CanadaJun 17, 2025
Around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict: Global Affairs
Global Affairs Canada says approximately 3,500 Canadians are in Iran and another 6,700 are in Israel amid an escalating conflict between the two countries.
The department says that count is based on the voluntary registration of around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East and doesn’t fully reflect how many of them may need help getting out of the region.
Global Affairs Canada says it hasn’t received any reports of Canadian injuries or deaths in the conflict.
The department is warning against all travel to Iran, Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and advising Canadians in the Middle Ea
CanadaJun 17, 2025
Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds
Canada's privacy watchdog says inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe.
Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and U.K. information commissioner John Edwards released the findings from their joint investigation of the breach, which affected almost seven million people, including nearly 320,000 in Canada.
Dufresne told a news conference today the breach serves as a cautionary tale for all organizations about the importance of data protection in an era of growing cyberthreats.
He says strong protection must be a pr
CanadaJun 17, 2025
Alberta reports 53 more cases of measles, surpasses 900 total cases since March
Alberta has surpassed 900 cases of measles since the beginning of March. Data from the provincial government's dashboard shows 53 more cases were confirmed over the weekend, bringing Alberta's total to 932.
The case count is the highest the province has seen in more than 40 years. Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan has said Canada is at risk of losing its measles-elimination status come October and that she doubts cases will be brought under control before then.
Health Canada says measles was eliminated in 1998 after being ruled no longer endemic. Alberta's governm
CanadaJun 17, 2025
Carney to meet with Modi, Zelenskyy at G7 today
Prime Minister Mark Carney is to hold bilateral talks with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta today.
The G7 will continue for its second and final day without U.S. President Donald Trump who left the talks ahead of schedule on Monday.
Trump said he left due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, and he is missing the day Carney had scheduled to focus on foreign policy.
Carney will meet privately with Zelenskyy, who is set to join a G7 leaders working breakfast session on ending Russia's invasion
CanadaJun 16, 2025
Poilievre to face leadership review in January
Canada's main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre is facing a leadership challenge. Conservative party members are set to vote in January to decide whether he should remain party leader.
The party's National Council reportedly decided to hold a leadership review vote at a meeting on Saturday, to be held in Calgary.
Some Conservative party members have reportedly suggested a vote in March, but Poilievre wanted it to happen sooner. No date has been set for the vote, but the party aims to hold it in the last week of January.
Poilievre was elected Conservative Party leader in September 2022. He
CanadaJun 16, 2025
Single vehicle collision; passenger unaccounted for
Squamish RCMP is investigating following a single vehicle collision into the river in the early morning hours of Saturday, which has left one person unaccounted for.
On June 14, 2025, at 2:30 a.m., first responders attended a single-vehicle collision into the Squamish River involving four occupants. One individual remains unaccounted for and is not believed to have made it out of the vehicle.
Search and Rescue teams have conducted both aerial and ground searches along the water and shoreline, but the vehicle and missing occupant have not yet been located. The river in this area is exceptiona
CanadaJun 16, 2025
Peel police seize millions from criminal network tied to towing
Ontario’s Peel Police have dismantled an organized criminal network involved in extortion and other crimes in a joint operation with local and provincial law enforcement agencies.
The operation resulted in the arrest of 18 people, including several Punjabi youth. They face nearly 100 charges, including extortion, links to a criminal organization and tow truck-related crimes.
Police say Project Outsource was launched in July 2024 against a criminal organization that was behind the extortion and related violent incidents.
Police said that as of June 10, 2025, a 37-year-old woman from King C
CanadaJun 16, 2025
Canada may sign a defence procurement agreement with the European Union for the military this month
Canada may sign a defence procurement agreement with the European Union for the military this month. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign the agreement during his visit to Brussels.
Carney will travel to Brussels on June 23 for the Canada-EU summit, where he will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa. The two European leaders hinted at a defence deal with Canada while en route to the G7 meeting in Alberta today.
Von der Leyen said that Canada will sign an agreement with the European Union for a Security and Defen
CanadaJun 16, 2025
CF-18 jets intercept plane violating restricted air space above G7 site in Alberta
Canadian fighter jets were deployed to intercept a private, civilian plane that violated restricted airspace above Kananaskis, Alta., where G7 leaders are gathering for meetings.
RCMP say in a news release that the fixed-wing Canadian aircraft entered the restricted area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, and NORAD’s Canadian region deployed CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept it.
The release says that after multiple steps were taken to gain the pilot’s attention, "final warning measures" were used to contact the pilot and have them safely land under their own power. Const. Lauren Mowbray s