Candlelight vigil held at Ontario Police Memorial at Queen’s Park to honour officers recently gunned down in the United States. Hundreds of police officers, politicians and members of the public gathered at Queen’s Park Wednesday night to pay tribute to officers recently gunned down in U.S. cities like Dallas and …
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Muslim mother cites racism after she and daughter forced to leave pool
City says staff thought child was struggling with swimming in deep end of Mississauga pool. A Mississauga woman who was told she and her daughter had to leave a public swimming pool says city staff discriminated against them for being Muslim. Shazia Dawood took her 11-year-old daughter Birra Alyas to …
Read More »Toronto to host North American Indigenous Games in 2017
The countdown has already begun for the games, which have been around for more than 25 years. Mary Spencer is a three-time world boxing champion, a five-time Pan Am Games medalist, and an Olympian. But one of her fondest sporting memories is of playing basketball in Winnipeg in 2002. It …
Read More »Germany expresses concern over Turkey’s state of emergency
BERLIN (AP) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Turkey’s state of emergency should only last as long as it’s “absolutely necessary.” A day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency following last week’s failed coup, Steinmeier said it’s important that “the rule of law, …
Read More »Kerala’s Hindu girl Aparna was forced to become Shahana; converted to Islam under pressure?
Thiruvananthapuram: In a shocking revelation, a woman from Kerala has claimed that her daughter, an aeronautical engineering student in Kochi, was forcibly converted to Islam. The woman in her complaint has said that her daughter Aparna, who had changed her name to Shahana, was forcibly converted to Islam. “When we …
Read More »Pakistan flag found waving in Bihar’s Nalanda district; accused Anwarul Haq on the run
Nalanda: In a shocking incident, a Pakistan flag was found waving in Bihar’s Nalanda district. Reportedly, a person had placed that Pakistan flag at his terrace in Nalanda. The district administration got to know about this after locals complained about it. Anwarul Haq installed the flag? Reportedly, Anwarul Haq is …
Read More »Bring BJP leader Dayashankar Singh’s tongue, get Rs 50 lakh: BSP leader
Chandigarh: A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader on Thursday announced to give Rs 50 lakh as reward for cutting off the tongue of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dayashankar Singh. The BJP has already sacked its vice president Singh from all party posts after his derogatory remarks against BSP supremo …
Read More »Be prepared to face CBI any moment, Arvind Kejriwal warns Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has warned his deputy Manish Sisodia, also the deputy chief minister of Delhi, that he should be ready to face the CBI any moment. Sisodia received Kejriwal’s advice after he inaugurated a newly-constructed college building here. “Manish, be prepared. Modi ji …
Read More »Suspicious bag found on flight at Amritsar airport; security beefed up
Security was heightened at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport after a suspicious bag was reportedly found on a SpiceJet flight that arrived from Dubai on Thursday morning. The flight was immediately taken to an isolation bay after the information poured in. Officials of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) …
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