Afternoon front page: The Indian gangster accused of masterminding violence in Canada; Carney’s ill-timed resistance to Trump; and more

Lawrence Bishnoi surrounded by police security while coming out of the Amritsar court complex in India on Oct.31, 2022. Photo by Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Article content

It’s Friday, July 10. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

Article content

How this ghostlike ex-policeman’s son became head of a violent and growing global gang terrorizing Canada

Article content

Article content

Lawrence Bishnoi’s name, even though he has been jailed in India for years, has spread widely, making him an almost legendary underworld figure even in Canada, where murder, extortions, shootings, arsons and threats have frustrated Canadian police and stoked community fear.

Article content

Article content

Article content

While Donald Trump might pass as a Bond villain, Mark Carney is no James Bond. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images; Blair Gable/Postmedia

Article content

John Ivison: Carney may lead the Trump ‘resistance,’ but Canadian casualties are mounting

Article content

Some people may cheer the prime minister’s pushback against Donald Trump, as recounted in a recent Wall Street Journal article. But Ivison says “the timing was unfortunate,” because “Canada is embroiled in trade talks that have the potential to be existential to the country’s future prosperity.“

Article content

Article content

Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre takes part in a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa June 25, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable/Postmedia

Article content

Geoff Russ: Canadian voters are aging out of mainstream conservatism

Article content

As retirees and pensioners make up a growing share of Canada’s population, Russ argues that “the Conservative Party of Canada’s problem is not only one of messaging. The country to which tax-cuts and smaller-government conservatism once spoke has aged, slowed, and become more dependent on the state.”

Article content

Article content

Opponents of the Alto high-speed rail project in Quebec and Ontario meet on the Alexandra Bridge in Ottawa before marching toward a rally on Parliament Hill on Wednesday June 10, 2026. Photo by Elliot Ferguson/The Kingston Whig-Standard/Postmedia

Article content

Michael Higgins: Carney’s expropriation plan for Alto creates second-class citizens

Article content

When the federal Liberals talk about nation-building projects “they are always at pains to talk about respecting Indigenous rights and ensuring there is a ‘dialogue.’” But “non-Indigenous people from Turtle Island” are finding a different reality when it comes to the government’s proposed high-speed rail project, Higgins writes.

Article content

Article content

Michigan, Ohio and several other U.S. states are experiencing an uptick in a stomach illness that can result in ‘explosive’ diarrhea. Photo by Ake Ngiamsanguan /Getty Images

Article content

What to know about the parasitic outbreak giving ‘explosive’ diarrhea to people on Canada’s doorstep

Article content

There are more than 1,200 cases of cyclosporiasis in Michigan, and several other U.S. states have also seen an increase. The foodborne gastrointestinal illness is very rarely fatal but symptoms can last several weeks.

Article content

Article content