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India's remaining diplomats put 'on notice': Canada's foreign minister

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mlanie Joly on Friday said the remaining Indian diplomats in the country are clearly on notice after Canada named the Indian High Commissioner in Ottawa as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader. Joly said the government would not tolerate any diplomats who contravene the Vienna Convention or put the lives of Canadians at risk. India expelled six Canadian diplomats on Monday and announced that it was withdrawing its High Commissioner in Canada after dismissing Ottawa's allegations linking the envoy to the probe into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada, however, said it had expelled six Indian diplomats. Joly, comparing India to Russia, said Canada's national police force has linked Indian diplomats to homicides, death threats and intimidation in Canada. We've never seen that in our history. That level of transnational repression cannot happen on Canadian soil. We've seen it elsewhere in Europe. Russia has

RCMP head urges Canadian Sikhs to speak as they move ahead on India probe

The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has urged the Sikh community here to speak out as they continue to investigate allegations linking the Indian government to an alleged campaign of violence on Canadian soil. In an interview with Radio-Canada on Tuesday, RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme urged people with knowledge relevant to the investigation they are doing to come forward, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported. Meanwhile, the federal standing committee on public safety and national security has called unanimously for an emergency meeting on the investigation of the Indian government's alleged covert operations in Canada, MP Alistair MacGregor was quoted as saying by the CBC. In an email on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the committee said that the meeting is expected to take place Friday morning. Members of the standing committee wrote in a letter dated Tuesday that the RCMP revelations are "very alarming." They asked for time to discuss "steps that .

India condemns assault on Sikh student in Canada, calls for prompt action

The Indian student was assaulted at the intersection of Rutland Rd S and Robson Rd E in Canada's British Columbia, according to a statement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

We see trade with India growing two-fold in next 5 years: Ontario minister

In a Q&A, Victor Fedeli says several top Indian companies are continuing to build their presence in the Canadian province despite concerns of tighter global financial conditions

Indian-origin Sikh Palbinder Kaur becomes first turbaned judge in Canada

An Indian-origin Sikh woman human rights activist has been appointed a judge of the Canadian Supreme Court of British Columbia in New Westminster, the first turbaned Sikh to be appointed to the judiciary of the country. Palbinder Kaur Shergill, a sole practitioner with Shergill & Company, has extensive trial and appellate experience and has appeared before courts and tribunals across Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada, newswire.Ca reported. The World Sikh Organisation (WSO) welcomed Shergill's appointment, calling it a "milestone" for the Sikh community in Canada. World Sikh Organisation President Mukhbir Singh said: "It is a matter of great pride that today we have the first turbaned Sikh appointed to the judiciary in Canada". Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment yesterday under the new judicial application process unveiled on October 20 last year, the WSO of Canada said. Shergill has been ...