- 23 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityCanada
Canada, other nations vow action against Iran over reparations for downed jet
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Thursday said they had abandoned efforts to talk to Tehran about reparations for an airliner downed by Iran and would try…
Canadian court awards C$107 million to families of airliner downed by Iran
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A court in Ontario, Canada, has awarded C$107 million ($83.94 million), plus interest, to the families of six people who died when the Iranian Revolutionary…
Canada to resettle female Afghan judges, families living in limbo
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will take in female Afghan judges and their families who have been living in limbo, primarily in Greece, since their evacuation from…
Western states need united front against divisive China – Trudeau
TORONTO (Reuters) - Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other, Canadian Prime Minister…
Canada and others say patience running out with Iran over downed plane
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain on Thursday said they could consider new steps in line with international law against Iran if it failed to respond by Jan.…
Omicron cases in Canada’s Ontario could soon swamp critical care units – panel
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, and could overwhelm intensive care units early next month without prompt intervention, a…
Canada to join diplomatic boycott of Olympics to send China human rights message -PM
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will join its allies in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in February to send China a message over its…
Omicron will spread through Americas in time, warns regional health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has so far been detected in the Americas in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico and the United States, but it is…
U.S., five other countries urge Ethiopia to cease illegal detentions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six countries including the United States expressed concern on Monday over reports of widespread arrests by Ethiopia of Tigrayan citizens based on ethnicity in connection with the…
Canada joins U.S, EU and Britain in imposing new Belarus sanctions
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada imposed new sanctions on Belarusian officials and entities in coordination with international partners on Thursday to protest against what it called attacks on human rights and…
Canada temporarily withdraws non-essential personnel from embassy in Haiti
(Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Thursday it was temporarily withdrawing non-essential personnel from its embassy in Haiti, citing a rapidly deteriorating security situation in the country. "Global Affairs…
U.S., Canada among 20 countries to commit to stop financing fossil fuels abroad
By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop GLASGOW (Reuters) - The United States, Canada and 18 other countries committed at the COP26 climate summit on Thursday to stop public financing for…
