Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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Canada imposes a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching the US

Canada’s government says it is imposing a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles that matches U.S. tariffs and follows similar plans announced by the European Commission

Canada imposes a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching the US
News|Political|World

A woman becomes commander of the Canadian Armed Forces for the first time

A woman has become the top commander of Canada's military for the first time

A woman becomes commander of the Canadian Armed Forces for the first time
News|Opinion

Canadian officer says Alice Munro claimed her daughter was lying about being abused by stepfather

A retired police detective involved in the arrest of the husband of Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada renowned for her short stories, says he was disturbed by her reaction 20 years ago when he said he was going to charge her husband for sexually assaulting her daughter

Canadian officer says Alice Munro claimed her daughter was lying about being abused by stepfather
News|Political

Canada's Liberals suffer major upset in Toronto special election, raising doubts about Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has held for three decades

Canada's Liberals suffer major upset in Toronto special election, raising doubts about Trudeau
Business|Education|News|Political|World

Canada is capping foreign student visas to ease housing pressures as the cost of living soars

Canada has announced a two-year cap on international student visas to ease the pressure on housing, health care and other services at a time of record immigration

News|Political|World

A government official says Canada will restore funding to embattled UN agency in Gaza

Canada will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, a government official tells The Associated Press, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations against some of its staffers in Gaza

Sports

Joey Votto says he has agreed to minor league contract with hometown Toronto Blue Jays

Former NL MVP Joey Votto says he has agreed to a minor league contract with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays

Joey Votto says he has agreed to minor league contract with hometown Toronto Blue Jays
News|Opinion|Political|Sports|World

Police arrest 91-year-old Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach on sexual assault charges

Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach has been arrested on sexual assault charges involving accusations from the 1980s to last year

Police arrest 91-year-old Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach on sexual assault charges
News

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault
News

Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender

Canadian police say they have linked the deaths of four young women nearly 50 years ago to a now deceased U.S. fugitive who hid in Canada from the mid 1970s to the late 1990s

Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender
Business|News|World

9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history

Canadian police say nine people are facing charges in the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago

9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history
Business|Education|News|Technology|World

4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education

Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning

4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education
Business|News|Political|World

Canada holds state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers

Politicians, dignitaries and celebrities joined members of the public at a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of Canada’s most consequential prime ministers who in the 1980s solidified trade ties with the U.S. and spoke out against South Africa’s apartheid

Canada holds state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers
News|Political|World

Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, though no date has been set yet

Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Business|News|Political|World

Canada reimposes a visa requirement on Mexicans

Canada's immigration minister says his country is reimposing the visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada

Canada reimposes a visa requirement on Mexicans
News|Political|World

Canada will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans, official says

An official familiar with the matter says the Canadian government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada

Canada will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans, official says
Business|Health|News|World

Judge says Canada's use of Emergencies Act to quell truckers' protests over COVID was unreasonable

A Canadian judge has ruled that the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell weeks of protests by truckers and others angry over COVID-19 restrictions in 2022 was unreasonable and unconstitutional

Judge says Canada's use of Emergencies Act to quell truckers' protests over COVID was unreasonable
Business|News|Political|World

Canada is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Trudeau says Trump 'represents uncertainty'

Canada’s government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House again

Canada is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Trudeau says Trump 'represents uncertainty'
Business|News|Political|Technology|World

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry

Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law
News|Political|World

Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity

Canada's foreign minister says the country has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, escalating a spat over the slaying of a Sikh separatist in Canada

Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity
News|Political|World

India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says

An official says India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, ramping up a confrontation over Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver

India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says
News|Political|World

Canada's House speaker resigns over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit to Parliament

The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons is resigning for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president

Canada's House speaker resigns over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit to Parliament
News|Political|World

Canada gets muted allied support after alleging India may have been involved in killing of Canadian

Canada is making an explosive allegation that India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, but thus far Canada’s allies are voicing measured concern about what happened

Canada gets muted allied support after alleging India may have been involved in killing of Canadian
News|Political|World

Zelenskyy visits Canada for first time since war started seeking to shore up support for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Canadian Parliament on Friday as he continues his efforts to shore up support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion

Zelenskyy visits Canada for first time since war started seeking to shore up support for Ukraine
News|Political|World

Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegations around Sikh killing, official says

A Canadian official says the allegation of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally

Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegations around Sikh killing, official says

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