Ontario Provincial Police say they have 'disrupted' an organized crime group that allegedly used an emergency grandparent scam to defraud seniors across Canada out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Calgary police say Winston Campbell, 45, has been charged in the death of a two-year-old girl in 2022.

A motion to reverse a ban on the keffiyeh within Queen’s Park failed to receive unanimous consent Thursday just moments after Ontario Premier Doug Ford reiterated his view that prohibiting the garment in the House is divisive.

The Canada Border Security Agency is scrambling to find space to hold high-risk detainees that are set to be transferred from provincial jails in June.

American millionaire Jonathan Lehrer, one of two men charged in the killings of a Canadian couple in Dominica, has been denied bail.

CEC Rajiv Kumar urges 16.63 crore electors to vote in 102 parliamentary constituencies. Emphasizes voting facilities, youth voters, observers, and transparent polling processes with precautions for summer heat and diverse staff management.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited with inhabitants of Giu village in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti district, following the area's first mobile network hookup. During the 13-minute phone call, PM Modi addressed his visit to the border region around Diwali and claimed that connecting the community to the cell network will accelerate the 'Digital India' program.

With 16.63 crore voters poised to decide the fate of 1625 candidates, India is prepared to begin the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with Phase 1 this Friday. The high-voltage electioneering for the largest Phase came to an end at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, when a 48-hour silent period began, according to the Model Code of Conduct.

The boy, now 17, launched a violent assault at £41,000-a-year Blundell's School in Tiverton, Devon, with the intent to kill, the trial heard.

Judge Juan Merchan has ordered Trump not to attack potential jurors in the case, which is on the third day of jury selection.

The former president has denied 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels to cover up a affair he has denied.

According to Sergey Ryabkov, Russia and Argentina maintain a good dialogue at various levels

According to Igor Krasnov, the trust-based relations between Russia and Venezuela create a basis for interaction and cooperation on various trajectories, including law enforcement

Infrastructure is required to implement the investment project, both power transmission lines and the railroad, Andrey Chibis noted

The area for the terminal to transship Belarusian potash fertilizers, where the capacity of the port of Lavna under construction and railroad approaches to it, have already been selected, Andrey Chibis noted

Murmansk authorities said earlier that the capacity of the port of Lavna under construction on the western coast of the Kola Bay is planned to be involved in transshipping export cargoes from Belarus

RIYADH: A fine collection of rare cameras, print and audiovisual artifacts at the Hasma Museum in Tabuk offers visitors a unique experience. Among items in the collection are vintage treasures such as old box cameras, 16 mm to 35 mm cinema cameras, underwater cameras, and flash cameras from 100 years ago. The museum also has a display of historical audio and video equipment, while visitors can explore the earliest editions of local and other Arab newspapers.

PARIS: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center signed a joint cooperation agreement with the World Food Programme allocating $4.85 million to treat malnutrition in children aged under five as well as pregnant and lactating women in Yemen. The signing took place on the sidelines of the International Conference for Sudan and Neighboring Countries, which was organized by France and the EU in Paris.

RIYADH: A new museum studies program in Saudi Arabia has opened for registration, offering micro-credential and long-term courses. It is the result of a partnership between ilmi, a center for science, technology, reading, engineering, arts and mathematics learning, and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University. ilmi — meaning “my knowledge” in Arabic — is a science and innovation center that aims to empower young people in Saudi Arabia.

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from his Belgian counterpart Hadja Lahbib on Thursday. During the phone call, the two officials discussed  developments in the region, particularly developments in the Gaza Strip and efforts made in this regard.

RIYADH: Governor of Taif Prince Saud bin Nahar bin Saud met Princess Haifa bint Abdulmohsen, the director of development and partnerships at the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts, at the governorate’s headquarters on Thursday. He was briefed on SASCA’s strategy and initiatives aimed at fostering and empowering talent in the cultural and artistic fields, in line with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The parties were also present at the signing of a cooperation agreement between SASCA in Taif and Taif University.

Just over one month has passed since the fourth eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row began, and volcanology researcher Þorvaldur Þórðarson says that it seems that the eruption is slowly fading out. He is however worried about the high seismic activity in the whole country.

Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York is scheduled to continue Thursday. Five more jurors and six alternates need to be selected.

Judge Juan Merchan has ordered Trump not to attack potential jurors in the case, which is on the third day of jury selection.

Maria Botterill, left, Paula Johnson, top right, and Carolyn Marks, bottom middle and bottom right, all say they were attacked by Tory council leader Jonathan Nunn.

The former president has denied 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels to cover up a affair he has denied.

[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- «The situation in and around Goma is deteriorating day by day,» says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, to Fides. He refers to the capital of North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the M23 guerrillas have taken up arms again since 2021 and have captured several towns.

Restrictions have been imposed on Sayyed Javad Musavi, commercial director of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG), which is responsible for the Iranian ballistics program

Earlier reports said that the airport suspended temporarily inbound flights due to strong rains, while departures from the air harbor continued

Following the escalation of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis said they would strike Israeli territory and prevent ships affiliated with that country from passing through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait until the operation in the Palestinian enclave ended

Military commanders of Ukrainian army brigades «lack both personnel and the required amount of equipment» while Russian troops enjoy a considerable superiority, especially in artillery, Sergey Krivonos noted