The Canadian Prime Minister is due to issue his country's first ever apology to the relatives of the victims of the Air India bombing.

Relatives of 329 people killed in the Air India bombing off the south-west coast of Ireland were gathering today to mark the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

Outspoken British anti-war MP George Galloway has vowed to fight the “outrageous decision” to ban him from Canada on the grounds of national security.

Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, the first major world leader to face voters since the global financial meltdown, led his Conservative party to victory in yesterday’s election but was forecast to fall short of a majority in parliament.

Officials inaugurated the first section of a 1,100-mile, US-backed pipeline today that will bring Caspian Sea oil to Western markets, a project seen as an economic and political boon for the troubled Caucasus region.

An aide to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien has quit following an outcry over reports she privately called US President George Bush a “moron”.