Canada stays in Syria as other envoys recalled

Published February 8, 2012

As diplomats around the world are recalled from Syria, Canada is, for now, maintaining its ambassador in the country.

Meanwhile, thousands of Canadians remain inside the Arab nation even as violence continues to escalate and their window of opportunity to escape narrows further.

As of press time, Germany, Spain, Belgium, France, and Italy had recalled their ambassadors to Syria, a situation...