FBI sought interview with ex-prince Andrew during Peter Nygard investigation, Epstein files show

David Baxter / theglobeandmail - Letter says evidence links Mountbatten Windsor to Epstein and Nygard in two separate sex-trafficking investigations

2 months / sootoday

FBI sought interview with former prince Andrew during Peter Nygard investigation

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Ryan Wedding’s alleged ‘cocaine lawyer’ granted bail

Sean Previl / globalnews - Deepak Paradkar, a lawyer who has ties to Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding, was granted bail as he awaits an extradition hearing.

#crime #internationalrelations #legalaffairs

Ryan Wedding’s alleged ‘cocaine lawyer’ granted bail for $5M

2 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

Ryan Wedding’s alleged ‘cocaine lawyer’ granted bail

2 months / globalnews / Sean Previl

Ontario lawyer accused of advising witness murder in Ryan Wedding case granted bail

2 months / sootoday

Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case granted bail

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

Accused Ryan Wedding lawyer Deepak Paradkar granted bail in extradition case

2 months / theglobeandmail / Colin Freeze

Canadians still holding back on U.S. travel, StatCan reports

theglobeandmail - Canadians are still holding back from travelling south of the border, as trips by Americans to Canada rose for the first time in eight months in October, Statistics Canada reported.

#uscanadarelations #canada #BC #ontario #quebec #internationalrelations #traveladvisories #consumerprotection

Canadian return trips from U.S. tank nearly 30% in October: StatCan

2 months / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Americans ramping up cross-border visits, but Canadians still staying home

2 months / sootoday

Canadians still holding back on U.S. travel, StatCan reports

2 months / theglobeandmail

American visits north up for first time in eight months as Canadians still avoid U.S.

2 months / sootoday

U.S. trips to Canada rise in October for first time in eight months: StatCan

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

Denio Lourenco / citynews - Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada’s next ambassador in Washington. Carney’s office says Mark Wiseman will take the role on Feb. 15, and he will be tasked with leading negotiations wit…

#uscanadarelations #markcarney #politics #diplomacy #canada #internationalrelations #foreigninterference #government #canadianpolitics #finance

LILLEY: Carney’s new ambassador can only be an improvement over Hillman

2 months / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Carney appoints Mark Wiseman as Canada's ambassador to the US

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Carney names friend and former investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / sootoday

Carney names Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new U.S. ambassador

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Carney formally names financier Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / theglobeandmail / Stephanie Levitz

Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / citynews / Denio Lourenco

CP NewsAlert: Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador

2 months / sootoday

Analysts are torn on whether Ottawa’s next U.S. ambassador will be able to change the tone

2 months / nationalpost / Tracy Moran

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' threatened in 2026

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign appeared to move at a breakneck pace towards Canada's economy this year.

#trade #uscanadarelations #politics #economicpolicy #canada #internationalrelations #government #finance

Canada’s lobster industry caught in a tariff trap

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jason Kirby, Kate Helmore

Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026 due to stock, trade pressures

2 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

Jim Beam halts production at Kentucky distillery due to tariff pressure, slumping demand

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jeffrey Collins

Jim Beam halting some bourbon production as exports fall amid U.S. tariffs

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' threatened in 2026

2 months / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Tariff exemptions were Canada’s salvation in 2025. Why they’re at risk in 2026

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026

2 months / citynews / News Staff

A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' at risk in 2026

2 months / sootoday

Car bomb kills Russian general Fanil Sarvarov in Moscow

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from his injuries.

#crime #security #internationalrelations #publicsafety #defence #military

Car bomb kills Russian general Fanil Sarvarov in Moscow

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow in third such attack within a year

2 months / nationalpost / Washington Post

Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow

2 months / sootoday

Russian general killed by bomb under his car in Moscow

2 months / sootoday

US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say

sootoday - WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped a vessel off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

#crime #security #internationalrelations #uspolitics #defence

Morning Update: U.S. intercepts third oil tanker near Venezuela

2 months / theglobeandmail / Sierra Bein

U.S. Coast Guard chasing third tanker tied to Venezuela, official says

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says

2 months / sootoday

U.S. boards two more tankers off Venezuela as oil blockade tensions rise

2 months / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

US forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say

2 months / sootoday

U.S. forces stop a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela, American officials say

2 months / citynews / News Staff

U.S. launches anti-ISIS strikes in Syria after Americans killed: officials

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed to retaliate after an attack on U.S. personnel last weekend in Syria by a suspected Islamic State member.

