The decline in the already modest Canadian influence in Washington is at least partly structural in nature. And the relationship could be about to become rockier even if Donald Trump does not win the presidency next November. Of the four most recent American presidents to have addressed a joint session …
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Grieving family seeks Good Samaritan who rescued toddler after Highway 400 crash
The Vokshi family says Aron, 2, was rescued from his carseat by an unknown person after Friday’s horrific pile-up, which killed three other family members. The Vokshi family, who lost three members Friday in a massive highway crash, might have lost another were it not for a Good Samaritan, the …
Read More »Turkish raids target Islamic state group suspects
ISTANBUL (AP) – Police in Istanbul conducted a series raids in the city targeting Islamic State suspects, the state-run news agency reported Thursday, following the gunfire and suicide bomb attack at Ataturk Airport which killed 42 people. Anadolu Agency said police searched several addresses in Istanbul’s Pendik, Basaksehir and Sultanbeyli …
Read More »Hope and fear as combative president takes over Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in Thursday as president of the Philippines, with many hoping his maverick style will energize the country but others fearing he could undercut one of Asia’s liveliest democracies amid his threats to kill criminals en masse. The 71-year-old former prosecutor and longtime …
Read More »Fire breaks out at Amritsar railway station; damages main server, other equipments
Amritsar: A fire broke out today at the ticket reservation counter of Amritsar railway station, destroying the main server and causing extensive damage to other equipment. However, no casualty was reported in the incident. A railway official said the fire was caused by an electric short circuit and within few …
Read More »Gay, lesbian, bisexual don’t come under third gender; give reservation to transgenders: SC to Centre
New Delhi: In yet another setback for the Narendra Modi-led government, the Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Centre for delay in giving reservation to the transgenders. The apex court, while ordering the Centre to grant reservation to transgenders, maintained that lesbians, gays and bisexuals do not constitute to be …
Read More »Islamic State men wanted to plant beef at temple, spark riots during Ramadan in Hyderabad
Hyderabad/New Delhi: A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) busted an alleged Islamic State (IS) terror module in Hyderabad by arresting five suspected sympathisers and detaining six others, a report on Thursday revealed shocking details. A report in Aaj Tak quoted NIA officials as saying that those arrested had …
Read More »I will always be used for political gains, govt can’t prove anything: Robert Vadra
New Delhi: Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has alleged that he is being used by “government” for political gains. In a Facebook post, Vadra dismissed all the allegations against him as baseless. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had on Tuesday issued a notice to Skylight Hospitality, a …
Read More »In election-bound Punjab, Khalistan buzzword again
With the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) training their guns at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for alleged “Khalistani connections”, the emotive issue of Sikh separatism has once again come to the front-burner in Punjab politics, with barely six months to go for the state assembly polls. A …
Read More »Ontario expands HPV vaccine program to gay, bisexual men
Ontario is expanding its free vaccine for the human papillomavirus or HPV to people aged 26 or younger who identify as gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men, including some transgender people. Health Minister Eric Hoskins says men who have sex with men are at increased risk of …
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