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A man shouted obscenities in public at the Canadian deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, during an official trip to Alberta, most likely not because she is a woman but because of long-standing bad blood between the province and the federal government.

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  • Canada has a limited budget for the first lady, and #PrayforSophie trended online when Grégoire Trudeau spoke out about not having enough staff, with many making fun of her

PM Justin Trudeau’s government is under pressure for its immigration policies, as the country faces a housing crunch and stretched health and education services.

A senior Canadian official said ‘the situation on the ground makes it so that we can’t’ export any equipment that could have a potential military use.

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The Canadian PM says the former US president ‘represents a certain amount of unpredictability’; Trump’s White House term was a chaotic time that saw a renegotiation of Nafta.

Last year Canada issued nearly 1 million study permits, about three times that of a decade ago, according to government data. The new proposal will cut the intake by nearly a third.

Federal lawyers are in compensation talks with Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were detained in China in 2018 the Globe and Mail reported in Tuesday.

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The request follows the US and Canada alleging Indian officials were involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatist leaders in North America.

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Washington’s ally, seen as bulwark against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, is singled out after accusations of involvement in a killing and murder plot.

Spavor, jailed in China for 3 years on espionage charges along with Michael Kovrig, is seeking millions of dollars in compensation from Ottawa, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Monday.

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India’s High Commissioner to Canada said India has not been shown concrete evidence by Ottawa that Indian agents were involved in Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing.

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The campaign involved bots posting disinformation and propaganda on the social media accounts of members of parliament, including accusations against the MPs of criminal and ethical violations.

New Delhi had threatened a ‘unilateral revocation’ of diplomatic immunity, which would be contrary to international law and a Geneva Convention violation, Canada’s foreign minister says.

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Israeli media earlier reported that a visit by the US president could happen this week. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Monday.

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The United States faces a delicate balancing act as it seeks to avoid alienating India over the dispute at a time of growing Chinese influence in the region.

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Canada is gripped by a surge in homelessness that has seen tens of thousands of people priced out of rental and real estate markets and left to live in the streets of the wealthy nation.

In recent years, Canada’s treatment of its indigenous peoples has come under scrutiny. The discovery of indigenous children’s graves in 2021 prompted rebukes of the Catholic Church and the government.

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India told Canada to remove 41 diplomats in the country by October 10, in a move that ramps up tensions over Ottawa’s accusations New Delhi may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver.

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The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada has fuelled fears among Sikhs globally about the Khalistan movement getting ‘disproportionate’ amounts of attention.

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India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar says he explained to the top US diplomat his ‘concerns’ amid allegations of New Delhi’s possible involvement in the killing.

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The US ambassador to Canada says intelligence gained by the Five Eyes network led to Justin Trudeau’s linking of New Delhi to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination.

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Lawmakers gave veteran Yaroslav Hunka a standing ovation in front of the Ukrainian leader, only to discover later that the soldier had served in an SS unit.

Industry insiders say importers are worried about the looming possibility of trade restrictions. Canada is the biggest supplier of lentils to India, accounting for about half of all imports.

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