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Too many rules? Carney orders review of all government regulations
Prime Minister Mark Carney is enacting a cross-departmental review of all regulations starting Wednesday, a measure he promised during the federal election campaign.
Palestinian students say visa delays have stranded them despite admission to Canadian schools
With two of their peers killed last year, more than 70 Palestinian students are raising alarms about stalled visa applications to Canada that are stranding them in Gaza or nearby countries as they wait out the war, despite having admissions and scholarships at Canadian universities.
Canadian cleric arrested in Armenia in connection to alleged coup attempt
A prominent Canadian cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church is among more than a dozen people Armenia’s security services have arrested in connection to an alleged coup attempt this week.
More than a dozen Canadian Sikhs face active assassination threats, organization warns
More than a dozen Canadian Sikhs live under active threats on their lives, an advocacy organization is warning — pointing to India as the source. The group argues it’s unconscionable for the federal government to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to next week’s G7 meeting.
Immigration minister defends sweeping new powers in border bill
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab is defending controversial new measures in the Strong Borders Act, such as giving her office the power to cancel immigration documents en masse and placing time limits for asylum seekers to make their applications.
Canadian charity pauses Gaza aid after U.S.-backed group takes over distribution
Several Canadian humanitarian groups are calling for sanctions on Israel, something the federal government suggested last week could be coming. Now, one group says it won't deliver 17 "fully loaded" aid trucks out of fear that Palestinians won't get safe access.
New housing minister says supply, not costs, root of Canada's real estate crisis
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the way to fight Canada’s real estate crisis is to increase housing supply, not reduce costs.
With 2 days left to go, Blanchet has spent most of his campaign in Bloc-blue ridings
With a couple of days left in this election campaign, the Bloc Québécois, like the NDP, is pitching itself to voters as the check on government power. But Leader Yves-François Blanchet has spent a majority of his time in ridings held by the Bloc.
Carney defends knowledge of Quebec culture, Poilievre insists he's no 'mini-Trump' on Tout le monde en parle
Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre faced the critical glare of the mega-popular Radio-Canada talk show Tout le monde en parle on Sunday in an attempt to woo Francophone viewers, with the Liberal leader being pressed on his cultural awareness of the province and his Conservative rival differentiating himself against perceptions in Quebec he is a "mini-Trump."
Bloc platform emphasizes measures to counter tariffs targeting Quebec industry
The federal government should be forced to put the preliminary texts of any free trade agreement to a vote in the House of Commons before they're ratified, according to the Bloc Québécois political platform released on Saturday.