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A former Canadian diplomat who has personal experience handling hostage negotiations abroad spoke to CityNews about Canada's role in the intense efforts to secure the safe return of civilians.
The federal government won’t say whether any of the three Canadians known to be missing in Israel are among 150 hostages held in Gaza.
iPolitics AM: Committees hold mid-recess sessions to examine Canada-U.S. trade relations, pandemic spending By Kady O'Malley. Published on Apr 1, 2021 6:01am The House of Commons may be shuttered until later this month, but committee meetings continue. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) With a fresh wave of COVID-19 lockdowns looming in both Ontario and Quebec, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to end the first week of the extended House hiatus with a series of otherwise unspecified “private meetings,” according to his official itinerary. Meanwhile, Conservative Leader Erin O’T...
Vina Nadjibulla (Photograph by Eric Putz) Michael Kovrig walks at least 7,000 steps a day in laps of his cell, along with doing push-ups and planks and practising yoga and meditation. Among his few possessions are a grey uniform, a bar of soap, two Hello Kitty washcloths and a small set of matching plastic cups and bowls. He can read a limited number of books his family sends, but he is allotted only a few hours each month with a pen and paper to write letters and process his thoughts. The world beyond the prison gates ground to a halt over the last year because of the pandemic, but Kovrig,...