The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons has apologised for praising an individual who served in a Nazi unit during World War II in a session attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Speaker Anthony Rota recognised Yaroslav Hunka, 98, as a “Ukrainian hero, a …
Read More »More than 150,000 Canada public workers go on strike over wages
More than 155,000 federal public servants have gone on strike across Canada over low wages after failing to reach an agreement on a pay hike. The industrial action by workers from the public sector started on Wednesday after their representatives failed to come up with a new wage agreement with …
Read More »US, Canada reach deal on turning back migrants at illegal border crossings
The US and Canada have announced an immigration plan that will change the way they take in asylum seekers. While Ottawa vowed to accept 15,000 additional migrants, the deal allows both countries to reject those who arrive at unofficial border crossings. US President Joe Biden unveiled the new agreement alongside …
Read More »Jill Biden and Justin Trudeau make surprise trips to Ukraine as war rages
US first lady Jill Biden has made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine, holding a surprise meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelensky. Meanwhile, Ukrainian media has reported that Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau also made an unannounced visit to the country. Mrs. Biden travelled in secret for security, as …
Read More »Canada’s PM Trudeau denies wanting his ex-justice minister to lie as election looms
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday denied he wanted his former justice minister to lie to the public amid a dispute they had over a 2019 corporate legal case, an accusation included in a book being released just days before the election. Ex-minister Jody Wilson-Raybould resuscitated the so-called SNC-Lavalin …
Read More »Protester pelts pebbles at Canadian PM Trudeau on campaign trail
A protester has pelted pebbles at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campaign trail in Ontario. The Liberal Party leader was leaving an event and was returning to his campaign bus on Monday when a handful of gravel was thrown at him from the crowd. Apart from Trudeau, two …
Read More »Canada’s Trudeau resumes campaign after angry crowds disrupt rallies
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plunged back into campaigning on Monday after groups of unusually vocal and abusive protesters disrupted his weekend election rallies, at one point forcing him to cancel an event. Trudeau, whose ruling Liberals are in a neck-and-neck race with their Conservative rivals ahead of the Sept. …
Read More »Canada’s ruling Liberals vow to raise taxes on profits of big banks, insurers
Canada’s ruling Liberal Party said on Wednesday that if re-elected it would raise the corporate tax rate paid by the most profitable banks and insurers by 3 percentage points on all earnings over C$1 billion ($793 million). The party also vowed to establish a special dividend, so that those same …
Read More »Canadian PM Trudeau triggers federal election
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially announced on Sunday morning that Canada’s federal election will be held on September 20. Trudeau, also Canadian Liberal Party leader, made the announcement after his meeting with Governor-General Mary Simon, who approved his request to dissolve Parliament, triggering the issuing of the election writs …
Read More »Statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth toppled in Canada
Protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in the Canadian city of Winnipeg as anger grows over the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools. A crowd chanted “no pride in genocide” before pulling down the statues of …
Read More »Opinion | A mass grave, Justin Trudeau, and Gaza
Hypocrisy oozes from the Canadian prime minister’s statements on the Indigenous children’s mass grave. Justin Trudeau is a lie. Canada’s prime minister has proven that he is a calculating chameleon devoid of convictions, who, when the circumstances oblige, is conditioned to star in self-aggrandizing photo-ops and spout banal platitudes – …
Read More »Canada to move against far-right groups after Muslim family attack
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday promised to take more action to dismantle far-right groups after a hate-motivated attack that killed four members of a Muslim family in the city of London, Ontario. “This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our communities,” …
Read More »Canada’s Trudeau blasts Catholic Church for ignoring role in indigenous schools
The Catholic Church must take responsibility for its role in running many of Canada’s residential schools for indigenous children, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, after the discovery of the remains of 215 children at one former school last month. “As a Catholic, I am deeply disappointed by the …
Read More »Armed man detained near Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s residence
Canadian police arrested an armed man early on Thursday who had gained access to an exclusive part of Ottawa where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives, though Trudeau was not home at the time, officials said. Trudeau and his family are based in a large house on the grounds of Rideau …
Read More »Trudeau’s kneeling in solidarity with George Floyd movement backfires
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee in support of the anti-racist protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at an Ottawa rally but was quickly reminded of little action on racial issues at home. Trudeau joined dozens of demonstrators outside the Canadian parliament who rallied in support …
Read More »Canada bans assault-style weapons after mass shooting
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada is banning assault-style weapons immediately. Trudeau cited numerous mass shootings in the country, including the killing of 22 people in Nova Scotia April 18 and 19. Trudeau has said the government was on the verge of bringing in stricter gun control …
Read More »1 dead, 5 missing after Canadian military helicopter crash
One Canadian military member was killed and five others are still missing after a helicopter crashed in international waters between Greece and Italy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Thursday. The helicopter is said to have been carrying four Royal Canadian Air Force members and two Royal Canadian Navy members …
Read More »Canada’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 18 dead
A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a 12-hour rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes, setting fires and killing at least 18 people, including a policewoman, in the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. Officials said the suspect, identified as …
Read More »US, Canada to keep border closed 30 more days
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days. Trudeau said it will keep people on both sides of the border safe amid the pandemic. “The agreement is the same terms. It’s just extended …
Read More »Trump calls Canada’s Trudeau ‘two-faced’
U.S. President Donald Trump called Justin Trudeau “two-faced” on Wednesday after the Canadian Prime Minister appeared to be caught on camera joking about his press appearances during a chat with other leaders at a NATO summit in Britain. Trudeau was filmed at a Buckingham Palace reception for NATO leaders on …
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