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Canadian police detain alleged assassins of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 17:04

Prime minister said there were ‘credible allegations’ that India was behind the killing, leading to chilled relations between countries

Canadian police have detained members of an alleged hit team for their role in the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar , the first arrests in a high-profile killing which officials believe was masterminded by India.

The arrest, first reported by CBC News, comes nearly a year after the prominent activist was killed in the parking lot of his gurdwara in the city of Surrey, British Columbia.

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Pro-Palestinian campus protests spread to Canada universities

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 04:03

Quebec’s premier has spoken out against a protest encampment at Montreal’s McGill University, saying it should be dismantled

Quebec’s premier has said a protest encampment at Montreal’s McGill University should be dismantled, as more students erected pro-Palestinian camps across some of Canada’s largest universities demanding they divest from groups with ties to Israel.

“We want the camp to be dismantled. We trust the police, let them do their job,” a spokesperson for Francois Legault said.

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Canada: bitter clash in parliament over Trudeau ‘wacko’ jibe

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 19:49

Parliamentary questions dominated by partisan attacks a day after Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre ejected from chamber

Canada’s Liberal and Conservative parties have redoubled their parliamentary clash a day after the Tory leader was ejected from the House of Commons for calling Justin Trudeau a “wacko”.

Under the guise of a debate over British Columbia’s decision to decriminalize some hard drugs , the parliamentary question period on Wednesday was dominated by deeply partisan attacks.

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Canadian opposition leader ejected from Commons for Trudeau insult

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 22:34

Conservative Pierre Poilievre refuses to withdraw ‘wacko’ remark, prompting censure from speaker and removal from chamber

The leader of Canada ’s main opposition party has been ejected from the House of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “a wacko”, in the latest clash between two men set to fight an election next year.

The incident started when Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservatives, criticised Trudeau for supporting moves in British Columbia to decriminalize some hard drugs in an attempt to reduce the number of overdose-related deaths.

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Ontario: grandparents and infant killed in wrong-way police pursuit crash

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 21:24

Vehicle driving wrong way on highway was being pursued by police after alleged liquor store robbery, causing six-vehicle collision

Two grandparents and their infant grandchild have been killed on a highway east of Toronto after a van being chased by police crashed while going the wrong way, causing a six-vehicle collision.

The chase late on Monday was triggered by an alleged liquor store robbery, and the crash also left the suspect in the chased van dead, police in Canada said on Tuesday.

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Developed countries accused of bowing to lobbyists at plastic pollution talks

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 09:57

Campaigners say last-minute compromise plays into the hands of petrostates and industry influences

Campaigners are blaming developed countries for capitulating at the last minute to pressure from fossil fuel and industry lobbyists, and slowing progress towards the first global treaty to cut plastic waste.

Delegates concluded talks in Ottawa, Canada, late on Monday, with no agreement on a proposal for global reductions in the $712bn (£610bn) plastic production industry by 2040 to address twin issues of plastic waste and huge carbon emissions.

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Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue in Canada

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 26 April - 18:06

Two-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after tragic accident that left her stranded in remote lagoon

An orca calf, trapped for weeks in a remote lagoon in western Canada, has freed herself and is travelling towards open waters, hailed as “incredible news” by a growing body of human supporters.

The move puts her one step closer to reuniting with her family one month after a tragic accident left her stranded.

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Six men arrested in Toronto gold heist that ‘belongs in a Netflix series’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 17 April - 16:15

Dozens of firearms also seized after 6,600 gold bars worth C$21m and C$2.7m in cash stolen at Pearson international airport

Police investigating a brazen multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto’s main airport have arrested six men and seized dozens of firearms linked to the case which officers said “belongs in a Netflix series”.

Six thousand six hundred gold bars, worth C$21m, and C$2.7m in cash were stolen from a cargo facility at Toronto’s Pearson international airport a year ago in the country’s largest-ever gold heist.

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Elephant seal makes ‘epic’ trek back after Canadian officials relocate him

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 17 April - 11:30

Notorious for drawing large crowds, Emerson was removed by officials who were surprised to find him back in Victoria in a week

Last week, gun-wielding conservation officers stuffed a 500-lb elephant seal in the back of a van, drove him along a winding highway in western Canada and left him on a remote beach “far from human habitation”.

The plan was to move the young seal far from British Columbia’s capital city, where over the last year, he has developed a reputation for ending up in “unusual locations”, including flower beds, city parks and busy roads.