Tag: Canada
Blair ‘confident’ Canada will meet NATO targets with push for more spending
Defence Minister Bill Blair says that he is looking to replace Canada's tanks and purchase new submarines, but he still needs to finalize the "business case."
McGill heads to court for injunction to remove pro-Palestinian encampment
McGill says the encampment poses a 'security, safety and public health risk.' Protesters want the university to divest from Israel-connected funds.
IN PHOTOS: Solar storm creates aurora borealis across Canada, world
Canadians and others across the world were treated to an aurora borealis display due to a severe geomagnetic storm. The northern lights were visible across Canada.
Gaza protest encampment remains on Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police
A campus protest encampment at the University of Alberta was present Friday after a similar sit-in in Calgary was shut down as police clashed with demonstrators.
Canada to contribute $76M to German-led air defence fund for Ukraine
Defence Minister Bill Blair and his German counterpart announced the contribution to Germany's Immediate Action on Air Defence initiative after a joint meeting in Ottawa.
Canada appoints longtime journalist Joyce Napier as ambassador to Vatican
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier's appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the new role.
Canadian citizen dead in Egypt as local authorities say probe is open
Egypt's interior ministry, which oversees the Egyptian National Police, posted on social media that an investigation is now underway.
Canada repatriates 6 children of woman deemed security risk from ISIS camp
The children of a woman detained in a camp for captured ISIS members are now in Canada. The family lawyer said a family will house all six of them together.
Joly says Israeli Rafah invasion would be ‘unacceptable,’ urges ceasefire
As Israeli forces take control of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly warns of a 'catastrophic' situation.
New law banning some passwords in the U.K. an ‘important start,’ expert says
The United Kingdom is the first country to roll out a law banning generic passwords on smart devices. One tech analyst says this is a great start, but the onus is on device owners.
Antisemitic incidents rose in Canada last year — and after Oct. 7: B’nai Brith
Jewish human rights group B'nai Brith Canada is highlighting an 'astonishing' increase in reports of antisemitism in its annual audit of incidents.
Foreign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangs
Three Indian nationals arrested in Edmonton for the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar are allegedly linked to an Indian crime group.
Prelude to an assassination: India’s ‘incompetent’ campaign against slain B.C. Sikh leader
Canadian investigators believe Hardeep Nijjar's murder was an escalation of India's campaign against Sikh separatists, and its foreign intelligence agency was behind the killing.
RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
Raids in Alberta and Ontario following temple slaying linked to government of India.
Pro-Palestinian encampment stretches into 7th day at McGill
Pro-Palestinian activists remained on the lower field of McGill University in downtown Montreal on Friday as the encampment entered its seventh day.
