WASHINGTON (AA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on being elected 47th president of the US. “The friendship between Canada and the U.S. is the envy of the world. I know President Trump and I will work together to create more opportunity, prosperity, and security for both of our nation...
Violence erupted in Toronto as protests involving Hindu and Sikh groups turned chaotic on Sunday, leading to three men being charged. The unrest began at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton during a visit by Indian consular officials, escalating into fistfights and clashes as demonstrators voiced support for Khalistan, a proposed Sikh homeland....
India has lodged a protest after Canada linked Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to plots targeting the Sikh community on Canadian soil. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said on Saturday that a representative of the Canadian High Commission was summoned on Friday and handed a note. Jaiswal said the note conveyed that the Indian [...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The cyber defense agency charged with keeping foreign actors from infiltrating Canada’s computer networks identified India as a cyber threat for the first time, according to a recent report. “We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against the Government of Canada ne...
A report by Kimberly Murray says missing children and unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools in Canada should be probed by a national commission. Murray is Ontario’s first ever Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Aboriginal Justice. Murray says the commission should have a 20-year mandate and be led by Indigenous representatives. Th...
Two men have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of Sikh businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik. Malik had been previously acquitted of the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people. At the time of the bombings, investigators blamed them on Sikh separatists widely believed to be seeking revenge for the Indian Army’s deadly [&h...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday put the remaining Indian diplomats in the country “on notice” that Canada will not tolerate any more criminal activity on its territory. The warning follows the expulsion earlier this week of six Indian diplomats after Canada’s national police force said there is ample eviden...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said India made a “horrific mistake” by violating Canadian sovereignty. This is amid an escalating diplomatic row over the murder of a Sikh separatist in the province of British Columbia last year. It includes allegations of a broader campaign of threats and violence against Indian exiles. Testifyin...
Canada has expelled India’s top diplomat and five others, accusing the Indian government of orchestrating homicides and extortion aimed at silencing Sikh activists in Canada. The move follows the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June last year, which has heightened scrutiny of India’s actions abroad. Canadian Prime Minist...
Israeli forces fired at a watchtower used by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two people. This is the second attack on UN facilities in the country. The White House has expressed “deep concern” over Israel’s attacks on UN peacekeepers. A National Security Council spokesperson emphasized that Israel must prioriti...
