39 h. ago Canada relocates some Israeli embassy staff as Iran conflict flares

As of Monday, over 80,000 registered Canadians are in the Middle East, including over 3,500 in Iran and over 6,700 in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Global Affairs Canada said.

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4 d. ago Canadians urged to ’avoid all travel’ to Israel amid air, missile strikes with Iran

OTTAWA — The federal government is urging Canadians to “avoid all travel” to Israel as the country exchanges missile and air strikes with Iran. The Canadian government says it issued the warning because of Israel’s “ongoing hostilities” with Iran. Meanwhile, Canada’s foreign affairs minister has asked Canadians in the Middle East in need of emergency […]

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5 d. ago Crude spike driven by Mideast tumult may be a ‘knee jerk’ that quickly fades: analyst

CALGARY — It’s too soon to know whether a spike in crude prices driven by the latest Mideast turmoil will be a short-term blip or a long-term shift, Canadian oilpatch experts said Friday after Israel attacked nuclear and military sites across Iran. “I would see this as a bit of a knee-jerk reaction,” said Enverus […]

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5 d. ago Rising oil prices on Israel attack on Iran could revive Canadian dollar’s ‘petrocurrency status,’ analysts say

Crude at US$75 a barrel is above the breakeven production point for Canadian oil producers

Economics

5 d. ago Canada warns further Israel, Iran conflict could have ‘devastating’ results

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on Israel and Iran to de-escalate tensions after the former launched strikes at Tehran late Thursday.

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7 d. ago Poll suggests half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests that nearly half of Canadians believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza almost two years after the current conflict began. In a survey conducted last weekend, the polling firm Leger asked Canadians and Americans a series of questions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Leger surveyed 1,511 Canadians […]

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1 week ago Many Canadians losing confidence in future of trade relationship with U.S.: Poll

OTTAWA — Almost two in five Canadians say recent court rulings in the U.S., and the ongoing legal battle over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, have made them feel less confident in the future of trade relations, a new poll suggests. The poll suggests that 38 per cent of Canadians say they feel less confident now […]

Economics

1 week ago Body of Canadian killed in Hamas attack recovered, Israel PM says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation.

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1 week ago Canadians divided on whether U.S. is ’ally’ or ’enemy’ country: Poll

OTTAWA — Faced with a trade war they didn’t start, Canadians are divided on whether they see the United States as an “enemy” or an “ally,” a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was conducted online and can’t be assigned a margin of error, surveyed more than 1,500 people between May 30 and June […]

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2 w. ago Almost 70% of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: Poll

A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations. The Angus Reid Institute survey comes as a measles outbreak touches several provinces, primarily infecting unvaccinated infants, kids and teens. The poll of almost 1,700 Canadians found 69 per cent of respondents between May 20 and 23 said proof of immunization […]

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3 w. ago Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel

OTTAWA — Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel. The doctors say Canada’s current restrictions on arms exports to Israel aren’t good enough and they allege that Canadian firms are still making military components being used in Gaza. NDP MP Heather […]

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3 w. ago More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: Poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why Alberta might want to split from Canada — even if almost two-thirds say they don’t want that to happen. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians understand Albertans’ […]

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4 w. ago Canadians have more trust in Carney than they did in Trudeau: Poll

OTTAWA — Canadians have more trust in Prime Minister Mark Carney now than they did in former prime minister Justin Trudeau after he was first elected and during his last days in office, a new poll suggests. The Proof Strategies CanTrust Index survey, conducted annually by The Logit Group, polled 1,250 Canadians between May 5 […]

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