Tag: Canada

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Canada suspended direct aid to Nicaragua in 2018 in response to human rights violations

  

  The Canadian government said on Sunday it suspended financial aid to Nicaragua last year in response to human rights violations - a decision not publicly disclosed until now.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 23:08 UTC

  Rolling Stones postpone US and Canada tour because Mick Jagger is ill

  

  The Rolling Stones have postponed their tour of the US and Canada because Mick Jagger has fallen ill. In a statement, the band said that doctors had advised Jagger not to tour because he needs to receive medical treatment.

• Saturday, March 23rd 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Philip Morris Canadian branch on creditor protection following a Quebec class action ruling

  

  Philip Morris International Inc on Friday said its Canadian unit, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc (RBH), was granted creditor protection, following a tobacco class action ruling in Quebec earlier this month.

• Wednesday, March 20th 2019 - 10:01 UTC

  Boeing's commercial division makes major reshuffle in top positions; US$ 500bn in 737Max orders on hold

  

  
Boeing Co's commercial airplane division, facing its biggest crisis in years following deadly crashes of its flagship 737Max, has brought in a new vice president of engineering while dedicating another top executive to the aircraft investigations, a company email showed on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  Brazil waives visa requirements for US, Canada, Australia and Japan visitors

  

  The Brazilian government on Monday waived visa requirements for visitors from the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan, a measure to boost tourism that was first temporarily adopted before the Rio Olympics in 2016.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 19:02 UTC

  Trump suspends Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 flights in the US

  

  The president of the United States, Donald Trump, ordered on Wednesday that the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 planes stop operating in the country for safety reasons of “maximum importance”.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 08:58 UTC

  Latin American countries call on Venezuelan military to support interim president Juan Guaidó

  

  A group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. In a statement, 11 of the 14 members of the Lima Group called for a change of power without the use of force and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  Lima Group meets in Canada to plan pressure campaign against Venezuela's Maduro

  

  A major bloc of Latin American nations and Canada will discuss on Monday in Ottawa how to maintain pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to hold new elections as he faces widespread calls to resign after last year’s disputed presidential vote.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Corruption remains mainly unchanged in the Americas, according to Transparency International

  

  With an average score of 44 for three consecutive years, the Americas region continues to fail in making any serious inroads against corruption, according to the latest report from Transparency International. Compared to other regions, the Americas is similar to Asia Pacific (average score: 44), but behind Western Europe and the European Union (average score: 66).

• Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:15 UTC

  Huawei telecom dispute: Trudeau sacks Canadian ambassador in Beijing

  

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Mr Trudeau said in a statement he had asked John McCallum to step down, but did not offer a reason.