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Demonstration outside Canadian Hindu temple broken up after police spotted weapons

Nov. 05, 2024 10:27 AM EST

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — A Hindu temple near Toronto where violence erupted over the weekend was the site of another demonstration this week that police broke up after they say weapons were spotted in the crowd. Peel Regional Police said in social media updates that the...

Australian foreign minister raises allegations of India targeting Sikhs in Canada

Nov. 05, 2024 09:38 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister said Tuesday she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has targeted Sikh activists in Canada. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she discussed the Canadian allegations with Indian Foreign Minister S....

Murray Sinclair, First Nation advocate for justice and Canadian senator, has died

Nov. 04, 2024 16:11 PM EST

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Murray Sinclair, a former First Nation judge, senator and chair of the commission that delved into Canada's troubled history of residential schools for First Nations students, has died. He was 73. The father of five died peacefully Monday morning in a...

India protests Ottawa's allegation its home minister ordered targeting of Sikh activists in Canada

Nov. 02, 2024 09:45 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India officially protested on Saturday the Canadian government’s allegation that the country’s powerful home minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada, calling it “absurd and baseless.” Relations between the two countries...

Amazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI

Oct. 31, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates, sending the company's stock up in after-hours trading. For the three months that ended on Sept. 30, the Seattle-based tech giant posted a revenue of $158.9 billion, higher...

CONCACAF Gold Cup final to be played at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 6

Oct. 30, 2024 16:01 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 6. CONCACAF announced the site on Wednesday. In September, it said 14 sites in 11 areas will be used for the tournament, which starts June 14. It avoided the Eastern Seaboard, staying...

Canada alleges Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists

Oct. 29, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison told Parliament members of...

Pro Women's Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season

Oct. 29, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t placing limitations on which North American markets they’ll consider in a bid to add as many as two franchises for the 2025-26 season. The only certainty is a vision of the...

Google ad change could affect millions of small businesses

Oct. 29, 2024 15:56 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses. Google Local Services ads run locally and are a big way that small businesses market their goods and services. Ads appear on the top of Google search...

Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament

Oct. 29, 2024 14:42 PM EDT

MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party said Tuesday it will work with other opposition parties in Canada's Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau' s minority government. Trudeau’s Liberals have only 153 seats in the 338-seat House of Commons and...