Dylan Robertson
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Canada pledges $71 million in aid for Sudan, South Sudan and Central African Republic
Nearly $31 million will go toward Sudan, while slightly more will be sent to South Sudan, which seceded from that country in 2011. → Read More
Parliamentary Internship Programme in flux, as academics seek House involvement
OTTAWA - A program that for five decades has had young Canadians shadow MPs from across the political spectrum is facing an uncertain future because t... → Read More
Sudan evacuees ‘went through hell’ and Canada must help stop crisis: Joly in Kenya
In an interview with The Canadian Press from Nairobi, Joly says Canada needs to help, and can do so by sending humanitarian aid, advocating for safe routes for groups delivering help and elevating civilian voices. → Read More
Fishers crabby over Japan’s Russian imports, but Tokyo says Canada exports negligible
OTTAWA - Atlantic fishers are feeling the pinch as Japan brings in cheap Russian product rather than Canadian snow crabs, with federal ministers and p... → Read More
Sudan crisis: Canadians attempt land evacuations as calls for mediation continue
OTTAWA - Canada is encouraging Sudan’s neighbours to help the country find a mediated end to recent violence, as it attempts to continue getting Canad... → Read More
Indo-Pacific region wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat: Asian Development Bank head
OTTAWA - A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy could help the r... → Read More
Mélanie Joly is in Kenya to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in Kenya for the next few days to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan. → Read More
Canada, U.S. to share more data in fight against cross-border gun smuggling, opioids
Co-operation on targeting cross-border gun smuggling will top the agenda today when senior justice and public safety officials from Canada and the United States meet in Ottawa. → Read More
Canada urges UN to include women in looming talks that could give Taliban legitimacy
Canada says the United Nations’ controversial move to enter dialogue with the Taliban must include women, as the organization mulls recognizing the terrorist group as the government of Afghanistan. → Read More
Ottawa is going all in on ‘friendshoring.’ Here’s what that could mean.
OTTAWA - This year’s budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitic... → Read More
Canada bans Russian steel, aluminum imports
OTTAWA – Canada is banning the import of Russian steel and aluminum as part of its sanctions regime, as Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly raises the possibility of regime change in Moscow. J... → Read More
Liberals to amend terror law blocking Afghan aid
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is expected to introduce legislation today to alter terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code that have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan... → Read More
Afghanistan embassy defies Taliban, seeks aid fix
OTTAWA – Afghanistan’s pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country’s Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fig... → Read More
Interference claims spur Joly, China confrontation
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart had a testy exchange this week over allegations that Beijing’s envoys may be interfering in Canadian matters. Jol... → Read More
Joly to UN: Putin is losing grip on reality
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on reality, a year after his invasion of Ukraine. “As we mark this grim occasion, th... → Read More
Federal government not protecting Parliament Hill interpreters: tribunal
OTTAWA – The federal government has been found in breach of the labour code for failing to protect Parliament Hill interpreters from workplace injuries. On Feb. 1, a health and safety officer wi... → Read More
Japanese PM Kishida visits Ottawa, asks for Canada's help on clean energy transition
OTTAWA – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked Canada to form closer ties during a visit to Ottawa that experts say comes at a time when the two countries have significant geopolitical... → Read More
Canada delivers more tanks to Haiti as police try pushing back Port-au-Prince gangs
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces airlifted more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain a gang crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said Wednesday Cana... → Read More
China pushes back on air-travel test requirements, but Canadian firms not worried
OTTAWA – The Chinese government is unhappy that Canada and other countries are creating new COVID-19 restrictions for people flying in from China, but business groups say the policy won’t... → Read More
Canada's move to seize assets from Russian oligarch could test Charter: trade lawyer
OTTAWA – Canada’s attempt to seize and forfeit a Russian oligarch’s holdings will be a major test of how the federal government balances sanctions and Charter rights, says an Ottawa... → Read More