Countries that exclude athletes from competing for political reasons risk harming their plans to host an Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday.
The history of tensions surrounding Sikh separatism in India and abroad goes back decades, but experts say Canada is seen as the country where the movement is the strongest. As a result, it's drawn sharp criticism from India, especially in the face of Justin Trudeau’s recent allegations about India's involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader.
A University of Manitoba professor is under fire for attending an event organized by a Russian think-tank on Canada's sanctions list for spreading disinformation — during which, critics say, she helped Moscow's propaganda efforts against Ukraine. But Radhika Desai says she's done nothing wrong.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney says Canada should fully support Israel in its fight against Hamas — but warns that this country now has only limited influence in global affairs.
Advocates for constitutional change in Australia say they'ree devastated by the defeat Saturday of a referendum that would have created an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people.
