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A man shouted obscenities in public at the Canadian deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, during an official trip to Alberta, most likely not because she is a woman but because of long-standing bad blood between the province and the federal government.
If history is any guide, such a drastic measure by the United States or any major Western government would herald Cold War 2.0.
- Three Indian nationals have been charged in the shooting, and authorities are ‘investigating connections to the government of India’
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously cited evidence of New Delhi’s involvement, prompting a diplomatic crisis between the two countries
India summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner after ‘Modi Wanted’ banners were reportedly hoisted at a Toronto event addressed by Justin Trudeau.
The Conservative party’s Pierre Poilievre refused 4 times to withdraw his comment, which he made as he criticised what he called the prime minister’s refusal to crack down on drug overdoses.
The envoy’s tenure was marked by the arrests of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and Canada’s 2 Michaels, as well as accusations of Chinese election meddling.
Chinese embassy spokesman condemns ‘slander’ after Canada’s prime minister testifies at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canadian elections.
Fund centrepiece is US$1.47 billion for ‘computing capabilities and technological infrastructure’ that can accelerate work of AI researchers and start-ups.
Muslims from Canada to the UK are seeking to move to multicultural Malaysia for its pro-Palestinian stance and ‘liberating’ environment for adherents of the faith.
The government will provide millions in funding to make it easier and cheaper to build new homes, with an emphasis on prefabricated modular units.
The former Canadian first lady has a new book – not a tell-all – coming out, and was spotted with a new potential love after her split from her former husband of 18 years
PM Justin Trudeau’s government is under pressure for its immigration policies, as the country faces a housing crunch and stretched health and education services.
A senior Canadian official said ‘the situation on the ground makes it so that we can’t’ export any equipment that could have a potential military use.
Trudeau said his premiership was ‘super tough’ and made him think about quitting.
While human rights mattered in both cases, they played second fiddle to strategic interests and ‘pragmatic diplomacy’ of each nation.
Measure is aimed at addressing worries about Canadians being priced out of housing markets in cities and towns across the country.
The Canadian PM says the former US president ‘represents a certain amount of unpredictability’; Trump’s White House term was a chaotic time that saw a renegotiation of Nafta.
Last year Canada issued nearly 1 million study permits, about three times that of a decade ago, according to government data. The new proposal will cut the intake by nearly a third.
Federal lawyers are in compensation talks with Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were detained in China in 2018 the Globe and Mail reported in Tuesday.
The request follows the US and Canada alleging Indian officials were involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatist leaders in North America.
Washington’s ally, seen as bulwark against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, is singled out after accusations of involvement in a killing and murder plot.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decried the firebombing of the Montreal centre as ‘vile and hateful’.
Spavor, jailed in China for 3 years on espionage charges along with Michael Kovrig, is seeking millions of dollars in compensation from Ottawa, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Monday.
India’s High Commissioner to Canada said India has not been shown concrete evidence by Ottawa that Indian agents were involved in Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing.
The decision applies to people of Indian origin and those requiring permits to attend conferences or for business or medical reasons.
The campaign involved bots posting disinformation and propaganda on the social media accounts of members of parliament, including accusations against the MPs of criminal and ethical violations.
New Delhi had threatened a ‘unilateral revocation’ of diplomatic immunity, which would be contrary to international law and a Geneva Convention violation, Canada’s foreign minister says.
Israeli media earlier reported that a visit by the US president could happen this week. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Monday.
The United States faces a delicate balancing act as it seeks to avoid alienating India over the dispute at a time of growing Chinese influence in the region.
Canada is gripped by a surge in homelessness that has seen tens of thousands of people priced out of rental and real estate markets and left to live in the streets of the wealthy nation.
