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

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

Washington : Amid a country-wide alert in India over an al-Qaeda threat, a top US counter-terrorism expert has said there is no evidence of the terror outfit’s presence in the country. “The idea that Ayman al-Zawahiri is going to open a branch of al-Qaeda in India is just crazy. Yes,Read More

Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in Jammu and Kashmir and offered help to India in whatever way possible to mitigate the suffering of the people affected by the floods in the state. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif carried out an aerial survey of the affected areas inRead More

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday granted a 15-day extension to Sahara chief Subrata Roy to use the office complex allotted to him inside the Tihar jail premises. Roy is attempting to sell overseas assets such as Grosvenor House in London to raise about Rs 10,000 crore to payRead More

New Delhi  – India and Germany today agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers as visiting Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who described the two nations as “made for each other”. During the meeting here, Steinmeier conveyed Germany’s strong desire to work withRead More

New Delhi, The AAP on Monday released a video which showed some BJP leaders allegedly offering a plum post and money to its legislator in a bid to form the government in Delhi. The BJP, however, rubbished the video. Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of indulging in horse trading,Read More

New Delhi, Government has decided to go ahead with the appointments to various statutory bodies like CVC, NHRC and Lok Pal without the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha as a member of the selection committee choosing them. The move comes following a recent reference from the Lok SabhaRead More