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Canada's Brampton on Sunday has sparked off widespread outrage. The attack is part of a long campaign by Khalistanis to browbeat the Hindu community in Canada. It adds to a series of such incidents in recent years. Earlier, a Hindu temple in Windsor suffered defacement with anti-India graffiti. Earlier incidents in Mississauga and Brampton saw temples similarly targeted, drawing strong reactions from the Indian community in Canada. Last year in December, gunshots were fired at the residence of the son of Satish Kumar, the president of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey. Khalistanis targeted a consular camp for senior citizens

A convict who became Canada ‘s youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Vancouver.

India had at least 26 extradition requests pending with Canada, the South Asian nation’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, amid a diplomatic row between the two countries.

Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian group behind a rally where people chanted “death to Canada” and burned the Canadian flag in Vancouver earlier this month, as a terrorist entity.Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc made the announcement on Tuesday and noted that the listing was made alongside the U.S. Treasury Department’s own decision to list the group as a specially designated global terrorist entity.“Violent extremism, acts of terrorism or terrorist financing have no place in Canadian society or abroad,” LeBlanc said in a statement.“The listing of Samidoun as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code sends a strong message that Canada will not tolerate this type of activity, and will do everything in its power to counter the ongoing threat to Canada’s national security and all people in Canada.”Samidoun has been previously listed as a terrorist entity by Germany and the Netherlands and, in a release, Public Safety Canada, said the group has “close links with and advances the interests of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).That group is also listed as a terrorist entity by Canada, the U.S.

rents for all property types across the country just saw their slowest rate of growth since October 2021 — largely due to falling international student enrolment, a new report says.Last month, rents across Canada reached an average of $2,193 per month, according to Rentals.ca and Urbanation’s latest National Rent Report.The report pointed to falling numbers of international student enrolments as being behind the trends.“Rents in Canada are increasing at their slowest pace in nearly three years, largely the result of foreign student enrolments dropping by roughly a half from their record highs, with the impact felt most in B.C. and Ontario,” said Shaun Hildebrand, president of Urbanation.“Meanwhile, smaller, more affordable markets continue to see strong upward pressure on rents as demand shifts to less expensive parts of the country,” Hildebrand said.Despite the slowdown in price growth, rents are 13.4-per cent higher than two years ago and 25.2-per cent higher than three years ago.Condominium rents across Canada declined by 1.7 per cent, averaging $2,296 in September.

Hopeful Canadian homebuyers may well have their pick of the litter when it comes to condos in many housing markets across the country, a new report from Re/Max Canada shows.

Canada’s housing market released a lot of steam during the correction brought on by soaring inflation and interest rates, but one city remains at risk of running hot, according to a global index.

Easing home prices and drops in interest rates helped to reduce the income needed to buy a home in most major cities across Canada last month, a new Ratehub report shows.

A new report says a boost in spending on home renovations during the pandemic has helped contribute to higher prices for single-family homes despite downward market pressure.

AP Dhillon's house on Victoria Island in Canada's Vancouver, leading the singer to assure fans that he is safe. This incident occurred soon after Dhillon released a music video featuring actor Salman Khan. Rohit Godara, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has claimed responsibility for the shooting, accompanied by death threats to the singer. «I'm safe, My people are safe. Thank you to everyone who reached out to me. Your support means everything,» AP Dhillon stated on Instagram. The shooting incident involved two locations in Canada — Victoria Island and Woodbridge, Toronto, according to an unverified post purportedly made by Rohit Godara. He claimed he targeted Dhillon's house due to the singer’s collaboration with Salman Khan in a music video.

The sometimes striking oversimplification of investing themes and sectors is nowhere more prevalent than in the column inches and bandwidth devoted to real estate, which is often depicted as some kind of monolithic investment that is uniform across all geographies, sectors and investors.

PARIS – Phil Kim was the first, and for the foreseeable future, the only Olympic champion in men’s breaking.The 27-year-old from Vancouver, known in his breaking circles as B-Boy Phil Wizard, captured gold at Place de la Concorde on Saturday.The Canadian dominated his final battle with host-country favourite Danis Civil (Dany Dann) of France by winning all three rounds and taking 23 of a possible 27 votes from the judges.The 2022 world champion and reigning Pan American Games champion Kim was a favourite in the performance sport making its Olympic debut in Paris.It isn’t on the menu in Los Angeles in 2028 nor is it certain to return in Brisbane, Australia, in 2032.The sunny, charismatic Kim was that throughout his bouts Saturday, but he shed tears both on the podium during O Canada, in interviews afterward and when he embraced his mother Gilsoo, father Byung Tae and brothers Daniel and John.“I was stressed out of my mind,” Kim said. “Yesterday, I cried my eyes out because I was so scared to do this.“There’s been a lot of pressure and a lot of expectations.

Suits: L.A." moves its production from Vancouver to Los Angeles, marking the beginning of its filming. The legal drama, featuring Stephen Amell, will now be produced in L.A., a Variety report said.

Hitting the streets from Vancouver’s west coast to Nova Scotia’s eastern shores, electric scooters are zooming into Canadian cities, embraced as a convenient and eco-friendly mode of transportation.

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India regarding the allegations of a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist in the US that involved an Indian government official has been «respectful» and «effective» because it's being held behind closed doors, according to Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor to the US president. In November last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta with working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York. Gupta, who was arrested in the Czech Republic in June last year, was extradited to the US on June 14. «We have had a constructive dialogue with India on this issue. And we have made it very clear where we stand on it and what we would like to see. And it's been respectful, and it has been effective, in my view, mostly because it is taking place behind closed doors,» Sullivan said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Friday responding to a question on allegations related to the assassination attempt on Pannun. India has denied the allegations but has constituted an internal investigations team to look into it.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets prices have always hogged the limelight. With the Eras Tour shows set to resume in August, here is the last chance to grab tickets in cheap price. Swift will perform across multiple cities in Europe. She will conclude the European leg with five concerts in London. One of Swift's shows will be at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on August 10. Fans can grab two tickets by spending just £10 (USD 12.92). Wowcher is offering the lucrative deal for Swift fans to witness the Vienna concert. One needs to visit Wowcher UK website for cheap tickets, as per a report in Mirror. Swift fans can also purchase Eras Tour Tickets from traditional websites. However, some ticket prices are ranging between £400 and £600, Mirror reported.

FIFA World Cup is just two years away but fans are already feeling the excitement around it after an intense month of Euro Cup and Copa America action, that saw some of the leading footballing nations participate in these championships. Euro Cup was won by Spain this year after the beat England and dashed The Three Lions' hopes of winning a major international trophy in decades.

Rent growth has stalled overall in recent months in Canada, with some of the country’s most expensive cities seeing annual declines in asking rents while other rental markets continue to see prices soar.

According to the Bank of Canada’s sixth Methods-of-Payment (MOP) report released on July 3, Crypto in Canada is not yet widely adopted. Despite the growing interest in digital currencies globally, many Canadians still prefer to use cash for their transactions.

Hudson’s Bay Co. made headlines last week after announcing it hoped to create a powerhouse in the world of luxury goods with the acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group LLC, but for some Canadian shoppers at its iconic Bay chain, it’s the basics that remain a bigger concern.