British Columbia
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| Population | 4. 992 million (2018) |
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| Capital | Victoria |
| Colleges and universities | The University of British Columbia |
| Points of interest | Stanley Park |
| Capilano Suspension Bridge | |
| Did you know | British Columbia is the fifth-largest Canadian province / territory by total area (944,735 sq. km). |
| Location statistical region population | StatCan |
| Area | 944,735 km² |
| Bird | Steller's jay |
| Canadian postal abbr | BC |
| Confeder | July 20, 1871 |
| Hous seat | 42 of 338 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 734448 |
About British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada's westernmost province, is defined by its Pacific coastline and mountain ranges. Nature areas like Glacier National Park offer hiking and biking trails, as well as campgrounds. Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics. The scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway links Whistler with Vancouver, a city known for its film industry, at the province's southern U.S. border. ― Google
Fisherman missing for two weeks found in raft and ate salmon to survive
... Officials did not name the rescuers or how they found him, but in Seattle identified them as Ryan Planes and his uncle John from Sooke, a town on Vancouver island in British Columbia...
Hamas Israel attacks: The international victims of the assault on Israel
... Ben Mizrachi, from British Columbia, is among them, CTV News reported...
From Scotland to Canada, a totem pole finally returns home
... It was the late 1920s, and the Canadian ethnographer had paid many visits to the Ank idaa village in the Nass Valley, an indigenous community nestled between picturesque mountains, creeks and waterfalls in a remote part of British Columbia...
Air India Flight 182: India-Canada row brings 1985 bombing back in news
... Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country " credible allegations" that could link the Indian government to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia...
India suspends visas for Canadians as row escalates
... Nijjar was shot dead in his vehicle by two masked gunmen outside a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia...
How India-Canada ties descended into a public feud
... The rift burst into the open on Monday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canada was investigating " credible allegations" about the potential involvement of Indian government agents in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June...
Why are some Sikhs calling for a separate homeland in India?
...Diplomatic tensions over calls for a separate homeland for Sikhs in India have escalated, after Canada said it was looking at " credible allegations potentially linking" the Indian state to the murder of a separatist leader in British Columbia...
India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau
... Mr Nijjar was shot dead outside of a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia (BC)...
India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau
By Nadine YousifBBC News, Toronto
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says The Indian government could be behind the fatal shooting of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Mr Nijjar was shot dead outside of a Sikh Temple on 18 June in British Columbia (BC).
Mr Trudeau Said Canadian intelligence has identified a credible link between his death and The Indian state.
He raised the issue with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the recent G20 summit, He Said .
" Any involvement of a foreign government in The Killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty, " Mr Trudeau Said on Monday in The House of Commons.
" It is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open and democratic societies conduct themselves, " He Said .
Mr Nijjar was a prominent Sikh leader in the province of BC and a vocal backer of a separate Khalistani state. Supporters of his have Said that he was a target of threats in The Past because of his activism.
India has previously Said he was a terrorist and led a militant separatist group - accusations his supporters call " unfounded".
Mr Trudeau Said Canada has expressed its concerns to high level security and intelligence agencies in India, and Said he has been working on this issue with Canada's allies.
" I continue to ask with a great deal of firmness that the government of India cooperate with Canada to shed light on this situation, " He Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
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