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Argo, Eh?: A Cartoon

Mike Spicer | Posted 05.04.2013 | Canada
Mike Spicer

A visual take on the Argo controversy

Why Can't Canada and Muslim Countries Get Along?

Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan | Posted 01.07.2013 | Canada Politics
Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan

Canada and Iran have had a troubled relationship. Canadians still haven't been able to to figure out why their government snapped diplomatic relations with Iran and at this particular time. This is the second time in recent years that Canada and a Muslim country had a major disagreement.

WATCH: Iran's Ahmadinejad Laughs At Canada On 22 Minutes

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 09.18.2012 | Canada Politics

Canada's move to sever diplomatic ties with Iran earlier this month was serious business, luckily 22 Minutes is around to lighten the mood. The sho...

Italy To Manage Canadian Interests In Iran

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.17.2012 | Canada Politics

ROME - Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi says Italy will look after Canadian interests in Iran after Canada shut down its embassy there earlier th...

Foreign Affairs Dept. Paid $2M For Study On Threats To Embassies

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.15.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The Foreign Affairs Department paid almost $2 million to an international security firm for a sweeping intelligence study of potential threat...

Iran Doesn't Want Our Diplomacy Anyway

Peter Worthington | Posted 11.13.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

The only puzzling thing about Canada cutting diplomatic relations with Iran is why now? When has Iran ever responded sensibly to a Canadian gesture? Three Canadians are on death row in Iran, and Canada's efforts on their behalf have been fruitless. What good has diplomacy achieved?

WATCH: Is Canada Tilting Right?

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 09.11.2012 | Canada Politics

Is Canada drifiting to the right? Canada's Conservative government is cracking down on immigration fraud, has scrapped the long-gun registry and is ta...

Thanks Canada

CBC | Posted 11.09.2012 | Canada Politics

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes other countries will follow the example set by Canada, which on Friday broke off diplomatic re...

'Nothing Would Surprise Me' Harper Says Of Iran After Ties Severed

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.08.2012 | Canada Politics

VLADIVOSTOCK, Russia - With Iran branding his government a hostile stooge of Israel and Britain, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that nothin...

Why Canada Cut Its Ties With Iran

CBC | Posted 11.08.2012 | Canada Politics

Canada's announcement that it has severed diplomatic relations with Iran was surprising, even unprecedented, experts in international relations say. ...

Iran Considers Response To Canada Severing Ties

CBC | Posted 11.08.2012 | Canada Politics

Iran's parliamentary speaker has cancelled a visit to Canada, after Ottawa announced it would shut its embassy in Tehran and expel Iranian diplomats f...

Iran Speaker Cancels Canada Visit

CP | Posted 09.08.2012 | Canada

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliamentary speaker cancelled on Saturday a visit to Canada to protest Ottawa's decision to cut diplomatic relations, and Tehr...

Canada Closes Embassy In Iran

CP | Posted 09.07.2012 | Canada Politics

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird delivered a diplomatic bolt from the blue Friday, abruptly and unexpectedly severing ties wi...

MacKay's Wife Wants Canada To Help 'Cripple' Iran

CBC | Posted 09.12.2012 | Canada Politics

Cripple the Iranian regime in any way possible, outside of military intervention, human rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam said Friday. Th...