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India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in the killing of a separatist leader
NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Thursday that Canada has informed it about the arrest of three Indian men who have been charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year, but insisted that no relevant information or specific evidence about Delhi’s involvement has been shared by […]
Parks Canada Drops Charges Against Northwest Passage Kayakers
In an Iqaluit courtroom on Monday, charges against four kayakers accused of breaking national park laws in the Canadian Arctic last year were dismissed. Edward (West) Hansen, Mark Agnew, Eileen Visser, and Jeffrey Wueste were each confronted with 45 charges for alleged violations in the Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary and Sirmilik National Park. These […]
Three men charged with killing Sikh activist in Canada appear in court
Three Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year have appeared in court. The case set off a diplomatic spat after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement. Canadian police had arrested the three Indian men last week in Edmonton, Alberta, […]
3 Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader in Canada appear in court
SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Three Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year have appeared in court in the case that set off a diplomatic spat after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement. Canadian police had arrested the three […]
Foreign Meddling Didn’t Impact Canada Election Outcome: Inquiry
(Bloomberg) — China made some attempts to interfere in the last two Canadian elections but did not affect the overall result or undermine the integrity of the elections, a public inquiry concluded. Most Read from Bloomberg “It is generally impossible to draw a straight line between a particular incident and the outcome of an election,” […]
Air Canada abandons plans for two Boeing 767 converted freighters
Air Canada operates two Boeing 767-300 factory-built freighters (pictured) and six 767-300 passenger-to-freighter aircraft. (Photo: Air Canada) Air Canada has again scaled back growth plans for its startup freighter division, announcing Thursday it has canceled orders with a vendor to convert two Boeing 767-300 passenger jets into freighters. The airline took a one-time charge of […]
Canada arrests 3 in killing of Sikh separatist that caused diplomatic spat with India
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian police said Friday they have made three arrests in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June in suburban Vancouver that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner David Teboul said three suspects have been arrested and charged in the slaying […]
Canada police make arrests over Sikh separatist’s murder
Police have made arrests in connection with the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, according to Canadian media reports. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, was shot dead last June by two masked gunmen in a busy car park in a Vancouver suburb. His killing sparked a major diplomatic row between India and Canada, with Prime […]
US stands to lose Canadian natural gas when LNG Canada terminal starts up
By Rod Nickel and Scott DiSavino The start-up of LNG Canada, the country’s first such export terminal, is likely to strain its natural gas supplies for multiple years and force producers to reduce exports to the U.S., where demand for the fuel is record high, companies said. Shell-led LNG Canada has begun testing its C$40-billion […]
Smoke from Canada wildfires is impacting air quality across the Northeast
Smoke fills the sky in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday as an out-of-control fire in a suburban community quickly spreads, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents. (Kelly Clark/The Canadian Press via AP) A spate of early season wildfires in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia are spreading smoke across the Northeast. […]
Air Canada under fire for removing native chief’s headdress and stuffing case in cargo hold
Air Canada has been forced to apologise to an indigenous chief, after cabin crew tried to take her sacred headdress and put it in the cargo hold on a domestic flight last week. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, the newly elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said she was “stunned” when crew members attempted […]