In the news today: Canada-India tiff triggers travel concerns

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Canada-India tensions spark travel concerns

As tensions escalate between India and Canada, some in the Indian diaspora say they’re concerned about how the situation might affect travel between the two countries.

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The federal government expelled six Indian diplomats on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in violent crimes on Canadian soil, including extortion, coercion and murder of Canadian citizens.

India insists it has not been given evidence of any government involvement in crimes in Canada, and it has ordered six Canadian diplomats to leave.

In September of last year, India temporarily suspended visa services for Canadian citizens after Canada said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement in the killing of Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.

Ontario’s top court to decide youth climate case

Ontario’s top court is set to release its decision in a landmark youth-led Charter challenge of the provincial government’s climate change plan.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario heard arguments earlier this year brought by seven young people who say the province’s weakened emissions target is a violation of their constitutional rights.

It’s the first case to be tried in Canada that considers whether climate change has the potential to violate Charter rights.

N.B. leaders back on campaign trail

New Brunswick’s political leaders are back on the campaign trail a day after they debated for the last time ahead of Monday’s vote.

Today, Liberal Leader Susan Holt is scheduled to make an announcement about health care.

Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is slated to make a stop in Woodstock, a town near the U.S. border.

Green Leader David Coon is expected to make an announcement about his party’s plan for affordability.

Moe, Beck back on campaign trail after debate

Saskatchewan’s main political leaders are back on the campaign trail today after hammering each other in a televised debate.

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is set to make an announcement in Moose Jaw.

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck is to make stops in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

During Wednesday night’s debate, Beck emphasized her plan to make life more affordable and said people deserve better than an out-of-touch Saskatchewan Party government.

B.C. voters face atmospheric river on election day

Voters along the south coast of British Columbia who have not cast their ballots yet will have to contend with heavy rain and high winds from an incoming atmospheric river weather system on election day.

Environment Canada says the weather system will bring prolonged heavy rain to Metro Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler and Vancouver Island starting Friday.

The agency says strong winds with gusts up to 80 kilometres an hour will also develop on Saturday — the day thousands are expected to go to the polls across B.C. — in parts of Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver.

Toronto-shot vampire satire enters final season

Matt Berry has spent six years playing a suburban New York vampire but he will forever associate “What We Do in The Shadows” with Toronto, where the acclaimed series was filmed.

“For me, it’s a Canadian show and a Canadian experience,” the British actor said in a recent interview from London. “If ever anybody mentions ‘What We Do in The Shadows,’ that’s the first thing that kind of comes to my mind.”

As the final season of FX’s mockumentary-style show about four Staten Island vampire roommates premieres next week on Disney Plus in Canada, Berry and his co-stars are reflecting on the time they spent in Toronto each year – and how they made the city their second home.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2024

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