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?? ?? Canada accuses India

Sign yesterday outside the Sikh cultural center in Surrey, British Columbia, where the killing occurred in June. Photo: Chris Helgren/Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused agents of the Indian government of being involved in the killing of a prominent Sikh community leader on Canadian soil in June, Axios' Sareen Habeshian writes. India's foreign ministry called the claims "absurd." Canadian security agencies have been investigating the "credible allegations of a potential link" in the shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, Trudeau said in a speech in the House of Commons. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat. Today, India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat. (BBC) ? Between the lines: Trudeau's accusation will place further strain on an already tumultuous relationship between India and Canada — and place allies of both nations in the crossfire. Get the latest.

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India expels senior Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat row over alleged Indian role in Sikh’s killing India dismissed allegations that its government was linked to the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada as “absurd” Tuesday and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat. That came a day after Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigates allegations that the South Asian government may have had links to the assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. Read more.

Why this matters: Nijjar was organizing an unofficial referendum in India for an independent Sikh nation at the time of this death. Indian authorities announced a cash reward last year for information leading to Nijjar’s arrest, accusing him of involvement in an alleged attack on a Hindu priest in India.   The dueling expulsions reflect growing tension between Canada and India that have cost the two countries trade talks, for example. The Sikh independence movement is banned in India, but it has support in countries like Canada and the United Kingdom.

Related coverage ➤ Canada expels an Indian diplomat as it investigates a Sikh’s killing. India denies an alleged link Indian police arrest Sikh separatist leader after long hunt Windows smashed at India consulates in London, San Francisco

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Canada gets muted allied support after alleging India may have been involved in killing of Canadian

TORONTO (AP) — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood up in Parliament and said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen, the muted international response offered a lesson in modern geopolitics.

https://apnews.com/article/canada-india-sikh-killing-allies-8db67791c0d647c6051bb65f9283e45f?

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Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity

TORONTO (AP) — Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, the foreign minister said Thursday, in an escalation of their dispute over the slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada.

https://apnews.com/article/canada-india-diplomats-immunity-073ecbaf617428d3b734a039209a8f09?

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Canada border blast

A vehicle explosion at a border crossing between the U.S. and Canada left two people dead and abruptly shut down the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls.

• The explosion — on the U.S. side — prompted the closure of multiple border crossings and halted international arrivals at Buffalo's airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year, Axios' Jacob Knutson writes.

What's happening: The FBI described the situation as "very fluid" but did not immediately offer any other details in a statement.

• The two people who died were in the vehicle that exploded, AP reports.
• "The White House is closely monitoring the situation at the U.S.-Canada border crossing, law enforcement is on scene and investigating," a National Security Council spokesperson said.

Map: Axios Visuals

Zoom in: The Rainbow Bridge closed around 11:50 a.m. ET because of a "traffic event," according to the Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition's alert system.

• A witness told WGRZ-TV, an NBC affiliate in Buffalo, that a driver was speeding toward the border checkpoint and swerved around another vehicle before crashing, "flying up in the air" and erupting into "a fireball."

Get the latest.

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Fiery crash kills 2 at Niagara Falls’ Rainbow border bridge. Officials say no sign of terrorism

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours. Authorities weren’t sure what spurred the wreck but said there were no signs it was a terror attack.

https://apnews.com/article/niagara-falls-bridge-explosion-4e8f9bfeabd94a0d8aa4d96eccd179b9?

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FBI ends investigation of car wreck at Niagara Falls bridge, no indication of terrorism

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The FBI has ended its investigation of a fiery car wreck that killed two people at a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls after finding no evidence that it was a terror attack, easing a period of high tensions as Americans headed into the Thanksgiving holiday.

https://apnews.com/article/niagara-falls-crash-investigation-e524c19ba2a1c5c6bb866ae981858f4c?

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Victims in Niagara Falls border bridge crash identified

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The two people killed when their luxury car crashed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls and exploded in a fiery wreck were identified Friday as a western New York husband and wife whose family owns a lumber business and several hardware stores in the Buffalo area.

https://apnews.com/article/niagara-falls-bridge-explosion-38a30e3b86f3c87ed6e4faf829dde0c3?

