by South Asian Star | Oct 1, 2025 | World
A massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a New York City apartment building collapsed after an explosion Wednesday, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground.The falling bricks buried a sidewalk, landed on the public housing building’s...
by South Asian Star | Oct 1, 2025 | Local
The union representing 34,000 public sector workers in British Columbia says members of other unions will join a rally in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday to show they are “not backing down” after contract talks stalled with the government. A statement from...
by South Asian Star | Oct 1, 2025 | National
The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.The Department of Energy will take a five per cent equity stake in the miner, which is based in...
by South Asian Star | Oct 1, 2025 | Stories
The Taliban government on Wednesday rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying old fibre optic cables are worn out and are being replaced. The announcement was the Taliban’s first public statement on a communications blackout that has...
by South Asian Star | Oct 1, 2025 | Local
Staff of Swift Radio arrived at work on Tuesday morning to discover evidence of a shooting. Host Jinny Sims says she is very concerned this can happen in the community. Travis Prasad has the details. Shots were fired at a Surrey, B.C., radio station early Tuesday...
