Low taxes and customer service are important, says the new Ward 2 representative, but so is co-operation Toronto’s newest city councillor settles into his late Uncle Rob’s office chair, leans on the desk that launched thousands of phone calls and presents himself as a hybrid Ford. Michael Ford, 22, will …
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Thousands apply as Canadian Space Agency seeks two new astronauts
More than 3,300 Canadians have started or completed their applications to become a new astronaut since the Canadian Space Agency kicked off a recruitment campaign. Aaron Persad has been waiting a long time for another shot at going to space. As a master’s student in 2008, Persad applied to be …
Read More »Many factors make France the top IS terror target in Europe
PARIS (AP) – When militants loyal to the Islamic State group seek to inflict pain on Europe, France is their preferred target, a grim reality borne out yet again with Tuesday’s knife slaughter of a Catholic priest. Since January 2015, IS-inspired attackers have killed at least 235 people in France, …
Read More »Witnesses say South Sudan soldiers raped dozens near UN camp
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) – South Sudanese government soldiers raped dozens of ethnic Nuer women and girls last week just outside a United Nations camp where they had sought protection from renewed fighting, and at least two died from their injuries, witnesses and civilian leaders said. The rapes in the …
Read More »Chinese incursion in Uttarakhand: PLA helicopter violates Indian airspace in Chamoli district
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday confirmed Chinese incursion into the Indian territory at Barahoti in Chamoli district of the state. It is being reported that a helicopter belonging to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) violated the Indian airspace in Uttarkhand on July 19. After hovering over the …
Read More »Coal scam: Court awards 3 years jail term to Rathi Steel CEO
New Delhi: A Special Court on Wednesday awarded 3 years jail term to MD and CEO of Rathi Steel and Power Ltd and 2 years jail to two other officials in a coal scam case. Yesterday, Rathi Steel and Power Ltd (RSPL) and three of its officials were held guilty …
Read More »Mayawati slur row: Expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh spotted in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A recent picture of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dayashankar Singh, who had made abusive statement against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, has come to the fore. According to the picture tweeted by news agency ANI, Dayashankar Singh was last seen at Jharkhand’s Deoghar temple on July …
Read More »Punjab Police girding up to take cross-border terror head on
The front wooden door of the Dinanagar police station in Gurdaspur district stands dotted with bullet scars—a mute testimony of the first terror strike in Punjab by three Pakistani fidayeen on July 27 last year. The cops proudly refer as “wounds” to the bullet marks and the bowl-like hole on …
Read More »Power tariff in poll-bound Punjab: Rates slashed for industrial consumers
Power tariff in Punjab was kept unchanged by the state power regulator, giving a relief to the people of the poll-bound state on Wednesday . The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) did not raise the power tariff for Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The regulator slashed tariff rates …
Read More »Mississauga libraries set to reopen Wednesday
Book borrowers in Mississauga can resume their habit later this week. Mississauga libraries, which have been closed for weeks, are set to reopen Wednesday now that striking workers have a new four-year collective agreement. The City of Mississauga and CUPE Local 1989, which represents library workers, reached a tentative settlement …
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