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Touria Izri

Ottawa

Reporter at Global National

Reporter with @GlobalNational. Montreal based, Toronto raised. Previous stops in Ottawa, Edmonton and Winnipeg. [email protected]

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Touria Izri

    Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing criticism from within his own party for inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., despite allegations the Modi government orchestrated a campaign of violence in Canada. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal, who represents a riding in Surrey, B.C. with a large Sikh community, disagrees with Carney and says dozens of his constituents have reached out to him in "outrage.""It is sending the wrong message ...

  • 1 month ago | globalnews.ca | Touria Izri

    The Canadian military has launched a new online recruitment portal to try to modernize the application process and address a personnel crisis. But technical glitches emerged during the launch, prompting concerns that frustrated applicants may be discouraged from joining at a time when the ranks are short more than 14,000 troops and U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Canadian sovereignty.

  • 1 month ago | globalnews.ca | Touria Izri |Marc-Andre Cossette

    International students filed a record 20,245 asylum claims last year, with 2025 on track to surpass that number, according to federal immigration data obtained by Global News.

  • 1 month ago | globalnews.ca | Touria Izri

    A 24-year-old Quebecer is celebrating one of the closest victories in the history of federal politics after flipping a Bloc Québécois seat to Liberal by an incredibly narrow margin. “It’s been a rollercoaster. From winning to not winning, and then winning again,” said Tatiana Auguste, the new member of Parliament for Terrebonne, Que., northeast of Montreal. She won her seat by a single vote, following a judicial recount by Elections Canada.

  • 1 month ago | globalnews.ca | Uday Rana |Touria Izri

    As results trickled in from across Canada on election night, few ridings were as closely watched as the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has held for 20 years. Among the many Canadians staying up late to watch the closely contested riding was Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal challenger — and now, projected MP-designate. “It was a long night and an early morning. I didn’t get too much sleep, but we’re still ticking,” Fanjoy told Global News on Tuesday morning.

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Touria Izri
Touria Izri @TouriaIzri
7 Jun 25

Prime Minister Carney’s G7 invite to Modi sends ‘wrong’ message, Liberal MP says #cdnpoli https://t.co/HvdSeHIfA1 https://t.co/4130TD2X92

Touria Izri
Touria Izri @TouriaIzri
6 Jun 25

The World Sikh Organization calls Modi's invite to Canada a "betrayal." #cdnpoli

Touria Izri
Touria Izri @TouriaIzri
6 Jun 25

Carney's invite comes despite allegations of Modi's involvement in the killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. #cdnpoli