Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP): Saudi Arabia and Canada will restore full diplomatic relations, the kingdom said Wednesday, following a 2018 dispute over human rights that saw Riyadh expel Ottawa’s ambassador and freeze new trade. The decision, also announced by Canada’s foreign ministry, came after talks last year between Crown Prince...
TORONTO (AA) – Canada on Monday expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, who was accused of being involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative lawmaker Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. “Canada has decided to declare persona non grata Mr. Zhao Wei. I have been clear: we will not tolerate any form of foreign […]
TORONTO (AA) – Canada is imposing additional sanctions on Iran under the Special Economic Measures Regulations, according to a government statement Wednesday. “This is the 11th package of sanctions imposed by Canada against the Iranian regime since October 2022, and builds on Canada’s efforts to align with recent designations annou...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, discussing the ongoing mediation efforts in Sudan, said the prime minister’s office on Monday. “Prime Minister Trudeau expressed deep concern about the conflict in Sudan and its impact on the humanitarian ...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – More than 300 Afghans touched down at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Wednesday, bringing Canada closer to its goal of resettling 40,000 refugees from Taliban-run Afghanistan. The passengers on the flight, which arrived from Pakistan, were those who aided Canada in its Afghanistan mission, including families o...
TORONTO (AA) – A man was apprehended by Canadian police after he rammed his car into a Muslim person in Toronto, officials said Sunday. The attacker has been detained pending trial for hate crime. The incident took place in the parking lot of the Markham Islamic Society Mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in the […]
Canada (AA) – A new report says that while Canada’s tax department is ensnared in red tape making a comprehensive review impossible, it should provide training to end “unconscious” bias when dealing with Muslim charities. The Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson report found that bias creeps in unconsciously and training would “improve the CR...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russia announced Tuesday that it summoned Canada’s charge d’affaires for comments made by the Canadian foreign minister. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Brian Ebel was summoned Monday and was told that the comments were “unacceptable and ran counter to the obligations of Canada as a state party to the Vienna Convention ...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – A Toronto-area school board has become the first in Canada to introduce an anti-Islamophobia program. The Peel District School Board did its homework and found that about one-quarter of its 153,000 students – Kindergarten through Grade 12 in 244 schools – were Muslim. “The launch of the strategy demonstrates the Peel [&h...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has announced another CAN$30 million (US$22 million) for those affected by the disastrous earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The government will match CAN$10 million in donations to the Humanitarian Coalition and provide CAN$20 million in direct relief, International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said in...
