NRI Sabha Canada: ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੁਣ ਪੀ. ਪੀ. ਪੀ. ਦਾ ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰ ਨਾ ਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ-ਮਨਪ੍...: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, 15 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ - ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਵਿੱਤ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸ: ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ ਨੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪੀਪਲਜ਼ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ (ਪੀ. ਪੀ. ਪੀ.)...
April 15, 2014
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NRI Sabha Canada: ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੁਣ ਪੀ. ਪੀ. ਪੀ. ਦਾ ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰ ਨਾ ਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ-ਮਨਪ੍...: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ, 15 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ - ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਵਿੱਤ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸ: ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ ਨੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪੀਪਲਜ਼ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ (ਪੀ. ਪੀ. ਪੀ.)...
Manpreet tops in rally code violations
Chandigarh, April 15
At eight code violations, PPP-Congress candidate for Bathinda Manpreet Badal tops the tally among various candidates in Punjab for allegedly holding rallies in an illegal manner.
The Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has compiled a report of 32 such code violations. Contesting on the Congress symbol, Manpreet Badal along with his son Arjun Badal have been charged for holding rallies without permission, among other places, at Balluana (March 20), Bir Rehman (March 24), Teona (March 25) and Jai Singhwala (April 8).
The father-son duo has also been charged with misuse of vehicles and speakers and also holding a rally before the scheduled time at Khhatra Rice Mill.
Supreet Singh Gulati, Additional CEO, said, “These reports have been forwarded to the Election Commission. We will wait for its orders for further action.”
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5 dead in Calgary stabbings, police say
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| Apr. 15, 2014: Police investigate the scene of a multiple fatal stabbing in northwest Calgary, Alberta. |
Police Chief Rick Hanson said the suspect is the son of a 33-year veteran of the Calgary police force and a student at the University of Calgary.
"We have never seen five people killed at one scene," Hanson said. "The scene was horrific."
Hanson said the suspect was invited to the party and shortly after arriving picked up a large knife and began stabbing the victims one by one early Tuesday morning. He said about 20 people were at the party when the stabbings occurred.
Hanson said the victims ages range from 22 to 27. He said the dead were all "good kids"
The police chief said they would not release the name of the suspect until first-degree murder charges are announced later Tuesday. He said the suspect left his work at a grocery store before arriving to the party.
Police said three males were found dead at the home. A male and a female died at a local hospital.
Police said the suspect, in his 20s, was arrested with the help of the police canine unit about 40 minutes after the stabbings and that he was taken to hospital for treatment for dog bites.
There was no immediate word on charges or the possible motive. Hanson said the suspect brought a weapon, but used a knife from the house.
Hanson said the father of the suspect is devastated.
Multiple witnesses were taken to the campus and are currently being interviewed by detectives, police said.
The blue-sided house where the stabbings occurred is on a quiet, tree-lined residential street. It was surrounded with yellow police tape as medical examiner staff brought three bodies out on stretchers.
Neighbors in the area say the house was being rented by University of Calgary students and that the party was related to the student union's annual Bermuda Shorts Day, held Monday.
Bermuda Shorts Day, shortened by students to BSD, is an annual outdoor party on campus with live music and beer gardens to celebrate the final day of classes.
The school's student newspaper, The Gauntlet, wrote about the tradition two weeks ago in a story titled "BSD: It'll be a bloodbath."
On Twitter, many students wrote about how they started drinking early in the morning Monday and continued after the campus event at parties elsewhere.
University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon said they are "deeply saddened" by the news. Cannon said it was a house party off campus.
"This is a terrible, terrible tragedy," Cannon said. "It's young people who have lost their lives at a very critical point in their lifetimes. It's a huge impact on all of us."
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi took to Twitter to offer condolences.
"Thoughts and prayers of all Calgarians are with the young people we lost this morning, their families, friends, and university community," the mayor said.
Just outside Toronto, meanwhile, a student was stabbed in a school and two were arrested. Police said the 17-year-old victim has non-life threatening injuries.
