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Diplomats expelled as Trudeau links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s death
By Dylan Robertson, Mia Rabson and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Senior diplomats have been ordered expelled in both Canada and India after Prime Minster Justin Trudeau linked agents of India’s government to the shooting death of a Sikh leader near Vancouver. Hardeep Singh Nijjarwas killed in the parking lot of his gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on June 18. While Sikh community leaders in ... Read More »
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By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
SURREY – Harkirat Kaur said she had a relationship with Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar that was like “father and daughter” before his killing in Surrey, B.C., in June. The 19-year-old Sikh activist said she was initially relieved to hear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tell Parliament on Monday that “credible” intelligence linked India’s government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Girl found dead in B.C. park had ‘blunt force’ injuries: sexual assault expert
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A sexual assault expert testifying at the British Columbia Supreme Court trial of a man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl six years ago says she believes the girl’s injuries were “highly indicative of blunt force trauma.” CAUTION: note graphic content in next three paragraphs. Dr. Tracy Pickett, a doctor specializing in emergency ... Read More »
1 responseTimeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is “credible” intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was the president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara and a leader in the Sikh independence movement in Canada. — July ... Read More »
1 responseEby ‘deeply disturbed’ by CSIS briefing on Nijjar killing in Surrey, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s received a briefing from Canada’s spy agency about the “assassination” of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and he’s “deeply disturbed” by what he was told. He says he’s calling on the federal government to share all information related to ongoing foreign interference and “transnational organized crime ... Read More »
1 responseHouse gives unanimous consent to rubber-stamp bail reform bill, send it to Senate
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to adopt the Liberal government’s bail-reform bill at all stages and send it to the Senate for review. The decision came on MPs’ first day back in Ottawa after a summer break. The proposed legislation would make it harder for some repeat, violent offenders to be ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec delayed preparation for COVID-19 in care homes, leading to deaths: lawsuit
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec government’s failure to follow its pandemic-response plan as the novel coronavirus started circulating in other parts of the world in early 2020 led to preventable deaths in long-term care, a Montreal lawyer argued Monday. Patrick Martin-Ménard asked a judge to authorize a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government on behalf of ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. MLA Adam Walker hopes to clear his name after removal from NDP caucus by Eby
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
British Columbia MLA Adam Walker says he hopes to clear his name after what he called an “abrupt” decision by Premier David Eby to remove him from the NDP caucus over a human resources complaint. Walker said the premier told him in a two-and-a-half-minute call on Sunday afternoon that he would no longer be a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Credible’ intelligence links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s death: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada has expelled an Indian diplomat and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is demanding the Indian government co-operate following what Trudeau calls “credible” intelligence linking the government’s agents to the shooting death of a British Columbia Sikh leader. Harjit Singh Nijjar was shot in the parking lot of his gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A serious moment in the life of the world’: Trudeau heads back to United Nations
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
WASHINGTON – At the annual UN General Assembly, that traffic-snarling symposium of international hand-wringing and high dudgeon now underway in New York City, the peril of climate change is always a prominent topic. But as Taylor Swift might say, it hits different after the summer of 2023. The year saw a record-setting wildfire season in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Credible’ intelligence links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s murder: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian intelligence services are investigating “credible” information about “a potential link” between the government of India and the murder of British Columbia Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar was shot outside his gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on June 18. Members of the Sikh community in Canada accused the ... Read More »
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