News

All Alberta BC Canada India World

Latest News

Top-seed Novak Djokovic edges Canada's Denis Shapovalov in Wimbledon semifinal

Denis Shapovalov's run at Wimbledon has ended, with the Canadian losing in straight sets to top-seed Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Djokovic edged the 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5 at the All England ...

Vancouver City Council unanimously votes to rename a west side street named after Joseph Trutch

Vancouver City Council has voted unanimously to rename a west side street named after Joseph Trutch, BC's first lieutenant governor, who enacted racist programs and policies against Indigenous people. The street in the city's Kitsilano neighbourhood lies on the unceded territories of the Musqueam First Nation and Mayor Kennedy Stewart says the city is responding to the band's request to change the name. Members of the First Nation will select a new name. Stewart's motion also says council will consider similar renaming requests submitted by the Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. ...

Prime Minister announces $1.3 billion for SkyTrain spur in Surrey and Langley, B.C.

The federal government is providing up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line through Surrey and Langley. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Surrey today with the SkyTrain line in the backgr...

VPD appealing for Tesla driver to come forward

Vancouver police want to speak to the driver of a White Tesla who may have dashcam video showing the moments leading up to a deadly crash in downtown Vancouver. Constable Tania Visintin says the Tesla was near a black Ford Escape...

StatCan-Jobs

The unemployment rate fell from 8.2 per cent in May to 7.8 percent last month as the economy added 230-thousand, 700 jobs.The gains came as pandemic restrictions were lifted or relaxedacross the country.Statistics Canada reports an increase of almost 264-thousandpart-time jobs, but a drop of more than 33-thousand full-time jobs....

PM Modi receives first copy of book 'The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received the first copy of the book 'The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' penned by Late Baljit Kaur Tulsi.Rajya Sabha MP KTS Tulsi handed over the book to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

India administers over 36.89 cr COVID vaccines doses so far

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 36,89,91,222, as per the provisional report till 7 am on Friday.40,23,173 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health.On day-174...

59 new COVID-19 cases and one death reported in B.C.

B.C. is reporting 59 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 147,915 cases in the province. One new death has been reported in the Interior heath region. The province says the death toll from the pandemic is now 1,760. There are cur...

Visitor restrictions being lifted at long-term care homes in B.C.

Visitors to long-term care homes in British Columbia will soon be allowed to see loved ones without COVID-19 restrictions as part of a plan to resume usual social activities for residents. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Hen...