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19 Jun 2023

Khalistani Terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Wanted By NIA, Shot Dead In Canada

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a 'wanted terrorist' in India due to his involvement in various acts of violence and subversive activities.

02 Jul 2021

Wildfire guts town in Canada, more than 1,000 people evacuated

B.C Premier John Horgan said 62 new fires were reported in B.C. in the past 24 hours, forcing authorities to issue new evacuation orders affecting some 700 people in B.C.`s Cariboo region. The sizzling heat wave also ravaged the U.S. Northwest with record-high temperatures. Lytton set a record of 49.6 degrees Celsius (121.28 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.

30 Jun 2021

Canada weather: Record heat forces British Columbia to shut schools

British Columbia has closed schools and universities due to extreme heat. It has pushed temperature in the western Canadian province to a national record over the weekend.

wildfire in Canada

17 Jul 2017

Massive wildfires sweep across Canadian province

As of Sunday, a total of 178 wildfires were reported to be actively blazing in British Columbia, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System.

California fires

10 Jul 2017

Thousands flee California fires, state of emergency in British Columbia

Further to the north, the Canadian province of British Columbia was under a state of emergency as fire crews there also battled blazes fueled by searing temperatures and high winds.

30 Jun 2017

Government of Canada's British Columbia toppled in non-confidence vote

British Columbia`s Liberal government was defeated on Thursday in a non-confidence vote, as expected, paving the way for the left-leaning New Democrats to rule the Western Canadian province for the first time in 16 years.

British Columbia

10 May 2017

Liberals win tight poll in Canada's British Columbia, lose majority

The ruling Liberal Party squeaked to victory in British Columbia elections, but it lost its majority after 16 years in power as the left-leaning New Democrats picked up seats, preliminary results showed.

4.0 magnitude earthquake

11 Sep 2016

4.0 magnitude earthquake hits British Columbia

Earthquakes Canada says the tremor hit South Okanagan, about 24 miles (40 km) south of Penticton, British Columbia, near the town of Oliver yesterday.

30 Jun 2016

Sikh man plays hero, saves drowning girl using turban in Canada's Kamloops

Avtar Hothi, a 65-year-old farmer from Kamloops, British Columbia, used his turban to save a teen who had fallen into the cold waters of North Thompson River.

29 May 2016

Khalistan terror camp running in Canada to attack Punjab; Justin Trudeau govt alerted

Hardeep Nijjar, the operational head of Khalistan Terror Force (KTF), is a baptized Sikh staying in Surrey since 1995 on Canadian passport.

Canada serial killer

22 Feb 2016

Notorious Canada serial killer pens book, sparks outrage

The book, published on Jan 29 and available through the online retailer Amazon.com Inc, is listed as a personal memoir by Robert Pickton, 66, who is serving a life sentence.

British Columbia

30 Jan 2016

Five killed in avalanche in Canadian province of British Columbia

Five snowmobilers were killed Friday after being buried in an avalanche in Canada`s British Columbia (BC) province, officials said.

11 Oct 2015

3D-printed wheelchair helps disabled kitten walk

A tiny 3D-printed wheelchair developed by two students in Canada has helped a disabled kitten, who lost his back legs shortly after birth, walk again.

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