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Ukraine's Zelensky looks to shore up support in Canada visit
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Canada's parliament and meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Friday, seeking to rally more support for his country as it fights Russia's invasion.
AIIB serves China's Communist Party: Canadian former executive
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» TOKYO - China's ruling Communist Party dominates the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and uses it to further its interests, a former executive has alleged in claims that prompted Canada to suspend participation in the institution.
Canada police ready to move in to clear trucker-led protests
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» OTTAWA - Canadian police massed in the capital Thursday, readying to clear a trucker-led protest that has choked Ottawa's streets for three weeks and provoked the government to call on rarely used emergency powers.
Trudeau names Canada's first female finance minister
AFP, Published on 19/08/2020
» OTTAWA (CANADA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's first female finance minister on Tuesday as an ethics scandal that clipped her predecessor's wings reverberates through the government.
Trump reimposes 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» CLYDE (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had ordered a 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum be reimposed, saying America's key trading partner was flooding the US market with the metal.
Trudeau slams 'political' detentions, after China spy charges
AFP, Published on 23/06/2020
» OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday blasted China's detention of two Canadians for "political ends," following charges against them for spying.
US, Mexico, Canada sign deal finalising trade agreement
AFP, Published on 11/12/2019
» MEXICO CITY: The United States, Mexico and Canada signed a deal Tuesday to finalise their new trade agreement, paving the way to ratification after more than two years of arduous negotiations.
Trial opens for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte
AFP, Published on 23/07/2019
» MANILA: High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa's libel trial opened Tuesday in a case that she and press freedom advocates see as government retaliation for her news site's critical reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte.
US, Canada impose sanctions on four top Nicaraguan officials
AFP, Published on 22/06/2019
» WASHINGTON - The United States and Canada on Friday slapped new sanctions on Nicaraguan officials close to President Daniel Ortega, saying they persecuted dissidents and the press, enacted repressive laws, and denied people medical care.
US forges ahead to allow Cuba lawsuits, defying EU warnings
AFP, Published on 17/04/2019
» WASHINGTON - The administration of President Donald Trump on Wednesday forged ahead with a long-delayed law that allows lawsuits in US courts over property seized by Cuba, defying warnings from the European Union and vowing to issue no exemptions.