Tag: Canada

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  China will resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, PM Trudeau announces

  

  China has agreed to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday, signaling a breakthrough in their tense relations.

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Twenty countries sign an agreement to stop spread of fake news

  

  Twenty countries, including France, Britain, and India, signed an agreement at the UN on Thursday that aims to stop the spread of fake news online. The signatories, which also included South Africa and Canada, committed to promoting “independently reported, diverse and reliable” information on the internet, under an accord initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom watchdog.

• Friday, September 20th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Probable cause for strange symptoms among US, Canadian diplomats in Cuba found

  

  Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health Authority scientists Thursday claimed to have discovered the cause of strange symptoms found in recent years among US and Canadian diplomats in Havana, it was reported Thursday.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Canada will continue trade negotiations with Mercosur, despite the current Amazon policy of Brazil

  

  Canada will continue its trade negotiations with Mercosur, the South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, despite demands to call a halt to the talks until more action is taken to protect the Amazon rainforest.

• Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Canada to create an MPA in Arctic region, where climate change is devastating

  

  Canada will create a protected marine area in the country's Arctic region, where climate change is taking effect three times faster than global average, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday. Glacial melting and maritime traffic are threatening multiple species off the coast of Baffin Island, in Canada's northeastern Arctic archipelago.

• Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  
Canadian mining firm apologizes and compensates demonstrators shot at Guatemala mine

  

  Canadian mining firm has apologized after reaching an agreement with demonstrators shot and wounded while protesting the company's Guatemalan gold and silver mine, according to statements on Tuesday from both sides.

• Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Major security breach of financial corp allows hacker access to personal info on 106 million individuals

  

  Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who has been arrested.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Canada to the rescue of thousands of migrating salmon blocked by a rockslide

  

  
Canada is airlifting thousands of salmon upstream after a rockslide blocked the path of the migrating fish, triggering concerns of a permanent loss of fish populations, government officials said.

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 12:04 UTC

  Trump and Trudeau meet to mend fences and push for legislative approval of trade deal

  

  President Donald Trump-hosted his Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday to mend fences after last year's diplomatic meltdown and to push the still un-ratified North American free trade deal.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

  Despite some shootings, two million took to the streets cheering NBA champions Toronto Raptors

  

  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some two million other fans cheered the NBA champion Toronto Raptors on Monday in a victory celebration that united the nation, but the party was marred by a shooting that seriously wounded two people.