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VOL 25 - ISSUE 29
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2025
US public health rollbacks will impact Canadians: experts Infectious disease experts on this side of the border are slamming the state of public health in the U.S., after the Trump administration fired the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Wednesday, after less than one month on the job, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Susan Monarez would no longer be the head of the CDC. It’s the administration’s latest aim at public
Police advise residents to shelter in place, others to stay away
Police say there is an ongoing active shooter situation in northwest Calgary. The situation is unfolding in the area of the 500 block of Crescent Road N.W. Residents are advised to shelter in place. Others are advised to avoid the area. On social media, the Calgary Police Service said, “We are asking residents along this stretch of roadway to stay inside & lock their doors.” Shortly after 5 p.m., police told media the following: “The threat is currently contained to a residence in the community,” police said. “Out of precaution, we are asking members of the community to shelter in place until the incident is resolved. If you are at home, please continue to shelter in place. If possible, go into a below-grade floor of your property. Continued on Page 10...
health, following changes to COVID-19 vaccines guidelines, and President Donald Trump initiating the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. Those who work in this field say they fear what’s happening down south will have ripple effects on the Canadian health-care system. “I don’t really know any other way to say this, but it’s catastrophic what’s happening in the United States right now in terms of public health,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan and Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. Rasmussen said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health and human services secretary, has made it clear he intends to restrict access to vaccines. Continued on Page 7...
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Dinesh Patnaik appointed India’s new High Commissioner to Canada Senior diplomat Dinesh K. Patnaik has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Canada, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday. Patnaik, a 1990-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, is currently serving as Ambassador to Spain. He is expected to take up his new assignment in Ottawa shortly. Bilateral relations between India and Canada have faced turbulence in recent years, particularly after Canadian allegations of Indian involvement in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023. India strongly rejected the charges, leading to diplomatic expulsions, curbs on visas and a freeze in dialogue. In October 2024, India withdrew its envoy to Canada. Continued on Page 15..
Army and NGOs help to rescue flood-ravaged victims in Punjab The Punjab Government, the Army, disaster response forces, civilians and non-governmental organisations have joined hands for relief and rescue operations in flood-hit areas of the state as the rain abated.
With operations to rescue those stuck in deluged areas, several kilometres away from the swollen Ravi and the Beas, going on in full swing, the state has also started assessing its losses. A preliminary inquiry into the washing away of three floodgates at the Madhopur Headworks is underway. Official sources told The Tribune that the water flow in the Ravi at the headworks on Tuesday was over 14 lakh cusecs, thus having crossed the previous record of 11 cusecs in the floods of 1988. This led to three of the 54 floodgates at the headworks being washed away. Continued on Page 13...
Why India's Election Commission is facing a test of credibility India's Election Commission (ECI), one of the most trusted public institutions in the world's largest democracy, is facing a test of its credibility. Over the past few weeks, it has fielded a string of allegations from the opposition, ranging from voter fraud and manipulation to inconsistencies in electoral rolls. It has denied all of these. Opposition leaders, who have held massive protests against the ECI in recent days, said they were considering an impeachment motion to remove the chief election commissioner from his position. Continued on Page 15...
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