AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMilitary & Defence: More than 800 Canadian Armed Forces personnel have wrapped up RIMPAC 2026, with ships HMCS Regina, Ottawa and Corner Brook plus MV Asterix and RCAF aircraft supporting anti-submarine and defensive cyber work in the Indo-Pacific. Labour & Travel: WestJet flight attendants (CUPE) are on strike over pay, with 309 flights cancelled early Sunday and thousands of travellers facing disruption. Public Safety & Weather: Environment Canada lifted a tornado warning for St. Catharines and Niagara Falls after heavy storms and power outages; rain warnings remain in parts of Ontario and western Quebec. Immigration & Citizenship: IRCC tightened citizenship-by-descent proof for Nigerians, requiring specific records from issuing authorities, and updated study-permit/PGWP scrutiny for international students. Health & Recalls: Health Canada warned consumers to stop using certain epoxy resin kits sold on Amazon for missing hazard labelling, and issued a recall for some Hershey’s Kisses due to undeclared almonds. Politics & Security: Poilievre urged Ottawa to designate Iran-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah as a terrorist entity after U.S. allegations tied it to attacks in Canada. Sports: Canada added judo medals at the Commonwealth Games, with Julien Frascadore named flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.
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