Ontario, May 25 (IANS) The Extortion Task Force of Ontario’s Peel region in Canada on Monday announced the arrest of 17 individuals, majority of whom have ties to an international criminal network known as ‘For Brothers’, which targetted South Asian business owners and community members across the region, not only in Canada but also the United States. In yet another development highlighting Canada’s ongoing crackdown on organised criminal networks, including Khalistani groups accused of running …
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Amsterdam, May 18 (IANS) The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday for disinfection, concluding a voyage that had drawn the attention of international health authorities.The crew members are set to enter quarantine immediately. Those unable to return to their home countries will undergo quarantine in the Netherlands, the Dutch health ministry said last week.According to Oceanwide Expeditions, the Dutch vessel’s operator, there are currently 27 peo…
Ottawa, May 18 (IANS) The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed a case of hantavirus in a cruise passenger currently isolating in British Columbia following laboratory testing.PHAC said in a statement on Sunday that samples from British Columbia were sent to the agency’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg for confirmatory testing.According to the agency, one individual’s sample was confirmed positive for hantavirus on Saturday. A second individual, a travelling part…
Vancouver, May 17 (IANS) A Canadian cruise passenger currently in isolation has tested presumptive positive for hantavirus, health authorities in Canada’s British Columbia province announced.Bonnie Henry, a provincial health officer, said the patient began developing mild symptoms, including fever and headache, two days ago and was taken to a local hospital. The presumptive positive result came back on Friday and the person is currently being treated in isolation as a positive patient, Xinhua ne…
Ottawa, May 15 (IANS) The arrest of two Indian nationals of Punjab origin in Canada over a shooting incident linked to an alleged extortion racket targeting the South Asian community in British Columbia comes amid growing concern among law enforcement agencies over gang-driven criminal networks.According to a report in Khalsa Vox, vulnerable youth on study permits are allegedly being recruited by criminal syndicates for violent acts and intimidation campaigns, warned Canada’s financial intelli…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologised for the AI company’s failure to alert law enforcement agencies about warning signs linked to a teenager who later carried out one of Canada’s recent deadliest mass shootings.The apology came after more than two months of attack in which 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and half-brother before opening fire at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, leaving five children and a teacher dead, accordi…
Bhopal/Ujjain, March 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited the residence of the bereaved family of Gurkirat Singh in Parshwanath City on Dewas Road, Ujjain, to express condolences following the young man’s tragic murder in Canada. The family, devastated by the loss, shared their grief and made specific requests for government support to conduct the final rites in Canada.Gurkirat Singh, the younger son of businessman Gurjeet Singh Manocha, was pursuing a Post-Degree Diploma …
Ottawa, Feb 12 (IANS) The shooter who killed eight people in British Columbia has been identified as a transgender female by officials, who said the person’s mother and stepbrother were among the victims. Police also revised on Wednesday the number of victims in Tuesday’s shootings at a school and a home downwards to eight because they said they had mistakenly thought a woman being taken to hospital with serious injuries had died, but she was in a serious condition. Including the shooter’s suici…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the shooting incident at a school in Canada’s British Columbia and offered his condolences to the families who lost their loved ones while wishing speedy recovery to those who were injured. “Deeply shocked by the horrendous shooting in Canada. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. India stands in solidarity with the people o…
Ottawa, Feb 11 (IANS) Nine people were killed in a mass shooting allegedly by a person, possibly a woman, who committed suicide in a mining town in British Columbia, according to officials. The area’s federal police Chief Superintendent Ken Floyd said on Tuesday night (local time) that seven people were found dead in a local high school in Tumbler Ridge and two others in a home. The alleged shooter was discovered dead in the school, he said during a virtual news conference. Floyd, who commands…