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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 17, 2025 5:27 pm Updated June 17, 2025 6:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will ask Prime Minister Mark Carney that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang be declared a terrorist organization in Canada. Police have said members of the South Asian community are being extorted of cash under threat of death or violence and the India-based gang has been linked to some of those threats.Eby says it’...

Leaders of the G7 have reached agreements on a “human-centric approach” to artificial intelligence adoption, fighting transnational oppression and creating standards-based markets for critical minerals, but not on holding Russia to account for its war in Ukraine or securing a ceasefire in the Middle East. The seven world leaders wrapped up their summit in Alberta Tuesday without a unified communique on shared views, which has been the standard after past gatherings.Rather, the summit produced a series of joint statements on issues ranging from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to migrant smuggling and transnational repression.A wider group of signatories, which includes Australia, India and South Korea, are committing to work together to invest in responsible critical minerals ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney met Tuesday with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, whose government has been singled out by Canadian intelligence officials as a prolific perpetrator of foreign interference in Canada, including transnational repression. As their bilateral meeting began, Carney said it was “a great honour” to host Modi at the G7.“It’s a testament to the importance of your country, to your leadership, and to the importance of the issues that we look to tackle together,” Carney said, noting that includes the energy transition, the future of AI and the fight against transnational repression and terrorism.Speaking through a translator, Modi said he thinks it joining the G7 summit was a great opportunity to serve the global good.“I believe that India-Canada relations are extremel...

Canada on Tuesday imposed sweeping new sanctions against hundreds of Russian individuals, entities and vessels in Moscow’s “shadow fleet” as the federal government reaffirmed its support for Ukraine. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the sanctions package alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta, along with billions of dollars in what he said was “additional” military aid for Ukraine.“This underscores the importance of standing in total solidarity with Ukraine, with the Ukrainian people, and we had a discussion last night amongst G7 leaders … We underscored the importance of using maximum pressure against Russia, who has refused to come to the table” for ceasefire negotiations, Carney said.Foreign Affairs Minister ...

By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted June 17, 2025 2:06 pm Updated June 17, 2025 2:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP. Kurek promised just after the April election that he would vacate his seat in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection.Poilievre represented the Ottawa seat of Carleton for 20 years but lost it in April’s ge...