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Amid a diplomatic crisis, India suspends the issuance of travel visas to Canadian citizens due to alleged security threats at its High Commission and consulates in Canada.
2023-09-21

A Spanish-owned fishing trawler, "Villa de Pitanxo", sinks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, killing 10 crew members and leaving 11 others missing. A search and rescue operation is underway.
2022-02-15

The government of Canada invokes the Emergencies Act for the first time since the law was passed in 1988, thereby giving the federal government temporary powers to deal with ongoing blockades associated with the protests.
2022-02-14

Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Russia and the Netherlands end their evacuation flights from Hamid Karzai International Airport ahead of a Taliban ultimatum to leave by August 31. Several shots are fired in the direction of an Italian military plane as it was departing the airport, although the airplane was not the intended target and no casualties or damage have been reported.
2021-08-26

The Canadian province of British Columbia begins a postal ballot to determine whether to maintain the current first-past-the-post voting system or switch to a form of proportional representation for their provincial elections.
2018-10-22

Ibrahim Ali, a 28-year old Syrian refugee living in Canada, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Marrisa Shen.
2018-09-10

A group of German lawyers files a criminal complaint in Berlin against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for alleged war crimes committed by his forces and foreign allies during the Syrian Civil War.
2016-11-28

Seven people are missing following an apartment fire and explosion in the Canadian town of Woodstock, Ontario, and seven people, including one firefighter are hospitalised for injuries. [http:--www.cbc.ca-news-canada-story-2011-03-27-woodstock-explosion.html (CBC)] [http:--www.torontosun.com-news-canada-2011-03-27-17772331.html ("Toronto Sun")] [http:--www.timescolonist.com-Seven+people+missing+seven+taken+hospital+after+Ontario+apartment+explosion-4512141-story.html ("Victoria Times Colonist")]date=August 2019
2011-03-27

A Salvador Dalí exhibition in Atlanta, United States, is to feature items from Canada, Japan and Scotland.
2010-08-5

Salman Hossain, a Bangladeshi immigrant to Canada, is charged with online advocation of genocide against Canadian Jews.
2010-07-9