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Why India and Canada are in an escalating rift, with each expelling diplomats

Why India and Canada are in an escalating rift, with each expelling diplomats

OTTAWA — Ottawa's decision Monday to expel India's top envoy and five other diplomats is just the latest development in tensions that have simmered for months between the two countries.
A timeline of recent Canada-India tensions, as both countries expel diplomats

A timeline of recent Canada-India tensions, as both countries expel diplomats

Monday's announced expulsion of six Indian diplomats from Canada comes after months of tensions between the two countries, which came to a head after the assassination of B.C.
Allegations of murder, extortion, coercion by India spark diplomatic retaliations

Allegations of murder, extortion, coercion by India spark diplomatic retaliations

OTTAWA — Accusations of widespread murder, extortion and coercion across Canada linked to agents of the government of India sparked an escalation of already strained diplomatic tensions Monday, as each country expelled six diplomats.
Claims of India interference, new children's hospital on B.C. election campaign

Claims of India interference, new children's hospital on B.C. election campaign

VANCOUVER — There was no holiday for British Columbia's party leaders as the Oct. 19 election draws near with talk of foreign interference and vehicle insurance rates from the NDP and a promise of a new Children's Hospital in Surrey.
Longueuil gets permit to go ahead with deer cull in local park that has been overrun

Longueuil gets permit to go ahead with deer cull in local park that has been overrun

MONTREAL — A Montreal suburb will go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in a local park that has become overrun with them.
Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting

Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting

TORONTO — Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls’ school that was the target of a weekend shooting in Toronto’s north end, the school's administration said Monday as police continue investigating the incident.
Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

Researchers spent months tracking the two whale populations' preferred food in the Salish Sea and the waters of northern Vancouver Island.
Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag

Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag

HALIFAX — The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct. 14, 2004, heightened concerns about crew fatigue and inadequate training, but 20 years later, key safety improvements have yet to be made.
B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day.
Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

SQUAMISH, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby is urging Green voters in British Columbia's tight election to back the NDP to keep John Rustad's B.C.