A Canadian tourist’s body was found washed up on a beach in the Dominican Republic hours after he was reported missing in mid-June, and his family is asking for financial support to fly his remains back to Canada. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 38, was discovered at about 4:15 a.m. local time on June 20 after reportedly … Read more
Arash Ghaderi can’t forget the moment his wife tearfully woke him up to tell him a war had just started. Ghaderi, a 35-year-old PhD student at the University of Alberta, and his wife travelled last month to Iran to visit their family members. The couple was still there when the conflict between Israel and Iran … Read more
Newly released court documents have detailed how a senior Indian intelligence officer allegedly recruited a businessman to assassinate a Canadian pro-Khalistan activist. The unsealed files said Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national suspected of drugs and weapons trafficking, had admitted he was asked at a meeting in New Delhi to conduct the killing. The target was Gurpatwant Singh … Read more
More than 800 Canadians, permanent residents and family members are known to have left Iran, Israel and the West Bank since the government began offering help to those looking to escape the deadly conflict, officials say. Global Affairs Canada said in its daily update late Wednesday that the agency is also aware of many Canadians … Read more
Some customers heading to Ikea for its iconic meatballs and other food this summer will soon be able to save some money as it plans to halve the price of some of its restaurant meals on weekdays. Ingka Group, Ikea’s biggest retailer, announced the change on Wednesday. In addition to prices being cut in half … Read more
The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back. “Those that are staying the course need to be more nimble and need to be more versatile,” said Randeep Sarai, secretary … Read more
Three people have been found ineligible to remain in Canada in recent years for being senior officials of the Iranian regime, the federal border agency says. Deportation orders were issued for all three and one has been removed from Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency said Wednesday. In 2022, Ottawa declared Iran’s leaders — including … Read more
Canada joined its NATO allies on Wednesday in agreeing to a new defence spending target of five per cent of GDP — but the details are more complicated. Members of the alliance will have until 2035 to reach the new spending goal, for one thing. And the five per cent is being split into two … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the world faces “turning points” as he vowed Canada will benefit from increasing defence spending to the new NATO target of five per cent of GDP by 2035. At the same time, he acknowledged he will need “social licence” for the level of spending planned and that the country will need … Read more
Many Canadians are crunching the numbers for what their future travels may cost them as Canada Day approaches, including the price of fuel during one of the busiest times of year for tourism. With fewer trips across the border into the United States reported as the trade war stretches on, many Canadians appear to be … Read more