The first woman to command Canada’s military is calling out a U.S. senator for questioning the role of women in combat. Gen.

Canadian General Jennie Carignan publicly criticized US Senator Jim Risch for his outdated views on women in combat. Risch had expressed skepticism about women serving in combat roles, prompting Carignan,

Canada's top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles — a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary — at a security forum underway in Halifax today.

Canada, which expelled six Indian diplomats over allegations they were involved in a plot against Sikh separatists, denied it had evidence Prime Minister Narendra Modi was linked to violence on Canadian soil.

Earlier, a bombshell report by Canadian media outlet Globe and Mail claimed that Canadian security agencies believed PM Modi was aware of the violent plots and added that Jaishankar and Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval were also kept in loop.

Canadian media outlet The Globe and Mail, citing unnamed officials, had reported that Canadian and American intelligence agencies had found links to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to the killing of Nijjar in June 2023.