Tag: Canada

• Friday, January 29th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Canada and Uruguay, the Americas' countries with the less corruption perception

  

  Transparency International has released its 2020 Corruption Perception Index, which is not very generous with Latin American countries, including Mercosur members Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, with Uruguay the great exception and best-ranked in the Americas behind Canada.

• Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Canada approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine: first batch of doses expected before the end of the year

  

  Canada approved Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, the second country to do so, paving the way for health authorities to step up an inoculation campaign against a worsening second wave.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Until the virus is under control in the world, Canadian borders restrictions will remain, PM Trudeau

  

  Canada will not agree to lift a ban on non-essential travel with the United States until the coronavirus outbreak is significantly under control around the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  BAS celebrates Antarctica Day promoting polar science to classrooms in UK, US and Canada

  

  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrated Antarctica Day in 2020 on December first, with a series of activities to highlight the importance of Antarctic research and operations during a year that marked the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the continent.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Britain and Canada announce a new trade deal, the new formal pact will be negotiated next year

  

  Canada and Britain have struck a new trade deal, beating the Dec. 31 Brexit deadline that would have triggered new tariffs on a range of Canadian exports. The interim deal will replace Canada’s current agreement with Britain under the European Union that currently covers trade between the two countries until a new formal pact can be negotiated in the coming year.

• Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  US land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed until December 21

  

  U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico are expected to remain closed to non-essential travel until Dec. 21 at the earliest amid a rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, officials in Washington and Ottawa said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Peru with Canadian funds joins the South American lithium rush

  

  Canada’s Plateau Energy Metals has raised nearly US$ 600 million to develop Peru’s sole lithium project and expects to start mining in 2023, a year later than planned, as the country lags its neighbors in developing the battery mineral, a company official said.

• Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Canada's Trudeau defends free speech, but “it is not without limits”

  

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech but added that it was “not without limits” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 06:56 UTC

  Skip kissing and wear a mask when having sex, Canada's chief medical officer

  

  Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option in a pandemic.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:21 UTC

  US extends ban on border crossing with Canada and Mexico until September 21

  

  The US Department of Homeland Security said on Friday that a COVID-19 ban on non-essential travel through border crossings with Canada and Mexico was being extended until Sep 21.