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Canada deputy PM quits in tariff rift with Trudeau

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland quit Monday in a surprise move after disagreeing with Justin Trudeau over US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats

5d ago

Trudeau survives third no-confidence vote

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on Monday survived a third vote of no confidence in as many months, brought by his main Tory rival

1w ago

Canada on 'high alert' bracing for migrants fleeing US

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest mass deportation in American history, accusing immigrants of "poisoning the blood of our country"

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'Clear indications' India violated Canada's sovereignty: Trudeau

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday there were "clear indications" that India had violated Canadian sovereignty, as the countries row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year that Ottawa blamed on New Delhi

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India withdraws high commissioner, diplomats from Canada

'We have no faith in the current Canadian government's commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,' says the Indian Ministry of External Affairs

2m ago

Canada PM Trudeau survives vote of no confidence

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday survived a vote of no confidence, with 211 lawmakers opposing and 120 in favor, in the first major test of his minority Liberal government

2m ago

Canada recently blocked weapons sales to Israel: FM

Canada has suspended some 30 permits for arms shipments to Israel, including a rare move against a US company's Canadian subsdiary's deal with the US government

3m ago

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains

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Nibir’s condition improving but not out of danger yet, say family members

Bangladeshi students Shahriar Khan, Angela Barai and Aryan Dipta were killed in a road accident in Toronto last Monday at 11:30pm local time. Kumar was seriously injured in this incident.

1y ago

3 Bangladeshi students dead, 1 injured in Toronto road crash

The deceased were identified as Shahriar Khan, Angela Barai and Aryan Dipta while Kumar Nibir, son of singer Kumar Biswajit, was injured in the same incident. All four of them are students of Humber College

1y ago

US fighter jet shot down 'unidentified object' over Canada: Trudeau

Trudeau also said he had spoken with US President Joe Biden about the incident, a day after Biden ordered a shootdown of an unidentified flying object over sea ice near Deadhorse, Alaska

1y ago

Toronto Mayor resigns after admitting affair with staffer

Tory, 68, acknowledged the relationship in a statement announcing his departure, saying it had ended earlier this year and the employee had left city hall.

1y ago

Canada court approves class action alleging Facebook ad discrimination

A Canadian court of appeal will allow a class action suit to be brought by social media users accusing Facebook of age, gender and race discrimination in online advertisements, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Wednesday..The class action could see the social media giant paying damages to thousa

1y ago

Canada grants record permanent residency permits in 2022

Canada set an immigration record last year by granting more than 437,000 foreigners permanent residency, the government said on Tuesday, as it ramps up immigration to fight a tight labor market.

1y ago

Canada bans most foreigners from buying homes

A ban on foreigners buying residential property in Canada took effect on Sunday, aiming to make more homes available to locals facing a housing crunch.

1y ago

4 dead, dozens injured as bus rolls over in Canada

Four people have died and dozens more were injured after a passenger bus rolled over in western Canada, with authorities saying Sunday that icy roads were likely the cause..The accident occurred Saturday evening on a highway some 330 kilometers (200 miles) east of Vancouver in an area of B

1y ago

8 Canadian teenage girls charged with elderly man’s murder

Eight teenage girls have been charged with murder in the stabbing death of an elderly man in Toronto, Canadian officials said Tuesday.

2y ago

Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund

Creating a new global fund for biodiversity -- a core demand of developing countries at UN talks in Montreal -- “would take years” and be less effective than reforming existing financial mechanisms, Canada’s environment minister said Tuesday.

2y ago