Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A B.C. wildlife protection organization is calling on the province for more transparency and change after …
Read More »Calgary officials call for $342M over next 4 years to fix city’s leaky pipes
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. City officials are proposing Calgary spend $342 million over the next four years to reduce the …
Read More »B.C. won’t extend last call for World Cup games as Ontario did — and it’s all about time zones
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. There are two Canadian provinces hosting FIFA World Cup games next month, but only one will …
Read More »Doctors call for strong oversight, workforce protections as Alberta works towards dual practice model
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Alberta Medical Association is calling on the provincial government to adopt dozens of safeguards as …
Read More »‘He was the first one to call me mom,’ mother says of teen killed in Hamilton mall shooting
Last Friday afternoon, 16-year-old Nabil Askafe got a call from a friend and told his mother he was heading out. His mother told him to “eat before leaving,” she recalls, but he declined and said he would be back soon. That was the last time she saw him. “I always …
Read More »Unsanitary conditions at affordable housing building in Montreal trigger urgent call for help
Ameen Raa Al-Khabyyr has spent years fighting a losing battle against bed bugs in his subsidized Montreal apartment. “I was using this powder from Canadian Tire and it’s good for three months,” said Al-Khabyyr, who is in his 70s and struggles with mobility issues. “I did it myself, but only …
Read More »Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen talks about ‘incredible’ views of Earth in live video call from deep space
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen connected with Earth from deep space early Saturday in a historic first …
Read More »Umar Zameer’s lawyer sets ‘record straight’ after OPP investigation, Ford’s call for judge apology
Lawyer for a man acquitted in a high-profile Toronto murder trial where a police officer was killed is calling for a public inquiry into the “secretive process” behind a recent Ontario Provincial Police report that re-examines evidence from the trial. Umar Zameer’s lawyer Nader Hasan said at a news conference …
Read More »Police call shooting at U.S. consulate in Toronto ‘national security incident,’ seek 2 suspects
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two suspects are being sought after a multiple shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in …
Read More »Canadian Coast Guard captain fired for ‘willfully’ ignoring distress call: labour board
The Canadian Coast Guard fired one of its captains on the grounds he “willfully” ignored a distress call about a sinking boat in cold and choppy P.E.I. waters, according to a recently posted federal labour board decision. “His misconduct was significant, both in terms of the reputation of the coast …
Read More »