ਕੋਲੰਬੋ, 29 ਜੂਨ ਸ੍ਰੀਲੰਕਾ ਦੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਗੋਟਾਬਾਯਾ ਰਾਜਪਕਸਾ ਨੇ ਰੂਸ ਤੋਂ ਤੇਲ ਖ਼ਰੀਦਣ ਲਈ ਆਪਣੇ ਰੂਸੀ ਹਮਰੁਤਬਾ ਵਲਾਦੀਮੀਰ ਪੂਤਿਨ ਨਾਲ ਫੋਨ ‘ਤੇ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਕੀਤੀ। ਇਕ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਗੋਟਾਬਾਯਾ ਛੇਤੀ ਹੀ ਖਾੜੀ ਮੁਲਕ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਅਰਬ ਅਮੀਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਦੌਰਾ ਵੀ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ਸੋਮਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਸ੍ਰੀਲੰਕਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਐਲਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ …

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 30 ਜੂਨ ਡਾਲਰ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਰੁਪਏ ਦੀ ਡਿੱਗਦੀ ਹੋਈ ਕੀਮਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਵਿੱਤ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਸੀਤਾਰਮਨ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਕਰੰਸੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਪੱਧਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਰੰਸੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਹੈ। ਜ਼ਿਕਰਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਰੂਸ-ਯੂਕਰੇਨ ਜੰਗ ਕਾਰਨ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਏ ਅਸਥਿਰਤਾ ਦੇ ਮਾਹੌਲ, ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਪੱਧਰ ‘ਤੇ ਕੱਚੇ ਤੇਲ …

Canada could face a summer of strikes and other labour disruptions as workers demand cost-of-living increases and better conditions than those seen throughout the past two years of the pandemic, say union officials and other observers.  Hundreds of thousands of health and education workers are among those whose unions and employers …

A cut to the provincial gas tax promised by Premier Doug Ford before the June election takes effect on Friday and experts say it may offer some relief to drivers facing sky-high pump prices, but the long-term benefits to consumers are unpredictable. The government passed legislation this spring to lower the gas tax by 5.7 cents …

City-owned Enmax has finally released the number of customers it has on load limiters months after CBC News initially asked for the information. A limiter is a device added to a meter to restrict the flow of electricity.  Stoves, dryers and other appliances that use a lot of electricity no …

A large fire erupted at a Value Village store at the intersection of Victoria Drive and East Hastings Street in Vancouver, engulfing the store in flames late Wednesday night. Brad Hesse, assistant chief of operations with the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, told CBC News the fire broke out after …

Brampton, Ont. Mayor Patrick Brown says he’s considering a run for re-election if it seems he’s going to lose to Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre in the party’s September leadership race. Brown said he’s ruled out running under the federal party banner if Poilievre gets the top job and his recourse …

Grand Falls-Windsor Pride co-chair Alyssa Frampton, left, and former co-chair Rebecca Blackmore say a local church refused to allow a Pride walk, planned by the local Lions Club, on its property. (CBC) An LGBTQ Pride organization in central Newfoundland says an event it was involved in was cancelled after a …

The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who is said to have stridently warned against former president Donald Trump’s efforts to try to overturn his election loss. It’s the first public step the committee has taken since …

People at high risk of severe disease from COVID-19 infection should be offered a booster shot this fall, regardless of how many boosters they’ve previously received, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) said on Wednesday.  That group includes everyone age 65 and older, NACI’s updated guidance said.  Everyone else — age …