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Canada's arrests of three Indian men in Sikh leader's death 'bittersweet,' friend says

TORONTO (Reuters) - If Hardeep Singh Nijjar were alive, he and his friend Moninder Singh would probably be chatting in a backyard over milkshakes.

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3425634197496-canadas-arrests-of-three-indian-men-in-sikh-leaders-death-bittersweet-friend-says?

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Canada’s two major freight railroads may stop Thursday if contract dispute isn’t resolved

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s two major freight railroads could halt their trains Thursday if they can’t agree to renewed contracts with the union representing their engineers, conductors and dispatchers. Canada’s government is watching closely and may intervene to prevent widespread damage to the economy.

https://apnews.com/article/canadian-railroad-unions-cpkc-csx-a8b705c9b2e69bb8a8bc97d28f0be23c?

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Canadian rail shutdown

 

Canada's two major freight railroads have shut their operations, locking out 9,000 members of the Teamsters union who operate the trains and dealing a potential blow to both the Canadian and US economies. Nearly a third of the freight handled by the two railroads — Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern — crosses the US-Canadian border, and the shutdown could disrupt operations in several US industries, including agriculture, autos, home building and energy. Today's action is different from a strike, in which union members refuse to report for work. In this case, management is telling the nearly 9,000 Teamsters that they can't work amid the ongoing labor disputes.

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Canada rail shutdown threatens US supply chains

Crucial supply chains are under threat across North America after a rail labour dispute in Canada led to shutdown of freight traffic on the country's two largest railways.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy76nnpyrnlo?

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Manitoba’s train is a lifeline for many towns. Now tourists are also discovering the route

The setting sun backlights a pristine panoply of pines of different sizes and species. Far northern Canadian countryside rolls by at a leisurely pace of a train ride, viewed through an upper deck glass-enclosed of a special observation car. Waves of green and brown in slightly varying shades sweep by. There’s no working Wi-Fi to interrupt with emails or social media demanding attention.

https://apnews.com/article/churchill-canada-train-winnipeg-a70ca440fe256c093b3a55e747e16f65?

ps:A number of years ago my wife and I took a train ride from Toronto to Montreal, that was a great ride so I can imagine what a great ride this one is. Train rides are pretty cool, must've gotten that from riding the subways of New York City. Also riding the trains in Germany!! It's safe to say I love riding in trains!!

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Canada expels India’s top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes

TORONTO (AP) — Canada said it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats Monday, in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 killing and allegations of other crimes.

https://apnews.com/article/india-canada-ambassador-recalled-sikh-assassination-f099e210d2f9df93fea18a9de04e06f8?

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How did a killing at a Sikh temple lead to Canada and India expelling each other’s diplomats?

NEW DELHI (AP) — Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.

https://apnews.com/article/india-canada-diplomats-expelled-sikh-assassination-67c6ee375f883a81b501cdf2c5bc2b8c?

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Committee reviewing euthanasia in Canada finds some deaths driven by homelessness fears and isolation An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, raising concerns over approvals for vulnerable people in the country’s assisted dying system. Read more.

Why this matters: Ontario’s chief coroner issued several reports Wednesday — after an Associated Press investigation — reviewing the euthanasia deaths of people who weren’t terminally ill. The reports are based on the expert committee’s analysis of anonymized cases, chosen for their implications for future euthanasia requests.   AP’s investigation found doctors and nurses privately struggling with euthanasia requests from vulnerable people whose suffering might be addressed by money, social connections or adequate housing. Providers expressed deep discomfort with ending the lives of vulnerable people whose deaths were avoidable, even if they met the criteria in Canada’s permissive euthanasia system.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients   New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill   Tilda Swinton explores assisted suicide in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’

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Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘s government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a number of items and send checks to millions of Canadians who are dealing with rising costs and as a federal election looms.

https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-canada-tax-break-election-e0f81b12d823a98f225c8b2c6ac28347?

