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Don Davies named interim chief, Jagmeet steps down as NDP leader

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh with his Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu. (REUTERS file)
Published on May 07, 2025 08:18 am IST

Canada federal polls: Jagmeet Singh replaced as NDP leader after party’s heavy defeat

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh in British Columbia late last month. (Reuters Photo)
Published on May 06, 2025 10:05 am IST

Canada elections: Pro-Khalistan leader breaks down on camera after losing seat

The defeat marked a dramatic fall for Jagmeet Singh, who had won a decisive victory in 2017 to become NDP leader.
Updated on Apr 29, 2025 07:41 pm IST

Canada: Justin Trudeau's government at risk of collapse as NDP pulls support

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a register as he takes part in a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 20, 2024.
Published on Dec 21, 2024 03:39 am IST

PAU alumnus elected MLA of Canada’s Saskatchewan province

PAU alumnus Tajinder Grewal has been elected to the legislative assembly of Saskatchewan in the recently concluded provincial elections. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 31, 2024 07:14 am IST

Record 14 Punjab-origin candidates make it to British Columbia assembly

Conservatives supporters react to polling results as they gather at their provincial election night headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. (REUTERS)
Updated on Oct 21, 2024 07:54 am IST

Trudeau faces internal discontent as key meeting with party MPs begins

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, speaks onstage during the premiere of ‘Nutcrackers’ during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall, on September 05, in Toronto, Ontario. (AFP)
Published on Sept 10, 2024 04:01 pm IST

Trudeau’s Liberal Party and NDP face falling voter confidence: Poll

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends an announcement on the planned Great Bear Sea PFP project, accompanied by Dallas Smith, acting Chief for Tlowitsis Nation, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 25. (REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 12:39 pm IST

Why Canada sits on extradition requests

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One hopes that the present stand-off between India and Canada will not affect our long-term relationship (HT photo)
Published on Oct 07, 2023 10:00 pm IST

'Credible evidence' India involved in Nijjar killing: Trudeau ally Jagmeet Singh

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (REUTERS file)
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 06:12 am IST

Share evidence on Nijjar, not accusations, India tells Canada

PM Modi and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
Updated on Sept 21, 2023 05:36 am IST

Canadian parliamentary delegation visits Taiwan to boost ties

Members of a delegation of Canadian MPs in Taipei for a visit that began on Sunday. (Canadian Trade Office in Taipei)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 10:56 am IST

CANADA POLLS: Jagmeet’s NDP emerges weaker

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to supporters after he was re-elected in Burnaby South at an NDP election night party in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Updated on Oct 23, 2019 11:31 pm IST

Punjabi songs add spice to Canada poll campaign

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Updated on Oct 19, 2019 10:52 pm IST

Canada PM Trudeau is still top choice, NDP’s Jagmeet Singh lags behind according to a popularity survey

These are the findings of a national survey by the not-for-profit, non-partisan public opinion research foundation Angus Reid Institute.
Updated on Oct 18, 2018 09:22 am IST

Jagmeet Singh completes one year as leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party

Jagmeet Singh became the first-ever person from a visible minority background to capture the leadership of a major Canadian political party, winning the race to lead the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the very first round of balloting.
Updated on Oct 01, 2018 10:20 am IST

Canada: Conservatives win Ontario election on populist plank

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media following the tabling of the budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 27, 2018.
Updated on Jun 08, 2018 08:53 pm IST

Ontario election: Indo-Canadian candidates behaving badly takes centre stage

Couple of controversies surrounding Indo-Canadian candidates behaving badly have taken centre stage.
Updated on Jun 02, 2018 12:02 am IST

Jagmeet Singh’s brother to contest Canada provincial election

Gurratan Singh last month while announcing he was going to vie for the nomination of the NDP to contest the seat of Brampton East in the upcoming provincial elections.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 07:10 pm IST

Canadian Sikh groups push back against alleged smearing over Khalistan

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) and his wife Sophie Gregoire (left) and son Xavier (centre) visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar on February 21.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 11:01 pm IST

Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he won’t attend rallies promoting violence

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to media Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on February 27, 2018.
Updated on Mar 26, 2018 12:07 am IST

Jagmeet Singh faces criticism for pushing Canada’s parliament to give ‘genocide’ tag to 1984 riots

While he was a member of the Ontario provincial parliament, Singh had moved such a motion there in 2016.
Updated on Mar 18, 2018 11:24 pm IST

Amid backlash, Canada’s Jagmeet Singh accepts Parmar behind 1985 AI flight bombing

Canada’s New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaking at a 2015 event in San Francisco. Singh is in the eye of a storm over his appearance at the apparently pro-Khalistan event.
Updated on Mar 19, 2018 12:16 am IST