Premiers send letter to feds demanding bail reform after homicide

Premiers send letter to feds demanding bail reform after homicide

Canada’s premiers have sent a letter to the prime minister demanding a thorough review of the bail system after the homicide of a Surrey, B.C., woman. Tori Dunn, 30, was killed in her home on June 16. Her death prompted an outpouring of grief in the Metro Vancouver suburb. The man who has been arrested … Read more

Amid arrest reports, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan shares video from Dubai

Amid arrest reports, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan shares video from Dubai

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Amid reports over his arrest in Dubai, renowned singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on his official Instagram page shared a video dismissing all claims as baseless. Pakistani media house, Geo TV, claimed that the singer was arrested based on a defamation complaint by his former manager Salman Ahmed. In the video … Read more

Hathras stampede key accused Devprakash Madhukar surrenders, claims lawyer | India News

Hathras stampede key accused Devprakash Madhukar surrenders, claims lawyer | India News

NEW DELHI: The key accused of the Hathras stampede, Devprakash Madhukar, surrendered on Friday and has been taken into custody by the Uttar Pradesh Police. Madhukar was the main organiser of the ‘satsang‘ (religious prayer meet) where a stampede claimed the lives of 121 people.Madhukar’s lawyer, AP Singh claimed that Madhukar surrendered to the Delhi … Read more

Woman charged with trying to smuggle $40K worth of turtles across Vermont lake to Quebec

Woman charged with trying to smuggle K worth of turtles across Vermont lake to Quebec

A woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, into Canada by kayak, according to border patrol agents. Wan Yee Ng was arrested on the morning of June 28 at an Airbnb in Canaan, Vt., as she was about to … Read more

Billionaire Frank Stronach charged with 8 more criminal counts including sexual assault, police say

Billionaire Frank Stronach charged with 8 more criminal counts including sexual assault, police say

Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach has been charged with additional criminal offences, including sexual assault, Peel Regional Police said Wednesday. “Investigators from the Peel Regional Police, Special Victims Unit, have identified additional victims and additional charges have been laid,” Peel Const. Tyler Bell-Morena told CBC News in an emailed statement. Bell-Morena said the newly announced charges include … Read more

Trudeau says he sees an ‘opportunity’ to engage with Modi’s government after India’s election

Trudeau says he sees an ‘opportunity’ to engage with Modi’s government after India’s election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he sees a new opening to engage with India in the wake of that country’s election, which returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to office for a third term. “Now that he’s through his election, I think there is an opportunity for us to engage, including on some very serious issues … Read more

Ontario billionaire Frank Stronach accused of sexual offences against 3 women

Ontario billionaire Frank Stronach accused of sexual offences against 3 women

Ontario billionaire Frank Stronach, 91, is accused of committing sexual offences against three women between 1980 and 2023, according to court documents. The new details are contained in public records obtained Friday by CBC News from the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton. The documents provide further information on the charges first announced by Peel … Read more

Trudeau, Modi in same room for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh leader’s assassination

Trudeau, Modi in same room for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh leader’s assassination

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down in the same room as India’s prime minister for the first time since he publicly accused Narendra Modi’s government of involvement in the assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist and Indian nationals were later arrested in B.C.  Trudeau and Modi were both around the same G7 table in Italy during … Read more

Prominent Chinese activists sentenced to up to 5 years on charges of ‘inciting subversion’

Prominent Chinese activists sentenced to up to 5 years on charges of ‘inciting subversion’

The two, who were arrested in September 2021, have served two years and nine months in prison, which will be deducted from their sentences. Huang is expected to be released in September 2026, while Wang will be freed in March next year. Huang said she would appeal, according to people familiar with the matter. “Using … Read more

Hoarding collapse case: Ex-director of Ego Media, civil contractor held from hotel room in Goa | India News

Hoarding collapse case: Ex-director of Ego Media, civil contractor held from hotel room in Goa | India News

NEW DELHI: The special Investigating team probing the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse case that left 17 people dead, arrested the ex-director of Ego Media Janhavi Marathe and civil contractor Sagar Kumbhar from a hotel room in Goa.A Mumbai court on May 31 had rejected Marathe’s anticipatory bail plea. While Marathe claimed she was “merely a signing … Read more