Premier David Eby says he's deeply disturbed and angry to hear that there is credible evidence of links between the government of India and the killing of a Sikh leader in Surrey. Eby says he received a further briefing on the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar from Canada's spy agency after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Parliament.The premier says his government will do all it can to enhance protection for the people of BC against the threat of violence from 'state actors'.Eby says Canadians must be safe from foreign government interference, including the threat of violenc

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit Canada this week after stops at the United Nations and the White House.Sources, who were granted anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, say he will address Parliament and visit Toronto.This would be Zelenskyy's first trip to Canada since Russia began its large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, although the leader delivered a virtual address to Parliament the next month.His visit will follow his appearance at the UN General Assembly, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine is expected to dominate global talks, and where Zel

Tension between India and Canada has increased.After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed the hand of Indian agencies behind the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijhar, various leaders are reacting.Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh has dismissed Trudeau's claims outright.Capt. Amarinder Singh said that this murder is the result of infighting among the management of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, Canada.The former Chief Minister of Punjab said that Trudeau has unfortunately fallen into the trap of vote bank politics an

India struck back at Canada early Tuesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau linked agents of India's government to the shooting death of a Sikh leader near Vancouver. A statement from India's Ministry of External Affairs says an unnamed senior Canadian diplomat has been asked to leave India within the next five days. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said earlier on Monday that Canada was expelling India's Pavan Kumar Rai, whom her department lists in its public registry as a diplomatic agent who heads up an Indian intelligence agency based in Ottawa. Trudeau told the House of Commons on

Alberta's health minister gave a COVID-19 and respiratory virus update on Monday. According to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, From Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, the province counted 559 Covid-19 cases, 92 hospitalizations and three ICU admissions, and five deaths. Meanwhile, 5 cases of respiratory virus and 28 cases of influenza reported. The new dashboard, which will include COVID-19, RSV and influenza reporting, will be available "in the coming weeks," LaGrange said. The minister said that as we say goodbye to summer and head into fall, parents need to take extra care of their children. The heal

Five American citizens have left Iran's prison to go to America.American prisoners released by exchange with Iran have reached Qatar.In exchange for the release of these prisoners, the US will release about 6 billion dollars of Iran seized in South Korea.US President Joe Biden said that five innocent Americans are finally coming home.Biden urged Americans not to travel to Iran and also sought more information about American citizen Bob Levinson, who went missing a year ago.Three ex-prisoners Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz were welcomed by US Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis.Siamak

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a big statement after the shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey.He said that India is behind the killing of BC's Sikh leader.Trudeau has accused the Indian government of involvement in the killing in the House of Commons on Monday.Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty, he said.It is worth mentioning that Hardeep Singh Nijjar was murdered on the night of June 18 in the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh

British Columbia Premier David Eby says a complaint by an employee in late July led to the removal of MLA Adam Walker from the New Democrat caucus, but the issue doesn't involve police or sexual harassment.Speaking to reporters for the first time since Walker was kicked out over the weekend, Eby says he decided the member could no longer be part of the group after a formal investigation by NDP caucus.Eby says he wishes he could share more but rules related to human resources and privacy prevent him going into specifics about the accusations, which are not a criminal matter.The premier says he

The owner of an Old Montreal building where seven people died in a fire last March is suing the city for $7.6 million. Emile Benamor says the city's rules and regulations for heritage properties made it impossible to make some changes or repairs to the building. Benamor also alleges firefighters did not deploy adequate resources to the March 16 fire and didn't listen to him when he told them minutes after the fire started that there were very likely people inside. The owner is also suing city officials including the mayor for defamation for comments they made in the aftermath of the blaze. Mea