Trudeau kicks off tough re-election bid
Canadian PM kicks off a challenging six-week re-election campaign.
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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.
Canada can end Huawei case, but will it?
Canada has freed Meng Wanzhou on bail, which is a positive development, but the Huawei executive deserves to be given back her complete freedom by the courts, bringing closure to the fraught legal saga.
China’s diplomacy and Huawei
Huawei has been struggling lately to engender goodwill and dispel doubts from regulators in many of its most developed and lucrative overseas markets. Elliott Zaagman tells why.
Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume
The of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is set to be back in a Canadian courtroom on Monday.
Huawei CFO deserves better treatment
Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, had her bail hearing Friday in the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, Canada. The hearing was adjourned with no decision made on bail, and will resume today.
Huawei founder’s daughter arrested on US request
The daughter of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s founder has been arrested in Canada.
Canada eyes new ways to move stranded crude
Canada’s biggest railroad says it is attracting interest from oil producers.
Judge blocks Keystone XL pipeline
A US judge in Montana has blocked construction of the Keystone XL pipeline designed to carry heavy crude oil from Canada.
Government asks donors for more demining aid
Demining officials appeal to international donors to continue funding demining efforts.
