Foreign Affairs

• Former B.C. premier John Horgan named Canada’s next ambassador to Germany

  "He is a passionate public servant and an experienced leader, and I am confident that he will continue to serve Canada well," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

  Politics

  Nov 1
  
• Trudeau taps Melanie Joly to be Canada’s 5th top diplomat in 6 years

  Melanie Joly’s elevation to foreign affairs minister came as a surprise, as Ottawa mulls a new Asia-Pacific strategy while dealing with political instability in the United States.

  Politics

  Oct 26, 2021
  
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• Canada’s foreign minister condemns ‘horrific’ attacks on civilians in Mozambique

  Several reports, citing state media and police, say over 50 people were attacked and beheaded over the weekend by militant Islamists in the Cabo Delgado province.

  World

  Nov 10, 2020
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• In bid for UN Security Council seat, Canada’s position on reform could be a barrier: analyst

  To win a UN Security Council seat, Canada may have to change its position on reforming the very council it seeks to join.

  Politics

  Jan 3, 2020
• Family of Ontario man detained in Egypt pleads for help from Ottawa

  Yasser Ahmed Albaz, a 51-year-old engineer from Oakville, Ont., has been in a Cairo prison since February, when he was detained at the airport on his way home from a business trip.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2019
• ‘Dynamic’ François-Philippe Champagne set to put traits to test as foreign affairs minister

  François-Philippe Champagne has been named the new foreign affairs minister.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2019
• Canadian man sentenced to 10 years in Cuban prison was likely set up, lawyer claims

  A Canadian man sentenced to 10 years in a Cuban prison says he is innocent, and his lawyer says his client was likely set up following a night of partying in Varadero.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2019
• Family of Quebecer imprisoned in Oman seeks Ottawa’s help to bring him home

  André Gauthier was imprisoned in Dubai for almost 18 months between 2015 and 2017, and has been jailed in Oman since March.

  Canada

  May 27, 2019
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• It’s been 100 days since Jamal Khashoggi was killed. We still don’t know much

  Amnesty International has renewed a call for an international investigation into the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

  World

  Jan 10, 2019
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• Canada was courting Saudi Arabia for billions in new business before ill-fated tweet

  One tweet appears to have cost the Canadian economy more than $1 billion. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is unlikely to seek to repair relations with Saudi Arabia when he and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman see each at this weekend's G20 summit.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2018