Month: October 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Anita Anand as the country’s new defense minister as he introduced his new cabinet after election in September.

Two men had fallen while hiking were saved thanks to a group of Sikh men who removed their turbans to create a rope got International media attention. A group of five young Sikh men saw hikers stranded on a steep rocky ledge at Golden Ears Park in British Columbia. The young men are International Students from India.

Sudan’s military has seized power from a transitional government lead by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, dissolving the military-civilian Sovereign Council that had been established to guide the country to democracy following the overthrow of long-ruling dictator Omar al-Bashir in a popular uprising two years ago.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held in Iran for five years on spying charges, recently lost her appeal against a second prison sentence. 43-year-old mother-of-one charity worer from London, has been detained in Iran since 2016 and has not seen her daughter for two years.

Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who rose to become the first Black U.S. secretary of state and top military officer and chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died of COVID – 19 complications after receiving two shots against the virus. He was waiting to get his booster shot when he got sick.

Alberta’s two major cities have made history by electing two Mayor of Indian. Jyoti Gondek became Calgary’s first female mayor and Edmonton have elected the city’s first person of colour as mayor.

Kabul – Former Jihadi leader, Abdulrabb Rasul Sayyaf, in response to the suicide attacks on worshipers in Kandahar has put into controversy the recent statements of the Taliban regarding the IS-KP attacks.

Kabul – Following the second attack on Shia worshipers in a week in Afghanistan, the United Nations in response, says that terrorism is still active in Afghanistan.