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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly calls for a "temporary pause in hostilities" in Gaza, saying that "the humanitarian situation facing the Palestinian people, facing Palestinian women and children, is dire".
2023-10-31

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland confirms that tariffs on C$16.6bn worth of U.S. goods will take effect on July 1, as originally planned, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
2018-06-29

Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs says it's aware of reports that a Canadian national, John Robert Gallagher, has died while fighting in Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, John Robert Gallagher was killed while fighting alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces against Islamic State militants in the northeast Al-Hasakah Governorate. [http:--www.cbc.ca-news-canada-toronto-canadian-john-robert-gallagher-reportedly-killed-while-fighting-isis-in-syria-1.3304815 (CBC News)] Gallagher was a former Canadian Forces member served with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
2015-11-5

John Baird resigns as the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2015-02-3

Canada closes its embassy in Iran and orders all Iranian diplomatic staff out of Canada, citing Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran's "among the worst" human rights record, its lack of respect for the Vienna conventions, its nuclear program and the security of Canadian diplomatic personnel. It sees Iran as the world's "most significant threat to global peace and security." Minister of foreign affairs Baird says the Canadian government files Iran as a "state sponsor of terrorism" under the Canadian
2012-09-7

At least four people are shot dead by security forces during anti-government protests in Syria.
2011-04-17

Protests continue in cities across Syria demanding greater freedoms; gunfire is also heard in Deraa.
2011-03-25

The United Nations calls for an investigation into a crackdown on demonstrators in Syria.
2011-03-22

Syrian protestors call for "a day of anger" against the Syrian government.
2011-02-4

2011 Syrian protests: Social media mobilises the people of Syria for rallies demanding freedom, human rights and the end to emergency law, scheduled for Friday and Saturday in front of the parliament in Damascus and at Syrian embassies internationally.
2011-02-3