Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is adding Iran’s national police force and an Iranian international university to its sanctions list. The addition of Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces and Al-Mustafa International University today comes as Tehran continues to crack down on weeks of dissent. In a statement, Joly accused the police force of participating…

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is trying to help broker a plan to get Haiti on its feet after a gas shortage that has sparked violence. “We need to be in crisis-management mode,” she said in a Wednesday interview from Peru. “There is no security in Haiti right now; gangs have taken control of all…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says Canada is a natural match for boosting the production of electric vehicles, as both countries try to contain the risk of a more aggressive China. On his one-day visit to Ottawa Friday, the president praised Canada’s natural resources and research into artificial intelligence, saying they could complement his…

The government of India is warning its citizens in Canada of a sharp increase in hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities. India’s External Affairs Ministry issued a statement saying it has taken up the incidents it’s alleging with Canadian authorities and requested an investigation. It says the perpetrators of the crimes have not been…

Bill Graham, who served as foreign affairs minister when Canada decided against joining the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died. Former Liberal MP John English tells The Canadian Press that Graham died Sunday, according to a member of his family who shared the news with him earlier today. Graham was first elected as…

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong will embark on a visit to Vietnam and Malaysia, her second trip to Southeast Asia since being sworn in. Senator Wong will fly out on Sunday as the federal government continues strengthening ties with Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbours. “It’s more than geography that binds us—we have genuine links in Vietnam and…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will look to strengthen ties with Asia when he travels to Indonesia for key talks on Sunday. The three-day visit to Jakarta is Albanese’s second overseas trip since he became prime minister last month. Albanese will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the visit. While his first trip was to…

Chinese jets have endangered a Canadian military plane operating in Asia, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday, adding that she would raise the issue with her Chinese counterpart. Joly was reacting to reports by the Canadian Armed Forces, who said Wednesday that on several occasions the People’s Liberation Army Air Force failed to meet…

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada and the United States will continue to exert “maximum pressure” on Russia in response to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Joly made the statement on Twitter following a video meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. She says the two discussed shared priorities, including ongoing support for…

The Canadian Armed Forces should be better equipped to face new challenges in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said on Friday. Speaking at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Joly said there are new challenges on the world stage after Russian President…