CanadaJun 09, 2025
Mexico's president says she will attend G7 summit in Alberta
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will attend the G7 summit next week in Alberta and is working to set up a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
CanadaJun 09, 2025
Defence lawyers begin final submissions in hockey players' sex assault trial
Defence lawyers representing five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team have begun their final submissions to the judge overseeing the players' sexual assault trial.
Prosecutors will follow later this week with their submissions to Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia, who will then set a date to deliver her ruling.
Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Callan Foote have pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.
McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.
Court has heard the complainant
CanadaJun 06, 2025
PM Carney defends decision to invite PM Modi to G7 summit
Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 Summit in Alberta later this month, as security officials investigate links between the Indian government and murder of a Canadian two years ago.
Carney says that it makes sense to have India at the G7 table as one of the world's largest economies.
The prime minister says the invitation was extended with a commitment to continued law enforcement discussions.
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau said in 2023 that agents of the Indian government were linked to the murder of Sikh separatis
CanadaJun 06, 2025
After WSO, NDP too condemn PM Modi's G7 invitation
On Friday, NDP critic for Public Safety and National Security Jenny Kwan and NDP critic for Foreign Affairs Heather McPherson expressed deep concern and solidarity with the Sikh community following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s inappropriate invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.“This decision is profoundly troubling and deeply hurtful to the Sikh community in Canada,” said Kwan. “It is unconscionable that the government would roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Modi, whose regime has been directly implicated in
CanadaJun 06, 2025
World Sikh Organization of Canada Condemns Carney’s Invitation to Modi
The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) condemns Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. The timing and nature of this announcement have caused outrage and pain within the Sikh community across Canada.
On May 21, the WSO sent a formal letter to Prime Minister Carney urging him not to invite Prime Minister Modi (original letter follows below). WSO says, the letter detailed India’s well-documented campaign of transnational repression targeting Sikhs in Canada, including the 2023 assassination
CanadaJun 06, 2025
Youth Suspect Arrested, Youth Victim Hospitalized
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers arrested a male 15-year-old suspect after a 14-year-old male victim was stabbed.
Just after 3:00 pm yesterday, SPS officers were called to the area of 132 Street and 70B Avenue for a reported stabbing. A victim was quickly located in the area with a significant stab wound. He was assisted by SPS, Surrey Fire and BC Ambulance personnel prior to being transported to hospital where he continues to receive treatment and is listed as being in stable condition.
Surrey Police Service officers then began searching for the suspect involved
CanadaJun 06, 2025
Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major 'national interest' projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is granting itself new powers to quickly push ahead major projects the federal cabinet deems to be in the national interest.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc tabled legislation in the House of Commons today which would give Ottawa the authority to draw up a list of large projects it wants to prioritize and expedite their federal approval.
Carney says it has become too hard to build new projects in Canada and the legislation will lead Ottawa to take a more proactive approach to pushing such projects forward. The bill would create a new
CanadaJun 06, 2025
Canada's unemployment rate hits nine-year high
Canada's unemployment rate has hit its highest level in nearly nine years, with 1.6 million people unemployed in the country. Statistics Canada said in a report released today that the unemployment rate in May was 7 per cent, the third consecutive monthly increase in unemployment.
The total number of unemployed people last month was about 14 per cent higher than the same month a year ago, the statistics department said. This is mainly due to the fact that employment growth has remained almost stable amid a growing population, with no large-scale layoffs.
StatCan said that this level of une
CanadaJun 06, 2025
Modi says he has accepted Carney's invitation to attend G7
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., later this month.
The summit runs from June 15 to 17.