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Election Results 2019: A Look At Winning Candidates
NEW DELHI: The final result for national election is out. Voters across India have given a clear mandate and chosen the 542 parliamentarians who will form the 17th Lok Sabha. As national election results are declared, the BJP has emerged…
Election Results 2019: #SidhuQuitPolitics Trends On Twitter After Rahul Gandhi’s Amethi…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi's day of reckoning in Amethi, losing the Uttar Pradesh seat that has been a family stronghold for four decades, has put another senior Congress leader in a spot. Back in April, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu had…
Surat Fire: Students Killed In Surat Coaching Centre Fire Were Aged Between 14 And 17
SURAT: At least 18 people have died, including students aged between 14 to 17, when a coaching centre in Surat caught fire. According to initial reports, the building was a commercial complex which also housed a tuition centre which catered…
Supreme Court will tuck into UberEats case about drivers’ benefit rights
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide whether a proposed class-action lawsuit against ride-hailing service Uber can move ahead. The high court has agreed to hear Uber's challenge of an Ontario Court of Appeal decision…
Philippines dismisses Canada’s plan to bring garbage back by end of June
OTTAWA — The Philippines is rejecting Canada's late-June timeline for repatriating its garbage. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told a media briefing in Manila Thursday that Canada's timeline isn't good enough and that the…
A timeline of official apologies from the federal government
OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday exonerated Chief Poundmaker in Saskatchewan, it was the latest in a long list of government efforts to apologize for past wrongs. Here are a few formal and informal apologies:…
‘We recognize the truth:’ Trudeau exonerates Cree chief of historic conviction
CUT KNIFE, Sask. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to learn the real story of a prominent Saskatchewan chief who was a peacemaker, not a criminal. Trudeau set the record straight Thursday by fully exonerating Chief…
Canada-China relations hit ‘rock bottom’ and at ‘freezing point’: Chinese…
OTTAWA — China's ambassador to Canada says the bilateral relationship is now at "rock bottom" compared to any time since diplomatic ties were first established decades ago. In prepared text for a speech Thursday, Lu Shaye said he's…
Canada seeing spike in temporary visas as migrant worker advocates raise alarm
OTTAWA — Applications for temporary resident visas issued to visitors, students and temporary workers in Canada have more than quadrupled since 2015, stretching the Immigration Department's ability to process them, according to a …
Cross-Canada corridor concept getting dusted off ahead of election
OTTAWA — The notion of a pan-Canadian corridor dedicated to rail, power lines and pipelines has been around for at least half a century but it looks like it's about to get a big publicity boost. Last week, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer…