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World ‘nowhere near’ hitting emissions targets, UN says

The United Nations says current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on course to blow past the limit for global warming countries agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord. The United Nations climate office said Wednesday that its latest estimate based on 193 national emissions targets would …

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Temagami, Ont., family says it needs more support to care for son with cerebral palsy

A mother from Temagami, Ont., says her family does not qualify for the funding she needs to care for her son with cerebral palsy. While the province provides support to volunteer homes which help children with complex needs, Candice Rogerson said her family does not qualify for enough money to …

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Reports of man armed with knife prompt emergency alert at University of Calgary

Calgary Police are looking for a suspect after reports that man with a knife was on the University of Calgary campus Tuesday night. Around 9 p.m. MT, the university issued an emergency alert, warning people an “assailant” was on the campus. An emergency alert was put out after reports of a person …

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Owl be damned! Where did my hat go?

Alison White was out for her usual evening run on Monday at dusk when something hit the back of her head.  “I was terrified because, obviously, I’m like, oh my God, I don’t know what’s happened.” She looked up and saw an owl flying off with her favourite hat, one …

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Canadian Kimberly Polman arrested after repatriated from Syrian detention camp for ISIS fighters’ families

Canadian Kimberly Polman has been arrested after arriving in Canada following her repatriation from a detention camp in Syria, according to her lawyer. Polman has been detained for the past three years at al-Roj Syrian detention camp for families of ISIS fighters. She  travelled to Syria in 2015 after marrying an …

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Glaring safety issues in group home fire that left 2 men with disabilities dead: report

By the time a fire truck pulled up in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2018, flames were erupting from the windows and shooting up over the roofline.  Trapped inside the small, west Edmonton bungalow were three men, all developmentally disabled, unable to escape. The group home’s sole worker …

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RCMP investigating Chinese ‘police’ stations in Canada

The RCMP says it’s investigating Chinese “police” stations in Canada. This comes after the Spain-based human rights group Safeguard Defenders reported that more than 50 exist worldwide, including three in the Greater Toronto Area in predominately Chinese communities. They include a residential home and single-storey commercial building in Markham and a convenience store in Scarborough. ​​​​”In most …

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ਸਿੱਧੂ ਮੂਸੇਵਾਲਾ ਕਤਲ: ਗਾਇਕਾ ਅਫ਼ਸਾਨਾ ਖ਼ਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਐੱਨਆਈਏ ਨੇ ਲੰਮੀ ਪੁੱਛ-ਪੜਤਾਲ ਕੀਤੀ

ਜੋਗਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਾਨ ਮਾਨਸਾ, 26 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਗਾਇਕਾ ਅਫਸਾਨਾ ਖ਼ਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਕੌਮੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਏਜੰਸੀ ਨੇ ਪੰਜ ਘੰਟੇ ਦੇ ਕਰੀਬ ਪੁੱਛ-ਪੜਤਾਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਮਨ ਭੇਜ ਕੇ ਬੁਲਾਏ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਮਿਲੀ ਹੈ। ਸਿੱਧੂ ਮੂਸੇਵਾਲਾ ਦਾ ਕਤਲ ਕਥਿਤ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਲਾਰੈਂਸ ਬਿਸ਼ਨੋਈ ਗੈਂਗਸਟਰ ਗਰੋਹ ਵਲੋਂ ਕੀਤਾ …

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ਰੂਸ-ਯੂਕਰੇਨ ਜੰਗ ’ਚ ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਨਾ ਸੋਚਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ: ਰਾਜਨਾਥ

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 26 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਰਾਜਨਾਥ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਆਪਣੇ ਰੂਸੀ ਹਮਰੁਤਬਾ ਸਰਗੇਈ ਸ਼ੋਇਗੂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਯੂਕਰੇਨ ਵਿਵਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਅਤੇ ਕੂਟਨੀਤੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਹੱਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਧਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ। ਰੱਖਿਆ ਮੰਤਰਾਲੇ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਸ਼ੋਇਗੂ …

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Voters gave John Tory 4 more years. Here are 3 issues he’ll be focused on

He’s the new mayor, same as the old mayor. Voted in largely on a promise to keep Toronto “on course” by building on what he and city council accomplished over the past eight years, John Tory will have no shortage of major issues to address in his third term. “We’ve made so …

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