Canada said Friday it was relocating non-essential diplomatic staff and their dependents out of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv due to “ongoing tensions in the region,” as the US weighs striking Iran. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Global Affairs Canada has made the decision to temporarily relocate non-essential employees and dependents from Tel Aviv,” the government said in a statement, adding that its Israeli embassy remained open. “Canadian staff and their dependents in Lebanon and Palestine remain in place, and our missions continue to operate normally,” said the statement, which also urged Canadians in Iran to “leave now if they can do so safely.”Read more:China urges citizens to evacuate from Iran ‘as soon as possible’