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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.

Visa Squeeze

Canada’s steep rise in study permit rejections for Indian applicants marks a turning point in what was once a dependable educational partnership.