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27.06.2023 / 01:31

Montreal woman held in Syria deemed security threat, refused government help returning to Canada

A Montreal woman captured in Syria has been refused government assistance returning to Canada because of the security threat she poses, a lawyer said Monday.

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RCMP arrests two women after they return to Canada from ISIS camps in Syria

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B.C. woman killed in Mexico in “suspected femicide”

Mexico in the suspected femicide of a woman who has been identified by family members as Kiara Agnew of Dawson Creek, B.C.Agnew was with her boyfriend on what was supposed to be a dream trip to Mexico when her family said the Mayan Riviera vacation turned into a nightmare just days shy of her 24th birthday.“She didn’t want to lose her life at 23,” Agnew’s aunt Katlyn Levesque told Global News from New Brunswick Saturday.“It doesn’t feel like it’s real yet, I don’t want it to be real. I’ve never wanted something to be more false in my entire life.”Policías de la SSPyT de Solidaridad aseguraron a una persona de origen extranjero por el posible delito de feminicidio, tras ser encontrada una mujer sin vida con posibles marcas de violencia en un hotel ubicado en la colonia Xcalacoco.

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Canada targets Russia’s energy sector in latest sanctions over Ukraine war

Canada is going after Russia‘s energy sector, as it imposed additional economic measures Wednesday against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Canadian detained in connection with deadly shooting at Mexico resort

A Canadian citizen has been detained in Mexico after a deadly shooting at a hotel along the Caribbean coast that killed two Canadians and wounded one other last week.

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As Hong Kong cracks down on dual nationality, Ottawa warns: Tell them you’re Canadian

Chinese-Canadian citizens to present themselves only as Canadians if they are questioned or detained by authorities in Hong Kong.In a statement emailed to Global News, Christelle Chartrand, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada said “under the Nationality Law of the People’s Republic of China, dual nationality is not legally recognized in Hong Kong.” Canada updates travel advisory for Hong Kong after China enacts security law “And local authorities may refuse to grant consular access to detained dual nationals who declare themselves as Chinese nationals, as China begins to enforce this law enacted in 1980 more broadly and rigorously,” the statement said.According to Global Affairs Canada, Canadians who wish to receive consular services

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Canada repatriates orphaned girl from ISIS camp in Syria

Family asks court to order Canada to repatriate orphan from ISIS camp “I am pleased that this Canadian child orphaned in Syria will soon be united with extended family in Canada,” Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday.“Global Affairs Canada has been actively engaged in this case since first learning of the child’s exceptional circumstances.

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St. Albert woman stuck in Peru calls on government for help getting home

A St. Albert woman stuck in Peru since early March says she fears for her life. With widespread COVID-19 cases and mounting deaths in the country, she’s one of nearly 200 Canadians desperately pleading with the federal government to bring them home.

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Coronavirus: Canadians say they’re leaving Coral Princess cruise ship docked in Florida

Canadians began leaving the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday, after the ship reached Florida late last week.

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Canadians stuck in Nepal left wondering how to return home during coronavirus pandemic

Canadians stranded in Nepal during the novel coronavirus pandemic have launched a petition to press the federal government for flights home.

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Federal government trying to bring 248 Canadians home from coronavirus-infected cruise

More than 200 Canadians remain stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of Panama where some passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 and four others have died.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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