Canada has little choice but to sanction Israel or lose international credibility, say a former ambassador and former defence official, after the Netanyahu government responded to a joint statement demanding an end to settlement expansions with a major West Bank settlement announcement.
Canada’s economy grew by 2.2 per cent on an annualized basis in the first quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday, expanding at a rate faster than expected.
Opposition critics are calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to act quickly to implement a foreign agents registry and a foreign interference commissioner, following revelations that attacks by the Chinese government and its proxies on dissidents living in Canada are on the rise.
The post-Cold War era where nations didn’t have to worry about their sovereignty and territorial defence is over, a former NATO secretary general told the conference in Ottawa.
King Charles is enjoying a popularity boost and there is considerably more support for maintaining Canada’s ties to the Crown now than when he assumed the throne, according to public opinion polls released this week around his two-day visit to deliver a historic throne speech.
Members of Parliament accepted more than $230,000 in flights, hotels and gifts from foreign governments, advocacy groups and private companies last year according to an annual report from the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner.
The Liberal government will introduce legislation to assist in identifying projects in the national interest and provide “up-front regulatory approvals” to major projects, according to a federal document obtained by CBC News.
A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law for now, as his administration fights an order striking down the bulk of his signature set of economic policies.
Several Canadian humanitarian groups are calling for sanctions on Israel, something the federal government suggested last week could be coming. Now, one group says it won’t deliver 17 “fully loaded” aid trucks out of fear that Palestinians won’t get safe access.
A Prescott, Ont., man has been banned from owning firearms and other weapons for three years and sentenced to one year probation after pleading guilty to one charge of uttering death threats, which were aimed at Ontario Conservative MP Michael Barrett.
