Sep 20 Watch 6:01 Tensions escalate between Canada and India over killing of outspoken Sikh leader By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi India and Canada are caught up in a tense diplomatic showdown over the assassination of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week linked the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar to India's government. Both… Continue watching
Sep 20 Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India? By Krutika Pathi, David Cohen, Associated Press The late Hardeep Singh Nijjar has been called a human rights activist by Sikh organizations. He has been called a terrorist by India's government, which he dismissed. Continue reading
Sep 20 India warns citizens to be careful if traveling to Canada as rift widens over Sikh leader's death By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The foreign ministry in New Delhi issued an updated travel advisory on Wednesday, urging its nationals and especially those studying in the North American country to be cautious because of "growing anti-India activities and politically condoned hate-crimes."… Continue reading
Sep 19 India expels Canadian diplomat after Trudeau accuses India of involvement in Sikh's killing By Krutika Pathi, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trudeau said Monday that his government was investigating allegations that India was connected to the assassination of Niijar, 45, who was gunned down in June in British Columbia. Continue reading
Sep 19 The Sikh independence movement at the heart of India-Canada tensions By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The Indian government denied any hand in Nijjar’s killing while also saying Canada was trying to shift the focus from Khalistan activists there. Continue reading
Sep 18 Canada expels Indian diplomat as it investigates government's possible link to Sikh activist's killing By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada is expelling a top Indian diplomat as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls credible allegations that India's government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist. Continue reading
Sep 16 Lee bears down on New England and Canada with hurricane-force winds, rain By Robert F. Bukaty, David Sharp, Associated Press Atlantic storm Lee made landfall at near-hurricane strength Saturday in Nova Scotia, Canada, after bringing destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains to a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 3:02 More than 37 million acres burned as Canada struggles to combat devastating wildfires By Dan Rivers, ITN It's been a very difficult summer in Canada as that country has battled wildfires endlessly. More than 37 million acres have burned and smoke from those fires significantly affected air quality in the U.S. A new analysis out this week… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: Firefighters have success holding back wildfire threatening Yellowknife In our news wrap Monday, firefighters have had some success holding back a wildfire threatening Yellowknife, two people died in wildfires burning in Washington state, former President Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia election interference case and… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 2:35 Residents flee Yellowknife, Canada as wildfire moves closer to city By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Jonah Anderson The impact of wildfires is being felt on two fronts tonight. On Maui, residents are trying to rebuild their lives days after fires scorched parts of the island and killed more than one hundred people. But for one city in… Continue watching