Iran has labeled Canada’s navy a “terrorist organization,” escalating tensions between the two countries and raising fresh concerns over diplomatic fallout.
Newsweek contacted the Canadian military for comment on Tuesday.
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Toronto hate crime suspect denied refugee status in 2018
One of the Toronto men recently charged with alleged hate and extremism-motivated crimes targeting women and Jews was denied refugee status more than seven years ago, according to court records.
Government records obtained by Global News show that Osman Azizov is an Azerbaijani citizen who, accompanied by his parents, crossed into Canada between official border points near Lacolle, Que., in 2017.
LILLEY: Canada’s national unity under threat as we head into 2026
In 2026, Canada’s national unity will be put to the test in more ways than one. We have separatist movements gaining steam in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec and a separatist agitator running the provincial government in British Columbia.
As Norman Spector, a top advisor to former B.C. premier Bill Bennett and chief of staff to former prime minister Brian Mulroney says on a regular basis, a Canadian PM has no more important job than keeping this huge country together.
Green Party settles with commission over exclusion from federal leaders’ debate
The federal Leaders’ Debates Commission says it has settled with the Green Party after the party vowed to challenge its removal from the spring election debates.
In April, the commission, which is tasked with organizing the French and English debates, rescinded an invitation for Jonathan Pedneault, then co-leader of the Greens, to appear at a pair of leaders’ debates in Montreal.
What a waste of time.
‘If they didn’t need us in the first place, they should not have invited us,’ says applicant
Newcomers seeking permanent residency face uncertainty, frustration over Ontario immigration changes
Following changes to immigration in Ontario, some with hopes of becoming Canadian permanent residents are navigating a system that’s in flux — and they’re concerned they’ll be left behind.
Seeing it first hand, Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad is anxiously awaiting word on whether he can obtain permanent residency.
“It’s like just waiting and waiting — frustration at its pinnacle,” he said.
Great work Ford. Just what we need more Muslims.
MARTYN: No apologies. Canada was built, not stolen
I am Canadian, born in an icy metropolis where the winters are worse than a bad hangover and the summers tease you with false promises. I have the proof of my travels, stamped with poutine grease and hockey bruises. But recently, this country has become a therapy session that has gone wrong, where every flag wave comes with an apology.
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In Canada’s defence: re-establishing a true militia
Instead of disarming law-abiding gun owners across Canada, why not offer them the opportunity to enlist in a supplementary reserve by taking an oath of allegiance and registering with a militia regiment at the local armoury?
OTTAWA—The senior leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence are presently scrambling to formulate a plan that would lead to the creation of a Supplementary Reserve.
The projected number of this force of citizen soldiers is to be a whopping 300,000 volunteers. The basic training would be a one-week course, presumably involving some measure of small arms weapon training and basic vehicle driving skills.
According to the initial plan, the Supplementary Reserve would have more lax standards of physical fitness than the regular force and the active reserves. The kicker is that there is no plan to provide these supplementary reservists with uniforms.
Nastiness, yelling, threats: Municipal politicians face anger from fed up constituents
One politician was threatened because a resident didn’t like the speed bump the city installed on his street.
Another was yelled at because a homeowner’s garbage wasn’t picked up on time.
Earlier this month, a man who began emailing London city hall in June was arrested after his inquiries turned into death threats.
More Canadian millionaires are seeking to move abroad. Why do so many never take off?
Lawyers and financial planners across the country are fielding more calls from Canadians asking what it would take to leave the country. But while interest in emigrating appears to be rising, many of those inquiries never turn into an actual move.
Rahul Sharma, a partner at law firm Fasken, describes many would-be emigrants as “tire kickers.” They’re typically wealthy Canadians over the age of 50 who explore their options, imagine a different lifestyle and shop around for a new country, only to stay put in Canada once they confront the true costs and legal complexity of leaving.
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Cory Morgan: Canada Faces Unprecedented Challenges to Its Unity in 2026
The future of Canada’s federation will be a top issue in 2026. An independence referendum is all but assured to be held in Alberta next fall while independence groups are organizing in Saskatchewan and pressuring the Scott Moe government to allow a provincial referendum. In Quebec, the Parti Québécois (PQ) is strongly favoured to win in a fall election by campaigning on holding another referendum on independence.
Canada’s unity is in question, and if citizens in all parts of the country don’t address it in the next year, the secession of a province could become a reality.
HEINRICHS: Is Canada a communist nation?
During one of his 2023 broadcasts, Joe Rogan declared “Canada is communist,” and recently, author Kim Thuy claimed Canada is “more communist than Vietnam” while Olympian-turned-pundit Theo Fleury stated, “the Communist takeover of Canada is complete.”
Some Canadians might be alarmed and wonder how people could say such things, but could there be some truth to these remarks?
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Trucks continue to entrap Sikh migrants in dope smuggling schemes!
Trucker caught with cocaine at MTO scales: Lambton OPP
Another truck driver has been arrested in the Sarnia area and charged with smuggling drugs into Canada, but this time at a Ministry of Transportation inspection area on Highway 402 and not the Blue Water Bridge, Lambton OPP say.
Harmeet Dhamoon, 43, from London, has been charged with importing cocaine and possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The accused has been held in custody and is due back in court on Tuesday, police said.
What Trump’s National Security Strategy Means for Canada
Canada receives but a passing mention in the recently released U.S. National Security Strategy, but that doesn’t mean it will not have an impact here.
In many ways, it already does. Canada as a neighbour was among the first countries to be affected by key policy changes brought forth by U.S. President Donald Trump.
GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney says Justin Trudeau blew $200 billion on a failed climate strategy
After years of nonsense spouted by Canada’s Liberal government, Prime Minister Mark Carney acknowledged in year-end interviews with CBC that “Canada is not going to reach our 2030 and 2035 climate targets” under former PM Justin Trudeau’s climate change plan.
He said it had “too much regulation, not enough action” with a lot of talk “and then nothing happens,” thus admitting the failure of Trudeau’s taxpayer-financed, $200-billion-plus strategy.
From an Olympic Snowboarder to an Accused Drug Kingpin and Killer
The target was a drug trafficker turned F.B.I. informant who didn’t stand a chance. As he had lunch with friends at a restaurant in Medellín, Colombia, a hit man in a dark hoodie sneaked up behind him and shot him five times in the head.
The man who had ordered the hit quickly received a photograph of the body, the authorities said. He reshared it widely — boasting that he had killed “the rat.”
The man behind the killing was Ryan Wedding, a Canadian who rose to fame as an Olympic snowboarder two decades ago, only to become what the authorities describe as one of the world’s biggest drug lords. “El Jefe,” as he was known, ran a drug-trafficking empire out of Mexico and was now one of the most wanted fugitives in the world.