Canada's Five Eyes allies showed little inclination Tuesday to wade into an escalating row between Ottawa and New Delhi over allegations that Indian agents were involved in the assassination of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. on June 18. The dispute comes just as Western nations are trying …
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Canada has Indian diplomats’ communications in bombshell murder probe: sources
The Canadian government has amassed both human and signals intelligence in a months-long investigation of a Sikh activist's death that has inflamed relations with India, sources tell CBC News. Sources tell CBC News Indian officials have not denied the existence of the intelligence in private The Canadian government has amassed …
Read More »Trudeau accuses India’s government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing the government of India of involvement in the fatal shooting of a Canadian Sikh leader — a claim that will have seismic effects on an already shaky bilateral relationship. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed in B.C. in June Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing …
Read More »Trudeau says he’s sensed a ‘tonal shift’ from India since U.S. reported alleged murder plot
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes India's relations with Canada may have undergone "a tonal shift" in the days since the unsealing of a U.S. indictment alleging a conspiracy to murder a Sikh activist on American soil. PM says India may realize now that 'they can't bluster their way …
Read More »Canadian Sikh activist’s murder has put a spotlight on India’s little-known intelligence agency
The accusations by Canada that India was involved in the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar have put the spotlight on India's foreign intelligence agency — the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) — a shadowy spy agency many Canadians have probably never heard of. The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) …
Read More »UN warns of potential ‘second devastating crisis’ from contaminated water in wake of Libya floods
Officials have warned that a disease outbreak in Libya's northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create "a second devastating crisis" as diarrhea spread among those who drank contaminated water. Officials concerned about disease outbreak amid lack of sanitation Officials warned Monday that a disease outbreak in Libya's northeast, where …
Read More »Trudeau says he ‘should have, could have’ moved faster on housing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he "could have" and "should have" moved faster on making affordable housing a priority for his government — an insight that comes as his government faces the worst polling it's seen since coming to power. PM says ‘everything would be much worse right now’ if …
Read More »Unifor says talks progressing but sides ‘far apart’ as Ford strike deadline nears
The union representing tens of thousands of auto workers in Canada says that talks are progressing between Ford and its bargaining committee but both sides remain far apart. The contract between Ford and Unifor members will expire at 11:59 p.m. Monday. If there is no deal in place, more than …
Read More »‘I didn’t have much to lose,’ accused killer tells police after attacking Muslim family with pickup truck
Over 12 hours after a Muslim family was struck by a truck in London on June 6, 2021, Nathaniel Veltman says in police video shown at his murder-terror trial in Ontario court in Windsor that he didn't have strong connections with anyone in his life and felt he didn't have …
Read More »Minister says Canada’s largest grocery chains have agreed to ‘work’ on stabilizing food prices
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says today's meeting with the CEOs of five of Canada's biggest grocery chains is about stabilizing prices. Chrystia Freeland, François-Philippe Champagne meeting with heads of Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says today's meeting with the CEOs of five of …
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