Karachi,The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) have included former Pakistan all-rounder Manzoor Elahi’s son, Ali Manzoor in the Lahore Lions side, which reportedly hasn’t gone down too well with captain Mohammad Hafeez. A well informed source told PTI that the board had without consulting orRead More

Bangalore, Serbia’s Illija Bozoljac today said that their team has the ability to perform well despite world No 1 Novak Djokovic’s absence in the upcoming Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against India to be played from September 12 to 14 at KSLTA stadium here. “We were without Novak even in BelgradeRead More

Calgary, Engine failure during a flight to British Columbia from the Calgary region forced an experienced pilot to bring his single-engine plane down on a highway in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country. RCMP say officers were called Sunday afternoon after getting a mayday call from a pilot flying over the mountainous and heavilyRead More

Ottawa, Tom Mulcair predicts the next federal election will be an historic first: a three-way battle for power among Conservatives, New Democrats and Liberals. Despite opinion polls which suggest the NDP has been eclipsed by Justin Trudeau’s ascendant Liberals, Mulcair is confident his party will be back in the hunt onceRead More

Edmonton, Alberta’s incoming premier is already getting down to work as he prepares to take over the scandal plagued Progressive Conservative government. Jim Prentice announced his transition team yesterday, headed by Tim Hearn, the former chairman and CEO of Imperial Oil. And this morning the Premier-Designate is scheduled to meet withRead More

Ottawa, Statistics Canada says municipalities issued building permits worth $9.2 billion dollars in July, up 11.8 per cent from June. The federal agency says it was the fourth month in a row that the value of building permits increased. Economists had expected a drop of 6.8 per cent, according to ThomsonRead More

Toronto, A new study out of the Fraser Institute contends that financial bonuses and other incentives for teachers should be based on student achievement if Canadians want to remain competitive on the world stage. The report from the conservative-leaning, non-partisan think-tank makes the argument that just as other professionals receive performance-basedRead More

Brampton, A man is dead after a shooting Brampton Sunday. Police were called to an apartment building at 85 Charolais Blvd. in the Steeles Avenue West and Main Street South area Sunday evening. When they arrived they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.  Man in life-threatening condition after daylightRead More

Montreal, Jury selection begins today in the first-degree murder trial of Luka Rocco Magnotta. Magnotta faces five charges in connection with the May 2012 slaying and dismemberment of Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese engineering student. It is believed that choosing the bilingual jurors who will hear the evidence will last asRead More

Toronto, Toronto police are investigating arson as the suspected cause in a number of overnight car fires. A total of seven vehicles went up in flames overnight – five in the area of Church Street and The Esplanade and two in Yorkville, police said. Reports from the scene say theRead More