#violence #security #internationalrelations #publicsafety #foreigninterference #uspolitics #post911 #defence #military

U.S. military launches strikes in Syria targeting ISIS

2 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

U.S. launches anti-ISIS strikes in Syria after Americans killed: officials

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Hegseth announces operation in Syria to 'eliminate' Islamic State fighters after deaths of Americans

2 months / sootoday

Anand summoned Israel’s envoy to explain turning away of MPs at West Bank border post

Marie Woolf / theglobeandmail - Delegation of about 30 Canadians, including six MPs, was denied entry by Israeli authorities on Tuesday

#politics #diplomacy #canada #security #ottawa #internationalrelations #traveladvisories #foreigninterference #government #canadianpolitics

‘Deeply disturbing’: Canadian MPs shocked at treatment by Israeli border officials

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Anand summoned Israel’s envoy to explain turning away of MPs at West Bank border post

2 months / theglobeandmail / Marie Woolf

Israel must answer for denying Canadian delegation’s entry, MPs tell Anand

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

MPs ask Anand to get answers from Israel after West Bank delegation denied

2 months / sootoday

CUSMA renewal talks heat up after U.S. lists demands on dairy, streaming and alcohol

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade representative has outlined a series of conditions Canada must meet to secure a long-term extension of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement when it comes up for mandatory review next year, setting the stage for pot…

#trade #uscanadarelations #politics #economicpolicy #internationalrelations #labour #agriculture #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Canada will start formal CUSMA discussions with U.S. in January

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Canada will begin formal talks with US in January on review of free trade deal

2 months / nationalobserver / Jim Bronskill

In the news: Canada-U.S. trade talks, High-speed rail, Processing unwanted gifts

2 months / sootoday

Canada to begin formal talks with U.S. in January on review of free trade deal

2 months / sootoday

Politics Insider: PM expects sectoral tariff talks at USMCA review

2 months / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

Carney sees room for Canada-U.S. trade co-operation as trilateral deal review looms

2 months / sootoday

SUBSTANCE OVER STYLE: Carney strikes strong contrast over Trudeau, pundits say

2 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

CUSMA renewal talks heat up after U.S. lists demands on dairy, streaming and alcohol

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Carney says U.S. tariff reprieve ‘unlikely’ to happen before CUSMA review talks

2 months / nationalpost / Stephanie Taylor

Canada, U.S. may not get sectoral deals before CUSMA renewal, Carney says

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank

sootoday - OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching Toronto as the best place to host a new global bank for defence spending. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank is a new multilateral initiative by democratic countries.

#economicpolicy #security #ontario #toronto #internationalrelations #dougford #defence #government #finance #business

Opinion: Toronto is the natural home for the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank

2 months / nationalpost / Special to National Post

Doug Ford endorses Toronto as potential headquarters for multinational defence bank

2 months / theglobeandmail / Pippa Norman

Ford promotes Toronto as Ottawa, B.C. and Montreal make pitches to host defence bank

2 months / sootoday

Toronto launches bid to host NATO-linked defence bank

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank

2 months / sootoday

Toronto, Ontario bid to be potential Canadian host for new international defence bank

2 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Toronto makes bid to host headquarters for new global defence bank that could create 3,500 jobs

2 months / nationalpost / Chris Lambie

Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group

Philissa Cramer, JTA / thecjn - Officials believe the father and son recently received military training in the Philippines.The post Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

#violence #crime #security #internationalrelations #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #localelections #post911 #defence

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Community reactions & aftermath

Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

2 months / sootoday

Suspected gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

2 months / sootoday

Funerals for people slain in Australian antisemitic mass shooting begin as suspected gunman charged

2 months / sootoday

Canadians in Australia explain how ‘life now is completely different, overnight’

2 months / thecjn / North Star

Saskatchewan reacts to deadly Australia shooting on Jewish community

2 months / thestarphoenix / Aidan Jaager

BORG: Calgary Jewish community comes together in candlelight after Bondi Beach terror attack

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Israel blocks Canadian delegation, including MPs, from entering West Bank

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A statement issued by the National Council of Canadian Muslims says the delegation was barred from entry by Israeli authorities as 'public safety threats.'

#uscanadarelations #diplomacy #canada #humanrights #security #internationalrelations #publicsafety #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics

Foreign Affairs Minister voices concerns after Canadian MPs denied entry to West Bank by Israel

2 months / theglobeandmail / Marie Woolf, Steven Chase

Montreal MP ‘shocked and dismayed’ after he and other delegates denied entry to West Bank

2 months / montrealgazette / Leora Schertzer

Politics Insider: Carney to convene virtual first ministers’ meeting this week

2 months / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

EDITORIAL: Israel had reasons to bar Canada’s MPs

2 months / torontosun / Postmedia News

Liberal MP says she was shoved by Israeli officials at West Bank border crossing

2 months / sootoday

Israel blocks Canadian delegation, including MPs, from entering West Bank

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Israel denies Canadian delegation entry into West Bank

2 months / theglobeandmail / David Baxter

Israel blocks Canadian delegation - including MPs - from entering the West Bank

2 months / sootoday

Israel blocks Canadian delegation – including MPs – from entering the West Bank

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Canadian delegation of MPs denied entry into Israel

2 months / reddit / /u/TheMcG

McGuinty is 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets

Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Canada is injecting tens of billions of dollars into defence as it looks to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the Cold War — both to meet its NATO commitments and to juice the domestic economy.

