Justin Trudeau said on Monday that Canada did not receive a warning from the US before it killed the Iranian top general Qassem Suleimani on 3 January. 'We didn't get a heads-up,' the prime minister said, adding that Canada would 'obviously' have preferred a warning. Referring to the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian plane outside Tehran in which 57 Canadians died, he said that 'if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families'
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Trudeau: there will be ‘many discussions’ about Harry and Meghan’s security – video
Following the shock statement by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex last Wednesday that they want to 'step back' as senior royals and divide their time between Canada and the UK, questions were raised over whether Canadian taxpayers would have to pay for the couple's security during their time in the country. Speaking to Canadian broadcaster Global News on Monday, the country's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said: 'There will be many discussions to come on how that works'
Continue reading...Justin Trudeau: US escalation partly to blame for Iran plane deaths
Canadian PM says victims would still be alive if not for rising tensions party triggered by US
Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by the United States, Justin Trudeau has said.
“I think if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families,” the Canadian prime minister said in an interview with Global television.
Continue reading...Iran’s ambassador to UK summoned over Tehran envoy arrest – as it happened
Follow the latest updates as ambassador summoned to see UK’s Middle East minister
- Iranian police fired live rounds to disperse protesters, say witnesses
- A visual guide to the Iran plane crash
This was an unacceptable breach of the Vienna convention and it needs to be investigated. We are seeking full assurances from the Iranian government that this will never happen again. The FCO has summoned the Iranian ambassador today to convey our strong objections.
In a series of viral tweets, the head of a Canadian packaged meat company has lashed out at Donald Trump, suggesting the US president bears culpability for Iranian missiles that brought down Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 last week. Most of the 167 passengers on board were bound for Canada.
“U.S. government leaders unconstrained by checks/balances, concocted an ill-conceived plan to divert focus from political woes. The world knows Iran is a dangerous state, but the world found a path to contain it; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction,” wrote Michael McCain, the chief executive of Maple Leaf Foods, calling Trump a “narcissist”who has destabilised the Middle East.
I’m Michael McCain, CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, and these are personal reflections. I am very angry, and time isn’t making me less angry. A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran...
Continue reading...‘We will not rest until there is justice and accountability’: Trudeau — video
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has promised justice for victims of the Ukraine Airlines flight shot down in Iran. Memorials were held across Canada for the 57 Canadians killed in the crash - including one interrupted by a protester in Toronto
Trudeau tells Iran crash vigil he will pursue ‘justice and accountability’
Emotional prime minister tells Edmonton gathering that Canada ‘will not rest until there are answers’
Justin Trudeau, his voice sometimes breaking, has told a vigil for some of those killed in an Iranian plane disaster that he would “pursue justice and accountability” for what happened.
Iran says it mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner on Wednesday, killing 176 people. At least 57 Canadians died, most of them of Iranian descent, in one of the biggest single losses of life Canada has suffered in 40 years.
Continue reading...Harry and Meghan: Queen calls senior royals to crisis summit
The Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex to meet at Sandringham on Monday
The Queen has summoned senior royals to an emergency summit at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk on Monday to discuss the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The meeting, to be attended by the Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex, will be the first time the four have met since the Sussex crisis exploded on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Iran’s admission it shot down airliner is ‘important first step’, says Boris Johnson – live news
Tehran says its military unintentionally shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, killing all 176 people onboard
- Full report: Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian airliner ‘unintentionally’
- Plane crash admission triggers international calls for full investigation
As Iranians protest over their government’s mishandling of the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines flight 752, in London Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn has addressed hundreds marching against the prospect of war with Iran.
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), which co-organised the demonstration with the Stop the War Coalition, is carrying photos of the protest on its Twitter feed.
