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Carney says Canada supports U.S. action in Iran after attack launched
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
MUMBAI — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada supports the U.S. action in Iran after the American and Israeli militaries launched an attack on the Middle Easter country overnight. Speaking in Mumbai, Carney called Iran the “principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East” and said it must never be able to develop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney urges Canadians in Iran to shelter in place as Israel, U.S. attack
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to shelter in place in Iran after it was attacked this morning by the United States and Israel. Iranian media has reported strikes nationwide, with some of the first strikes appearing to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It wasn’t immediately clear whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney tells Canadians in Iran to shelter in place after U.S., Israel attack
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to shelter in place in Iran after it was attacked this morning by the United States and Israel. Iranian media has reported strikes nationwide, with some of the first strikes appearing to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It wasn’t immediately clear whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: PM Carney tells Canadians in Iran to shelter in place
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging Canadians to shelter in place in Iran after it was attacked this morning by the United States and Israel. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Polarized’ world is fuelling a growing number of protests in Canada, police say
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
For hours, protesters slowly marched shoulder to shoulder down Toronto’s Yonge Street in what seemed like an endless throng. The scale of the rally could only be truly appreciated in photos taken far above street level, showing a kilometre-long stretch of road packed with people. Toronto police estimated that 350,000 demonstrators took over the streets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand won’t say if Ottawa believes India still engaged in foreign interference
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2026
MUMBAI — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is refusing to answer questions about whether the government believes India is still engaged in foreign interference. Anand was repeatedly pressed on the question by reporters at a media availability in Mumbai. Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India as part of an ongoing reset of the trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians in Middle East should be vigilant as tensions rise: Anand
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadians in the Middle East are being warned to stay vigilant as tensions rise amid stalled nuclear talks between the United States and Iran and a buildup of American military presence in the region. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened military action if Iran doesn’t agree to a deal on its nuclear program, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2026
SURREY — Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia. The charges were announced Friday by the B.C. Extortion Task Force, set up to investigate the dozens of threats, shootings and arsons, mostly aimed at the South Asian business community. Twenty-two-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada can’t brush aside security concerns about India, ex-intelligence adviser warns
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — A former national security and intelligence adviser to the federal government says it “strains credibility” to suggest India has stopped harmful meddling in Canadian affairs. Vincent Rigby, who now teaches at McGill University, said Canada needs to strike a balance between poking India in the eye and pretending national security threats no longer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray’s back before his death
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the situation more than 10 years later. Const. Chris Bowater told a public hearing Friday that he saw Myles Gray ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like the mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Solomon said in a statement on Friday that he plans to talk to Altman “to seek further ... Read More »
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