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TOI correspondent from Washington: Canada is finding out the hard way why New Delhi is so tetchy about Khalistani capers in “Kannedda.” A growing separatist movement in the country’s oil-rich province of Alberta has ignited a full-blown diplomatic spat with Washington at a time when ties between the United States and its western partners are…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged the United States to “respect Canada’s sovereignty” after reports of US President Donald Trump’s team meeting an Alberta separatist group three times since April 2025 surfaced. This also follows US treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s remark on Alberta, stating that “Albertans are very independent people.” Carney said, “I expect the…
Why Alberta teachers are taking the government to court: Back-to-work law faces new scrutiny Alberta’s three-week provincewide teachers’ strike — which left more than 740,000 students out of class and halted operations in schools across all regions — has now shifted from the picket lines to the courts. As per a recent report by The…
As Alberta’s education crisis enters its fourth week, the debate around classroom conditions, fair funding, and teachers’ rights has moved from legislative corridors to community streets.Over the weekend, protesters from across Alberta gathered in Calgary’s West Springs neighbourhood, part of the Calgary-Bow constituency, held by Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides since 2019. The rally, organised by…
