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Minister says Canadian Forces to help stranded Air India passengers in Iqaluit

Minister says Canadian Forces to help stranded Air India passengers in Iqaluit

IQALUIT — Canada's emergency preparedness minister says the passengers of an Air India flight that landed in Iqaluit due to a bomb threat remain stuck there, and he has approved a request for the military to help them.
Washington mum on Canada's latest allegations against India, expulsion of diplomats

Washington mum on Canada's latest allegations against India, expulsion of diplomats

OTTAWA — American officials did not condemn India's response to explosive accusations that its government has been involved in an escalating number of violent crimes in Canada.
B.C. Conservatives plan $11B deficit in first year, higher than NDP or Greens

B.C. Conservatives plan $11B deficit in first year, higher than NDP or Greens

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Sikh groups calls for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto

Sikh groups calls for Indian consulates to be shut down in Vancouver, Toronto

Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won't feel safe until India's consulates in Vancouver and Toronto are shut dow
Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list

Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list

OTTAWA — Canada listed the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist entity Tuesday, a week after Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc asked national security advisers for an expedited review of the organization.
Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia

Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia

OTTAWA — Latvian State Police are investigating the death of a Canadian soldier in the capital city of Riga. The Canadian Armed Forces said in a statement that Capt. Aaron Wideman died while off-duty. Lt.-Gen.
Bilingual Quebec communities lose bid to suspend application of language law rules

Bilingual Quebec communities lose bid to suspend application of language law rules

MONTREAL — Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government's French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts.
Corrective to Oct. 1 story about war in the Middle East

Corrective to Oct. 1 story about war in the Middle East

OTTAWA — In a story published Oct. 1, 2024 about the escalation of war in the Middle East, The Canadian Press erroneously attributed the quotation "all-out war" to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in the third paragraph.
Dominic LeBlanc calls notion of traitors in Parliament an irresponsible exaggeration

Dominic LeBlanc calls notion of traitors in Parliament an irresponsible exaggeration

OTTAWA — It is an irresponsible, "partisan exaggeration" to claim there are traitors or treasonous people sitting in Parliament based on the findings a recent spy watchdog report, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has told a federal inquiry.
Trudeau appoints Daniel Rogers new head of Canada's spy agency

Trudeau appoints Daniel Rogers new head of Canada's spy agency

OTTAWA — A veteran of Canada's national security systems has been named the new head of the national spy agency. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Daniel Rogers as the new director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
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