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Freeland will leave her mark

Whether or not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles her to a new cabinet post on Wednesday, Chrystia Freeland's imprint on Canada's foreign policy will remain visible for some time to come, analysts suggest.

By Mike Blanchfield | News, Politics | November 18th 2019

Founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte,

Guy Laliberte finds trouble in French Polynesia

Canadian entrepreneur Guy Laliberte, founder of the Cirque du Soleil circus company, has been taken into custody in French Polynesia over claims of cannabis cultivation, his company said on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | November 13th 2019

Popular mountain biker dies in trail ride accident while in Mexico

A popular mountain biker from British Columbia has died in Mexico.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | October 15th 2019

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland,

Freeland orders officials to revoke appointment of Syrian consul in Montreal

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has revoked the status of Syria's honorary consul in Montreal following outrage over the diplomatic envoy's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad and controversial social-media posts.

By Lee Berthiaume | News, Politics | September 25th 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Syrian President Bashar Assad,

New Syrian consul in Montreal alarms Ottawa

Outrage over a sympathizer of Syria's President Bashar Assad's having been approved as that country's honorary consul in Montreal emerged on the federal campaign trail on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, as the government scrambled for answers about how it happened.

By Lee Berthiaume | News, Politics | September 25th 2019

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaks to members of the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa on Dec. 6, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Scheer calls appointment of Syrian consul in Montreal 'outrageous'

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says it is "outrageous" that Ottawa has allowed a sympathizer of Syrian President Bashar Assad to become that country's honorary consul in Montreal.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | September 24th 2019

Former justice Marie Deschamps named to panel overseeing spy agencies

A former Supreme Court justice has been named to a panel overseeing the country's security agencies.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | September 10th 2019

Use of fake social media bots in Alberta election coming in federal vote: experts

A federal report confirming the use of false social media posts to try to manipulate last spring's Alberta election points to dangers for the upcoming federal vote, political scientists say.

By Bob Weber | News, Politics | September 10th 2019

Canadian sentenced to 10 years in Cuban prison, was set up: lawyer

A Canadian man sentenced to 10 years in a Cuban prison says he is innocent, and his lawyer says his client was likely set up following a night of partying in a seaside town outside the popular resort destination of Varadero.

By Giuseppe Valiante | News, Politics | August 29th 2019

As Turks flee oppression, Ottawa urged to speak out on human rights issues

It's long past time for the federal government to publicly condemn human rights violations that have been going on in Turkey for years, an Ottawa-based human rights activist says.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | August 16th 2019

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