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A new Canada travel advisory tells Canadians in Saudi Arabia to avoid King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after a strike on the airport complex on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300, according to Saudi authorities. The airport remained closed on Sunday, and flights were being diverted elsewhere. What the Canada travel advisory says The Embassy of Canada in Saudi Arabia updated its travel advice on Saturday, citing military activity that was affecting operations at the airport. It urged Canadians to avoid all travel to the airport because of the security situation. Prime Minister Mark Carney also condemned the attacks, calling them abhorrent and saying that no political or military objective can justify deliberately targeting civilians. He extended Ca...

The Norman Wells self-government treaty became Canadian law on Thursday, when Bill C-27 received Royal Assent. The legislation gives legal force to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę. It also formally recognises the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę Government as the government of the Sahtu Dene and Métis of Norman Wells, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The agreement is not yet in operation. It takes effect on a date to be set by order in council, and that date has not been announced. What the Norman Wells self-government treaty gives the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty announced that the bill had received Royal Assent. The law affirms the community’s inherent right of self-government. According to the federal description, that cove...

Canada Tells Citizens to Avoid Riyadh Airport After Deadly Strike

Norman Wells Self-Government Treaty Becomes Law as Bill C-27 Gets Royal Assent