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Diplomatic relations between Canada and India are strained after Prime Minister Trudeau accused Indian government agents of killing a Canadian citizen and Sikh separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. in June, 2023. India has denied any involvement and dismissed the claims as “unsubstantiated.”

Top officials admit leaking details on India foreign interference with Washington Post that were not shared with Canadians
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Office and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nathalie Drouin, waits to appear as witnesses to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) studying electoral interference and criminal activities in Canada by agents of the Government of India in the Parliamentary Precinct of Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

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Top officials admit leaking details on India foreign interference with Washington Post that were not shared with Canadians
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Office and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nathalie Drouin, waits to appear as witnesses to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) studying electoral interference and criminal activities in Canada by agents of the Government of India in the Parliamentary Precinct of Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
politics
Federal officials provided intelligence about India to Washington Post, sources say
Sikh protesters call for the permanent closure of the Consulate General of India, days after Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
canada
One Liberal MP says he’s signed letter asking Trudeau to resign, others remain mum
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Warned by police, some of Canada’s Sikhs feel threatened by India
FILE PHOTO: Moninder Singh, spokesperson for BC Gurdwara council speaks at a press conference held at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, site of the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
opinion
Foreign crises are getting in the way of the inevitable: Trudeau’s departure
Lawrence Martin
report on business
Tensions with India put Canada’s Asian trade strategy on shaky ground
Piles of coal at the Westshore coal export terminal at Roberts Bank and gantry cranes used to load and unload containers onto and from cargo ships are seen at Deltaport, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Monday, September 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
The Canada-India row has its roots in the Liberals’ diaspora politics
Konrad Yakabuski
world
Britain says India’s co-operation with Canada’s legal process is ‘right next step’
The High Commission of India in Canada is seen in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. The British government says India should co-operate with Canada's investigation into accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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India calls expulsions of diplomats from Canada ‘preposterous imputations’ driven by Trudeau’s agenda
FILE - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi's cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Sept. 10, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
canada
India withdraws envoy as diplomats are named ‘persons of interest’ in Canada probe
FILE - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
politics
Revelations forced Ottawa to respond to foreign interference, Hogue inquiry hears
David Morrison, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, appears as a witnesses with representatives from Global Affairs Canada at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
canada
Crown prosecutors still disclosing terabytes of information in Nijjar murder case
Sikh protesters stand outside of Surrey Provincial Court, where four suspects arrested by Canadian police for the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, appear, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
canada
Indian intelligence officials targeted in New York lawsuit for alleged role in assassination plots
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, one of the main leaders of the Khalistan movement, speaks to a Globe and Mail reporter at his law office in the Queens borough in New York City on December 8, 2023. (Stephanie Keith/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Sikh activist who stepped into Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s role was warned by police that his life is at risk
Sikh activist Inderjeet Singh Gosal, stands next to a window with a bullet hole, at a housing project of his, in Brampton, Ont., Wednesday Feb. 14, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail).
canada
Canadian police warn Sikh aide of threat to life, says leading separatist
FILE PHOTO: A banner with the image of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple, site of his June 2023 killing, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
world
FBI probing drive-by attack on Sikh separatist in California
FILE - The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen June 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
opinion
Canada-India relations: Where do they go from here?
