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Canada, Mexico Forge Closer Ties Ahead Of USMCA Review

Canada, Mexico Forge Closer Ties Ahead Of USMCA Review

Canada and Mexico have vowed to strengthen cooperation and present a united front as they prepare for next year’s scheduled review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The pledge comes amid growing uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and combative trade policies.

On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Mexico City for talks with President Claudia Sheinbaum. The leaders discussed deepening economic and security ties while reaffirming the value of trilateral trade with Washington.

Sheinbaum highlighted the importance of mutual respect and collaboration. “Mexico and Canada will continue walking together, with mutual respect and with the certainty …

2022 FIFA World Cup: Canada Players Finally End Strike

2022 FIFA World Cup: Canada Players Finally End Strike

After a couple of weeks, the Canada football players have finally ended their strike to continue their preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup but warned “questions have yet to be answered and actions have yet to be taken”.

The team, who qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time since 1986, had taken action in a dispute over Qatar 2022 prize money.

As a friendly against Panama had to be called off, the country’s football ruling body reacted. Canada Soccer responded to reports players would receive only 10 per cent of the pot it received from FIFA.…

How China Is Harassing Our Aircraft Near North Korea - Canada

How China ‘Harassed’ Our Aircraft Near North Korea – Canada

Canadian military authorities have accused Chinese warplanes of harassing its pilots during United Nations sanctions patrols along the border with North Korea which was set up to monitor evasions.

Canadian Armed Forces claimed in a statement yesterday that the Chinese planes have at times flown so close they forced Canadian pilots to quickly change course to ‘avoid a potential collision with the intercepting aircraft’.

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‘In these interactions, PLAAF [People’s Liberation Army Air Force] aircraft did not adhere to international air safety norms,” the statement said. “These interactions are unprofessional and/or put the …

Pope Set To Visit Canada In July Amid Schools Abuse Scandal

Pope Set To Visit Canada In July Amid Schools Abuse Scandal

Pope Francis will travel to Canada at the end of July, where he is expected to hold meetings with Indigenous survivors of abuse committed at church-run residential schools, the Vatican disclosed Friday.

The 85-year-old is expected to travel to the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit, apologised last month to Indigenous delegations who visited him at the Vatican over a scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church.

Numerous investigations into the former residential schools are underway after the discovery of mass unmarked graves, with more than 4,000 children believed to be missing.

Further details on the July 24-30 visit will …

Trudeau Set To Invoke Emergency Powers Over Canada Protests

Trudeau Set To Invoke Emergency Powers Over Canada Protests

Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau is expected to invoke rarely-used emergency powers any movement from now to bring an end to trucker-led protests against Covid-19 health rules, as police arrested 11 people with a ‘cache of firearms’ blocking a border crossing with the United States in Alberta.

To achieve this, Trudeau is set to invoke the Emergencies Act to give the government extra powers in a national crisis to bring an end to the trucker-led protests now entering a third week, according to public broadcaster CBC.

Hundreds of big rigs still clog the streets of the capital Ottawa.

And the threat …

China Sentences Canadian To Death Over Drug Charge

China Sentences Canadian To Death Over Drug Charge

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Thursday in a ruling that could further inflame tensions between China and Canada.

The Guangzhou Intermediate Court said in a statement it had handed Xu Weihong a death sentence for manufacturing drugs, and said all his personal property would be confiscated.

According to China’s state-run Global Times, Xu had bought raw materials and tools for drug production in October 2016 and worked with an accomplice, Wen Guanxiong, to make ketamine.

The drugs were made in Wen’s home and stored in Xu’s residence in Guangzhou, with public security officers seizing over …

Cyber Attackers Hit Website Of New Zealand Stock Exchange

Russian Hackers Accused Of Trying To Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Data

Britain, United States and Canada have accused hackers backed by the Russian state of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world.

A co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada, announced by Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) attributed the attacks to group APT29.

The hacker group, which is also known as Cozy Bear, is said to be operating as part of Russian intelligence services.

“We condemn these despicable attacks against those doing vital work to combat the coronavirus pandemic,” said NCSC Director of Operations Paul Chichester.

FG Evacuates More Stranded Nigerians From Canada

FG Evacuates More Stranded Nigerians From Canada

The Nigeria High Commission in Canada has said that it is set to evacuate Nigerians stranded in that country due to coronavirus travel restrictions.

Federal Government announced that it had commenced the evacuation of hundreds of stranded Nigerians willing to return home from various countries.

The mission in a statement on Monday, stated that it had received no fewer than 200 requests for evacuation, NAN reports.

The statement read “A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Air Peace had been specially arranged to fly the intending returnees home this Thursday.

“This could be

Canada Officially Pulls Out Of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Canada Officially Pulls Out Of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Canada has announced withdrawal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) dilly-dallies over the postponement.

Australia also told its athletes to prepare for a Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as expectations grew that the Games — scheduled to start on July 24 — would be postponed as the virus crisis convulses the globe.

The IOC admitted a delay may be “inevitable”, but said a decision would not come until some weeks.

Japanese and Olympic officials had stuck resolutely to the line that the Summer Games will go ahead on time, but criticism from athletes …

Canada Finally Reveals Who Shot Down Plane, Killing 176

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has revealed that it was actually Iran’s missile that shot down the Ukrainian airliner with 176 passengers on board

He said that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the jetliner on Wednesday, adding that the strike “may have been unintentional”.

According to the Prime Minister, Canadian and allied intelligence carried out the investigation.

He said it appeared it was a surface-to-air missile that struck the plane.

“We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,” Trudeau told

US, Mexico, Canada To Sign Deal Finalizing Trade Agreement

The United States, Mexico and Canada will sign an “initial deal” Tuesday finalizing the USMCA trade agreement, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.

“There is an initial deal between the governments,” the leftist leader told his daily news conference, as negotiators from the three countries prepared to meet in Mexico City.

“Today it will be signed by… the three countries’ negotiators.”

Lopez Obrador was due to chair a meeting of top officials from the three countries at the presidential palace at 1800 GMT.

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Seven Killed In South Sudan Plane Crash

Seven Dead In Small Plane Crash In Canada

Five Americans and two Canadians were killed when a light aircraft crashed in a wooded area on the north shore of Lake Ontario, Canada’s transport safety agency said Thursday.

The US-registered single-engine Piper PA-32 departed Toronto’s Buttonville Airport and was apparently headed to Quebec City when it crashed on approach to the Kingston, Ontario airport on Wednesday just after five pm (2200 GMT), Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigator Ken Webster told a press conference.

Emergency services, including police on all-terrain vehicles and a military search and rescue helicopter, were dispatched to locate the downed plane, which was found in a …