Tag: Canada
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How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity | Indigenous Rights
‘It’s like home’ Martha was able to heal some of that trauma by reconnecting with her father before he died in 2005. “He sobered up in the later years,” she says. “He was getting sickly, but I would ask him things, [about our culture]. And he would bring me to round dances, he would bring…
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Canada accuses India’s Amit Shah over campaign targeting Sikh separatists | News
Ottawa says the close ally of India’s PM is involved in an intimidation campaign against Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. Indian sources call the allegations ‘flimsy’. Canada has accused Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah of being behind a campaign of violence and intimidation targeting Sikh activists, in a move likely to extend a…
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India’s envoy to Canada rejects involvement in Sikh activist’s killing | Politics News
Montreal, Canada – India’s high commissioner to Canada has rejected allegations of involvement in the 2023 killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader in the country, slamming the Canadian government as being “politically motivated” in its accusations. In an interview with Canadian network CTV News on Sunday, Sanjay Kumar Verma was asked whether he had…
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India made ‘horrific mistake’ violating Canadian sovereignty, says Trudeau | News
The new Justin Trudeau statement deepens row between India and Canada over New Delhi’s alleged targeting of Sikh dissidents. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India’s government of orchestrating violence in the country, the latest chapter in a growing rift over New Delhi’s alleged targeting of Canada-based Sikh separatists. Trudeau levelled the charges during…
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India-Canada diplomatic row reignites: What to know and what comes next | Politics News
EXPLAINER Canada accuses Indian government agents of being involved in ‘serious criminal activity’, a claim India rejects. A long-simmering diplomatic dispute between India and Canada has reignited, with the two countries announcing the expulsion of diplomats amid accusations that Indian government agents were involved in activities that threaten the safety of Canadians. The latest row…
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Beterbiev crowned boxing’s undisputed light heavyweight world champion | Boxing News
Artur Beterbiev beats Dmitry Bivol on majority points to combine the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF belts at the fight in Riyadh. Russian-born Canadian boxer Artur Beterbiev has been crowned the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion after he beat his Russian rival Dmitry Bivol on a majority points decision in Saudi Arabia. Two of the three…
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The ‘brilliant’ way Israel kills innocents | Opinions
By now, save her family and friends, the short life and dreadful death of 10-year-old Fatima Abdallah Jaafar will likely have been forgotten. But the sick circumstance of how, where and why Fatima was killed requires remembering. It requires remembering because her sudden, disfiguring death stands a searing antidote to the almost giddy celebration of…
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How AIPAC shapes unconditional US support for Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict
We explore how the leading pro-Israel lobby works to maintain the US’s unconditional, multibillion-dollar support for Israel. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has invested more than $100m in US political races this year, aiming to silence pro-Palestine voices in Congress and preserve the status quo. What does this mean for Americans who…
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FBI says it foiled a terror plot aimed at America’s largest Jewish community
FBI says it foiled a terror plot aimed at America’s largest Jewish community – CBS News Watch CBS News The FBI says it foiled a terror plot aimed at America’s largest Jewish community. Federal agents say a 20-year-old supporter of the Islamic State terror group was arrested by Canadian authorities on Wednesday while trying to…
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Suspect planning terror attack on Brooklyn Jewish center arrested, feds say
Suspect planning terror attack on Brooklyn Jewish center arrested, feds say – CBS News Watch CBS News “Federal authorities Friday said a Pakistani citizen living in Canada was arrested on allegations he was plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York City “on or around” the one-year mark of…