HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced her resignation from Cabinet, describing it as the “only honest and viable path.” “It has been the honour of my life to serve in government, working for Canada and Canadians. We have accomplished a lot together. On Frid...
Canadian lawmakers have called for urgent measures to tackle Islamophobia, antisemitism, and hate on university campuses. Members of the Liberal and New Democrat parties are demanding a ban on terrorist emblems, a crackdown on discriminatory protests, and enhanced hate crime policing. A study by the House of Commons Committee on Justice and H...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on goods from Mexico, China, and Canada, describing it as a “major mistake.” Speaking at the Brookings Institution, a US-based think tank, on Tuesday, Biden highlighted his administration’s efforts to support post-COVID-19 economic ...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has announced a ban on 324 models of assault-style weapons on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique University in Montreal. It is the latest move to fulfill a promise made by the government to bring in the toughest gun legislation in […]
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada on Monday officially designated Yemen’s Ansarallah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, as a “terrorist entity” under the criminal code. “Today’s addition of Ansarallah as a listed terrorist entity contributes to our efforts in fighting terrorism globally and aligning Canada with...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dined at the President-elect’s Florida resort Friday and held a “productive meeting,” Donald Trump posted Saturday on the Truth Social media platform. Trudeau became the first leader of a G7 country to meet President-elect Trump. “I just had a very productive meeti...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada on Friday announced a $50 million commitment to address the escalating humanitarian crises in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. “Canada continues to be deeply concerned by the persistent and worsening catastrophic humanitarian conditions and the imminent risk of famine in Gaza,” said a stat...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to the US state of Florida for a crucial meeting Friday with President-elect Donald Trump following a threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods, according to a report. CBC News reported that Trudeau’s plane landed at Palm Beach International Airport where he was e...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he called an urgent meeting later this week with provincial premiers on how to deal with Donald Trump’s threat to impose crippling tariffs on Canadian products. Speaking to reporters one day after the US president-elect promised to slam Canada with a 25% tariff across the ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China via executive orders he plans to sign on his first day in office in retaliation for what he says is their involvement in the entry of deadly fentanyl and migrants into the United States. “On January 20th, as one […]
