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CanadaOct 04, 2023

10 people arrested for fraudulently robbing the elderly : Quebec Provincial Police

Sgt. Catherine Bernard says officers are still looking for another three suspects as part of an operation today targeting the alleged fraud network operating in the greater Montreal area.Grandparent scams generally target seniors and see fraudsters pretend to be grandchildren who need money to deal with an emergency.Bernard says the victims were primarily located in the United States.She says Quebec police worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other American agencies as part of the investigation.Those arrested are expected to appear in Quebec court later today and could face char
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CanadaOct 04, 2023

Canada wants to have personal talks with India to resolve the dispute: Melanie Joly

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has appealed to India to improve relations through dialogue.Jolly said there is an atmosphere of tension between the two governments so it becomes more important than ever that diplomats are on the ground for talks.She said that we want a strong diplomatic presence in India.Melanie Joly said that we believe that diplomatic dialogue is best when it is personal, so we urge India to engage in personal dialogue.It is to be noted that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said that he does not want tension with India.India has also stopped visa services for Canad
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CanadaOct 04, 2023

NDP wins in Manitoba, Web Kinew is new premier

Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country.The New Democrats and Leader Wab Kinew defeated the Progressive Conservatives to form a majority government, which resulted in the resignation of the other two main party leaders.Heather Stefanson announced she would step down after leading the Tories for nearly two years, after several of her cabinet members lost their seats in Winnipeg.As of early this morning, Stefanson was narrowly holding onto her seat in the Winnipeg riding of Tuxedo.Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont resi
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AlbertaOct 03, 2023

2 people died in bear attack in Banff National Park

A bear expert who's a family friend of one of two people killed by a grizzly bear in Banff National Park says the couple was experienced in the outdoors and could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.Kim Titchener, who has a company called Bear Safety and More, says both the couple and their dog died in the backcountry on the weekend.Parks Canada has said in a statement that its dispatchers received an alert around 8 p.m. Friday from an inReach GPS device about a bear attack west of Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, which is about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.The federal agency immediately s
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CanadaOct 03, 2023

India asked 41 Canadian diplomats to leave country by October 10

Another news has come out amid heightened tensions between India and Canada.India has ordered 41 Canadian diplomats to leave the country.According to the Financial Times report, India has asked Canada to recall 41 diplomats by October 10.Tensions have been running high between India and Canada for the past few weeks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in the death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.After this, India stopped visa services for Canadian citizens.There are 62 Canadian diplomats working in India, out of which around 41 diplomats have been asked to with
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CanadaOct 03, 2023

Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus elected as new Speaker of House of Commons

Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus has been elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons.The Speaker's seat fell vacant after Anthony Rota resigned last week, after which the election for the post of Speaker started in the House of Commons.Seven candidates were in the fray.In fact, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon was playing the role of interim speaker.Green MP Elizabeth May from BC, Liberal MP from Quebec Peter Schiefke, Liberal MP from Quebec Alexandra Mendes, Ontario NDP MP Carol Hughes, Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus, Conservative MP from Nova Scotia Chris d'Entremont, Sean C
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CanadaSep 29, 2023

Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends Yaroslav Hunka

The president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada is defending a Second World War veteran of a Nazi unit who was recently lauded as a hero in Canada's Parliament.Jurij Klufas has not met 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka but says the treatment the veteran is getting is unfair.He says Hunka was a soldier who understood he was fighting for Ukraine, not Germany and that countries, including Canada, have cleared his division of war crimes.Hunka received a standing ovation in the House of Commons on Sept. 22, leading to international criticism after it was revealed he had fought with a mostly v
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CanadaSep 29, 2023

Statistics Canada: Canada's GDP flat during July

On Friday, Statistics Canada released new GDP data, which showed that Canada's GDP was unchanged during July.The service sector expanded marginally while the goods-manufacturing industry recorded a contraction.The manufacturing sector shrank by 1.5%.Agriculture and forestry, transport and warehousing, retail and professional services also declined.Recording a boom in the mining and oil and gas sectors, it is said that the mining sector grew by 4.2% and oil and gas extraction grew by 1.5%.July GDP data was weaker than economists expected.Preliminary data showed an expansion of 0.1% during Augus
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EnglishSep 29, 2023

Atleast 50 dead & over 90 injured in Pakistan bomb blasts

Atleast 50 people died and over 92 people were injured in bomb blasts at 2 places in Pakistan on Friday.The first blast took place in Mastung area of Balochistan province of Pakistan.Along with this, the second blast took place during Friday prayers in Hangu Mosque of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Hangu District Police Officer Nisar Ahmed has confirmed the dead and injured.An official said the roof of the mosque collapsed due to the blast and around 30 to 40 people may have been buried under the debris.Heavy machinery has been ordered to remove them.The Chief Minister of Balochistan has announce

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John Rustad Says He Was Invited Back to B.C. Conservative Caucus

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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian Households Struggle With Unaffordable Housing Costs

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BCSep 21, 2026

Canada-India Trade Talks Show Progress, Sidhu Eyes New Asia-Pacific Trade Deals

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