The consequences of a symbolic House of Commons vote Monday that called on Canada to cease future arms exports to Israel are still reverberating as Liberals face criticism from Israel and within their own caucus. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly held a closed-door meeting with some Liberals late Tuesday after three MPs voted against the motion, saying they were blindsided by the details of the last-minute amendments. New Democrats say they negotiated those changes with the Liberals for days before the vote, and Joly herself was working with them late Monday to hammer out the details. NDP

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the amended motion on the Israel-Hamas war the House of Commons passed Monday could make it harder for people seeking asylum in Canada to get out of Gaza. He says it could make the situation worse for a Canadian program that has already been, in his words, a "failure." Miller says he thinks the motion was fair and principled after it was altered to reflect 14 amendments proposed by the Liberals. The final motion eliminated a standalone call to recognize Palestinian statehood and instead saw MPs support progress toward a peace process and a two-state soluti

The BC Coroners Service has called an inquest into a police shooting in 2019 that left two people dead, including the hostage officers were trying to save. B.C.'s police watchdog cleared officers of wrongdoing in the deaths of Nona McEwan and Randy Crosson in 2020. The Independent Investigations Office said in its report then that the RCMP's emergency response team entered the home on March 29, 2019, to rescue McEwan, who was being held by her partner. It said officers entered and found Crosson holding a knife to McEwan's neck and he had what appeared to be a gun in his other hand. The office

The Liberal government is poised to table legislation today that updates the federal Elections Act part of its political pact with the NDP. Details have not been released, but the agreement between the two parties calls for a three-day voting period rather than a single election day. It also stipulates that people should be able to vote at any polling place within their riding, and calls for streamlining the process for mail-in voting. Under the agreement, the New Democrats are supporting the minority Liberals on key House of Commons votes in exchange for progress on shared priorities. The two

Punjab Congress has demanded the Election Commission to change the voting date for the state. Pratap Singh Bajwa says that when the voting for the Lok Sabha election is to be held in the state, the farmers will be busy sowing paddy in the fields, so the vote percentage may fall. Bajwa alleged that the entire schedule was made as part of a conspiracy to benefit the BJP. It is to be noted that the voting for the Lok Sabha is to be held in 7 rounds from April 19, there are 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and the date of voting in the state is June 1. On that day, voting will also be held on one se

The situation regarding the Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in Punjab will become clear this week. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has given these hints in an interview in Delhi. He said that the round of negotiations is going on between the two parties. All things are being observed. According to sources, the alliance between the BJP and the Akali Dal has reached its final stage. The screw is stuck on seat allocation. Apart from this, the Akali Dal is taking thoughtful steps regarding the Kisan movement and the release of captive Sikhs. 2019 BJP and Akali Dal contested

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he will step down as leader of the country soon as a successor is chosen. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of Fine Gael party, part of Ireland’s coalition government. He’ll be replaced as prime minister after a party leadership contest. He said his reasons were “both personal and political.” Varadkar, 45, has had two spells as taoiseach, or prime minister between 2017 and 2020, and again since December 2022. He was the country’s youngest-ever leader when first elected, as well as Ireland’s first openly gay prime

The Center has sought a report from the Punjab government regarding the birth of a child with IVF technology at the home of Sidhu Moosewala's parents. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has sought this information under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021. The department says that according to the law, the age limit for conception through IVF is between 21 and 50 years. Therefore, the Punjab government is requested to investigate the matter and submit the report to the department. It is to be noted that earlier Balkaur Singh had said in his video message that

Canada is buying artillery ammunition and night vision equipment for Ukraine as part of its latest round of aid for the country. Defence Minister Bill Blair met with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which includes about 50 allied countries led by the United States. Canada plans to spend $40 million to send artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of a deal with Czechia. The Czechs said last month they have 800,000 pieces of ammunition and needed other countries to chip in to help get it to the front lines. Blair says night vision equipment worth $7.5 million is being sourced from a Canadian c