More than 500 Canadians in the Middle East have received support from the federal government during the conflict between Iran and Israel, says Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand. She added that more than 100 people will be on board a flight leaving Jordan on Tuesday evening. Anand told reporters in The Hague that those helped, … Read more
The US joining Israeli strikes would cause “hell for the whole region”, Iran’s deputy foreign minister has told the BBC. Saeed Khatibzadeh said this is “not America’s war” and if US President Donald Trump does get involved, he will always be remembered as “a president who entered a war he doesn’t belong in”. He said … Read more
Russia’s economy is on the verge of sliding into recession and monetary policy decisions will now determine whether it falls into one or not, Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov warned on Thursday. Reshetnikov delivered the downbeat message at Russia’s annual showcase economic forum in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg, an event sometimes called “the Russian Davos” which is meant … Read more
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Ottawa is reviewing its defence spending plans “from top to bottom,” Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday, as Canada comes under pressure from allies to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the height of the Cold War. McGuinty said the federal government will have more to say “very soon” about its alliance spending … Read more