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Canadian authorities have issued a deportation order against a Chinese woman on the grounds she was part of Beijing’s foreign interference program. The Immigration and Refugee Board ruled that Jing Zhang had worked for the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO), which it said conducts espionage in Canada. While immigration officials …
Read More »Brother of Hamas hostage travels the world pleading for his safe return
Michael Levy is on a mission that has brought him to Toronto from Israel to share his brother’s story in hopes of raising awareness about the hostages still being held and to call for them to be released immediately. “My little brother had to watch his wife being murdered in …
Read More »Canada’s foreign interference inquiry plans to probe India allegations – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 24, 2024 11:32 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the last two general elections. In a statement today, the commission …
Read More »Calgary ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup bronze in Japan
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 19, 2024 10:35 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt soared to World Cup bronze in women’s ski jumping on Friday. The 20-year-old from Calgary posted a two-jump total of 216.7 points in the normal hill competition to finish behind …
Read More »Canadian ref relishes mixed martial arts journey that has taken him around the world – Toronto
With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at UFC 297. It’s the same for the referees. Four of the six working Saturday night are Canadian in Jerin Valel, Todd Anderson, Brian E. Beauchamp and Mathew Rocca. The other two are England’s Marc Goddard and American …
Read More »Sum 41 to close ‘final’ world tour with stop in Toronto – Toronto
Sum 41 is heading back home to play what they say will be their final show. The Canadian rockers have booked Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Jan. 30, 2025 as the last stop on a massive world tour that runs for the better part of a year. Tour Of The Setting …
Read More »Palestinians in Canada scramble to submit family applications – National
Palestinian-Canadians and permanent residents are in a race against time to submit applications for Ottawa’s new program offering three-year visas for extended family members to take refuge in Canada. Those who have completed the process are anxiously waiting to hear whether their relatives have been approved, with no guarantee whether …
Read More »Ukrainian duo finds stride with University of Lethbridge Pronghorns – Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns’ women’s basketball team has had a successful season so far, sitting in fourth spot in the Canada West standings. The team has begun to click in the past ten games, going 9-1 but there are two players who have come into their own, both on …
Read More »Trans Mountain pipeline project clears another major hurdle toward completion
The Canada Energy Regulator has given an 11th-hour green light to the over-budget, federally-owned Trans Mountain pipeline, currently under construction in Western Canada. In a ruling posted to its website late Friday, the regulator gave its blessing to the pipeline giant to change its routing methodology in a 2.3-kilometre stretch …
Read More »Canada weighs ‘responsibly’ listing Iran’s IRGC as terror group, Trudeau says – National
The Canadian government is looking at ways to “responsibly” designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. He made the comments on Monday at a ceremony in Richmond Hill, Ont., marking four years since the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down passenger …
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