Vincent Rigby and Aftab Ahmed
british columbia
B.C. Insider: Liberal MP questions decision to hold moment of silence for Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Photo Illustration by Lincoln Agnew; (clockwise from left) Subodh Agnihotri/Getty images; Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters; Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press; Ethan Cairns/The Globe and Mail
canada
Liberal MP calls out Ottawa on moment of silence on anniversary of Nijjar slaying
Men line up to give prayers on the first anniversary of the 2023 murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, at the temple site where he was killed at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
canada
Morning Update: The man who ignited a diplomatic firestorm
Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Photo Illustration by Lincoln Agnew; (clockwise from left) Subodh Agnihotri/Getty images; Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters; Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press; Ethan Cairns/The Globe and Mail
canada
A year after Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death, mysteries remain about how he really lived
british columbia
Sikh activists mark anniversary of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder
Sikh activists are marking the one-year anniversary of the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar with a rally outside Vancouver's Indian consulate and a commemoration at the British Columbia temple where he was gunned down. A person walks past signs showing Nijjar at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
toronto
India summons diplomat over use of separatist slogans at Toronto Sikh event
Sikhs march in a parade to mark Khalsa Day celebrations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
India’s spy agency reportedly linked to killing of Canadian Sikh activist
A man holds a sign with a photograph of Hardeep Singh Nijjar during a protest outside the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The spokesman for a group advocating Sikh independence says that a Metro Vancouver home hit by gunfire on Thursday belonged to a member of the movement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Australian reporter runs into visa trouble in India after reporting on slaying of Canadian Sikh separatist
FILE PHOTO: A banner with the image of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple, site of his June 2023 killing, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
canada
Vaisakhi paradegoers remember late Sikh leader Hardeep Nijjar
Khalistan flags fill the crowd at the Vaisakhi Parade in Surrey B.C, on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Ethan Cairns/The Globe and Mail
politics
Diaspora groups outline breadth of intimidation by hostile foreign states
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue listens to counsel during the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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New Zealand says it’s not questioning Canadian allegations on Nijjar after remarks by country’s Deputy PM
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 06: Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters makes his way to question time at Parliament on March 06, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
canada
Morning Update: A blocked exit and barrage of bullets: Video shows B.C. Sikh leader’s final moments
A car drives down Guru Nanak Way where Hardeep Singh Nijjar would have been traveling in June 2023, in Surrey B.C., on Monday, March 4, 2024. Ethan Cairns/The Globe and Mail
politics
A blocked exit and barrage of bullets: Video shows B.C. Sikh leader’s final moments
A car drives down Guru Nanak Way where Hardeep Singh Nijjar would have been traveling in June 2023, in Surrey B.C., on Monday, March 4, 2024. Ethan Cairns/The Globe and Mail
canada
Canada holds ‘workshops’ for Indian officials on rule of law amid Trudeau, Modi spat
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
canada
Police probing shootings at homes of Khalistan supporters in Brampton, Ont., and Vancouver
Sikh activist Inderjeet Singh Gosal, stands next to a window with a bullet hole, at a housing project of his, in Brampton, Ont., Wednesday Feb. 14, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail).
canada
India won’t aid probe into Sikh activist Nijjar’s slaying until evidence shared, High Commissioner says
A photograph of late temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian intelligence services are investigating "credible" information about "a potential link" between the government of India and the murder of Nijjar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Shots fired at B.C. home of Sikh activist, an associate of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, group says
A man holds a sign with a photograph of Hardeep Singh Nijjar during a protest outside the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. The spokesman for a group advocating Sikh independence says that a Metro Vancouver home hit by gunfire on Thursday belonged to a member of the movement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
India is co-operating with Canada amid tensions over murdered Sikh, Trudeau aide says
Jody Thomas, National Security and Intelligence Advisor waits to appear as a witness before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) investigating intimidation campaigns against the Member for Wellington - Halton Hills and other Members on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
world
Czech court rules Indian man in alleged plot to kill Sikh activist can be extradited to U.S.
FILE — Khalistan flags at the Guru Nanak Gudwara in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, where Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot and killed, on Sept. 20, 2023. Sikh separatists have been pressing for a state of their own that would be called Khalistan. (Jackie Dives/The New York Times)
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RCMP expected to make arrests soon in Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s slaying
(FILES) Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference after the closing session of the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2023. Canada on September 18, 2023, accused India's government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader near Vancouver last June, and expelled New Delhi's intelligence chief in Ottawa in retaliation. The diplomatic move sent relations between Ottawa and New Delhi, already sour, to a dramatic new low. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told an emergency session of the parliamentary opposition at mid-afternoon that his government had "credible allegations" linking Indian agents to the slaying of an exiled Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in June in British Columbia. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Trudeau says sharing Nijjar news was meant to deter India
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opinion
Why are Canadians still in the dark about the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar?
The Editorial Board