2 w. ago 40 years on, families of Air India disaster find peace and comfort in small Irish town

On Monday, June 23, family members of the people killed in the bombing of Air India Flight 182 will join Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin, representatives of the Indian government and a group of B.C. RCMP officers to mark the 40th anniversary of the tragedy.

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3 w. ago Federal power to sidestep Indian Act removed from major projects bill

OTTAWA — After weeks of criticism from First Nations leaders, the federal government has amended its major projects bill to withdraw the power it gave cabinet to sidestep the Indian Act. The Liberal government’s controversial legislation, which would allow cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines, sailed […]

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3 w. ago Why B.C. wants a terror designation on gang with alleged Indian government ties

On Tuesday, B.C. Premier David Eby called on the federal government to designate the Lawrene Bishnoi gang as a terrorist organization.

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4 w. ago Indian authorities begin probe of Air India plane crash as Modi visits the site

NEW DEHI (AP) — Authorities began investigating one of India’s worst aviation disasters after an Air India plane crashed a day earlier that killed all but one of the 242 passengers and crew onboard, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site. The Indian government has launched an investigation into the […]

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4 w. ago Authorities investigate one of India’s worst aviation disasters as Modi visits the site

NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities are investigating one of India’s worst aviation disasters a day after an Air India plane crashed, killing all but one of the 242 passengers and crew onboard, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site. The Indian government has launched an investigation into the fatal crash […]

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last month B.C. Sikh temple whose president was murdered calls for Modi’s G7 invite to be pulled

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau's publicly linked 'agents of the Indian government' to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president of Surrey's Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara.

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