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CanadaDec 28, 2023

Record-shattering: Calgary sees its warmest December in 141 years

Calgary has had its warmest December on record in 141 years. According to experts, New Year's Eve is also likely to be hot. According to Environment Canada, this year has been the hottest December on record. Also, this year has been the 8th driest year on record. The temperature in the city is expected to be 4ºC today and the temperature may touch 8ºC by afternoon. Today is going to be sunny all day and the weekend is forecast to be hot as well. Snowfall is expected Sunday night. However, the temperature here during the day can remain at 6ºC. This time is said to be good for travelers.
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CanadaDec 28, 2023

Quebec reaches tentative deal with teachers union on strike since Nov. 23

The Quebec government has reached a tentative deal with a union representing about 40 per cent of the province's teachers, who have been on unlimited strike since Nov. 23.Fédération autonome de l’enseignement — or FAE — said Wednesday night that after 22 days of striking it is ready to present a deal to its leadership.Shortly after, Treasury Board Chair Sonia LeBel and Education Minister Bernard Drainville confirmed that the deal involved salaries and working conditions for the roughly 66,000 members of the union.The FAE took the most hard line out of all the public sector unions negot
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CanadaDec 28, 2023

NDP's Jagmeet Singh rules out coalition government with Liberals after next election

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is ruling out the possibility of forming a coalition government with the Liberals if no party wins a clear majority after the next federal election. Singh says in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press that the idea is off the table for the New Democrats, even though the two parties have been working closely together. They signed a deal in March 2022 in which the NDP agreed to support the minority Liberals on key votes in Parliament in exchange for action on NDP policy priorities. The collaboration has so far led to the introduction of a national dental-care prog
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CanadaDec 28, 2023

Rescue efforts underway to evacuate 10 people after plane crash in N.W.T.

Rescue efforts are underway after a small aircraft crashed on Wednesday leaving 10 people stranded with injuries near a diamond mine about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife.The spokesman of the 1 Canadian Air Division and Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters says the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton launched a search-and-rescue operation after an Air Tindi Twin Otter aircraft landed about 16 kilometres southeast of Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories.David Lavallee says a Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules aircraft flew from Winnipeg and arrived to the accident area on
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CanadaDec 28, 2023

Last Canadian missing after Hamas attack, Judih Weinstein Haggai, declared dead

The family of the only Canadian citizen who was still missing after Hamas militants conducted a brutal assault on Israel has confirmed her death. A relative says Judih Weinstein Haggai died on Oct. 7, the day of the attacks that killed an estimated 1,200 people, and her body is being held in the Gaza Strip. The 70-year-old woman's family says she held Canadian, Israeli and American citizenships.Weinstein Haggai was born in New York state but moved to Toronto at the age of three, and moved to Israel 20 years later to live with her husband. She lived in the Nir Oz kibbutz, which sits less than t
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CanadaDec 28, 2023

One dead, one missing after teens fall through the ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa

Ottawa police say one youth is dead and the search continues for a second after they fell through the ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa's south end. Emergency crews responded to a call at 11:44 p.m. Wednesday for four youth who had fallen through the ice along Nicolls Island Road near Manotick. Police say two youths were rescued by first responders and transported to hospital. A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were treated for mild hypothermia, according to paramedics. "Two more youths,16-year-old and 17-year-old males were still missing and believed to be in the water," Ottawa police s
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CanadaDec 27, 2023

Head-on crash kills 6 and critically injures 3 on North Texas highway

Six people are dead and three others critically injured after a head-on crash on a north Texas highway. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened late Tuesday near the town of Cleburne. Investigators believe a southbound pickup truck driven by a 17-year-old entered the northbound lanes in a no-passing zone and slammed into a minivan. Six people in the minivan were killed, including the 28-year-old driver from Irving, Texas. The other five people killed ranged in age from 9 to 64 and were from Alpharetta, Georgia. Two 17-year-olds in the pickup and a 26-year-old man in the min
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CanadaDec 27, 2023

Quebec reaches tentative deals with all 'common front' labour unions

The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the unions that are part of a labour alliance representing about 420,000 public sector workers. The last deal was reached overnight with a union representing around 1,000 professional workers at several school boards near Montreal. With the latest agreement, Quebec now has deals in principle with all the unions of the so-called "common front," which launched a series of strikes starting in November that shut down schools and delayed surgeries. The agreements do not include salaries and benefits, which are sti
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CanadaDec 27, 2023

President Putin invited PM Modi to visit Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Moscow. India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended a meeting with Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, during which he extended this invitation to PM Modi. who said relations between the countries are progressing even amid turbulent times. Subramanyam Jaishankar's meeting was part of a five-day visit. Putin said he would inform the Indian diplomat about the fighting in Ukraine, on which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held a neutral stance. India is increasingly important to Russia as a mar

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BCMay 25, 2026

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Surrey home targeted in second shooting in six weeks, police investigating possible extortion link

A home near 94 Avenue and 127 Street in Surrey was struck by gunfire early Sunday morning in what police say may be connected to an ongoing extortion investigation. According to Surrey Police Service, officers responded to reports of shots fired at about 1:40 a.m. Residents were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but no injuries were reported. Police said the same property had previously been targeted in a shooting on April 13. Following that incident, investigators arrested 27-year-old Jaskaran Singh Saroe in connection with the case. The latest investigation remains in its early st
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An Edmonton judge says a dog owner convicted of criminal negligence causing death demonstrated a “wanton disregard” for the life of an 11-year-old boy who was fatally attacked by her dogs in 2024. Court heard that Kache Grist was attacked by two dogs belonging to Crystal MacDonald in April 2024 at an Edmonton home where the boy was visiting his father, who was living with MacDonald at the time. According to the court ruling, MacDonald testified she did not approve of the child staying at the home. The judge said there were several steps she could have taken to reduce the risk, including ke
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BCMay 25, 2026

Langley RCMP investigating fatal single-vehicle crash on 48 Avenue

Langley RCMP say one person has died following a single-vehicle collision early Saturday in the Township of Langley. Police said officers responded at approximately 1:57 a.m. on May 24 to reports of a crash in the 20200 block of 48 Avenue. Emergency crews from the Township of Langley Fire Department, BC Emergency Health Services and Langley RCMP attended the scene. “Sadly, despite the rapid response and efforts of first responders, one individual was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Sgt. Zynal Sharoom said in a statement released Sunday. According to Langley RCMP, the circumstances surro
IndiaMay 25, 2026

Punjab civic elections Tuesday to cover 103 urban local bodies across state

Voting for Punjab’s urban local body elections will take place Tuesday across eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils and 20 nagar panchayats, according to the Punjab State Election Commission. The commission said 3,545,567 voters are eligible to cast ballots in the elections, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A total of 7,555 candidates are contesting the polls across the state. According to information released by the commission, 1,613 candidates are contesting municipal corporation seats, while 5,142 candidates are in the fray for municipal councils and 800 candidates a