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BCAug 24, 2026

Three Punjabi Youths Arrested After Illegal Gun Seized During Brampton Traffic Stop

Peel Regional Police have arrested three Punjabi youths in Brampton after a traffic stop led to the seizure of an illegal firearm. With this latest seizure, the total number of illegal firearms seized by Peel police this year has reached 112. According to police, at around 2:20 a.m. on August 10, officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in the area of Cedarbrook Road and Edgewater Court. Three people were inside the vehicle. During questioning, one of the occupants provided police with a false name and fled the scene. Officers searched the vehicle and recovered a handgun loaded with ammunition. T
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BCAug 24, 2026

Hit-and-Run in Vancouver Leaves 23-Year-Old Woman Injured

A hit-and-run occurred in downtown Vancouver on Friday night, leaving a 23-year-old woman injured. According to police, the woman was crossing Davie Street and Pacific Boulevard at around 9:30 p.m. on August 21 when she was struck by a blue sedan. The driver fled the scene and was last seen travelling eastbound on Pacific Boulevard from Davie Street. The injured woman was taken to hospital for treatment. Police say her injuries are not considered life-threatening. Const. Darren Wong said several people were in the area at the time of the collision. Vancouver police are appealing to anyone who
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CanadaAug 24, 2026

Trump Tariffs Could Put 87,000 Canadian Jobs at Risk; Carney Says Ottawa Won’t Beg for Talks

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada currently has no plans to restart trade negotiations with the United States, reducing hopes that the ongoing trade war between the two countries will end anytime soon. Carney said Canada will return to the negotiating table when the United States is prepared to engage in talks in the right manner. However, he made it clear that Ottawa will not accept an approach that treats Canada as a “subsidiary” of the United States. Carney indicated that Canada will not seek to restart negotiations at this stage. However, it remains possible that the Trump adminis
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BCAug 24, 2026

B.C. Ex-Conservative MLAs Announce Plans to Form New Political Party

Two former British Columbia Conservative MLAs have announced plans to form a new political party, saying they want to provide an alternative for voters who feel politically homeless. Delta South MLA Ian Paton and Peter Milobar, who left the Conservative Party earlier this month, say they plan to register the new party with Elections BC before the fall legislative session. Paton said the direction of the Conservatives under new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay no longer aligns with his beliefs. He said the new party would provide “a home” for people who feel politically homeless in B.C. Speaking
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CanadaAug 24, 2026

PM Carney announces $11B deal to build six icebreakers in Quebec

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that the federal government will invest more than $11 billion to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard at Chantier Davie in Lévis, Quebec. The government says it is the largest shipbuilding contract in Quebec’s history. The new vessels will replace the Coast Guard’s aging heavy and medium icebreakers and will support missions including Arctic operations, search and rescue, environmental response and keeping key waterways open during the winter. The ships will be built using Canadian steel and other domestic materials under the fed
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CanadaAug 24, 2026

Canadian Ministers Urge Citizens to ‘Buy Canadian’ as Trump Tariffs Escalate

Canada’s Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson have urged Canadians to support domestic products and “Buy Canadian” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Champagne said that when a close trading partner uses negotiations as a tool to exert pressure rather than seeking a mutually beneficial outcome, it sends a serious message to the world and makes it clear that the United States has changed. He said the greatest strength of Canadians and Canadian companies is their purchasing power. By choosing Canadian products at grocery stores,
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BCAug 24, 2026

More Than 60 New Wildfires Sparked by Lightning in B.C.; 50 Flights Cancelled at Vancouver Airport

More than 7,000 lightning strikes across British Columbia over the weekend sparked more than 60 new wildfires across the province. According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, around 67 new fires were reported over the past 24 hours. However, rainfall brought by the thunderstorms helped prevent the fires from spreading, and most of the new blazes have been brought under control. The severe thunderstorms also disrupted operations at Vancouver International Airport. For safety reasons, airport operations were suspended from 9:30 p.m. Saturday until 2:55 a.m. Sunday. The disruption left thousands of p
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IndiaAug 24, 2026

