Iran
Iran’s New Leadership Unveiled: Mohammad Mokhber Appointed Interim President Following Tragic Loss
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has declared Vice President Mohammad Mokhber the country’s acting president, effective immediately. Mokhber will remain...
Iran Summons Ambassadors of UK, France, and Germany Over “Irresponsible Stance” on Retaliatory Strikes
Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to quiz what it called their “irresponsible stance” regarding...
#Iran to hold public trials for 1,000 protesters accused of ‘subversive actions’ amid Mahsa Amini unrest
Iran announced it will hold public trials for 1,000 protesters detained by the government amid the unrest caused by the death of 22-year-old...
Meng Wanzhou to return to court in B.C. for final weeks of extradition proceeding
Meng Wanzhou will return to a Vancouver courtroom Wednesday for the final weeks of an extradition proceeding that has lasted more than two...
Extreme drought in southern B.C. taking devastating toll on life in water and on land
What was once a steady stream of cool, clear water had become a patch of shallow, muddy puddles. Inside these remaining pools not...
Canadian voters are likely to face foreign cyber interference in the next election, say cyber spies
Canadian voters are likely to face some form of foreign cyber interference ahead and during the next federal election, warns Canada’s cyber spy...
Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou loses bid for key evidence in U.S. extradition battle
A B.C. judge has rejected Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s attempt to submit a trove of banking evidence in her legal battle against extradition...
Justice Mahmud Jamal is first person of colour nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated the Honourable Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada. “I know that...
Crown accuses Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers of denying facts in bid to toss extradition
A lawyer for Canada’s attorney general says Meng Wanzhou’s defence team is ignoring basic facts of the case against their client by accusing...
Crown says lone breach of Meng Wanzhou’s rights would not be enough to toss extradition
The lead counsel for Canada’s Attorney General conceded Friday that the judge overseeing Meng Wanzhou’s extradition proceedings may find a Canada Border Services Agency...
Alberta to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions
The latest: A cabinet committee of Alberta’s United Conservative government is expected to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions....
Ontario moving Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown; N.B. reveals vaccine rollout details
The latest: Ontario will move the southwestern region of Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown on Monday after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, making it the fifth...
Trump’s alleged interference to take centre stage as Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearings begin
Donald Trump’s actions will take centre stage in a Vancouver courtroom this week as Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers try to prove the former U.S....
Vaccine wars: Nations race to win friends and influence through vaccine distribution
It all seems so long ago now, but as 2019 drew to a close there was a lot of talk about a new “space race.” In...
What the cabinet shuffle does (and doesn’t) say about the next election
A cabinet shuffle in January (to borrow phrasing one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s predecessors) doesn’t necessarily mean an election — but this one does help position the...
How loved-ones are honouring the memory of those killed in Iran’s Flight 752 air disaster
Twelve months after an Iranian missile shot down a plane carrying 176 people, including 55 Canadians and many others with strong ties here,...
