Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens as Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks at a news conference on the investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada with connections to India, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Justin Tang The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government expelled six Indian diplomats from Canada because New Delhi refused to co-operate in criminal investigations.
Canada has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist and expelled him and five other diplomats Monday, in an escalating dispute over the June 2023 killing and allegations of other crimes.
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