OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister is urging de-escalation after Israel launched strikes on Iran, targeting its nuclear sites and killing the leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.  Anita Anand, in a statement posted to X,  warned that “further action” risks triggering “a broader regional conflict with devastating consequences.” “De-escalation must be the priority,” she wrote Friday morning. “We urge all parties to refrain from actions … Continue reading Anand calls for ‘de-escalation’ after Israel strikes Iran, warning against ‘broader regional conflict’

Bhoomi Chauhan was supposed to board an Air India flight that crashed shortly after take-off, but missed it by 10 minutes after she was delayed due to traffic, BBC reports. The 28-year-old was reportedly flying home to London, U.K., but was turned away by the airline staff for arriving less than an hour before departure. A business administration student, Chauhan lives in Bristol with her … Continue reading A student is alive after missing doomed Air India flight by 10 minutes due to traffic

Amid signs that the North Atlantic’s great white shark population is growing, popular Cape Cod beaches are using technology to warn swimmers and surfers when it’s time to get out of the water. And while Nova Scotia is only 265 nautical miles away from Boston, as the shark swims, beachgoers in Canada’s ocean playground have no such protections. “We are able to detect tagged sharks … Continue reading More great whites are visiting N.S. beaches. Is it time for a shark warning system like Cape Cod’s?

OTTAWA — The brother of former federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says Canadians who receive a duty to warn about a threat against their life and safety should be provided protection, calling the lack of security “unacceptable.” Gurratan Singh says the need for protection is “paramount” and that the current situation results in people being left to “fend for themselves.” “It’s unacceptable and an immediate … Continue reading ‘It’s unacceptable’: Brother of Jagmeet Singh says Canadians warned about risk to their life deserve protection

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed civilians in a seven minute speech made public in the early hours of the morning. Speaking in English on a YouTube link shared via the Prime Minister’s Office, he said: “Moments ago, Israel launched ‘Operation Rising Lion’, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival. “This operation will continue for as many days … Continue reading Read Benjamin Netanyahu’s full speech to Israelis regarding attack on Iran

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is coming under fire for its plan to push its internal trade and major projects bill through the House of Commons next week at high speed. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon has put a motion on notice that would push Bill C-5 through the House of Commons by the end of next week at an unusually rapid pace … Continue reading ‘We need to move’: Liberals defend plan to ram through major projects bill before Canada Day

Hillel Ontario is calling on Toronto Metropolitan University to investigate Maher El-Masri, a recently appointed interim associate dean, because the group says he has “repeatedly engaged with and spread extreme, antisemitic, and deeply polarizing content on his social media account.” Hillel Ontario, a Jewish student organization with a presence on nine campuses across the province, including TMU, sent an action alert last Thursday alongside several … Continue reading Jewish student group calls on TMU to discipline incoming interim dean over anti-Israel social posts

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British man, sat in Seat 11A in the first economy-class row behind business class, a window seat allowing a terrifying view as the plane he was on sank from the sky shortly after takeoff, crashing into a building and bursting into flames. The crash apparently killed everyone else on board. Ramesh was returning to London from Ahmedabad in western India, … Continue reading Only this man walked away from fiery Air India plane crash: ‘I have no idea how I exited the plane’

OTTAWA — Three days before G7 leaders converge on Kananaskis, Alta., former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has some advice for Prime Minister Mark Carney for dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump. “If he has decided to make a show, to be in the news, he will do something crazy. So let him do it. Keep talking normally,” Chrétien said of Trump to attendees of a … Continue reading Chrétien offers advice to Carney on dealing with Trump as Canada prepares to host G7