Controversial Islamic Prayer Hall Announces Its Closure After Council Crackdown The controversial Islamic prayer centre had been operating without relevant council approvals. View Article →

Pauline Hanson Vows to Oppose Labor’s Anti-Semitism, Hate Bill One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says Labor's proposed new anti-hate laws could backfire and criminalise displays of national pride. View Article →

US Official, Jewish, and Muslim Groups Raise Concern About Australia’s Impending Anti-Hate Bill The broad bill is the Albanese government's main response to the Bondi terror attack and covers hate speech to the national gun buyback scheme. View Article →

Carney in Beijing: What’s the Core Chinese Regime Condition for Better Ties? News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to have issued a public warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney a day before his China visit: If you want better ties, stop following Washington’s lead. The warning came by way of a Jan. 12 editorial published in the English-language China Daily, a CCP media outlet managed by […] View Article →

South Korean President and Japanese Prime Minister Make Joint Statement South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi make a joint statement after meeting in Nara on Jan. 13. View Article →

Danish and Greenlandic Prime Ministers Hold Press Conference Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen hold a press conference on Jan. 13. View Article →

Staples Canada Did Not Fully Delete Personal Info From Returned Laptops: Commissioner The federal privacy watchdog has found Staples Canada did not fully remove personal information from returned laptops that it later resold. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says its staff recently analyzed laptops returned by customers to four Ontario Staples stores and found 23 percent of the devices had personal information including names, email addresses, account […] View Article →

Suspect in BC Double Murder Arrived in Canada on Student Visa Weeks Earlier: Crown The trial of three men accused of killing a couple in a violent invasion of their Abbotsford, B.C., home is underway, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed.” Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui says one of the suspects, Gurkaran Singh, had arrived in Canada on a student visa less […] View Article →

Trial Underway Challenging Faith-Based Hospitals’ Right Not to Euthanize Patients in BC A B.C. Supreme Court trial starting this week is challenging the constitutionality of faith-based hospitals in the province opting not to provide medically assisted death for terminally ill patients. The case stems from the death of a terminally ill woman, Sam O’Neill, who sought medical assistance in dying (MAiD) while receiving care at St. Paul’s […] View Article →

Carney Seeking to ‘Recalibrate’ Relationship With China: Parliamentary Aide Liberal MP Kody Blois says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to China this week will seek to rebuild ties and set the stage for a broader partnership as Carney seeks to “recalibrate” the relationship. Blois, who is parliamentary secretary to the prime minister and part of a large Canadian delegation spending a few days in […] View Article →