CSIS did not want Abdelrazik to return to Canada, former diplomat tells court | New survey finds Canadians are feeling anxious about immigration | Former justice minister Irwin Cotler says RCMP told him Iranian plot to kill him was foiled
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CSIS did not want Abdelrazik to return to Canada, former diplomat tells court; Abousfian Abdelrazik arrives to Federal Court in Ottawa on Monday, Oct\. 21, 2024\.

CSIS did not want Abdelrazik to return to Canada, former diplomat tells court

November 18 , 2024 at 03:33:53 p.m. EST • :

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service's objective was to keep Abousfian Abdelrazik detained in Sudan, a former diplomat who worked on the case testified Monday in a hearing on the Montreal man's lawsuit against the federal government.

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New survey finds Canadians are feeling anxious about immigration; Canadians are increasingly less supportive about immigration, according to a survey of Canadians conducted by the Canadian Museum of Human Rights\.

New survey finds Canadians are feeling anxious about immigration

November 18 , 2024 at 04:29:59 p.m. EST • :

Canadians are feeling increasingly uneasy about immigration and its role in "economic strain," according to a new survey conducted by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

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Former justice minister Irwin Cotler says RCMP told him Iranian plot to kill him was foiled; Former Liberal MP and Justice Minister Irwin Cotler says Canada's quest for compensation from Iran for shooting down a Ukrainian airliner is fraught with obstacles because Tehran's lead investigator is a mass executioner who belongs in prison\.

Former justice minister Irwin Cotler says RCMP told him Iranian plot to kill him was foiled

November 18 , 2024 at 12:15:51 p.m. EST • :

The RCMP has told former justice minister Irwin Cotler that a plot by agents of Iran to assassinate him was foiled.

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Boissonnault faces new scrutiny over his statements on family's Indigeneity; Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault speaks during a news conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa\.

Boissonnault faces new scrutiny over his statements on family's Indigeneity

November 15 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is set to face a new round of questions over his business dealings and family history at a parliamentary committee in the wake of reports that his former company claimed to be "Indigenous owned" when bidding for federal contracts in 2020.

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Trudeau says he could have acted faster to make immigration changes, blames 'bad actors'; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during Question Period in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct\. 22, 2024\.

Trudeau says he could have acted faster to make immigration changes, blames 'bad actors'

November 18 , 2024 at 08:26:45 a.m. EST • :

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reining in immigration programs, after blaming "bad actors" for gaming the system.

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Trump isn't yet U.S. president, but his plans for the war in Ukraine loom large over G20; TOPSHOT - A demonstrator wears a US President-elect Donald Trump mask during a march in support of the Palestinian people at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2024, ahead of the G20 Summit\. The G20 Leaders' Summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro between November 18 and 19, 2024\. \(Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP\) \(Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images\)  

November 18 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Trump isn't yet U.S. president, but his plans for the war in Ukraine loom large over G20

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Conservatives claim Liberals want Canadians to 'eat bugs' as cricket plant reduces workforce; The plant is built on 12 acres of land in Innovation Park in London, Ont\., near Veterans Memorial Parkway and Highway 401\.  

November 15 , 2024 at 04:41:42 p.m. EST • :

Conservatives claim Liberals want Canadians to 'eat bugs' as cricket plant reduces workforce

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Who is Tulsi Gabbard, and why might Western intelligence agencies be uneasy with Trump's pick?; Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump welcomes former Democratic Rep\. Tulsi Gabbard during a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum, Tuesday, Oct\. 22, 2024, in Greensboro, N\.C\.  

November 15 , 2024 at 01:40:09 p.m. EST • :

Who is Tulsi Gabbard, and why might Western intelligence agencies be uneasy with Trump's pick?

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Liberal government's immigration plan will cut housing gap almost in half, report says; Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia saw a combined 8,298 housing starts in 2023 even with hard caps on rent increases\. Per capita that is 20 per cent more starts than New Brunswick\.  

November 15 , 2024 at 11:35:15 a.m. EST • :

Liberal government's immigration plan will cut housing gap almost in half, report says

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Conservative MPs frustrated after Poilievre bars them from promoting housing fund: sources; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Monday, Oct\. 28, 2024\.  

November 14 , 2024 at 01:12:54 p.m. EST • :

Conservative MPs frustrated after Poilievre bars them from promoting housing fund: sources

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