Rahul Gandhi Likely to Visit Punjab in First Week of September, Congress Plans Bus Yatra

Ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Punjab in the last week of August or the first week of September. Punjab Congress in-charge Bhupesh Baghel shared the information after meeting Rahul Gandhi. During the meeting, Rahul Gandhi’s proposed visit to Punjab and preparations for a special bus yatra across the state were discussed. According to Baghel, a roadmap for the bus yatra has been discussed and preparations for Rahul Gandhi’s visit are underway. During the proposed bus yatra, Rahul Gandhi is expected to travel
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CanadaAug 24, 2026

Doug Ford Warns U.S. Could Lose Ontario’s Electricity and Critical Minerals Amid Escalating Trade War

Amid the latest escalation in the Canada-U.S. trade war, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has warned that the province could cut off electricity and critical mineral supplies to the United States if President Donald Trump’s trade measures push the situation into a more serious phase. Following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to step back from trade talks with the United States late Friday, Ford said that “everything is on the table” as Canada considers possible retaliatory measures. Ford warned that Ontario has important resources that the United States relies on, including electricity

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CanadaSep 22, 2026

Impact of the Trade War with the U.S.: Canada’s Economic Growth Could Slow

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has warned that the recent boost in Canada’s economy could lose momentum as the country continues to face uncertainty from the trade war with the United States. Speaking in Halifax on Monday, Macklem said conflicts in the Middle East and disruptions to supply chains are becoming increasingly common and could create further economic challenges. Macklem said there are clear signs that Canadian businesses have adapted to the tariff environment, helping the economy perform better than expected. Canada’s GDP grew at an annualized rate of 3.3 per cent during
IndiaSep 22, 2026

Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Incident: SGPC Forms Five-Member Probe Panel, Giani Malkit Singh Relieved of Duties

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president, Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, said on Monday that a five-member inquiry committee has been constituted to investigate the incident that took place at the sarai (guest house) at Sri Anandpur Sahib. Dhami said the committee has been directed to submit its report within 15 days. Meanwhile, Giani Malkit Singh, the additional head granthi of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, who had earlier been suspended, has now been relieved of his services. Dhami also clarified his position on the matter, saying he had no information about the arrival of the w
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CanadaSep 22, 2026

PM Mark Carney Misses UN Event After Flight Delays in New York

Prime Minister Mark Carney faced flight delays Monday due to a technical issue affecting airports in the New York City area, causing him to miss a key United Nations event. According to reports, a circuit failure at an air traffic control centre in Philadelphia led to hundreds of flight cancellations across the U.S. Northeast. In Carney’s absence, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, David Lametti, represented Canada at the Partners for Multilateralism summit. Lametti took part in a roundtable discussion with European Council President António Costa and Kenyan President William Ruto
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BCSep 22, 2026

Two Bodies Found in Burned Vehicles in Separate Toronto Areas

Two bodies were found inside burned-out vehicles in separate parts of Toronto, police say. The incidents occurred late Monday night and early Tuesday morning in Scarborough and Etobicoke. The first incident was reported around 11:24 p.m. on Reesor Road in Scarborough, where a vehicle was found on fire. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, a body was discovered inside. About 90 minutes later, around 1 a.m., police responded to another vehicle fire at James Gardens Park in Etobicoke. A second body was found inside that vehicle. The circumstances surrounding both deaths remain unclear. Toro
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AlbertaSep 22, 2026

Alberta premier rejects UCP president’s claim government is muting pro-Canada referendum ads

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim by United Conservative Party president Rob Smith that her government is keeping its messaging neutral on the question of whether Alberta should remain in Canada. The premier said Monday that she has been clear about her position and that the provincial government’s $4-million advertising campaign promotes Alberta remaining a sovereign province within a united Canada. Smith has repeatedly said she plans to vote for Alberta to remain in Canada. The issue centres on Question 10 in Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum. Voters will be asked whether Al