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Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading
June 19, 2025 - 1:44 PM

Rob Alexander's father wasn't supposed to be on Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985.
Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., wants police suspended after protest unrest
November 04, 2024 - 2:27 PM

VANCOUVER - A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is calling for the suspension of police officers involved in what it calls "unjustified violence against temple devotees" during unrest on Sunday in which three people were arrested.
Court approves buffer zone ahead of expected protests at Vancouver Sikh temple
November 01, 2024 - 4:08 PM

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an order to establish a buffer zone around one of the province's largest Sikh temples this Saturday in advance of expected confrontations between protesters and Indian consular officials.
Two plead guilty to B.C. murder of former Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik
October 21, 2024 - 2:05 PM

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Two men charged in the killing of former Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a British Columbia court.
Sikh activists burn Modi effigy on anniversary of B.C. temple leader Nijjar's murder
June 18, 2024 - 6:41 PM

SURREY, B.C. - Sikh activists marked the anniversary of the killing of British Columbia temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar by holding a mock murder trial for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday outside the Indian consulate in downtown Vancouver.
Three accused of Sikh activist's murder face court in person, fourth attends by video
May 21, 2024 - 1:53 PM

SURREY, B.C. - A British Columbia judge has ordered four Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar to have no contact with several people in the community in the suspects' latest court appearance.
Fourth accused in Nijjar murder appears in B.C. court
May 15, 2024 - 4:36 PM

SURREY, B.C. - A fourth man accused in the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar will next appear at provincial court on May 21, the same day the other three accused are scheduled for a hearing.
Police announce arrest of fourth suspect in B.C. Sikh activist Nijjar's death
May 11, 2024 - 4:24 PM

SURREY, B.C. - A fourth Indian national living in Canada has been charged in last year's killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside of a temple in British Columbia.
Nijjar murder suspect says he had Canadian study permit in immigration firm's video
May 08, 2024 - 4:35 PM

SURREY, B.C. - One of the Indian nationals accused of murdering British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar says in a social media video that he received a Canadian study permit with the help of an Indian immigration consultancy.
Protests as three Indian nationals face B.C. court, accused of Nijjar murder
May 07, 2024 - 4:25 PM

SURREY, B.C. - Members of British Columbia's Sikh community filled a Surrey courtroom as three Indian nationals accused of murdering temple leader and political activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar made their first court appearances by video.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading

Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., wants police suspended after protest unrest

Court approves buffer zone ahead of expected protests at Vancouver Sikh temple

Two plead guilty to B.C. murder of former Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik

Sikh activists burn Modi effigy on anniversary of B.C. temple leader Nijjar's murder

Three accused of Sikh activist's murder face court in person, fourth attends by video

Fourth accused in Nijjar murder appears in B.C. court

Police announce arrest of fourth suspect in B.C. Sikh activist Nijjar's death

Nijjar murder suspect says he had Canadian study permit in immigration firm's video

Protests as three Indian nationals face B.C. court, accused of Nijjar murder

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