politics
Carney and Poilievre find rare common ground on the global stage
They may be bitter rivals in the House of Commons, but outside the chamber, recent events may have led to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney forging a bond. Source link
Canadian Armed Forces members among NATO troops pulled out of Iraq
Canadian military members and civilians are among the personnel NATO has pulled out of Iraq as the country faces retaliatory attacks from Iran along with other Gulf countries during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Source link
National Defence confirms Canadians on exchange with U.S. not deployed to Gulf
The Department of National Defence confirms nearly three dozen Canadian military members on exchange with a division of the U.S. Air Force have not deployed to the Persian Gulf region. Source link
Randy Hillier's convoy case back on after stay of charges overturned
The criminal case against former Ontario politician Randy Hillier over his participation in 2022’s convoy protest in Ottawa is back on after the province’s top court overturned a decision to stay the charges. Source link
3 Quebec maritime trainees return home after being stranded aboard ship in the Persian Gulf
A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf. Source link
Refugee family faces separation as father and son ordered deported from Canada
An Indian man whose wife is an accepted refugee in Canada is facing deportation with the couple’s five-year-old son in what lawyers say is a troubling new practice of separating the families of people with protected status. Source link
7 key takeaways from Poilievre's Joe Rogan interview
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sat down for a more than two-hour-long interview on The Joe Rogan Experience this week. Here are some key takeaways from the discussion. Source link
U.S. congressman targets Canada's 'Netflix tax' with new bill
A new Republican-sponsored bill in the U.S. Congress takes aim at Canada’s attempts to force foreign streaming companies such as Netflix and Disney+ to pay into Canadian funds for domestic content production. Source link
Supreme Court of Canada reserves decision on landmark Facebook data-harvesting case
The Supreme Court of Canada is delaying its ruling on a landmark privacy case involving Facebook’s role in the 2010s Cambridge Analytica scandal. Source link
Canada, allies say they're ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz, but don't say how
Canada has signed on to a joint statement by the leaders of seven countries calling on Iran to immediately cease all attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping and expressing a readiness to contribute to efforts to reopen the strait. Source link