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In February, controversial Sikh YouTuber Nancy Grewal told CBC News that she feared for her life. Days later, she was stabbed to death outside of Windsor, Ontario.

Was her murder related to her criticism of the Khalistan movement?

San Grewal of The Pointer joins to unpack the political pressures and misinformation shaping the reporting of the case.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: San Grewal


Further reading:
Social media account touting Khalistani extremism claims responsibility for death of Windsor, Ont., woman | CBC News
Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died - CBC News
Nancy Grewal murder: Conflicting claims of responsibility emerge on social media - The Tribune
Nancy Grewal's mother retracts allegations after daughter’s murder in Canada | Chandigarh News - The Times of India
Nancy Grewal murder: Canadian Jewish groups seek terror tag for Khalistani extremists | Hindustan Times
CSIS flags extremist Khalistani activists as national security threat - The Globe and Mail
India never provided their own evidence amid concerns about Sikh separatists in Canada: former NSIAs - CTV News
Some million-dollar properties on list to be auctioned off by the city due to unpaid taxes - Calgary Herald
Peter Mansbridge didn't tell Pierre Poilievre, podcast audience about work for South Korean firm | CBC News

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AI chatbots are encouraging violence, social media is hurting kids, and Ottawa is still trying to figure out how to regulate the harms of the internet after two very public failed attempts. Host Noor Azrieh and Taylor Owen, professor and member of the federal task force on AI and online safety, dig into the federal government’s latest Online Harms push.

Why does regulating the internet, especially its nastier corners, keep proving so hard to actually do?

PLUS, we hear from Thomas Juneau, former defence analyst and current professor of Middle Eastern security & intelligence, on what a possible Canadian intervention in the region could look like.

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Mia Johnson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Taylor Owen, Thomas Juneau

Background reading:
Canada could be the next nation to ban social media for kids – POLITICO
Online harms bill needs framework for reporting threats in AI chats, experts say – The Globe and Mail
Justin Ling: Canada has studied the problem of online harms enough. Now we need to solve it – Toronto Star
The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz – The Guardian
Canada’s rhetorical support for the war on Iran has an audience of one: Donald Trump– The Globe and Mail

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Canada is home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside of Iran in the world. There are over 280,000 Iranian Canadians living here.

The rallies they've held in recent months have been some of the largest that Canada has ever seen. According to the CBC last month, 350,000 people took to the streets in Toronto. And that was before the war had even begun.

Today we’re checking in with three Iranian-Canadians as they watch history unfold.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Photo: Sima Ghaffarzadeh

More information:

An estimated 350,000 people rally in Toronto in support of Iran protests, police say — CBC
Iranian-owned gym in Thornhill hit by gunfire — Global News

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Carney travels to India and strikes a landmark deal with Modi, but what about all those allegations of foreign interference by Indian agents in Canada?

A senior official in Carney’s government says India is no longer targeting Canadians, but CSIS and other Liberal MPs insist it’s still ongoing.

Plus, a new Globe and Mail investigation offers a detailed portrait of the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Correction:

In a previous version of this episode, the driver of the Humboldt Broncos bus, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, was referred to as a temporary foreign worker. He was a permanent resident at the time of the accident.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rupa Subramanya

Further reading:
Carney and India’s Modi strike new energy partnership - National | Globalnews.ca
Evidence links Indian officials at Vancouver consulate to killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar - The Globe and Mail
Indian government no longer targeting Canadians, senior official says on eve of PM’s visit - National | Globalnews.ca
Indian foreign interference ‘continuing,’ say Liberal MPs | Globalnews.ca
Foreign Interference Indictment - US District Court [PDF]
‘Our community can’t afford more silence’: Sikhs targeted by Indian-backed criminal groups demand action | The Pointer
Brookfield 'strategic partner' wins big in India deal - Investigative Journalism Foundation
John Manley: Man responsible for Humboldt Broncos crash paid his debt to society and should not be deported - National Post
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As journalists, our job is to dig deep into stories. And sometimes, we dig far deeper than we ever thought possible. And those deep dives will often become our most interesting stories.

And finding those stories usually follows a pattern.

Something catches your eye, it draws you in. You start doing a little research on it.

Then you find something that makes us go, “Huh…”

You start pulling the thread, follow the bread crumbs, and slowly you find out just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

And so we wanted to know, what rabbit holes all of you have gone down? We thought it might be things like wellness influencers, grifts, maybe some MLM scheme. But, the reality was both a lot more normal, and to be honest, a little bit weirder.

Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Photo: Tony Wang
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