Great to have @jeremycorbyn with us in Trafalgar Square calling for peace in the middle east and #NoWarOnIran! pic.twitter.com/ZiREqwadWO
Kate Hudson of @CNDuk and the legendary Tariq Ali speaking on #NoWarOnIran #NoWarWithIran platform pic.twitter.com/Veps8UjI0K
#NoWarOnIran protesters gathering in Trafalgar Square. Other protests taking place in Chesterfield, Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool and Bristol today. Many more are planned. Thank you to you all. Let's rebuild our movement, get the troops out of Iraq and stop a war on Iran. pic.twitter.com/js7rbwgBli
Thousands marching down Regent Street in Central London to say #NoWarOnIran pic.twitter.com/STPXScEG0K
And we're off! Marching to Trafalgar Square to say #NoWarOnIran! pic.twitter.com/QNAhy3kUAV
Following on from the previous report about domestic reaction to the Iranian mea culpa, reports are emerging on Twitter of protests in the street in Tehran over the government’s handling of the fiasco.
Protest at Tehran's Amir Kabir university, students shouting "Shameless" #Iranplanecrash https://t.co/FtdC1GeTqI
Another video from the protest at a university in the Iranian capital where students call for justice over #Iranplanecrash "Resignation is not enough. Prosecution is necessary." https://t.co/Z4FzVSX60W
Images from #Tehran today. People chanting “down with the liar” #UkrainePlainCrash https://t.co/eugROR45Bo
ساعت ۴ و ۵۰ دقیقه: جمعیت اولیه جلوی دانشگاه امیرکبیر.
نه خودمان مسلحیم نه #عموهایمان.
اویی که مسلح است شمایید، اویی که میکشد، اویی که دروغ میگوید، اویی که فریب میدهد، و اویی باز میکشد شمایید.
اینبار کمتر خون بریزید..#دروغ_سخت pic.twitter.com/AcmNDg07pR
Iran plane crash admission triggers international calls for full investigation
Ukrainian president also calls for full admission of guilt, justice and compensation
Iran’s admission that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane has been met with international demands for a full investigation into the disaster, in which 176 people died during a period of soaring tensions between Tehran and Washington.
A statement carried on Iran’s official IRNA news agency on Saturday morning said the military had made an “unforgivable mistake” in targeting Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 shortly after it took off from Tehran’s international airport on Wednesday. It was followed by condolences from Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and an apology from the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani.
Continue reading...Canadians demand justice as they mourn victims of Iran plane crash
- Canadian officials to travel to Tehran to investigate crash
- Iran denies one of its missiles brought down Ukrainian jet
Calls for justice have continued to grow in Canada amid repeated denials from Iran that its missiles brought down a passenger jet which crashed near Tehran, killing 176 people – most of whom were traveling to Canadian cities.
Canadian officials and members of the country’s transportation safety board are due to travel to Tehran to investigate the crash, although it remained unclear how much access they would be granted to the site.
Continue reading...Meghan returns to Canada as Queen calls for ‘workable solution’
Fallout continues over royal couple’s decision to ‘step back’ from monarchy
The Duchess of Sussex was back in Canada on Friday as royal officials tasked with hammering out new roles for her and Prince Harry were said to be “progressing well”.
As Meghan turned to her friends for support, the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge were said to be adopting a pragmatic approach to the couple’s bid to become hybrid royals.
Continue reading...What we know about the Iran plane crash that killed 176 people – video report
Iran has admitted that its military unintentionally shot down the passenger jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 went down minutes into its flight, killing all 176 people onboard.
Continue reading...‘I want answers’: Justin Trudeau says missile downed plane in Iran – video
The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has confirmed intelligence suggests a Ukrainian jet which crashed in Tehran on Wednesday was downed by an Iranian missile.
Trudeau has demanded there be a thorough investigation into the incident which killed 176 people including around 30 Canadian citizens
Continue reading...‘Bring our people home’: the bold new plan for an Indigenous-led district in Canada
The Senakw development aims to ease the city’s chronic housing crisis – and to challenge the mindset that indigeneity and urbanity are incompatible
The scrubby, vacant patch beneath the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver looks at first glance like a typical example of the type of derelict nook common to all cities: 11.7 acres of former railway lands, over which tens of thousands of people drive every day.
