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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

6d 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

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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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Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans

Canada plans to resettle more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday. 

3y ago

Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans such as women leaders, human rights workers

Canada plans to resettle more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.

3y ago

Trudeau expected to call Canada snap elections Sunday

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to pull the plug on his minority Liberal government and call snap elections on Sunday despite a nationwide uptick in Covid infections that is worrying voters. 

3y ago

Wildfires in US, Canada stretch firefighters’ resources

With wildfires in the drought-hit western United States and Canada continuing to scorch vast areas, firefighting resources are being severely stretched, authorities said Saturday.

3y ago

Canada may allow fully vaccinated travellers by early September: Trudeau

Canada may permit fully vaccinated travellers into the country by early September, the country's prime minister said on Thursday, if the current trend in vaccination rate and public health conditions continue.

3y ago

Several killed in western Canada as crane collapses

A crane attached to a high-rise under construction in Kelowna, British Columbia, collapsed on Monday causing multiple fatalities, police said.

3y ago

‘Begum Para’ in Canada: ACC for list of officials who own houses

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asked the government to provide a list of its officials who own homes in “Begum Para” of Toronto, Canada.

3y ago

Canadian scientists attempt to fight arsenic with lentil in Bangladesh

A group of Canadian scientists have come up with a simple antidote to arsenic poisoning which is lentil, a daily

8y ago

PM for BD-Canada direct air link

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed introduction of direct air link between Bangladesh and Canada for mutual benefits of the people of the two countries.

8y ago

1.5 lakh Yaba tablets seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 1.5 lakh Yaba tablets from the Naf River in Sabrang union under Teknaf

9y ago