Announcement of new diplomatic appointments

May 22, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Graham Dattels becomes Representative to the…

Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week. In an Oct. 15…

Biographical notes

Graham Dattels (BA Hons [International Development and Social Anthropology], Dalhousie University, 1998; MSc [Management of Non-governmental Organizations], London School of Economics and Political Science, 2001) started his international career working…

Nova Scotia government gives Whale Sanctuary Project approval to build coastal refuge

HALIFAX — Organizers behind a plan to establish North America’s first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the…

Minister Ng meets with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro in Phoenix

May 22, 2024 – Phoenix, Arizona – Global Affairs Canada Yesterday, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, met with Raquel Buenrostro, Mexico’s Secretary…

LeBlanc says U.S.-Canada trade talks progressing but more work needs to be done

LeBlanc was with Carney at the White House for a meeting with Trump earlier this month and returned to the U.S. capital last week looking for a tariff off-ramp. Source…

Motion for City of Vancouver to create new rental housing corporation fails

VANCOUVER — A motion on the recommendation that Vancouver city council create a new corporation tasked with developing an estimated 4,000 units of rental housing on six city properties has…

Minister Ng meets with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai in Phoenix, Arizona

May 22, 2024 – Phoenix, Arizona – Global Affairs Canada Yesterday, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, met with Ambassador Katherine Tai, United…

Ford welcomes Ottawa’s new bail plan, says Carney ‘gets it’ on violent crime

“I think it is a very, very good start at what I’ve seen so far,” he said. “We’ll see where we end up when he puts it forward towards the…

Trump says he’d have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government owes him “a lot of money” for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insisted he would…