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Co-operation ‘right next step,’ British say after Canada’s latest India allegations
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – The British government says India should co-operate with Canada’s investigation into accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada. Ottawa expelled six Indian diplomats on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in extortion, coercion and murder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sikh groups call for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won’t feel safe until India’s consulates in Vancouver and Toronto are shut down. That’s after the Canadian government expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air India passengers get a lift from RCAF after bomb scare forces landing in Nunavut
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
More than 200 Air India passengers should be on the ground in Chicago this morning after their flight was diverted to Nunavut due to a bomb threat. The airline issued an update overnight via social media, thanking the Royal Canadian Air Force for helping ferry the 211passengers of Flight 127 from India to their final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: PM at foreign interference inquiry, chiefs vote on child welfare
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trudeau to testify at foreign interference inquiry Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to testify today as a federal inquiry into foreign interference finishes the latest phase of its work. The commission of inquiry is looking at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Focus on vulnerable communities, improve data sharing before next pandemic: report
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
TORONTO – An expert panel of doctors and researchers say Canada needs to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and take action before the next health emergency strikes. One of the six experts, Dr. Fahad Razak, says most scientists believe it’s “only a matter of time” before another global health crisis hits. The panel’s report, called ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to testify as foreign interference inquiry wraps latest phase of its work
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to testify today as a federal inquiry into foreign interference finishes the latest phase of its work. The commission of inquiry is looking at the ability of institutions to detect and fend off the attempts of hostile states to meddle in Canadian affairs. Over the last several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Divine intervention and saving the economy: What motivates Trump supporters in 2024
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
BUTLER, Pa. – They are known for wearing bright red and showing unwavering allegiance to Donald Trump. The true supporters who are showing up to his hours-long rallies are everyday Americans, convinced that freedom and the future of America are at stake if the former Republican president doesn’t win the razor-thin race to the White ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs gather to vote on landmark $47.8B child welfare reform agreement with Canada
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – First Nations chiefs are gathering in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa. The deal was struck in July between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over Canada’s underfunding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister says Canadian Forces to help stranded Air India passengers in Iqaluit
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says the passengers of an Air India flight that landed in Iqaluit due to a bomb threat remain stuck there, and he has approved a request for the military to help them. Harjit Sajjan posted on X late Tuesday that the airline “hasn’t found a solution” after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Washington mum on Canada’s latest allegations against India, expulsion of diplomats
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – American officials did not condemn India’s response to explosive accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada. On Monday, Ottawa expelled six Indian diplomats after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in extortion, coercion and murder of Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Conservatives plan $11B deficit in first year, higher than NDP or Greens
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
A costed policy platform delivered by the B.C. Conservatives in the final days of the province’s election campaign includes promises to kick start the economy and balance the books with forecasts of economic growth of more than five per cent, but only after several years of multi-billion-dollar deficit budgets. B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad said ... Read More »
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