As the latest talks on a global plastics treaty ended in accusations of deadlocked negotiations, eyes are now turning to Canada, which will play host to the next round of negotiations at a time when some warn the treaty’s future hangs in the balance. Nations wrapped up on Sunday a third round of talks in … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 9, 2023 7:42 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s transport minister and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call “threats” against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19. Pablo Rodriguez … Read more
Global Affairs Canada says 32 more Canadians were able to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt on Thursday after a key border crossing reopened. The department says there had originally been 40 Canadian names on the list of people approved to leave through the border crossing at Rafah, but precisely what changed wasn’t immediately clear. The … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Chinese messaging application WeChat and the Russian-made Kaspersky suite of apps will be banned from government-issued phones starting Monday. Treasury Board president Anita Anand said in a statement that these web apps “present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,” citing a determination from Ottawa’s … Read more
By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted October 19, 2023 7:53 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Meetings continue on Thursday in Ottawa as leaders from across the Caribbean touch base on how Canada can help create a safer, greener world. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has welcomed a dozen leaders from across … Read more
A third Canadian has died in Israel following a weekend attack by the militant group Hamas, her family said in a statement shared Wednesday at a press conference by an Ottawa Jewish group. Adi Vital-Kaploun, who is Israeli-Canadian, was killed in the coordinated and deadly assault in Israel over the weekend, the statement from her … Read more
The top heads of the European Union are expected to visit Canada this year, as officials discuss the possibility of Ottawa joining a major research-funding pact. “We are expecting the summit still to take place this year,” the EU’s ambassador to Canada, Melita Gabric, said Friday. Brussels and Ottawa hold leaders’ summits every two years … Read more
WASHINGTON: The ‘top Indian diplomat’ expelled by Canada amid allegations linking the Indian government to the assassination of a Khalistani activist has been identified as Pavan Kumar Rai, purportedly the Canadian station chief of India’s intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).Rai’s name was leaked to the Canadian media by the country’s foreign ministry in … Read more
A criminal trial opened on Tuesday for two Canadians who were key organizers of the trucker convoy that paralyzed the country’s capital, Ottawa, for nearly a month in early 2022, upturning the lives of many residents and creating economic hardship for local businesses and workers. The 22-day protest, which began in response to mandatory vaccinations … Read more
The mayor of Port Coquitlam says he’s unimpressed with Ottawa’s efforts to crack down on Chinese political interference amid allegations that Beijing tried to run a candidate against him. Brad West, elected for a second term last October, believes Canada needs a full public inquiry, a national registry of foreign agents, and to “kick” people with … Read more