point lower than its December setting. Number crunchers say strong performances from the manufacturing, construction and agri...

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Trans Mountain costs estimate reach $12.6 billion

The cost to Canadian taxpayers to build the Trans Mountain pipeline has ballooned to 12.6-billion dollars from its initial estimate of 7.4-billion dollars. The president and C-E-O of the federally owned company provided an update...

Court orders Surrey to stop fining ride-hailing giant Uber

A judge has ordered the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey to immediately stop ticketing and fining Uber drivers. The city had been issuing $500 tickets to drivers, arguing that they were operating without a business licence. However,...

Surrey RCMP arrests a man on outstanding warrant

RCMP say they have a man in custody who was wanted in relation to a shooting that injured an innocent bystander in 2017.A 62 year old woman visiting Surrey from Ontario was injured in the incident that summer.Three men faced 15 charges after an RCMP investigation into the shooting led them to a significant seizure of evidence including almost $200,000 in cash and significant amounts of drugs and firearms.The Mounties say the first two men were arrested in December and January and they now also have 21-year-old Noah Didhra in custody....

Flight carrying Canadians from Wuhan lands in Ontario

A plane carrying Canadians from Wuhan, China, has landed at a military base in Ontario where they will spend 14 days under quarantine. The evacuation flight was arranged by the Canadian government. All of Canada's evacuees will ...

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New Delhi: One arrested in Paschim Vihar sexual assault on minor case

The Delhi Police on Thursday evening arrested an accused in connection with the sexual assault and attack on a 12 year old girl in Paschim Vihar in the national capital two days ago, Delhi police said.Earlier in the day, in a stat...

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