A billionaire trying to get off Canada’s Russia sanctions list denounced Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine war in a private statement to the government, but it didn’t work, Global News has learned. Igor Makarov, an oil and gas magnate whose assets were frozen by Ottawa in 2022 in response to the invasion of Ukraine, condemned … Read more
By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted February 23, 2024 8:41 pm Updated February 23, 2024 8:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa has filed to appeal a Federal Court decision that found its invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” protests was … Read more
An Iranian man is challenging the federal government’s decision to deny him a permit to study at a Montreal university because he is considered a danger to the security of Canada. A lawyer for Reza Jahantigh says his client was distraught upon learning of the refusal and will seek judicial review in Federal Court. The … Read more
