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A nationwide search is on for 24-year-old Jagdeep Singh, who faces multiple charges in relation to an alleged extortion operation targeting members of the South Asian community. Cpl. Mitch Rondeau of Parkland County RCMP said victims face financial threats in the “millions” as he stood near two seized firearms, magazines and ammunition during a press…

A decision by Canada’s Drug Agency will make it more difficult for Canadians to access a drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease in some people, says an Ottawa cognitive neurologist and researcher. Dr. Andrew Frank , who is with the Bruyère Health Memory Clinic and Bruyère Health Research Institute, says he is disappointed that Canada’s…

The province’s Labour Department has finished its investigation into the death of an employee at the Walmart on Mumford Road in Halifax 16 months ago and says it found no safety violations.   Gursimran Kaur,  19, was found dead in a walk-in oven in the store’s bakery department on Oct. 19, 2024.   The department’s…

With just four months until hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive for the 2026 World Cup, community members and legal advocates in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside say Vancouver’s draft Human Rights Action Plan falls short of protecting the city’s homeless and precariously housed residents. “There are immediate things the city can do to help,…

MUMBAI, INDIA — Back on the international stage for the first time since his headline-grabbing speech in Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking that message on the road, first to India, then likely later to Australia when he addresses its Parliament. Carney’s rallying cry last month was that middle powers must unite against “hegemons”…

This week FP Video looks at the Canadian airline WestJet on its’ 30th anniversary of taking to the skies, what’s behind the recent rush for copper , what investors can expect from volatile markets, and some important tips for renewing your mortgage. Mortgage myths you need to know before renewal Victor Tran, Rates.ca mortgage and…

At least five high-yield credit analysts and traders have left Royal Bank of Canada in recent weeks, with some joining rival firms after the bank notched losses linked to the collapse of First Brands Group , according to people familiar with the matter. Desk analysts Srihari Rajagopalan, Sydney Ferrigan and Akshay Nagia left for Morgan…

After the board of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. concluded a meeting Thursday afternoon, chief executive David Zaslav called David Ellison and Ted Sarandos to let them know the results. The board had deemed Ellison and Paramount Skydance Corp. ’s latest bid superior to that of Netflix Inc. and Sarandos. Ellison’s advisers were steeling for at…

MUMBAI, INDIA — Confronting concerns over India’s ties to violence on Canada’s streets and attempts to meddle in its elections can only be done through direct engagement, says Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.  Anand, who is in Mumbai as Canada seeks to deepen its trading relationship with the country of 1.4 billion people, faced a…

MUMBAI, INDIA AND OTTAWA — As the United States and Israel launched a major assault on Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said on Saturday that Canada supports the attempt to stop Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon and urged Canadians in the country to shelter in place. “Canada supports the United States acting to prevent…