OTTAWA— Justin Trudeau summed up his first months in government with a self-congratulatory pat on the back for keeping key electoral promises to aid middle-class families. Yet in a news conference eight months after taking power, he appeared a more wary leader than the exuberant campaigner of 2015, deflecting questions, …
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Stabbing near Keele and Lawrence sends 2 to hospital
Two males are in hospital this morning after a stabbing in the city’s Brookhaven- Amesbury neighbourhood. It happened at around 10 p.m. in the area of Keele Street and Flamborough Drive, near Lawrence Avenue. Two victims, who were stabbed on the street, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. One suspect has been taken …
Read More »Voters decide in Britain’s historic EU referendum
LONDON (AP) – Voters in Britain are deciding Thursday whether the country should remain in the European Union – a historic referendum that will determine the nation’s future for generations to come. More than 46 million people are registered to vote in the referendum, which asks: “Should the United Kingdom …
Read More »Daring flight removes 2 sick workers from South Pole station
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Two people who fell ill while working at the U.S. research station at the South Pole have been evacuated by a small plane that made the daring rescue flight in Antarctica’s harsh winter. The National Science Foundation said the two workers arrived safely late Wednesday in …
Read More »Pope travels to Armenia after genocide flap and new tensions
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis is making his first foray into the former Soviet Union with a weekend visit to Armenia, a year after he riled Turkey by declaring the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians genocide and amid fresh tensions with rival Azerbaijan. The Vatican has long cheered the Armenian …
Read More »Next Team India coach: BCCI to announce name today; Anil Kumble emerges as frontrunner for top job
Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur today said that the name of the next coach of the Indian cricket team will be announced by today evening. New Delhi: Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur today said that the name of …
Read More »Nirbhaya-like rape case jolts Bihar; pistol inserted in 21-year-old victim’s private parts
Patna: In a horrific incident and a cruel reminder of 2012 gang-rape case in Delhi, a 21-year-old girl was raped at gunpoint in Motihari, Bihar. According to News 18, pistol and wooden particles were found inserted in her private parts. The girl has been hospitalised and her condition is stated …
Read More »If Arvind Subramanian is asset for BJP govt, will suspend ‘sacking’ demand: Subramanian Swamy
New Delhi: A day after creating a storm by demanding the removal of Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy, Thursday, took a dig at the Centre saying he is ready to suspend his demand if the Union government thinks that the CEA is an …
Read More »Shocking! ‘Incorruptible’ ex-BSP MLA, family live in tarpaulin tent by roadside – Know why
Chandigarh: Former BSP MLA Shingara Ram Shahunggra and his family reportedly lives in a tarpaulin tent by a roadside in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district. This is shocking as Shahunggra had been a BSP MLA twice from Punjab. The family has been living on a roadside in Garhshankar town since last Sunday …
Read More »‘Raped woman’ remark: IOA contemplating to drop Salman Khan as goodwill ambassador for Rio Games?
Salman Khan’s appointment as India’s Goodwill Ambassador at the upcoming Rio Games was criticized by several Indian athletes. New Delhi: Days after his controversial ‘raped woman’ comment stirred a huge controversy, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is contemplating to drop the Bollywood superstar as goodwill ambassador for upcoming Rio Olympics. …
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