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Decades after Air India 182 bombing, families fear memories of tragedy are fading
June 19, 2025 - 9:00 PM

Rob Alexander's father wasn't supposed to be on Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985.
Kamloops, Kelowna businesses brace for fewer foreign student workers
December 21, 2024 - 10:00 AM

Imposed limits to international student enrolments has schools reviewing their finances, but they aren't the only ones preparing for a hit to the bottom line.
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 groups call for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto
October 16, 2024 - 4:57 AM

Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won't feel safe until India's consulates in Vancouver and Toronto are shut down.
Washington mum on Canada's latest allegations against India, expulsion of diplomats
October 15, 2024 - 5:32 PM

OTTAWA - American officials did not condemn India's response to explosive accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada.
Judge decides thorny issues between factions of Penticton Sikh Temple
May 29, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A dispute between rival factions in the Penticton Sikh Temple and Indian Cultural Society appears to have been resolved by a judge.
UPDATE: Protests as three Indian nationals face B.C. court, accused of Nijjar murder
May 07, 2024 - 4:07 PM

SURREY, B.C. - Members of British Columbia's Sikh community filled a Surrey courtroom on Tuesday as three Indian nationals accused of murdering temple leader and political activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar made their first court appearance by video.
Court date set for three accused in BC murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
May 06, 2024 - 2:30 PM

SURREY, B.C. - Three suspects accused of murdering British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year are scheduled to appear in court in Surrey on Tuesday.
India's foreign minister reacts to murder charges, claims Canada welcomes criminals
May 05, 2024 - 4:30 PM

OTTAWA - India's Foreign Affairs Minister accused Canada of welcoming criminals from his country in response to the RCMP's recent arrests in a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries.
iN PHOTOS: Crowds celebrate Vaisakhi at Kelowna parade
April 27, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Spirits were high as rain fell on the Vaisakhi parade in Kelowna.
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