Two Edmonton women previously held in a Syrian prison camp for ISIS suspects returned to Canada this week after Ottawa announced it would repatriate them following “extraordinary steps” taken with help from the U.S. government. “Canada remains steadfast in prioritizing the safety and security of its citizens, both at home and abroad, and has been particularly concerned about…
Canada Repatriates Two Citizens Previously Suspected of Being ISIS Members
Canada Repatriates Two Citizens From Syrian Camp for ISIS
Two Edmonton women previously held in a Syrian prison camp for ISIS suspects returned to Canada this week after Ottawa announced it would repatriate them following “extraordinary steps” taken with help from the U.S. government. “Canada remains steadfast in prioritizing the safety and security of its citizens, both at home and abroad, and has been particularly concerned about…
Canadian Diplomats Spent Over $139,000 on Concert and Gala Tickets Since 2019: Records
The Department of Foreign Affairs has spent over $139,000 on Canadian diplomats buying tickets to concert, gala, or other events abroad since 2019, according to newly released federal records. The department wrote in an Inquiry of Ministry recently tabled in the House of Commons that since May 1, 2019, diplomats have spent $139,114 on tickets to…
Global Affairs Says It Is Seeking Information on Death of Canadian in Germany
Global Affairs has confirmed the death of a Canadian citizen in Germany, after police in the Kempten district said a woman was pushed to her death last week by an American man at a popular tourist attraction. In response to a query from The Canadian Press about the reported killing of 21-year-old Eva Liu, a…
Canada Sanctions Judges of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts Over Human-Rights Violations
Canada has levied sanctions against seven Iranian officials, citing their role in gross and systematic human-rights violations in the country’s criminal justice system. Global Affairs Canada says Iran’s Revolutionary Courts are notorious for issuing death sentences and harsh prison terms following sham trials relying on evidence gathered under torture. It is the twelfth package of…
Joly Pledges Foreign-Service Reboot in Which Diplomats Better Grasp Languages, Topics
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is promising a plan by this fall for a foreign-service reboot in which diplomats will have a better grasp of the languages and topics relevant to their postings. Joly said in a speech to Canadian ambassadors in Ottawa today that her government will spend more to ensure a better workplace…
Feds Advise Canadians Travelling to Jamaica and Colombia to Exercise ‘High Degree of Caution’
The federal government is advising Canadians travelling to Jamaica and Colombia to exercise a “high degree of caution” while there and to avoid certain areas in both countries due to rising rates of crime and kidnappings in those vicinities. The government’s warnings come shortly after the U.S. State Department called on U.S. citizens to “reconsider travel” to Jamaica and…
Talks Moving Forward on Key Canada-US Treaty on Columbia River Management
Canadian and U.S. officials have wrapped up the latest round in a five-year negotiation to modernize a major treaty on flood control and power generation on the Columbia River. Global Affairs Canada says negotiators from both countries in the Columbia River Treaty met in Kelowna on May 16 and 17, and the next round of…
Military Referred 93 Sexual Offence Cases to Civilian Police, 64 Under Investigation
The military says it has referred 93 cases of criminal sexual offences to civilian police since December 2021, and 64 of the cases are under investigation. An independent report released a year ago recommended the government remove jurisdiction over such cases from military police after a series of sexual misconduct scandals involving high-ranking officers. Brig.-Gen….
Canadian Taxpayers Group Objects to Government Funding of Senior Sex Story Shows
An ongoing multi-million-dollar federal program meant to engage in cultural diplomacy—bringing Canada’s arts abroad—has included an exhibit of giant sex toys. Since 2010 and up to this day, it also includes a production that has elderly Canadians get up on stage in front of audiences abroad and describe the sexual experiences of their past. “I’d…
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