Five killed in 'worst mass murder' in Calgary's history:
Matthew de Grood, 23, ID'd as suspect in Calgary's worst mass murder
The man suspected of fatally stabbing five people in their 20s at a northwest Calgary house party is the son of a veteran police officer, according to the chief of police.
Matthew de Grood, 23, is in custody after four males and a female died following the early-morning stabbings in the city’s Brentwood neighbourhood, just north of the University of Calgary campus.
Matthew de Grood, 23, is expected to be charged with five counts of first-degree murder after five people were stabbed to death at a house party early Tuesday morning. (St. Francis High School yearbook)
Calgary Police Services Chief Rick Hanson said de Grood will likely be charged with five counts of first-degree murder later this afternoon.
The stabbings happened around 1:20 a.m. MT on Tuesday at a house party celebrating the end of university classes, police said.
"This is the worst mass murder in Calgary's history," said Hanson at a news conference Tuesday.
De Grood, who attended the University of Calgary, was planning to attend law school, according to multiple sources.
“We understand the party was for friends and people of the university and the suspect was an invited guest," said Hanson.
The attacks happened shortly after his arrival at the party, he said.
“The suspect arrived at the party, obtained a large knife and targeted the victims one by one, stabbing them,” said Hanson.
There is nothing to indicate that there was any incident that led up to the event, or that de Grood had consumed drugs or alcohol. It's believed he came to the party directly from work, said Hanson.
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The suspect did have a weapon — which police referred to as "an instrument" — that he carried with him, which police believe he brought from work.
"Primarily the weapon that was used was one that was obtained in the house," Hanson said.
The victims were identified as a 22-year-old man from Priddis, Alta., a 23-year-old woman from Calgary, two 23-year-old men from Calgary and a 27-year-old man from Calgary. Police are trying to alert the families of all the victims.
None of the victims, nor the suspect, have any past history with police, said Hanson.
There will be a vigil at the university's MacEwan Hall from 4:40 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. MT, according to the students' union.
End of classes celebration
According to neighbours, the people at the house had been celebrating the last day of university classes with a fire in a home's backyard.
Bermuda Shorts Day festivities to mark the end of the University of Calgary’s winter semester have been a campus tradition since 1960.
Three people were pronounced dead at the scene. A female was found injured on the lawn, while two others were taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition, and later died, officials said.
One other person suffered minor injuries.
The three bodies in the house were taken away by officials from the medical examiner’s office around mid-morning.
No names will be released until autopsies have been completed, police said.
Suspect arrested
The suspect fled on foot but police arrested him about 40 minutes later with assistance from the K-9 unit. Investigators are not looking for any more suspects.
The suspect was taken to hospital to be treated for a dog bite.
The homicide unit is leading the investigation with assistance from the forensics team as a heavy police presence remained in the neighbourhood Tuesday.
Detectives took several witnesses to a police station to be interviewed.
No previous problems at house
Nearby resident Doug Jones told CBC News he noticed about 12 to 20 university-aged people at the backyard party.
“When it started to get dark, they moved inside and once inside, you wouldn’t even be able to tell there was anything really even going on. It wasn’t loud at all,” he said.
The homicide unit is investigating after five people in their 20s were stabbed to death in Calgary. The stabbings occurred at an address in Brentwood early Tuesday morning. (Kyle Bakx/CBC)
"We’ve never had any problems over there."
Jones, who lives next door, said he thinks there are at least three students who live in the house. He said his bedroom door looks out on their backyard.
“What really touches me about it is how it can happen. I mean, we never heard a thing.”
Jones said Brentwood is an “old-fashioned neighbourhood."
“Nothing ever happens here because we’re in a crescent, we don’t get any other traffic other than people that live here, people that are coming to visit,” he said.
“It’s pretty shocking, it just goes to show it can happen anywhere.”
"The University of Calgary is mourning the loss of five young people killed early this morning in Brentwood," the school said in a written release, promising to provide further comment once more details are confirmed.
The university is offering counselling to students, faculty and staff affected by the tragedy. They are encouraged to go to the university's wellness centre in classroom MSC 370 or contact sar@ucalgary.ca.
“Our thoughts and condolences go out to the families and friends of all those affected,” said Raphael Jacob, president of the university's students’ union.
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