A Sikh independence activist is suing India for its alleged role in what’s described in court documents as two co-ordinated attacks, including one that resulted in the death of a temple leader in British Columbia. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, with the group Sikhs for Justice, says the civil lawsuit in the U.S. district court for southern New York…
India has said a report by Canadian legislators alleging interference by New Delhi is politically motivated and influenced by Sikh separatist campaigners. Already chilly bilateral ties cooled further last month when a group of parliamentarians, citing intelligence, alleged in a report that some elected Canadian officials had been “witting or semi-witting” participants in foreign interference…
A large crowd gathered at a Surrey, B.C. gurdwara Sunday to remember Sikh activist and community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the lead up to the one-year anniversary of his high-profile killing. A prominent proponent of an independent Sikh state, Nijjar was gunned down outside the Guru Nanak Gurdwara – the temple where he also served as president – on…
On a rainy day in Ottawa, Georgina McGrath’s footsteps echo as she walks into the Senate to again tell her story of abuse. But this time it would be different — and broadcast across the country. McGrath was invited to speak on private member’s bill S-249, which calls for the creation of Canada’s first-ever legislated national strategy…
DECIDED: Armed suspects allegedly shot and killed a 45-year-old pizza delivery man on Juranwala Road on Sunday. Police apprehended close relatives of both assailants and registered a case after handing the body of the deceased over to his heirs after a post-mortem. Rashid, a resident of Chak No. 215 RB Faisal Town, ordered a pizza…
