The Alberta government has announced that long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer fall under the provincial Health Ministry, as part of its ongoing restructuring of Alberta’s health-care system. Instead, responsibility for continuing care programs will move to Seniors and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon, the province confirmed Friday. The change is part of Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to divide Alberta Health Services (AHS) into four new agencies, each handling specific aspects of health care. One of these agencies will focus exclusively on continuing care, which

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has rejected the resignation of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and appealed to him to continue his religious services as before. Dhami said that the Jathedar’s leadership and spiritual guidance were invaluable to the Sikh community and that the SGPC hoped he would reconsider his decision in the larger interest of the Panth. Meanwhile, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working president Balwinder Singh Bhunder, along with Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema and other senior party leaders, met Jathedar o

The daughter of Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harkirat Kaur Badal, is set to tie the knot in February next year, according to information shared by former Akali leader Virsa Singh Valtoha. Valtoha, who recently parted ways with the Akali Dal, told the media that wedding preparations are already underway for the much-anticipated family event. Sources close to the Badal family confirmed that Harkirat Kaur’s marriage has been fixed with an international businessman who originally hails from Punjab’s Doaba region. While the Akali Dal leadership has not officially commented

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has recovered 1,945 stolen vehicles from ports and railyards across the country so far this year - already exceeding the total number recovered in all of 2023, according to Transport Minister Anita Anand. Anand said the majority of recovered vehicles were found in Quebec, with Ontario also accounting for a large share of thefts. Many stolen vehicles are being routed through the Port of Montreal, from where they are shipped overseas as part of organized international smuggling operations. The surge in recoveries follows the federal government’s national ac

With British Columbia’s provincial election just days away, leaders of the province’s three main political parties - NDP’s David Eby, B.C. Conservative John Rustad, and Green Leader Sonia Furstenau - have all converged on Vancouver Island for their final campaign push. Elections BC reports that advance voting turnout has reached record levels, with more than 181,000 ballots cast on Tuesday alone, breaking last week’s first-day record. In total, over 778,000 voters have already cast their votes ahead of today’s final day of advance polling, reflecting heightened public interest in wha

The Punjab-Haryana High Court has taken serious note of the Punjab Police’s decision to file a cancellation report before the Mohali Trial Court in the case related to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s jail interview, calling it a violation of judicial protocol. A division bench expressed surprise over how the police submitted a cancellation report in the trial court when the case was already under the supervision of a special investigation team (SIT) constituted by the High Court. “When this court had formed an SIT and reports were being regularly submitted before us, how could the cancellati

Montreal police have arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of another man at the Guy-Concordia metro station in downtown Montreal late Saturday night. Investigators say the suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 37-year-old victim, who was attacked on the metro platform around 11:20 p.m. The victim was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Police confirmed that the suspect and victim were known to each other, suggesting the incident was not a random attack. The accused was arrested Tuesday night in Montreal Nor

Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Raghbir Singh, has issued a stern warning to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), saying that if the resignation of Giani Harpreet Singh, Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, is accepted, then other Singh Sahibs may also step down in protest. In a video message released Saturday, Giani Raghbir Singh appealed to SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami not to accept Giani Harpreet Singh’s resignation, calling it a matter that could “shake the unity and dignity of Sikh religious institutions.” The development follows the recent re

First Nations chiefs from across Canada have gathered in Calgary today for a crucial vote on a $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with the federal government - a deal described as one of the most significant Indigenous child welfare settlements in Canadian history. The proposed agreement, reached in July, is the result of a nearly 20-year legal battle involving Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN). It aims to reform on-reserve child welfare systems and compensate First Nations children and families who suffered from systemic un