Justin Trudeau

Canada also expelled "a senior Indian diplomat" for India's alleged involvement in the killing.

Nijjar, who was spearheading the Khalistani referendum in Canada, was gunned down in the parking lot of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey city of British Columbia after evening prayers on June 18 this year.

In an email response to IANS, Mohammad Hussain, Press Secretary of the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, said: "The technical issue with the plane has been resolved. The plane has been cleared to fly. The Canadian delegation is expected to depart this afternoon."

The two have been married since May 2005. The couple have three children -- Xavier, 15, and Hadrien, nine, and Ella-Grace, 14. In a statement on Instagram, Trudeau said, "Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate."

In a press release on the Prime Minister's website, Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada is imposing new measures on 62 close associates of the Russian government and a defence sector entity, Xinhua news agency reported. Among the individuals sanctioned are high-ranking Russian government officials, including Russian federal governors and regional heads, their family members, and senior officials of currently sanctioned defence sector entities, according to the press release.

Canadian PM Trudeau said that he would be following public health guidelines and isolating, Xinhua news agency reported. "I feel okay, but that's because I got my shots. So, if you haven't, get vaccinated. And if you can, get boosted. Let's protect our healthcare system, each other, and ourselves," he said. Last week Trudeau travelled to the US city of Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas, meeting a number of top officials, including US President Joe Biden.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Trudeau made the announcement to end the use of the Emergencies Act which was passed by the House of Commons. "Immediate emergency situation is over," he said, stressing that the decision was made after careful consideration, Xinhua news agency reported.

Responding to the Trudeau government' crackdown on crypto funding of the truckers’ protest, Musk tweeted a picture of Adolf Hitler captioned “Stop Comparing me to Justin” on the top of the photo and “(At least) I had a budget” at its bottom. The tweet had generated over 35,000 likes before it was take down.

Addressing the media here on Monday, Trudeau said that he invoked the Emergencies Act to give the federal government extra and "temporary" powers to handle the issue, adding the move targets to those areas in need, not the whole country, reports Xinhua news agency.

“Blockades, illegal demonstrations are unacceptable, and are negatively impacting businesses and manufacturers… We must do everything to bring them to an end,” PM Trudeau said in the Parliament. “(The protesters are) trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens' daily lives… It has to stop… "You can't end a pandemic with blockades.... You need to end it with science. You need to end it with public health measures,” he further asserted.