Global National: May 8, 2024 | Suspect in Nijjar killing got student visa in “days”
Two of the men accused of killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist living in B.C., came to Canada from India on study permits— with one taking just "days" to obtain. As Jeff Semple reports, the revelation has piled intense scrutiny on Canada's student visa system. U.S. President Joe Biden says he won't continue to supply Israel with offensive weapons if the Israeli army invades Rafah. Jackson Proskow explains how the major policy shift could put further pressure on Israel to scale back its war on Hamas, as Palestinians scramble to escape Rafah while they can. In the trial of Jeremy Skibicki, who's charged with murdering four Indigenous women in Winnipeg in 2022, the court has now heard his confession to police. Melissa Ridgen explains what Skibicki admitted to police during his interview that lasted hours. The federal government is pushing through a mandate requiring federal public servants to work in the office three days a week, which their unions are fighting. Abigail Bimman explains why the unions are proponents of working remotely, why the government isn't backing down and where public opinion lies. Alberta's government has launched the next phase of its 'Alberta is Calling' program, aimed at enticing Canadians from other provinces to move to Wild Rose Country. But as Heather Yourex-West explains, all that migration is making life less affordable in Alberta. Plus, the hope of bringing the Stanley Cup back to Canada rests with two teams, the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, which are facing off in the second round of the NHL playoffs. As Neetu Garcha reports, the excitement is through the roof in both cities. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca
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