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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Bhagwant Mann's 13-0 claim turned out to be a blow? Congress is making a bet

The counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha elections has started. NDA is leading in early trends. Apart from this, the India alliance is also giving a strong fight. If we talk about Punjab, here the Congress is getting great response in the initial trends. In the initial trends, Congress is seen at the forefront and AAP is behind. Right now, the most talked about is Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's claim of 13-0. Let us tell you that Mann had claimed that AAP will win all the Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, but the trends so far are pointing to something else. Congress, which won 8 seats last time
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CanadaJun 03, 2024

Trudeau pitches strong ties to Mexico's new leader Claudia Sheinbaum amid U.S. tumult

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the election of Mexico's next president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and pitching closer ties between the two counties as they ponder the future of North American relations. Mexicans elected Sheinbaum as their first female president Sunday, and in October she will replace Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador. The election comes three months after the Liberals reimposed a visa requirement for Mexican visitors over concerns that the 2016 lifting of the requirement led to a rise in ineligible refugee claims and human smuggling into the U.S. The two countries will be par
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Exit Poll: NDA To Get Over 350 Seats, INDIA Bloc 125-150

Most exit polls are predicting the return of NDA with winning over 350 seats. This will be historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. INDIA bloc will be left far behind. India News- D-Dynamics, Republic Bharat- Matrize, Jan ki baat, Republic TV - P MARQ and India News poll strait are predicting a return of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, winning over 350 seats, with the Opposition’s INDIA bloc managing somewhere between 125 and 150. In 2019, an average of 13 exit polls put the NDA’s combined tally at 306 and the UPA’s at 120 underestimating the NDA’s performance, whic
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: 55.20 percent voting in Punjab till 5 pm

Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 55.20 per cent as of 5 pm. There are 13 lok sabha seats in punjab. INDIA bloc allies — the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) — are contesting separately while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are contesting the Lok Sabha polls on their own for the first time since 1996.
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Punjab records 46 per cent voting till 3 pm

The seventh phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 saw about 46 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm in Punjab. Gurdaspur is leading with 49.10%. Along with this, 41.74 percent in Amritsar, 47.14 percent in Anandpur Sahib, 48.95 percent in Bathinda, 45.16 percent in Faridkot, 45.55 percent in Fatehgarh Sahib, 48.55 percent in Ferozepur, 49.10 percent in Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur. 44.65 percent, 45.66 percent in Jalandhar, 46.54 percent in Khadur Sahib, 43.82 percent in Ludhiana, 48.93 percent in Patiala and 46.84 percent in Sangrur. There are long queues of soldiers in Ferozepur. So far there has been very
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha elections in 7 states and one UT, 26 % voter turnout till 11 am

Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. A voter turnout of 26.3 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls the Election Commission (EC) said. Nearly 31.92 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Himachal Pradesh and Odisha recorded only 22.64 per cent voting till 11 am. Uttar Pradesh logged a polling percentage of 28.02, West Bengal 28.1, Bihar 24.25 and Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 23.91 per cent in the first four hours of polling while Chandigarh registered a
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: Voting is happening in Punjab, 2 crore Punjabis will write the fate of 328 candidates

Today, voting is taking place in 13 seats of Punjab under Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Voting starts from 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. A total of 328 candidates are in the fray for the 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab. A total of 253 candidates contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 278 in 2019. 466 candidates had filed 598 nomination papers in the state. After scrutiny of papers and return of letters, the total number of candidates remained 328, including 302 male and 26 female candidates.
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BCMay 31, 2024

Serial killer Robert Pickton dies following prison assault

Serial killer Robert Pickton has died after he was assaulted in prison earlier this month, Quebec provincial police and Correctional Service Canada say. The correctional service says Pickton, an inmate at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec, died on Friday at the age of 74. It says in a statement that Pickton's next of kin have been notified as well as victims who had registered to be told. It says an investigation is underway into the May 19 assault that involved another inmate. Quebec provincial police spokesman Frédéric Deshaies says Pickton died "in the last few hours." He says police co
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CanadaMay 30, 2024

Trudeau: Russia should be part of D-Day ceremony, despite egregious Ukraine invasion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he supports France's decision to invite Russian officials to a D-Day commemoration, despite the invasion of Ukraine. Trudeau says Canada is in "extreme disagreement" with Russia and that Moscow must be held accountable for violating fundamental rules about respecting sovereign borders. But he says it's still important to recognize all countries involved in liberating France from the Nazis in the Second World War. Mission Libération, the French government committee organizing the 80th anniversary commemorations for D-Day, told European media last week they ha

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CanadaNov 20, 2025

Indian national wanted in murder case arrested after being refused entry at Canada–U.S. border

U.S. border officials say a 22-year-old Indian national was taken into custody at the Peace Bridge crossing at Fort Erie after Canadian officers refused him entry over the weekend. The case is drawing renewed attention to cross-border screening practices that affect travel between Ontario and Western New York, a corridor frequently used by travellers from Ontario’s South Asian communities. According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the man – identified as Vishat Kumar – had previously entered the United States without authorization in 2024 and did not appear for a
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CanadaNov 20, 2025

Chrystia Freeland to leave Parliament for senior leadership role with Rhodes Trust in U.K.

Chrystia Freeland is preparing to leave federal politics next year as she moves to Oxford, England, to take up a senior leadership role with the Rhodes Trust. The educational charity confirmed that Freeland will become its next chief executive officer on July 1, overseeing one of the world’s most influential international scholarship programs. The organization administers the Rhodes Scholarship, which brings students from around the globe to study at the University of Oxford. Freeland’s appointment places her at the centre of an institution that has produced generations of leaders in publi
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BCNov 20, 2025

Rain and Snow Alerts in Effect as Coastal and Northern B.C. Brace for Strong Weather System

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a pair of weather alerts for communities along British Columbia’s north and central coast, warning that a strong frontal system could bring significant rain and heavy mountain snow through the end of the week. The agency says areas from Bella Coola through Kitimat may receive as much as 70 millimetres of rain, raising the risk of water pooling on roads and possible washouts near rivers and creeks. The system is expected to weaken by Friday, but officials caution that changing conditions may still affect travel across coastal corridors. While t
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CanadaNov 20, 2025

Senate approves citizenship reform for ‘Lost Canadians’ as advocates raise adoption concerns

Federal legislation designed to address long-standing gaps in Canada’s citizenship rules has cleared the Senate and is expected to become law before a court-imposed deadline early next year. The bill aims to resolve cases involving so-called Lost Canadians – individuals born abroad to Canadian parents who were themselves born outside the country and who lost access to citizenship because of restrictive rules adopted in 2009. The changes come after the Ontario Superior Court ruled last year that the previous one-generation limit on citizenship by descent was unconstitutional. Under the upda
AlbertaNov 20, 2025

Alberta auditor says failed lab privatization left public with $109 million bill

Alberta’s auditor general says the province’s attempt to shift community lab testing to a private operator resulted in significant financial losses and gaps in government oversight. A new report from Auditor General Doug Wylie estimates taxpayers absorbed roughly $109 million after the privatization effort collapsed. Wylie’s review found that senior officials in government advanced the plan despite internal warnings that the projected savings were unlikely. He says weaknesses in record keeping, financial analysis and contract oversight contributed to the breakdown of the agreement with D