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CanadaMar 08, 2024

Clocks in Canada will be an hour forward from March 10

There is going to be a time change in Canada. Next Sunday, March 10, Canada's clocks will go forward one hour. This time will be before 2 am on the intervening night of March 9 and 10 i.e. Saturday and Sunday. It is worth mentioning that the time of clocks changes every 6 months in Canada. This time is changed on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. From March 10, India's time will be 12 and a half hours ahead of Vancouver, 11 and a half hours from Calgary and Edmonton, 10 hours from Winnipeg and 9 and a half hours from Toronto. This time will last till November 2 this
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CanadaMar 08, 2024

Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls

The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is making the announcement on International Women's Day. Joly says Iranian women and girls face an increasingly repressive environment where they risk injury or death for expressing themselves or demanding basic rights. Canada has now laid sanctions against 155 individuals and 87 entities since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022. Amini died in police custody after being arrested, purportedly for wear
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CanadaMar 07, 2024

As Ottawa reels over multiple homicide, a look at recent mass killings across Canada

Ottawa is reeling after police said six people, including four children, were found dead Wednesday evening in a townhouse in the south-end Barrhaven suburb. Six people were killed at an Ottawa townhouse, including Darshani Banbaranayake Gama Walwwe Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake, 35; her four children Inuka, seven, Ashwini, four, Rinyana, two, and Kelly, two months; and a 40-year-old man, Amarakoonmubiayansela Ge Gamini Amarakoon. The woman's husband was brought to hospital with injuries. The couple were from Sri Lanka. A 19-year-old man, Febrio De-Zoysa, was arrested Thursday and charged with
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CanadaMar 07, 2024

Montreal public health reports two new measles cases, bringing Quebec total to 12

Quebec health officials are reporting two more measles cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the province to 12. The new cases are both in Montreal, adding to the seven that were previously reported in the public health jurisdiction that encompasses the city and its on-island suburbs. Quebec's Health Department says two cases have been reported in Laval, Que., located north of Montreal, and one case is in the central Mauricie region. Montreal's public health agency says that seven cases in its jurisdiction, including the two new infections, are due to community transmissi
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CanadaMar 07, 2024

Trudeau speaks with King Charles for first time since monarch's cancer diagnosis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and King Charles spoke today for the first time since the King's cancer diagnosis. The Royal Family says the King held an audience with the Canadian prime minister via video link. Buckingham Palace announced a month ago that the King was cancelling "public-facing duties" while undergoing treatment for an unspecified form of cancer. British media reported in December that the King and Queen Camilla were planning to visit Canada this May, though those reports were never confirmed. The Canadian government said following news of the King's diagnosis that it was not pl
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CanadaMar 07, 2024

Canada asking weapons-makers for plans to ramp up ammunition production

The federal government is giving two weapons manufacturers millions of dollars to come up with a plan to make more ammunition in Canada. Defence Minister Bill Blair made the announcement in a speech to the Conference of Defence Associations Institute in Ottawa. He says the $4.4 million will go to IMT Defence and General Dynamics to develop detailed proposals to make more 155 mm ammunition. The deputy defence minister told a House of Commons committee last fall that the two companies estimated it would cost $400 million to ramp up production. The NATO-standard 155 mm ammunition is in short supp
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CanadaMar 07, 2024

Family killed in Nashville plane crash from King Township, North of Toronto

An Ontario town is mourning a family of five who died in a Nashville plane crash earlier this week. Forty-three-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his 39-year-old wife Rimma Dotsenko and their three children, 12-year-old David, 10-year-old Adam and seven-year-old Emma, were killed Monday as a single-engine plane crashed alongside a highway. The family, who were the only people aboard the plane, lived in King Township, located about 50 km north of Toronto. The town's mayor, Steve Pellegrini, expressed condolences to the friends and relatives of the family Wednesday night, calling it a "heartbreaking and
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CanadaMar 07, 2024

Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say

Ottawa police are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two adults found in a home in the city's Barrhaven area.Police said Thursday one person has been arrested and there is no ongoing threat to public safety. The investigation comes after police responded to 911 calls late Wednesday night.Police said officers found the six people dead inside the home located in a suburb south of the city.Identities of the deceased have not been confirmed. Police asked that anyone with information to contact the homicide unit."This is a tragic and complex investigation, and inv
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CanadaMar 06, 2024

Federal procurement department punishes companies that worked on ArriveCan app

Ottawa says it has suspended the largest contractor that worked on the ArriveCan app from bidding or working on government contracts that have security requirements. Public Services and Procurement Canada announced today that it is suspending the security status of GC Strategies, which the auditor general says was awarded more than $19 million for the project. The department says the suspension prevents the company from participating in all federal procurements with security requirements. That follows an earlier decision to suspend it from procurement processes within the department. The gover

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IndiaApr 23, 2026

Amritpal Singh formally arrested in Ajnala violence case after NSA detention ends

Amritsar Rural Police have formally arrested Khadoor Sahib MP and ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh in connection with the Ajnala violence case, following the expiry of his detention under the National Security Act. According to a police statement, the arrest was carried out immediately after the NSA detention period lapsed. Singh was produced before a sub-divisional court in Ajnala via video conferencing from Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam, where he remains lodged. Police told the court they require extended custody to continue their investigation, including recovery of weapons and
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BCApr 23, 2026

Three arrested after alleged $14,000 Pokémon card robbery in Vancouver

Vancouver police say three teenagers have been arrested following an alleged robbery involving high-value Pokémon cards arranged through an online marketplace. According to a Vancouver Police Department release, officers responded shortly after 8:00 p.m. Tuesday to a robbery in progress near East King Edward Avenue and Ontario Street. Investigators say a man attempting to sell two Pokémon cards, each valued at $7,000, was bear-sprayed during the transaction. Police allege the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle with the cards but were intercepted a short time later in Burnaby near Macpherso
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CanadaApr 23, 2026

WestJet raises checked baggage fees following Air Canada, citing industry pressures

WestJet says it will increase checked baggage fees starting Thursday, adding new costs for air travellers across its network. The change follows a similar move by Air Canada announced last week. According to a WestJet statement, passengers checking bags at the airport will pay an additional $10 for each of the first two checked bags. Fees for overweight baggage will also rise, with increases of up to $50 depending on weight. The airline attributed the decision to “global conditions” and shifting trends in the aviation sector, but did not provide a detailed cost breakdown in its announcemen
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AlbertaApr 23, 2026

Alberta introduces bill to end seasonal clock changes, stay on daylight time

Alberta’s government has introduced legislation that would end twice-yearly clock changes and keep the province on daylight time year-round. The proposal was tabled by Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government, according to a provincial announcement. If passed, the bill would eliminate the need to switch between standard time and daylight saving time each spring and fall. The government has said the change is intended to provide consistency for businesses and residents, though details on when the change would take effect have not yet been confirmed. The move would require coo
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AlbertaApr 23, 2026

Alberta premier to provide update on fall referendum questions

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to provide an update today on a planned provincewide referendum set for October, including previously announced questions tied to social policy and governance. According to a February announcement from the Alberta government, the referendum is to include up to nine questions. Among them are proposals that would restrict access to certain social services for some immigrants, though full wording of the questions has not yet been finalized. The update comes as debate continues in Alberta over the prospect of separation from Canada. A citizen-led initiati