This is not any old swath of underused space, however. It’s one of Canada’s smallest First Nations reserves, where dozens of Squamish families once lived. The village was destroyed by provincial authorities more than a century ago.
Continue reading...Kelly Fraser, Inuit singer-songwriter, dies at 26
Fraser, from Canada, gained attention for Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s Diamonds and advocacy for indigenous culture
Kelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s Diamonds, part of her advocacy efforts for her indigenous culture, has died. She was 26.
Thor Simonsen, Fraser’s friend and producer, said he was told the day after Christmas by the singer-songwriter’s family that she had died. The family declined to release details, including the cause of death, Simonsen said.
Continue reading...Home Alone 2: Trump scene cut in Canada, angering supporters
CBC removed president’s cameo in 2014 to save time, but Trump’s son says move is ‘pathetic’
Canada’s national broadcaster has riled Donald Trump’s conservative base by airing Christmas movie favourite Home Alone 2 without a scene involving the president.
The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) says it removed Trump’s brief cameo – and eight minutes of the film in total – in 2014 to make room for commercials.
Continue reading...Indigenous people outraged at Canada police’s possible use of lethal force
A Guardian report revealed an RCMP strategy document calling for ‘lethal overwatch’ in a January raid
Indigenous people across Canada, and members of the Canadian parliament, have expressed outrage following revelations by the Guardian that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police prepared for the possible use of lethal force against Indigenous land defenders in northern British Columbia earlier this year.
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, which represents more than 150,000 First Nations people in the province of Manitoba, issued a scathing statement concerning an RCMP strategy document which said that “lethal overwatch” would be required during the 7 January raid.
Continue reading...‘A classist dystopia’?: inside the world’s largest underground shopping complex
Subterranean ‘cities-under-cities’ are spreading around the world, but for sheer continuous commercial distance, Toronto remains king
I’ve worked in a Path-connected building for over a decade, long enough to remember a time when it had smoking rooms. A couple of years back, I began to notice a guy sitting outside my building, wearing cargo shorts and a T-shirt, huffing a brick-sized vape while gaming on his phone. Summer turned to fall turned to winter, and still the shorts remained, his aloof pose untempered by the sleet or snow. He seemed to me to embody the apotheosis of Pathitude. For him, weather seemed an obsolete curio of a less-evolved time.
Take a walk through Toronto’s financial district and you probably won’t realise that you stand atop the largest underground shopping complex in the world. You might see the occasional doorway at street level bearing the words “Retail Concourse” in a nondescript font, but for the most part the more than 100 entrances to this labyrinth, known as the Path, are accessible only from within the office towers.
Continue reading...Exclusive: Canada police prepared to shoot Indigenous activists, documents show
Notes from strategy session for raid on Wet’suwet’en nation’s ancestral lands show commanders argued for ‘lethal overwatch’
Canadian police were prepared to shoot Indigenous land defenders blockading construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, according to documents seen by the Guardian.
Notes from a strategy session for a militarized raid on ancestral lands of the Wet’suwet’en nation show that commanders of Canada’s national police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), argued that “lethal overwatch is req’d” – a term for deploying snipers.
Continue reading...Ex-Taliban hostage cleared of all charges in sexual assault trial
Joshua Boyle faced 19 charges after his estranged wife, Caitlan Coleman, accused him of abusing her after the family was rescued
Joshua Boyle, the former hostage who spent five years held by militants in Afghanistan with his family, has been cleared of all charges in a closely watched sexual assault trial.
Boyle, 36, faced 19 charges, including criminal harassment, uttering threats, unlawful confinement and administering a noxious substance after his estranged wife, Caitlan Coleman, accused him of abusing her after the family were rescued and returned to Canada.
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