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Charges laid in extortion cases in Surrey & Abby A 22-year-old is facing several firearms and arson charges in connection with three extortionrelated attacks in Surrey and Abbotsford. Gursewak was initially arrested by Abbotsford police on Dec. 17, 2025, shortly after a business in the 31000-block of King Road was shot. He was charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm. Continued on Page 10...
India's trade delegation billed as ‘largest ever’ in Canada this week A delegation from India, which Canada’s government is billing as the largest ever, will arrive this week to discuss trade and investment. Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be accompanied by more than 100 senior business representatives from industries such as mining, energy, automotive and aerospace during the visit, which takes place Monday to Wednesday, according to a release from his ministry. The release says Goyal will meet with Canada’s minister of international trade, Maninder Sidhu, to continue discussions about a Comprehensive Economic and Partnership Agreement between the two countries, and explore new opportunities. “Both countries are committed to fast-tracking the negotiations,” says the release. Goyal is also expected to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, as well as CEOs of leading companies, startups and pension funds. Global Affairs Canada says Sidhu is scheduled to meet with Goyal on Monday morning in Ottawa. Continued on Page 7...
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Indian Miniter Piyush Goyal pays tribute to Air India bombing victims
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal paid tribute to the victims of the Air India Flight 182 bombing at the Kanishka Memorial and met the families of the victims. Air India Flight 182 bombing one of the deadliest acts of aviation terrorism in history, in which all 329 passengers and crew were killed. The aircraft, also known as Kanishka, exploded over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland after a bomb had been placed on board. The flight was operating from Toronto to India via Montreal and London. Goyal, meeting with the families of the victims, reaffirmed the shared commitment of India and Canada to strengthening cooperation to ensure such a tragedy is never repeated. Continued on Page 14...
Marco Rubio's India visit signals effort to steady ties
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's four-day visit to India last week took place amid lingering tensions stemming from Washington's "America First" approach under President Donald Trump. Trade frictions between Washington and New Delhi, including tariffs on Indian exports and intense pressure over India's purchase of discounted Russian oil, have contributed to deep economic and political unease in India. Analysts say these developments have shifted the bilateral relationship from a broadly upward trajectory over the past two decades to a more transactional and contested phase. Navtej Sarna, a former Indian ambassador to the US and a retired diplomat, cautioned that a single diplomatic tour cannot paper over a fundamental erosion of trust. Continued on Page 10...
Canadian Punjabi climber Ajaypal Dhaliwal becomes first Punjabi to reach Everest summit Ajaypal Singh Dhaliwal, a Canadian of Punjabi origin based in Brampton, Ontario, has become the first Canadian Punjabi to summit Mount Everest, surviving a near-fatal descent
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from the world's highest peak. Dhaliwal reached the 8,848.86-metre summit on May 20 as part of a record-breaking day when 274 climbers scaled Everest from the Nepal side. He was one of three Indians who summited that day, along with Tulasi Reddi Palpunoori and Sandeep Are. The Expedition Operators’ Association of Nepal confirmed the single-day record of 274 summits, aided by favourable weather conditions. Continued on Page 10...
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