First commercial electric plane takes flight in Canada
The world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft takes its inaugural test flight.
Tag: Canada
USMCA talks in Mexico after Trump says ‘very good things’ happening
Officials from the US, Canada and Mexico will meet in Mexico for talks.
China to resume Canada meat imports
China confirms that it would resume Canadian meat imports, but called for Ottawa to release a detained Huawei executive.
Canada’s GSP aims to improve economy without human right’s conditions
The GSP has no human rights conditions.
Trudeau’s party clings on to power after polls
Trudeau’s Liberal Party held onto power in a nail-biter of a Canadian general election.
Canadians vote in too-close-to-call elections
Canadians were set to vote in a general election Monday with polling predicting a minority government as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party risks losing its majority or even being kicked out of office.
Trudeau and rival clash in first polls debate
Trudeau clashes with his main rival Andrew Scheer of the Conservative Party.
Canada, US to reduce dependency on China for rare earth minerals
Canada and the US talk to reduce their dependance on China for rare earth elements.
Trudeau kicks off tough re-election bid
Canadian PM kicks off a challenging six-week re-election campaign.
Trudeau admits breaching ethics rules
Trudeau accepts a watchdog’s report that he breached ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case.
Sihanoukville rubbish containers “imported from the US and Canada”
Ministry says the 83 rubbish-filled containers came from the US and Canada.
Toxic waste at Sihanoukville imported from the US, Canada
Investigations reveal that the waste is imported from the United States and Canada.
Canada approves oil pipeline expansion
Canada approves a proposal to expand the western Canadian crude oil pipeline.
Indigenous deaths ‘a genocide’
The deaths in Canada of more than a thousand aboriginal women and girls in recent decades was a national genocide, a government inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women concluded in a report on Monday.
Uber to ban low-rated riders for their bad behaviour
Uber says riders in the US and Canada with low ratings may risk losing the service.
Philippines recalls Canada envoy over trash row
A festering diplomatic row over tonnes of trash wrongly shipped to the Philippines.
EU court rules in favour of Canada trade deal
The EU-Canada free-trade agreement’s provisions do not breach EU law.
Scheer says Trudeau threatened to sue him
The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party says that PM threatened to sue him.
New NAFTA deal ‘in trouble’, bruised by elections, tariff rows
The chances of the countries ratifying the pact this year are receding.
Trudeau sticks to guns over scandal
Trudeau’s insistence that there is little wrong with how he is handling the worst crisis of his tenure could cost him re-election.
Trudeau facing squeeze as MP quits party
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained under pressure over a corruption scandal on Wednesday as a legislator quit his party’s caucus and a pre-election budget aimed at swaying key voters appeared to offer too little to stem the tide of negative news.
Trudeau battles biggest crisis of tenure
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows every sign of trying to battle his way through the biggest crisis of his tenure even as opinion polls show he stands a real chance of losing power in an election this October.
Public bidding opens for 60-megawatt solar project
Private firms are called for a 60-megawatt solar plant project in Kampong Chhnang.
Canadian PM fires envoy to China after remarks on Huawei case
Canadian PM fires his ambassador to China, who prompted a political furor.
New key player in international trade
Despite some concerns, the revamped CPTPP which became a reality recently is a force for good in international trade. The next steps are to expand membership and to establish a small secretariat.
Real Christmas trees find buyers in the desert among Emirates expats
For over 25 years, expatriates celebrate Christmas in Dubai with large Christmas trees.
Stevenson awakes from coma
Adonis Stevenson has regained consciousness after three weeks in a coma following a December 1 knockout loss.
Canada gets consular access to second man detained in China
Canadian diplomats gain consular access to the second of 2 men detained by China.
Events
Events: Study in Canada: Seneca College – Youth’s Roles in supporting Women Empowerment – Job Fair for December 2018
Canadian businessman probed for harming China’s national security
Canadian business consultant Michael Spavor is being investigated in China.