#diplomacy #canada #security #internationalrelations #spendingpriorities #defence #military #government #canadianpolitics

Building military aircraft in Canada would create more than 12,000 jobs, Saab tells Ottawa

2 months / reddit / /u/snowfordessert

Building military aircraft in Canada would create more than 12,000 jobs, Saab tells Ottawa

2 months / theglobeandmail / Eric Reguly

Defence minister affirms Canada’s path to NATO spending benchmark

2 months / reddit / /u/DogeDoRight

McGuinty is 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets

2 months / nationalobserver / Kyle Duggan

Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine

2 months / reddit / /u/itsthebear

McGuinty ‘confident’ Canada will hit NATO spending targets

2 months / citynews / News Staff

McGuinty 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets

2 months / sootoday

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial

sootoday - HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai , the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

#politics #diplomacy #humanrights #crime #security #media #internationalrelations #china #legalaffairs #government

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial

2 months / sootoday

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurant owner return to Canada

John Marchesan / citynews - Police say three men accused in the 2023 death of an Ontario restaurant owner have returned to Canada to face charges. Ontario Provincial Police say 44-year-old Sharif Rahman was assaulted in August 2023 outside his restaurant in Owen Sound, about 190 kil…

#violence #crime #ontario #internationalrelations #publicsafety #unitedkingdom #legalaffairs

Men accused in Owen Sound restaurateur's death remain in custody

2 months / lfpress / John Ryan

Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurant owner return to Canada

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurant owner return to Canada

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

UK suspects in Owen Sound restaurateur’s killing extradited

2 months / torontosun / Postmedia News

Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurant owner return to Canada

2 months / sootoday

Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing

sootoday - TORONTO — The wife of an Ontario lawyer allegedly involved in a transnational drug smuggling ring told his bail hearing today she never saw her husband receive luxurious gifts or suspicious amounts of cash from clients in their decades together.

#crime #ontario #internationalrelations #legalaffairs

Toronto-area lawyer key member of Ryan Wedding’s inner circle, Crown says

2 months / theglobeandmail / Colin Freeze

MANDEL: Should Ryan Wedding’s ‘cocaine lawyer’ get bail?

2 months / torontosun / Michele Mandel

Lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case has 'extraordinary' incentive to flee: Crown

2 months / sootoday

Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

‘I believe in his innocence,’ wife of lawyer tied to Ryan Wedding tells court

2 months / globalnews / Aaron D’Andrea

Wife of Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding case testifies at bail hearing

2 months / sootoday

Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for September, first since January

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $153 million for September, its first surplus since January. The result came after a trade deficit of $6.4 billion in August. Statistics Canada says total exports rose 6.3 p…

#trade #uscanadarelations #economicpolicy #canada #internationalrelations #deficit #government #finance #business #jobs

For 1st time since trade war, Canada exported more than it imported - National | Globalnews.ca

2 months / reddit / /u/1baby2cats

All that glitters in Canada’s trade turnaround

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jason Kirby

Canada swings to first trade surplus in seven months on export boost

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jameson Berkow

For 1st time since trade war, Canada exported more than it imported

2 months / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for September, first since January

2 months / citynews / News Staff

Canada's posts a trade surplus in September beating expectations of a deficit

2 months / reddit / /u/Leather-Paramedic-10

Canada records surprise trade surplus in September after seven months of deficits

2 months / theglobeandmail

In September 2025, Canada's merchandise exports increased 6.3%, while imports were down 4.1% / En septembre 2025, les exportations de marchandises du Canada ont augmenté de 6,3 %, alors que les importations ont diminué de 4,1 %

2 months / reddit / /u/StatCanada

LeBlanc believes the US will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico

Émilie Bergeron / nationalobserver - The minister in charge of Canada-US trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the US president and some of his associates have suggested they may co…

#trade #uscanadarelations #economicpolicy #diplomacy #canada #internationalrelations #government #finance

Carney says U.S. won’t exit CUSMA: ‘That’s not what they’re saying’

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

‘Not what they’re saying’: Carney rejects suggestion U.S. may exit trade pact

2 months / citynews / News Staff

'Not what they're saying': Carney rejects suggestion U.S. may exit trade pact

2 months / sootoday

LeBlanc believes the US will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico

2 months / nationalobserver / Émilie Bergeron

LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico

2 months / citynews / News Staff

LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico