AFP warned that profits from large-scale drug importations could also be used to fund politically motivated crimes or terrorism, contributing to instability across the region.

“This is not journalism or an opinion piece — this is irresponsible framing and direct targeting of Hindu Canadians.”

Ten people, including a suspected shooter, have died following a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, a small town in British Columbia, Canadian authorities say.

India and Canada have taken significant steps to deepen cooperation on national security, law enforcement, and cybersecurity, following high-level talks between India’s National Security...

British Columbia Premier David Eby questioned how such individuals could be allowed to pursue asylum claims based on fears of returning to India, while their alleged criminal activities continued to affect residents in Canada.

Harjot Singh, 21, Taranveer Singh, 19, and Dayajeet Singh Billing, 21, have each been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place, a serious offence under Canada’s Criminal Code that carries lengthy prison terms.

Morrison maintained that Islamist extremism required “explicit and specific attention” because of its role in recent attacks and its global reach.

“To go to a foreign country and ask for assistance in breaking up Canada — there’s an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason,” Eby said ahead of a first ministers’ meeting.

The group said on X that the demonstration was intended to highlight what it described as an “ongoing and growing problem on Canadian roadways”, pointing to a series of fatal crashes involving heavy vehicles.

The Crown also outlined the background of Gurkaran Singh, telling the court he arrived in Canada on a student visa less than a month before the killings and was expected to attend college in Dawson Creek, but never enrolled.