Politics

The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights is planning to challenge the constitutionality and logic behind the Liberal government’s recent ban of many assault-style guns.  The coalition says such rifles have been used by shooters for decades for hunting and sporting purposes. The coalition is seeking the court to strike down new regulations as unlawful and beyond the scope of the ...

Meng Wanzhou lost the first round in her bid to avoid extradition to the United States on Wednesday as the B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled the extradition case against her would continue, bringing Meng a step closer to facing fraud charges in the US. The 48-year-old Meng is the oldest daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei and serves as the ...

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched its high voltage Election Campaign in Bengal on Wednesday (27 May) with title slogan “Aar Noi Mamata” which means “No More Mamata”. The party launched twitter handle #AarNoiMamata and also released a 57 second video clip calling for the removal of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime. This launch is coincided with the completion of nine ...

Just hours prior to Justin Trudeau visiting one of the largest Sikh temple in Canada this morning to mark the Vaisakhi celebrations, Liberal government agreed to remove the reference to Sikh extremism from a recent report on terrorism. Prime Minister Trudeau and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be taking part in grand Vaisakhi Parade starting from Ross Street Gurdwara in ...

Supreme Court of Canada in its ruling on January 11, 2019 said that a Canadian elector living abroad who has previously resided in Canada is entitled to vote by special ballot in federal elections regardless of how long they have been living abroad. Elections Canada is currently updating its online forms and information to reflect the ruling which came into effect immediately ...

The probe that started with MP Grewal’s drug addiction and gambling debts is expected to be a bigger investigation to include money-laundering and terrorist financing, as per available information. The Prime Minister’s Office had last week said  that Grewal’s sudden decision to step down as the member from Brampton East was prompted by his gambling problem that led him to incur significant ...

As polling came to a close in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, with 74.61 per cent voters exercising their franchise experts are predicting a very close finish for BJP and Congress. Though state Congress chief Kamal Nath said that he is confident of Congress winning over 140 seats and forming the next government, BJP on other hand is claiming that they ...

RCMP officers were given permission to break the law 73 times on the job last year — the highest number on record — according to a new report. Police officers are not immune from criminal liability while doing their jobs, but a decade-old tweak to the Criminal Code allows for a temporary dispensation during investigations. The provisions are subject to a legal requirement of ...

Senators voted in favour of the Liberal government’s legislation to force Canada Post employees back to work — a move that was quickly given royal assent. The vote on Monday evening, passed by a margin of 53 to 25 with four senators abstaining, ends a series of rotating strikes at Canada Post as the walkouts enter their sixth week. Canada ...

Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday night dissolved the state assembly, the action that doesn’t need to be ratified by Parliament under J&K’s Constitution. The dissolution followed soon after Mehbooba Mufti of PDP stakes claim to form the goverment with the support of Congress and National Conference. Sajjad Lone had also put his claim to form the government. Both of ...