-
Canada sanctions IRGC members, Iran's law enforcement officials over rights violations claims
Feb 28, 2023 02:57Canada has imposed additional sanctions on Iran, targeting the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and law enforcement forces over what Ottawa claims to be systematic human rights violations.
-
US jet shoots down new mystery 'object' over Canada
Feb 12, 2023 05:39A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday -- in a joint operation by the North American neighbors and the second such take-down in their skies since the dramatic downing of a Chinese balloon a week ago.
-
Canadian protesters call for withdrawal from NATO amid 'proxy war' in Ukraine
Jan 24, 2023 11:26Anti-war protesters have taken to the streets in downtown Hamilton, Canada, to call on the government to withdraw from NATO and stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.
-
Canada settles Indigenous children compensation lawsuit for $2bn
Jan 23, 2023 05:55The Canadian government has agreed to pay $2 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for the harm suffered by Indigenous children in residential schools.
-
Severe shortage of flu medicine raises alarm in Canada
Jan 11, 2023 07:06A severe shortage of major adult cold and flu medicine in cities across Canada, including in Toronto, has sounded the alarm.
-
Canada to spend $14 billion to buy F-35 fighter jets from US
Jan 10, 2023 05:03Canada is purchasing 88 F-35 fighter jets from the United States to replace its aging fleet for 19 billion Canadian dollars (US$14.2 billion), the largest military spending in 30 years.
-
Canada, Australia, Spain & Morocco join countries imposing COVID restrictions on Chinese travelers
Jan 01, 2023 04:52Canada, Australia, Spain, and Morocco have become the latest countries to impose travel restrictions on arrivals from China following a surge in COVID-19 cases there.
-
Six dead, including suspect, after shooting at residential apartment in Canada
Dec 19, 2022 04:53A gunman opened fire and killed at least five people at an apartment building in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada, on Sunday evening before he was himself shot by police, according to reports.
-
Iran sanctions eight Canadian individuals, entity in reciprocal measure
Dec 03, 2022 09:05The Iranian Foreign Ministry has imposed retaliatory sanctions on a Canadian entity and several individuals over their support for terrorism and acts of violence against the country.
-
Canada’s Trudeau defends use of ‘Emergencies Act’ to quell trucker protests
Nov 26, 2022 10:49Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has steadfastly defended his government’s move to invoke the Emergencies Act earlier this year for the first time in the law’s 34-year history to end anti-government protests that paralyzed the capital.