Toronto: Canadian law enforcement has sought an Interpol red notice for an Indo-Canadian who has been sentenced for drug trafficking and is believed to have fled to India. In a release on Wednesday, the Federal Serious & Organized Crime (FSOC) unit of the British Columbia detachment of the Royal CanadianRead More

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday was escorted to safety as police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest outside a restaurant in Vancouver’s Chinatown where he was dining, local media reports said.

Toronto police say they have increased the size of their hate crime unit in light of a rise in hate crime reports. The force says there has been a noted increase in hate crime reports since Oct. 7, when the Israel-Hamas war began, with the largest increase seen in reportsRead More

Photo © Getty Images Image © Bruce Yuanyue BiReal GDP was likely unchanged for three months in a row in September, according to official data Canadian economic performance remained flat in August and likely slipped into a shallow contraction in the third quarter, according to the country’s statistics office. TheRead More

As police forces in major Canadian cities report a dramatic spike in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in recent weeks — a surge correlated with the Israel-Hamas war — synagogues and mosques throughout the country are amping up security measures to protect their communities. Asher Tannenbaum, a ritual director ofRead More

OTTAWA – The son of a Canadian woman believed to be among those held hostage by Hamas in Gaza wants the world to push for an end to the fighting, and says he fears Israel’s escalating offensive could end all chance of bringing his mother safely home. “My basic beliefRead More

It’s been five years since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, and a new survey finds that most Canadians are supportive of the move, but few agree with legalizing other drugs. In a new online survey conducted by Research Co, it was found that 64 per cent of Canadians areRead More

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to testify in his own defence in his sexual assault and unlawful confinement trial, his lawyer announced in his opening address to the jury on Tuesday afternoon. Brian Greenspan told the jury that Nygard may not be able to remember the allegationsRead More

Federal leaders marked the ninth anniversary Sunday of the Parliament Hill attack that left a Canadian reservist dead. They also remembered the death of another Armed Forces member that occurred in a separate attack two days before the one in Ottawa. “Nine years ago today, a terrorist attack at theRead More

York University has issued a warning: if the institution’s student unions do not recant or sufficiently defend their collective statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict(opens in a new tab), they will risk losing their relationship with the university. The university’s statement(opens in a new tab), released to the public on Friday,Read More