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Global Affairs Canada says Ottawa aims to support people in Haiti to prevent sexual violence, ahead of a multinational military intervention in the country. Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Odelyn Joseph

Canada planning to send RCMP trainers to Haiti military intervention

The UN Security Council approved a multinational force to help combat violent gangs in Haiti

Global Affairs Canada says Ottawa aims to support people in Haiti to prevent sexual violence, ahead of a multinational military intervention in the country. Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in the Carrefour-Feuilles district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Odelyn Joseph
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

India says it’s firm on Canada reducing diplomatic staff in the country

India has set no deadline so far but remains determined

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Joly says Canadians ‘want to do more’ to help Haiti as military intervention looms

Haiti’s unelected prime minister asked for an international intervention last year

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters as he arrives for a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

India reportedly tells Canada to bring home ‘dozens’ of its diplomats

It’s the latest fallout from Trudeau’s allegations of Indian government involvement in the shooting death Nijjar

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters as he arrives for a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Anthony Rota leaves the speakers entrance of West Block after announcing his resignation as Speaker of House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Speeches underway to elect next House Speaker in historic mid-session election

Candidates include Conservative, Liberal and NDP MPs, as well as Green Party Leader Elizabeth May

Anthony Rota leaves the speakers entrance of West Block after announcing his resignation as Speaker of House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre waits to appear before the Standing Commitee on National Defence in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The country’s top soldier and outside experts agree cutting almost $1 billion from the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces’ capabilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Defence minister insists $1B spending reduction is not a budget cut

The most recent federal budget projects that the department’s budget will be $39.7 billion in 2026-27

Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre waits to appear before the Standing Commitee on National Defence in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The country’s top soldier and outside experts agree cutting almost $1 billion from the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces’ capabilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Overall view of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Yaroslav Hunka watches and applauds at far right, centre. It later emerged that Hunka had fought in Ukraine during the Second World War with the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, a volunteer unit created by the Nazis to help fight the Soviet Union. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends man who fought for unit created by Nazis

Jurij Klufas has not met 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka but says the veteran is being treated unfairly

Overall view of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Yaroslav Hunka watches and applauds at far right, centre. It later emerged that Hunka had fought in Ukraine during the Second World War with the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, a volunteer unit created by the Nazis to help fight the Soviet Union. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
A server brings food to a table as people dine at a restaurant in Vancouver, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The federal government’s extension for a small business loan repayment plan was touted as a win for businesses, but has instead drawn mixed reactions from industry experts with one saying it’s left owners on “pins and needles.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Cruel joke’: CEBA deadline extension not what B.C. small business hoped for

Feds tout 1-year extension for Canada Emergency Business Account loan repayment

A server brings food to a table as people dine at a restaurant in Vancouver, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The federal government’s extension for a small business loan repayment plan was touted as a win for businesses, but has instead drawn mixed reactions from industry experts with one saying it’s left owners on “pins and needles.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Liberals are insisting they can reverse their slumping poll numbers, as MPs gather for the last day of strategy planning ahead of Parliament’s return next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the construction site of an affordable housing project in London, Ont., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne

Ottawa to remove GST on new rental housing, ask grocers to stabilize prices: PM

Industry Minister plans to ask Canada’s 5 largest grocery companies to come up with plan by Thanksgiving

The Liberals are insisting they can reverse their slumping poll numbers, as MPs gather for the last day of strategy planning ahead of Parliament’s return next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the construction site of an affordable housing project in London, Ont., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
Minister of International Trade Mary Ng speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Ng isn’t saying whether a major visit to India is going ahead, raising questions about a halted trade deal amid frosty relations between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his counterpart in New Delhi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Ng postpones ‘Team Canada’ trade mission to India amid strained relations

The move comes after Canada paused negotiations for a trade deal with India

Minister of International Trade Mary Ng speaks to reporters during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Ng isn’t saying whether a major visit to India is going ahead, raising questions about a halted trade deal amid frosty relations between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his counterpart in New Delhi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, Gary Anandasangaree, delivers an apology on behalf of Canada to Williams Lake First Nation Sunday, Sept. 10 while WLFN Coun. Chris Wycotte and Chief Willie Sellars look on. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Williams Lake First Nation receives federal apology for lost lands

Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, Gary Anandasangaree, delivers apology

Federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, Gary Anandasangaree, delivers an apology on behalf of Canada to Williams Lake First Nation Sunday, Sept. 10 while WLFN Coun. Chris Wycotte and Chief Willie Sellars look on. (Monica Lamb-Yorski photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Storm clouds pass by the Peace tower and Parliament hill Tuesday August 18, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal Liberals appoint interim ethics commissioner after 6-month vacancy

Martine Richard, a longtime staffer in the office, had been appointed interim commissioner in April

Storm clouds pass by the Peace tower and Parliament hill Tuesday August 18, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Natalka Cmoc has been named Canada’s new ambassador to Ukraine. She arrived in Kyiv Aug. 15, starting a one-year term in a country she has lived in multiple times since its 1991 independence. (Global Affairs Canada)

Canada’s envoy to Ukraine says Canadian support will outlast Russian invasion

Natalka Cmoc has been named Canada’s new ambassador to Ukraine

Natalka Cmoc has been named Canada’s new ambassador to Ukraine. She arrived in Kyiv Aug. 15, starting a one-year term in a country she has lived in multiple times since its 1991 independence. (Global Affairs Canada)
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree walks past members of the media during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Canada changed the way it settles First Nation land claims, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada confirmed Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Canada confirms it changed land claim process, mulls Indian Act changes

More than half of the 160 specific claim funding requests were denied

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree walks past members of the media during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Canada changed the way it settles First Nation land claims, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada confirmed Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Canada is again sanctioning more Russians accused of supporting the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with a focus on banks, defence companies and the nuclear sector. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is announcing a dealings ban for four Russians and 29 entities. Joly speaks to reporters, in Charlottetown, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Joly heads to 3 eastern European countries as Canada tries for more UN presence

Her trip to Slovenia, North Macedonia, Albania follows a commitment by NATO military alliance members

Canada is again sanctioning more Russians accused of supporting the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with a focus on banks, defence companies and the nuclear sector. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is announcing a dealings ban for four Russians and 29 entities. Joly speaks to reporters, in Charlottetown, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada speaks to reporters at the COP15UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Sunday, December 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canadian ministers vow to accelerate action at global environment conference

Vancouver played host to the assembly of the Global Environment Facility

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada speaks to reporters at the COP15UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Sunday, December 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a new mission for his cabinet at a three-day retreat in Charlottetown this week in a bid to restore a sense of economic security for Canadians and more confidence from Canadians in his government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Housing crisis to take centre stage at Liberal cabinet retreat in Charlottetown

It is a very different cabinet from the one that last sat in the House of Commons

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a new mission for his cabinet at a three-day retreat in Charlottetown this week in a bid to restore a sense of economic security for Canadians and more confidence from Canadians in his government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Satirical websites are getting caught up in Meta’s quest to remove all news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Canada, testing those publications’ survival. The META logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus

Satirical websites get caught up in Meta’s quest to block news in Canada

Beaverton and other Canadian comedy sites getting caught in Facebook battle over online news bill

Satirical websites are getting caught up in Meta’s quest to remove all news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Canada, testing those publications’ survival. The META logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Thibault Camus
B.C. farmers will once again be eligible to apply for funding through a joint federal-provincial program that helps producers adapt to climate change. The province announced Aug. 3, 2023 that $4 million will be available through the Beneficial Management Practices program, which aims to help farmers and ranchers throughout B.C. become more resilient and contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment. (Pixabay)

B.C., Canada promise $4M to help farmers adapt to climate change, drought

Program aims to help producers with waste management, air-quality and emissions control

B.C. farmers will once again be eligible to apply for funding through a joint federal-provincial program that helps producers adapt to climate change. The province announced Aug. 3, 2023 that $4 million will be available through the Beneficial Management Practices program, which aims to help farmers and ranchers throughout B.C. become more resilient and contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment. (Pixabay)
A Suncor Energy Inc. logo is shown at the company’s annual meeting in Calgary on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The federal government is trying to reclaim $347 million in insurance paid to Suncor in the wake of political unrest in Libya. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Feds try to reclaim $347M insurance payout to Suncor linked to Libya unrest

Suncor says on its website that operations there continue to be impacted by political unrest

A Suncor Energy Inc. logo is shown at the company’s annual meeting in Calgary on Thursday, April 27, 2017. The federal government is trying to reclaim $347 million in insurance paid to Suncor in the wake of political unrest in Libya. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh