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Ontario Provincial Police moves to clear indigenous protest near Belleville

Ontario Provincial Police have moved to clear an indigenous rail blockade in Ontario that has crippled freight and passenger rail traffic in most of eastern Canada for nearly three weeks. Ontario Provincial Police on Monday arres...

Trump, US First Lady depart for India

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump departed for their maiden two-day visit to India from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sunday.The visiting dignitaries will have a stopover at Rhineland-Palatinate in Ger...

Sanders wins Nevada Caucuses

Bernie Sanders is celebrating his Nevada caucus victory hundreds of kilometres away in Texas.The 78-year-old Vermont senator took the stage before thousands of cheering supporters inside the Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio decla...

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Miscreants vandalise residence of Karnataka girl who raised pro-Pak slogans at anti-CAA rally

Unknown miscreants vandalised the residence of Amulya, the Karnataka girl who raised pro Pakistan slogans at an anti CAA rally in Bengaluru. Amulya's home in Chikmagalur was vandalised late night on Feb 20. Police have begun their...

China reports major drop in new virus cases to 397

China says the daily count of new virus cases has fallen significantly to 397, with another 109 people dying of the disease, most in the epicenter of Hubei province. The figures announced Saturday bring the total number of cases ...

Chilliwack physiotherapist facing sexual assault charges

Sexual assault charges have been laid against a man employed as a physiotherapist at a Chilliwack health clinic, and police say there may be more victims. Police say 38-year-old Sanjay Amrutkar was arrested without incident for offences alleged to have occurred lasts August and September while he was working as a physiotherapist. He's charged with two counts of sexual assault and has been released from custody pending a court appearance next month. Police say their investigators are aware that there may be other victims who haven't reported an encounter and they encourage those people to c...

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Premier believes ``vast majority'' of residents want to resolve a dispute with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs

Premier John Horgan says he believes the ``vast majority'' of residents across northern B.C. want to resolve a dispute with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs opposed to the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline. Horgan says his gover...

WHO concerned about new cases of COVID-19

The World Health Organization is concerned about new cases of COVID-19 with no clear links to travel in China or other confirmed cases. A multiplying caseload in South Korea is showing the ease with which the new coronavirus can s...

PM Trudeau talks about the blockades, says 'Injunctions must be obeyed'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been two weeks and now it's time for the barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes to come down. He says in a democracy, people have a right to have their say but the si...