The Israeli Hostage and Missing Families Forum has sharply condemned the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia for formally recognizing a Palestinian state while there are still Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The move, made by these Commonwealth nations as part of a broader diplomatic shift, comes amid intense criticism from those who argue recognition should be conditional on the safe return of all captives.
Police in Ottawa have charged a 71-year-old man with aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed an elderly Jewish woman inside a grocery store in the Canadian capital.
China has imposed a 75.8 percent tariff on Canadian canola products, accusing Ottawa of “dumping” underpriced canola seed into the Chinese market to harm domestic farmers. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced the measure Tuesday, with implementation beginning Thursday. Beijing’s move is widely viewed as retaliation for Canada’s 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) last year under then–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program has grown so rapidly that practitioners are struggling to meet demand, with 2023 statistics showing euthanasia accounted for 4.7% of all deaths nationwide—second only to the Netherlands. In Quebec, the rate topped 7%, making it the highest in the world. The program’s expansion since legalization in 2016, and particularly since 2021 when eligibility extended beyond the terminally ill, has prompted mounting concerns over the nation’s moral and medical trajectory.
Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad openly celebrated that fruits of October 7—the terrorist attack that murdered over 1,200 Israelis—are now producing political gains in the West.
A Montreal evangelical church was fined CAD 2,500 after hosting a concert by U.S. Christian musician Sean Feucht without the required permit, stirring controversy in both religious and civil liberties circles.
