Canada has announced it's imposing sanctions on 17 Saudi Arabian nationals linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The sanctions freeze any assets the targets might have in Canada and says they cannot enter the country.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the moves in Buenos Aires where she is to attend the G-20 summit that starts tomorrow.
She says the sanctions are designed to target individuals who the government believes are responsible for or complicit in what she describes as Khashoggi's ``truly vile murder'' last month.
But Freeland says that doesn't mean the federal government believes the issue is now closed.
She is calling for a credible, transparent investigation to identify all those who were involved in the writer's death.
In the meantime, Canada is reviewing all arms sales to the Middle East kingdom and won't issue any new export permits until the review is complete.