Category: Politics

Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Ottawa on Friday, MPs honoured 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka in the House of Commons. Hunka was invited by Speaker Anthony […]

Canada’s defence minister isn’t saying whether the federal government’s Indo-Pacific strategy could be reassessed in light of heightened tensions with India over allegations that Indian government agents may be linked to the murder of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. The allegations raised publicly by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week have sparked a diplomatic […]

THE WEST BLOCKEpisode 2, Season 13Sunday, September 24, 2023 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests:Vina Nadjibulla, University of British ColumbiaArif Lalani, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public PolicyBill Blair, Defence Minister Location:Ottawa, ON Mercedes Stephenson: The stunning allegation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that a brutal murder here in Canada may in fact have been a […]

British Columbia Premier David Eby “strongly” suspects that the federal government is holding back information that could help the province protect its residents who have connections to India. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed in Parliament on Monday that Canadian intelligence services were investigating “a potential link” between the Indian government and the fatal shooting of […]

Canada Post will be conducting a review of its marketing program after the federal privacy watchdog determined it had broken privacy law by using Canadians’ personal information in an unauthorized manner. The office of Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in a report this week that the data collected by Canada Post was used to create […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 22, 2023 4:01 pm Updated September 22, 2023 4:11 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford has shuffled his cabinet in the wake of two ministerial resignations this week. Monte McNaughton, who has served as labour minister for the past four years, […]

Travel from India to Canada grew more than 100 per cent year over year this summer, according to new federal data released on Friday. That surge comes as countries around the world continue to ease COVID-19-related travel restrictions and is raising new questions about the number of people who could see their travel plans at […]

Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is renewing its warning to be extra vigilant for cyber attacks amid the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy  and his speech to Parliament on Friday. Zelenskyy arrived in Canada on Thursday — his first visit since 2019. He is set to address Parliament in person this time, the second […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was dealt another blow on Friday, Global News has learned, after Labour Minister Monte McNaughton told the premier he would leave cabinet and step down as MPP to pursue a position in the private sector. Sources told Global News that McNaughton, who was first elected as the MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex in […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 22, 2023 7:51 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The chief of staff for former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson is expected to continue his testimony in the trial of two “Freedom Convoy” protest organizers on Friday before the court takes a two-week break. Serge Arpin […]