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Politics Relations between Canada and India have been under pressure for years, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have quarreled over Sikh separatist elements in this country. Relations between Canada and India have been under pressure for years John Paul Tasker · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Police in B.C. deliver update on arrests in Hardeep Singh Nijjar killingPolice in B.C. are providing an update after arresting members of an alleged hit squad in the 2023 killing of prominent Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Investigators believe the men were hired by the Indian government to carry outContinue Reading

Politics The Supreme Court is ordering a new trial for a francophone man in British Columbia who says he was not informed of his right to have a trial in the official language of his choice. Supreme Court of Canada quashes sexual assault conviction, orders new trial in FrenchStephanie TaylorContinue Reading

Just over a month into the new fiscal year and two weeks after the federal budget, the Department of National Defence is struggling to reconcile the Liberal government’s approach to military funding — giving with one hand while taking with the other. Gen. Wayne Eyre, the country’s top military commander, told theContinue Reading

The public inquiry investigating foreign interference says attempts by other countries to meddle in Canada’s past two elections are a “stain” on this country’s electoral system, but ultimately did not affect which political party formed government. “Our systems remain sound,” said Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue on Friday after releasing her first reportContinue Reading

Politics After a flood of angry comments, Veterans Affairs Canada staff found themselves working over the Easter weekend this year, scrambling to explain why one of the department’s social media posts didn’t actually mention the holiday. Staffer suggested that ‘in trying to be apolitical we became political,’ internal documents sayContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is planning to create a new agent of Parliament to oversee modern treaty implementation. PM says new commissioner will ensure government is held to account on agreementsThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 02, 2024 12:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hoursContinue Reading

Politics The Bank of Canada is getting closer to cutting interest rates as inflation shows signs of coming down and staying down, the central bank’s governor, Tiff Macklem, told MPs Thursday. ‘We do see renewed downward momentum in underlying inflation,’ Tiff Macklem said John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Internal budget cuts at the Department of National Defence have driven the Canadian Armed Forces to make radical changes to training for fighter pilots and for soldiers destined for Latvia — an overhaul that experts warn could undermine military readiness. The army is no longer requiring that troops headed for deploymentContinue Reading