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Canada’s finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, resigned from the Cabinet on Monday.

https://apnews.com/article/finance-minister-chrystia-freeland-resigns-trudeau-a8355a62870edd962fee8138dc6bfc77?

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Canada’s prime minister faces calls to resign. Here’s what could happen next

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has led the country for nearly a decade, but has become widely unpopular in recent years over a wide range of issues, including the high cost of living and rising inflation.

https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-canada-resign-freeland-trump-f346160f062846bbbaac73dbdd597941?

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Canada’s Justin Trudeau will shuffle his Cabinet as he faces calls to resign and rising discontent

TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his Cabinet Friday.

https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-canada-cabinet-shuffle-a949a1c13aff2ccb73cf55678be4fbce?

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Flights temporarily suspended at Halifax airport after airplane landing incident

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a plane at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which one passenger described as a rough landing that sparked flames.

https://apnews.com/article/canada-halifax-landing-gear-0568df951c8fe7ebfdf4e4fa7f2de9eb?

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Canada’s Trudeau announces resignation after nearly a decade as prime minister

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday after nearly a decade in power, bowing to rising discontent over his leadership and growing turmoil within his government signaled by the abrupt departure of his finance minister.

https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-canada-politics-future-resignation-calls-03b27b55590bda7fb341065dd51fb873?

Trudeau resigns 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, saying he intends to step down from the top job and as the leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party once a new party leader is chosen. Trudeau, the 53-year-old leader of the Liberal Party for 11 years and prime minister for nine, was facing a mounting set of crises, from Donald Trump's tariff threats to the resignation of key allies and disastrous opinion polls. His resignation could be seen as choosing to jump before he is pushed, ahead of a general election to be held later this year that he is widely expected to lose. Canada's parliament will be suspended until March 24 to give the party time to choose a new leader.

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Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore

TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant to undermine America’s closest ally, Canada’s finance minister said Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-us-state-131dcff58a8f56116765f160d9f35460?

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?? Tariffs turn Canadian politics upside down

Data: 338 Canada. Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals President Trump's taunting and tariffs have turned Canadians against the U.S., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into a fire-breathing nationalist, and his Liberal Party — once on track for an electoral wipeout — back into a force to be reckoned with. Why it matters: Trudeau blasted Trump yesterday for taking aim at America's neighbor and ally while cozying up to Russia, Axios' Ivana Saric and Dave Lawler write. Trudeau is vowing massive retaliatory tariffs in response to the levies imposed by the U.S., telling Americans to blame Trump for the coming economic pain. "What he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that'll make it easier to annex us," Trudeau said. "We will never be the 51st state." Watch: Trudeau's full speech ... Keep reading.

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Canada’s Liberal Party chooses Mark Carney to succeed Justin Trudeau

Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/americas/canada-liberal-party-chooses-carney-leader-intl-latam/index.html?

 

?? Canada's next prime minister

Mark Carney delivers his victory speech in Ottawa, Ontario, last evening. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP

Mark Carney, 59, former central banker of Canada and England, will become Canada's next prime minister after being elected Liberal Party leader. He's expected to be sworn in early this week, replacing Justin Trudeau. Liberals are enjoying a polling surge amid rising anti-Trump sentiment over tariff threats. Carney immediately vowed to win the trade war: "These are dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust," he said. "America is not Canada. And Canada never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form ... We didn't ask for this fight. But Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves." Keep reading.   Canada's next leader Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high-stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau. While Carney will take over immediately as Liberal Party leader, Trudeau will remain as Canada’s prime minister for an as-yet undisclosed transitional period while his successor settles in. Carney will be expected to lead the party into the next federal elections where he is likely to face stiff competition from the Conservative Party, which is currently leading in the polls. President Trump has repeatedly blamed Canada for illegal immigration into the US and threatened to turn Canada into a 51st state and impose steep tariffs on Canadian imports, which the White House says is necessary to stem the flow of fentanyl over its borders. In his first remarks following the result of the vote, Carney referenced the tensions with the US, saying his government would “create new trading relationships with reliable trading partners.” He also vowed to keep retaliatory tariffs on the US “until the Americans show us respect.”