Investigation: Visas have become an Indian foreign interference tool
Hoping to attend a family gathering and visit his ailing grandfather, Bikramjit Singh Sandhar submitted a visa application to the government of India in 2016.The visa was denied.
Jeff Semple
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ISIS arrests are spiking in Canada and youths are driving the resurgence
On June 15, 2023, police searched a Calgary home and found an ISIS flag, three knives, bomb-making instructions and ideological tracts on killing gay men. “I’m a member of ISIS,” the owner of the materials, Zakarya Rida Hussein, had written on Snapchat as he planned an attack during the city’s month-long Pride celebrations. “Tomorrow my mission begins. It’s pride month.”...
Suspect in killing of temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar got student visa in days
One of the suspects accused of gunning down B.C. Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar entered Canada using a study permit that he said took only days to obtain. In a video posted online in 2019, Karan Brar said he applied for a student visa through EthicWorks Immigration Services in Bathinda, in India’s Punjab state. “And in a few days...
Foreign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangs
The arrests of three suspected hitmen accused of killing a B.C. Sikh leader highlight an emerging security problem: foreign intelligence services are contracting their dirty work to the criminal underworld.
Exclusive: Ukrainian general wants Canada’s 83,000 decommissioned rockets
Ukrainian military leader is asking Canada to hand over tens of thousands of rockets that are awaiting demolition at a Saskatchewan military base. In an exclusive interview with Global News, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov urged the government to let Ukraine have the decommissioned CRV7 rockets. Doing so would help Ukraine fend off Russian forces and save taxpayers the cost of...
Senior Iranian official caught in Toronto
Canada has launched a deportation case against a senior Iranian government official found living in Toronto, Global News has learned.Seyed Salman Samani, 42, is facing a deportation hearing under sanctions imposed a year ago against members of Iran’s hardline regime.