Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar
- 12-May-2024
A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canadian police said on Saturday, in a case that strained diplomatic relations with India. Canadian police earlier this month arrested and charged three Indian men in the city of Edmonton in Alberta and said they […]
Police, banks and consumers hit by major network outage
- 09-Jul-2022
OTTAWA: A major outage affecting top telecoms provider Rogers Communications’ mobile and internet networks caused widespread disruptions across Canada on Friday, including for banking, calling, cashless payments to businesses, and even policing. “We are currently experiencing an outage across our wireline and wireless networks and our technical teams are working hard to restore services as […]
Canada police tow trucks, step up arrests to clear Ottawa protests
- 19-Feb-2022
OTTAWA: Police began towing trucks from central Ottawa on Friday and stepped up arrests of protesters in a bid to end a trucker-led movement that has blockaded Canada’s capital for three weeks and embarrassed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. The protesters have lined up heavy trucks outside parliament and Trudeau’s office, and Ottawa police, fearing […]