Being in prison in India for more than a decade hasn’t curbed Lawrence Bishnoi’s expanding global footprint of high-profile murders, brazen violence, and frightening threats from spreading across Canada, authorities allege.For Bishnoi, a 33-year-old Indian gangster with an unexpected background, the captivating propaganda of apparent impunity while allegedly orchestrating an army of soldiers in campaigns of violence seemed only to boost his influence.Bishnoi’s name, even thoug

A microscopic parasite that procreates in your stomach and can cause ‘explosive’ watery diarrhea has resulted in an outbreak affecting over 1,000 people in the U.S., most of them in the border state of Michigan.Health officials throughout the U.S. are investigating to identify the sources of a surge in cyclosporiasis cases, an infection caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis. While very rarely fatal, symptoms of the foodborne gastrointestinal illness can last several weeks.The Public Hea

OTTAWA – The RCMP said it’s “aware” of an allegation that a Canada Border Services Agency employee passed along information to a member of the Dhanda drug trafficking ring for the purposes of smuggling drugs across the border into Canada but would not confirm an investigation.“Generally, only in the event that an investigation results in the laying of criminal charges would the RCMP confirm its investigation, the nature of any charges laid, and the identity of the

For years an Ontario man was called “King” while orchestrating truckloads of cocaine and meth worth tens of millions of dollars to be smuggled from the United States into Canada, but at his sentencing in Los Angeles, Thursday, court heard of his struggles as an immigrant and of his “working-class life in Canada.”Guramrit Sidhu, 63, of Brampton, Ont., who led a vast cross-border drug smuggling network of long-haul commercial truckers was given the minimum allowable senten

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — As the military band of the Saudi royal household belted out a rendition of Canada’s national anthem, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was thrilled.“They have not played ‘O Canada’ for 26 years… And I was very proud,” Carney said of his whirlwind visit to Saudi Arabia this week, which marked the first time a Canadian prime minister had set foot in the country in over a quarter-century, and comes after recent years of strained r

“What happened at @startupfest yesterday was antisemitism. Pure & simple,” says Shopify president Harley Finkelstein.Anti-Israel political activist and writer Yves Engler confronted Finkelstein during a session at Montreal’s StartUp festival on Wednesday. The businessman said it was the third time in two years he has been aggressively challenged in public for his support of Israel.“Disguised under a thin veil of advocacy, and everyone in the room saw right through it

Meta is facing criticism for its inaugural AI image generator, Muse Image . The new model allows anyone to use your content by default if you’re an adult with a public Instagram account. Doing so is apparently as simple as tagging a public profile in the Meta AI app and prompting the chatbot to generate new images based on photos from that account.On July 7, Meta joined the ranks of many other AI image generators on the market — including the successor to Google’s viral sensat

One of Alberta’s leading economists says that tying federal equalization payments directly to provincial GDP could help ease regional tensions and ensure equalization dollars are spent more efficiently.Trevor Tombe, an economist at the University of Calgary, says that the current equalization formula , which is based on how much revenue each province raises, creates resentment between richer and poorer provinces. That is, it encourages the poorer ones to avoid growing revenues so they can

WestJet flight attendants have officially opened a strike vote today that will continue until July 15, 2026, according to a public statement from CUPE.The union says it is seeking member support for a strike position, while negotiations continue under federal conciliation. The earliest date a legal strike or employer lockout could occur is August 2, 2026.“Our goal remains the same as it has been from the beginning: to reach a fair, negotiated, collective agreement,” Alia Hussain, pr

WestJet flight attendants have officially opened a strike vote today that will continue until July 15, 2026, according to a public statement from CUPE.The union says it is seeking member support for a strike position, while negotiations continue under federal conciliation. The earliest date a legal strike or employer lockout could occur is August 2, 2026.“Our goal remains the same as it has been from the beginning: to reach a fair, negotiated, collective agreement,” Alia Hussain, pr

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he was surprised to learn that Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had given an engraved gun to him and his fellow world leaders who attended this week’s NATO Summit in Ankara.Asked during a press conference on Thursday what went through his mind when he opened the unusual gift, Carney candidly admitted he never laid eyes on it.“I would like to reassure Canadians they keep guns away from me,” he quipped, refer

OTTAWA — Sniping over “Liberals” working for a B.C. Conservative leadership campaign and federal Conservatives at odds over a new data centre announcement has some Conservatives calling for more discipline in the movement under Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre.On Thursday, Caroline Elliott, who finished a close second to Kerry-Lynne Findlay in the B.C. Conservative leadership race, issued a direct response to Poilievre over remarks he made the week before while delivering a

OTTAWA —A public slinging of words over a recent British Columbia leadership candidate’s campaign and dispute over a multi-billion dollar AI data centre has prompted concerns over what outside Conservatives say is a lack of discipline coming from Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.The episode unfolded online Thursday when Caroline Elliott, who finished a close second to Kerry-Lynne Findlay in the B.C. Conservative leadership race, issued a direct response to Poilievre o

OTTAWA — A former British Columbia Conservative leadership candidate is objecting to Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s description of her recent campaign as one run by “Liberal lobbyists from out east.”Poilievre made the remark about Caroline Elliott’s campaign while introducing special guests who were attending his speech at a Conservative Party event at the Calgary Stampede last week. Though he didn’t mention “lobbyists” by name,

OTTAWA —A public slinging of words over a recent British Columbia leadership candidate’s campaign and dispute over a multi-billion dollar AI data centre has prompted concerns over what outside Conservatives say is a lack of discipline coming from Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.The episode unfolded online Thursday when Caroline Elliott, who finished a close second to Kerry-Lynne Findlay in the B.C. Conservative leadership race, issued a direct response to Poilievre o

A Toronto man found not criminal responsible for repeatedly sexually assaulting a “close female relative” over the course of seven months and assaulting and choking her while saying “I want to kill you,” has been granted an absolute discharge by the Ontario Review Board (ORB).The man, identified only by his initials in a recent ORB decision, has also assaulted his father, a cab driver, and sexually assaulted “many others (up to 20, including a vulnerable elderly ma