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May 5, 2026

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[ May 4, 2026 ] The pain of negotiating with Iran Middle East
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[ April 20, 2026 ] Ford government loosening alcohol rules North America
[ April 17, 2026 ] Tunnelling begins on downtown stretch of Toronto’s new subway line, with opening slated for early 2030s North America
[ April 15, 2026 ] Prime Minister Mark Carney to reduce tax on fuel North America
[ April 14, 2026 ] Ontario announces sweeping changes to school board governance North America
[ April 1, 2026 ] Stephen Lewis, former Canadian ambassador to the UN and father of NDP leader Avi Lewis, dead at 88 North America
[ March 30, 2026 ] Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire Economy
[ March 23, 2026 ] Two pilots flying Air Canada jet killed in crash at New York LaGuardia Airport North America

Canada expresses concern for human rights defender Muhannad al-Hassani jailed in Syria

June 29, 2010 Robert Mull 0

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding Syria’s June 23 sentencing of prominent lawyer and human rights defender ……Read More

Iraqi shoe-thrower apologises to al-Maliki

December 21, 2008 Robert Mull 0

An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush apologised to Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki for embarrassing him before the watching world, the ……Read More