India

Saskatchewan RCMP Make Arrest In Large-scale Crude Oil Thefts

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 21 Jan, 2016 12:07 PM

MAIDSTONE, Sask. — Perhaps he hadn't seen the latest price for oil.

RCMP have a man in custody who is charged in several large-scale crude oil thefts from energy sites in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Mounties say they made an arrest on Tuesday after an investigation that spanned several months.

Bruce Russell Hardy, who is 61 and from Lashburn, Sask., is facing seven counts of theft over $5,000.

Hardy is to appear in a Lloydminster courtroom on Feb. 23.

Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude is now under US$30 a barrel.

Prev Next

MORE India ARTICLES

Two Minors Gang-raped In Bihar

Two minors, who are cousins, were gang-raped by 15 youth when they were returning from a temple in Bihar's Rohtas district on Wednesday, police said, addding a search was on for the accused.

Two Minors Gang-raped In Bihar

'Witty' Parkash Singh Badal Snubs Son's Father-In-Law Satyajit Singh Majithia

In a virtual snub to his son's father-in-law, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday noted how much his family has benefited under his dispensation.

'Witty' Parkash Singh Badal Snubs Son's Father-In-Law Satyajit Singh Majithia

Syed Ali Geelani Spurns Pakistani Invite As 'Symbolic Protest'

Hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said he would not attend the 'Eid Milan' function at the Pakistan High Commission on July 21 as a "symbolic protest".

Syed Ali Geelani Spurns Pakistani Invite As 'Symbolic Protest'

27 Hindu Pilgrims Die In Andhra Pradesh Stampede

At least 27 pilgrims were killed and over 60 injured on Tuesday in a horrific stampede here at the start of the Godavari 'Maha Pushkaralu' -- the Kumbh Mela of the south, officials and witnesses said.

27 Hindu Pilgrims Die In Andhra Pradesh Stampede

Honest decision, justice for Indian cricket: Lalit Modi

Great outcome for justice and integrity. No surprise, first honest decision on Indian cricket and it comes from outside the BCCI. Lodha committee report is just the first step. It is not an end but has to be taken as a starting point.

Honest decision, justice for Indian cricket: Lalit Modi

1984 Riots: When Silence Spoke So Unmistakably

Sanjay Suri is the author of '1984 - the Anti-Sikh Violence and After'. He was a young crime reporter with The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards on 31 October 1984.