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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.
G20 finance chiefs meet as Indonesia warns of energy, food catastrophe
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BALI: Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs met in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the host warning them failure to tackle energy and food crises would be catastrophic.
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.
Canada to roll out big spending in pandemic recovery budget
AFP, Published on 19/04/2021
» OTTAWA - Canada is expected to channel funds into childcare, wage subsidies and other pandemic recovery measures as the government presents its new budget Monday ahead of possible snap elections.
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.
Canada to slap $2.7bn counter-tariffs on US aluminum
AFP, Published on 08/08/2020
» OTTAWA: Ottawa will hit American aluminum products with C$3.6 billion (US$2.7 billion) in counter-tariffs, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday, in response to "absurd" US levies announced on Canadian goods.
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.