Canadian couple Swati Narula and Kunwardeep Singh walk free after 8kg fentanyl bust; charges stayed due to ‘lack of public interest’

[ad_1] Two Calgary residents were arrested after police found nearly eight kilograms of fentanyl hidden in their vehicle during a traffic stop on a highway in Saskatchewan (Canadian province).According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the drugs were seized on January 28, 2025, during a patrol. Officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 1, part […]

70-year-old Canadian citizen living in North Carolina voted illegally for decades in US, faces up to 10 years

[ad_1] A Canadian citizen living in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to illegally voting in US elections after falsely claiming to be an American citizen, federal prosecutors said.70-year-old Denis Bouchard admitted in federal court that he falsely stated he was a US citizen on voter registration applications in order to vote in the 2022 midterm […]

‘Deeply troubled’: Canadian MP raises killing of Indian-origin Nancy Grewal in International Women’s Day message | World News

[ad_1] Canadian Member of Parliament Juanita Nathan has expressed concern over the killing of Indian-origin woman Nancy Grewal, referencing the case in a message marking International Women’s Day. In a recent social media post on Facebook, Nathan said many Canadians have been “deeply troubled” by the tragic death of the 45-year-old woman in LaSalle, Ontario. […]

‘Marriage, birth of child, deaths of parents’: Pakistani refugee who returned home six times secures chance to keep Canadian status

[ad_1] A Pakistani refugee who returned to his home country six times between 2016 and 2022 has won a judicial review, giving him another chance to retain his Canadian refugee status, reports the National Post.Irfan Ahmad came to Canada in 2014 under the “Convention Refugee Abroad” programme. He said he faced persecution as a member […]

Canadian scholar Hamza Ahmad Khan reported missing in Pakistan; later found arrested for social media posts

[ad_1] A Pakistani-origin Canadian citizen, a PhD scholar of University of Toronto, Hamza Ahmad Khan, was reported missing on February 19 in Lahore where he had been staying with a friend since he went to Pakistan on February 13. Later, Pakistani media reports confirmed that Khan was arrested and also appeared in court for an […]

Canadian Sikh influencer draws flak after performing Bhangra, using school shooting to promote magazine: ‘Deport him to India’

[ad_1] A Canadian Sikh influencer stirred a row after posting a video of himself dancing and promoting his new magazine following a deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.Gurdeep Pandher shared the video on social media showing himself performing bhangra. He said the performance was intended to “carry hope across borders.”Pandher is described as […]

‘Lit house on fire and watched…’: Canadian school shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar tried to kill family before, says neighbour

[ad_1] A trans teenager who carried out one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings had previously tried to kill his own family by setting their home ablaze, a neighbour has claimed.18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar shot dead their 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at their home in Tumbler Ridge earlier this week before driving to Tumbler Ridge […]

Canadian nurse Lovedip Sandhu pleads guilty to $55,000 drug fraud, admits addiction as empty syringes, vials found at Quebec home

[ad_1] A former nurse has pleaded guilty to fraud and drug possession after admitting to defrauding a Quebec medical clinic of more than $55,000 to obtain opioid medications.Lovedip Sandhu, a 35-year-old Canadian national and resident of Pierrefonds, entered her guilty plea in mid-January to charges of fraud over $5,000 and simple possession of narcotics. The […]

Canadian national Ramanan Pathmanathan pleads guilty to sexually exploiting over 100 children via social media in US, faces life sentence

[ad_1] A 40-year-old Canadian national has admitted to a years-long campaign of sexual exploitation targeting over 100 children through social media. Ramanan Pathmanathan of Toronto pleaded guilty on Friday in a US federal court to charges of producing child pornography and the coercion and enticement of a minor.Pathmanathan engaged in a calculated scheme that spanned […]

‘Living in constant fear’: Canadian city calls for emergency amid extortion threats by Punjabi gangsters

[ad_1] Surrey mayor Brenda Locke called on Ottawa to declare a federal state of emergency after 35 incidents of extortion crime took place in the BC (British Columbia) city this month. “The City of Surrey is experiencing an acute and escalating crisis of organized extortion, intimidation, and targeted shootings resulting in fear, trauma, and economic […]