TRENTON, Canada / ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – Social media app TikTok said it will challenge an order by the Canadian government to shutter its business in the country. The North American nation took the decision citing national security concerns, Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Wednesday. It means TikTok must close its ...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada needs to act quickly to secure its borders against a “massive influx” of migrants because of Donald Trump’s US presidential triumph, Quebec Premier Francois Legault warned Wednesday. Quebec borders on four northeast US states, and Trump promised during his election campaign that he would order mass deportati...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The cyber defense agency charged with keeping foreign actors from infiltrating Canada’s computer networks identified India as a cyber threat for the first time, according to a recent report. “We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against the Government of Canada ne...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday put the remaining Indian diplomats in the country “on notice” that Canada will not tolerate any more criminal activity on its territory. The warning follows the expulsion earlier this week of six Indian diplomats after Canada’s national police force said there is ample eviden...
Canada has expelled India’s top diplomat and five others, accusing the Indian government of orchestrating homicides and extortion aimed at silencing Sikh activists in Canada. The move follows the assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June last year, which has heightened scrutiny of India’s actions abroad. Canadian Prime Minist...
Israeli forces fired at a watchtower used by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two people. This is the second attack on UN facilities in the country. The White House has expressed “deep concern” over Israel’s attacks on UN peacekeepers. A National Security Council spokesperson emphasized that Israel must prioriti...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Adel Abu Lebdeh’s world has been shattered. He has lost at least 117 relatives in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. “I lost about one-third of my family,” he told Anadolu while tearfully recounting the devastating impact the war has had on his loved ones and many others in the Palestinian community in [&hell...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada ramped up efforts to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon on Monday as the security situation in the country deteriorates. “The security situation in Lebanon is becoming increasingly dangerous and volatile. The airport remains open and commercial flights are still available,” Minister of Foreign A...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has called on its citizens in Lebanon to “return home immediately,” as Israel dramatically intensified airstrikes across Lebanon. “For Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are in Lebanon – return home immediately,” Foreign Minister Melanie Joly wrote on X, warning against ma...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Three people were injured while trying to disarm a knife-wielding man during Friday afternoon prayers at a Montreal mosque. A spokesperson for Chateauguay police told reporters that the victims received minor injuries, although one was taken to hospital. Those injured were in their 50s, said police. They managed to...
