Paul Hughes says one of the most difficult moments of his life was placing a Canadian flag over the body bag of a soldier from Alberta killed during a bloody battle in eastern Ukraine. Hughes carefully drove an ambulance carrying the body of Kyle Porter for more than four hours from an area near Bakhmut…
Canada Moving Sudan Evacuation Operations to Port City as Conflict Continues
Canada is relocating its efforts to get stranded Canadians out of Sudan from the capital to a distant port city as violence continues to escalate between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary group. Defence Minister Anita Anand says about 550 people left Sudan on six military-run flights from the country’s main airport in Khartoum…
German Plane Airlifts 58 Canadians From Sudan, as Canadian Plane Readies for More
A German plane airlifted dozens of Canadians out of Sudan Monday and a Canadian C-17 transport plane in the region is on standby to help more escape the country as the conflict in the East African country escalates. Global Affairs Canada has provided very little information on efforts to get Canadian citizens, or even its…
Russian Race-Car Driver Heads to Federal Court Over Canadian Sanctions
A Russian race–car driver is taking Canada to court, saying sanctions imposed against him following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine are unfairly hurting his career. Nikita Mazepin, a former Formula One driver, wants the Federal Court to direct Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to take immediate steps to remove him from the Canadian sanctions list. He…
Situation in Sudan Volatile and Deteriorating Rapidly: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly
The federal government says it has deployed members of its Global Affairs Standing Rapid Deployment Team to Djibouti due to the volatile and rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada’s embassy in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has temporarily suspended in-person operations. Joly says the Rapid Deployment Team can provide emergency response,…
Unknown Outcome for Billions Spent on Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy, Says Auditor General
Global Affairs Canada has not been properly tracking the outcome of approximately $3.5 billion spent on projects to advance gender equality abroad, the Auditor General says in one of her latest reports. “It is imperative that Global Affairs Canada act immediately to improve its information management practices and reporting on results to show parliamentarians and…
‘Nobody’s Perfect,’ Joly Says of Afghan Evacuation, as Tories Question Plaque
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says it was “a messy situation” trying to help Afghans escape the Taliban, as Conservatives questioned her department’s decision to install a plaque commemorating the August 2021 airlift. “I can’t turn back the clock,” Joly told the House of Commons immigration committee, where she was questioned about the government’s chaotic…
Canada on Sidelines as US, Britain, Australia Move Ahead on New Security Deal
Experts are warning that Canada’s omission from a military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to join the prime ministers of Britain and Australia at a news conference later today to announce the…
Canada Bans TikTok on Government-Issued Devices Over Security Concerns
Canada is planning to ban TikTok from all government-issued devices by Feb. 28 over concerns that the app’s data collection methods leave users open to cyber attacks, says Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. “Effective February 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices. Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the application…
Ottawa Tight-Lipped on Details as Canada, US Call out China Over Balloon
Canada announced that it had called China’s ambassador onto the carpet—but otherwise remained tight–lipped—as Ottawa and Washington expressed their disapproval about a high-altitude surveillance balloon found floating over the United States. Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu was summoned for the dressing down from Global Affairs Canada officials on Thursday after the Pentagon revealed the presence of…
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