National News
Hardeep Nijjar met CSIS every week before killing that Trudeau links to India: son
By Nono Shen and Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, in a killing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says has been credibly linked to India. Balraj Nijjar says in an interview that his father ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sikh community ‘reeling’ on news of India interference in death: B.C.’s AG says
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
British Columbia’s attorney general says the community is reeling over news that the Canadian government is investigating a link between the shooting death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the government of India, although insiders say it’s not a surprise. Niki Sharma says the link is shocking and every B.C. resident has the freedom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada signs $3-billion deal to finance nuclear power in Romania
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is helping to finance two new nuclear reactors in Romania, which that country’s energy minister says will help diminish Russia’s ability to use its energy exports as a weapon. Canadian Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson signed the $3-billion deal with his Romanian counterpart, Sebastian Burduja, in Ottawa today. The Canadian financing is limited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court hears arguments over injunction for Saskatchewan’s school pronoun policy
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
REGINA – An injunction application hearing has begun over Saskatchewan’s policy that affects children who want to use different pronouns or names at school. The new policy requires students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by a different name or pronoun. Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer raises Jordan concerns in ‘Freedom Convoy’ case as delays drag on
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The defence lawyer for one of the “Freedom Convoy” organizers says she will need to consider asking for the case to be dismissed if his trial continues to be plagued with delays. Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were arrested last year on Feb. 17 in the final days of the convoy protest that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What is the Sikh separatist movement at centre of the Canada-India dispute?
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
The shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., in June has touched off a foreign affairs crisis between Canada and India over the Sikh leader’s role in the Khalistan separatism movement. Here is what you need to know about the movement. What is Khalistan? Khalistan is the term used for the quest of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. human rights commissioner calls out anti-LGBTQ rallies planned across Canada
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, says she is disturbed about “hate-fuelled marches” planned in several communities around the province and across Canada on Wednesday. Posters created by a group called “1MillionMarch4Children” says participants are “standing together against gender ideology in schools,” which is a reference to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court arguments begin over injunction for Saskatchewan’s school pronoun policy
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
REGINA – An injunction application hearing has begun over Saskatchewan’s policy that affects children who want to use different pronouns at school. The policy requires students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by a different name or pronoun. Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ people in Regina, are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Freedom Convoy’ Facebook posts admitted as evidence in protest organizers’ trial
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Social media posts and videos from the “Freedom Convoy 2022” Facebook page have been accepted as evidence in the criminal trial of two of the protest’s most prominent organizers. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are facing several charges related to their role in planning the massive protest that brought thousands of demonstrators to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randy Hillier back in court seeking location change for ‘Freedom Convoy’ jury trial
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, who is facing charges in connection with last year’s “Freedom Convoy,” is seeking for a second time to move his jury trial away from Ottawa. Hillier’s lawyer argues that widespread opposition against the protest in the capital could lead to an unfair trial if his case is heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Civil liberties, justice reform groups troubled by House’s fast-tracking of bail bill
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Two of Canada’s leading advocacy groups on civil liberties and justice reform say it is troubling that the House of Commons opted to pass a Liberal bail-reform bill in one shot Monday, skipping committee study of the legislation and sending it straight to the Senate. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the John ... Read More »
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