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Punjabi youths among 17 held in Canada extortion case

Canadian police arrested 17 men linked to an alleged Punjabi-origin extortion network targeting South Asian business owners in Ontario and British Columbia, with authorities filing 106 charges and warning of cross-border organised crime operations.

Short-term gains

The recent 30-day suspension of American tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods underscores the unpredictability of trade policy under US President Donald Trump.

Western threats

During the recent past, unfortunate controversies had been generated regarding certain killings or attempted killings in Canada and the US respectively.

Brute power of an imperial presidency

United States President Donald Trump has agreed to delay punishing tariffs on all exports from Canada and Mexico, which resulted in a threat of retaliatory tariffs from Canada.