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Canada bars visas from Ebola-hit countries – Americas – Al Jazeera English
Canada bars visas from Ebola-hit countries – Americas – Al Jazeera English. Canada has suspended visa applications for residents and nationals of countries with “widespread transmission” of the Ebola virus, becoming the second nation after Australia to introduce such a measure. The countries most severely hit by the worst Ebola outbreak ever are Liberia, Sierra Leone […]
Muslim-Canadians decry attacks amid backlash – Features – Al Jazeera English
Muslim-Canadians decry attacks amid backlash – Features – Al Jazeera English. Montreal, Canada – As more details emerge about separate attacks on soldiers and government institutions last week in Ottawa and Quebec, Muslim leaders are urging Canadians not to typecast the entire community amid fears of a backlash. Corporal Nathan Cirillo was shot dead at the National […]
In wake of Canada attacks, Toronto police drill for disaster | Reuters
In wake of Canada attacks, Toronto police drill for disaster | Reuters. (Reuters) – About 100 police, firefighters and other emergency workers held a disaster-response drill in downtown Toronto’s deserted financial district on Sunday following a week that saw two soldiers killed on Canadian soil. Security in normally relaxed Canada has been tighter in the […]
Canada Hit by Blowback |
Canada Hit by Blowback |. On October 16,press reports informed us that Canada was about to “update” its national security legislation to, you guessed it, better fight terrorism. Specifically, this new legislation is ostensibly designed to not only better counter actual terrorism, but “potential” terrorism: “Canada’s Minister of Public Safety joined justice ministers from across the country in […]
Canada regulator says Kinder Morgan wins battle with B.C. suburb | Canada | Reuters
Canada regulator says Kinder Morgan wins battle with B.C. suburb | Canada | Reuters. CALGARY Alberta (Reuters) – Canada’s energy regulator ruled on Thursday that Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP must be allowed access to a park in a Vancouver suburb in order to complete technical work for the planned C$5.4 billion($4.81 billion) expansion of its […]
Foreign policy shift puts Canada at risk of armed attacks | Al Jazeera America
Foreign policy shift puts Canada at risk of armed attacks | Al Jazeera America. A drastic shift in Canada’s Middle East policy has put the country “on the map” of international armed groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), analysts say, following two lethal attacks in the span of a week — one […]
The Canadian Patriot Act Arrives: Ottawa To Give Security Agencies More “Detention And Surveillance” Powers | Zero Hedge
The Canadian Patriot Act Arrives: Ottawa To Give Security Agencies More “Detention And Surveillance” Powers | Zero Hedge. Stop us when the flashbacks to September 11, and its Patriot Act aftermath, become too close for comfort. s Reuters reported moments ago, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday the government will expedite plans to give more […]
PM vows to ‘fight terror’ after Ottawa attack – Americas – Al Jazeera English
PM vows to ‘fight terror’ after Ottawa attack – Americas – Al Jazeera English. Canada’s prime minister has condemned the “brutal and violent” shooting of a Canadian soldier in Ottawa and a hit-and-run that killed another soldier earlier this week, saying the incidents are grim reminders that Canada is not immune to terrorism. “But let there be […]
Soldier Shot At Ottawa’s Canadian War Memorial, Parliament On Lockdown, 1 Shooter Killed, Multiple Suspects At Large – Live Feed | Zero Hedge
Soldier Shot At Ottawa’s Canadian War Memorial, Parliament On Lockdown, 1 Shooter Killed, Multiple Suspects At Large – Live Feed | Zero Hedge. PDATE: *CANADA SHOOTER KILLED IN OTTAWA, 2 LAWMAKERS SAY ON TWITTER but CBS reports multiple suspects at large after more than 30 shots fired at Canadian Parliament Russian Market @russian_market Follow #BREAKING At […]
Kinder Morgan Canada pipeline plans hits a mountain of opposition | Business | Reuters
Kinder Morgan Canada pipeline plans hits a mountain of opposition | Business | Reuters. VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A Western Canadian pipeline once seen as the best near-term hope for sending more of the country’s controversial tar sands crude to Asia has hit another snag: aboriginal communities intent on using the courts to block the proposed expansion. […]
Canada to ship experimental Ebola vaccine to WHO in Geneva | Canada | Reuters
Canada to ship experimental Ebola vaccine to WHO in Geneva | Canada | Reuters. TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian government will ship 800 vials of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization in Geneva beginning on Monday, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Saturday. The WHO, in consultation with health authorities in […]
