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« Convoi de la liberté » | Début des observations sur la peine pour Lich et Barber

Une procureure a déclaré qu’elle requérait des peines sévères pour les organisateurs clés du « convoi de la liberté », Tamara Lich et Chris Barber, en raison des dommages considérables causés à la communauté par les trois semaines de manifestations qui ont eu lieu au centre-ville d’Ottawa en 2022.

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Palestinian student cites lengthy visa process in choosing France over Canada

A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety – and Canada wasn’t.

Ehab is one of about 70 students from Gaza pursuing study opportunities abroad with the help of the Canadian-based Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network.

Ehab said he applied for his Canadian student visa in February. The Canadian Press has agreed not to publish his last name owing to security concerns.

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Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli army airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Academics call on Ottawa to speed up visa approvals as Palestinian students left stranded amid delays

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians, west of Gaza City, June 21. The Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network says it has placed about 70 students in universities across the country, several with full scholarships.

A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region.

Ayman Oweida, chair of the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network, said the two students, twin sisters, were killed in an airstrike in Gaza in December.

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Automakers call on Carney to repeal zero-emission vehicle mandate as trade talks continue

A worker welds vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., in 2021. Prime Minister Carney met with auto executives on Wednesday to discuss how to protect the industry from U.S. tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive sector CEOs Wednesday morning to discuss U.S. tariffs and ways to protect Canadian supply chains from the trade war with the United States.

A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office said the CEOs of Ford Canada, Stellantis Canada and GM Canada met with Carney, along with Brian Kingston of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.

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