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Trigger warning: this article mentions violence, genocide, murder, and rape. If you or someone you know needs help or support, the HealthLink BC hotline is 811, or the 24/7 Wellness Together hotline is 1-866-585-0445. Help is available, please reach out. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, was assassinated in the Gurdwara parking
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The protests are happening in the wake of the killing of prominent Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
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A report about a conference in Toronto on Sikh terrorism was posted last May the Star could find no evident the event ever took place or that the listed speakers even exist.
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Police investigating possible use of smoke canisters at March 23 protest outside high commission
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Nijjar was shot the evening of June 18 while leaving his temple Guru Nanak Sikh gurdwara where he served as president in Surrey. Two masked assailants fled the scene, and although investigators have not established a motive, many in the Sikh community suspect the Indian government may have been involved.