Gurdaspur, August 24: Shopkeepers blocked the Mandi-bus stand road, considered lifeline of the city, for nearly three hours on Wednesday protesting over its dilapidated condition. A 3-km stretch of the road has become a bone of contention between the residents and the PWD authorities. For the last four months theRead More

OTTAWA — The federal treasury is doling out $1.49 billion worth of transit funding among cities in Ontario for track upgrades, new buses and improvements and accessibility upgrades to stations, the prime minister announced Tuesday. Five Ontario cities are the first recipients of $688 million of the dedicated transit fundingRead More

OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives say Environment Minister Catherine McKenna needs to repay money paid to a photographer during a climate change conference in Paris last year. Documents obtained under the Access to Information Act and made available to The Canadian Press by the Conservatives indicate McKenna’s department paid aRead More

TORONTO – Scores of aboriginals from across Ontario rallied in Toronto today ahead of a landmark court hearing on the so-called ’60s Scoop. Some travelled for up to two days to lend their support. Speakers, including the lead plaintiff, denounced what they view as the “cultural genocide” perpetrated against themRead More

 Toronto: A Toronto man is marking a major milestone today as he becomes Canada’s only male super centenarian. Zoltan Sarosy turns 110 today and a big celebration is being held this afternoon at Chartwell Grenadier Retirement Residence, the High Park seniors’ home where he resides. The organizer of the party, documentaryRead More

Washington: Parents, take note! Children who eat food high in added sugars may develop risk factors for heart disease, such as an increased risk of obesity and elevated blood pressure, a new study has warned. Children ages 2 to 18 should eat or drink less than six teaspoons – equivalentRead More

Couples who drink together, stay together, goes the new-school adage. Now a study has shown that older couples with similar drinking habits are in happier relationships compared to relationships where just one of the partners drink. The University of Michigan, based on data samples of couples over the age ofRead More

Country’s two leading mobile operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone are rolling out e-KYC service at their stores to help customers activate new SIMs instantly with Aadhaar number verification. While Airtel has rolled out the service at its stores in Delhi-NCR, Vodafone is launching the facility across India from August 24.Read More

Reliance Industries telecom unitRel Jio today said it has extended the free 4G service to the newly launch Samsung Z2 handset, making the offer available to more than 45 smartphone models of the South Korean tech major. “Jio Preview Offer is now available for customers of the newly launched SamsungRead More

New Delhi, August 23 Refusing to budge from its stand, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday floated a new theory, alleging that some junior officials of SAI and NADA were responsible for Narsingh Yadav being handed a four-year ban for doping. Narsingh was debarred from representing India atRead More