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China Sentences Canadian To Death Over Drug Charge

China Sentences Canadian To Death Over Drug Charge

August 6, 2020 6:14 pm

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

July 17, 2020 5:47 am

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.

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FG Evacuates More Stranded Nigerians From Canada

FG Evacuates More Stranded Nigerians From Canada

May 12, 2020 5:34 am

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.

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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

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Canada Officially Pulls Out Of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Canada Officially Pulls Out Of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

March 23, 2020 6:20 am
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

January 10, 2020 5:57 am
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

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US, Mexico, Canada To Sign Deal Finalizing Trade Agreement

December 10, 2019 3:35 pm

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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Initially signed in …

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Seven Dead In Small Plane Crash In Canada

November 29, 2019 6:58 am

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 …

Canada Election: Justin Trudeau Wins But Lose Majority

Canada Election: Justin Trudeau Wins But Lose Majority

October 22, 2019 4:53 am

Liberal Party of Justin Trudeau has retained power in a narrow Canadian election win but he will now be prime minister of a minority government.

The Liberals are projected to win 157 seats, 13 short of a majority, and will find it harder to pass legislation in Mr Trudeau’s second term.

The opposition Conservatives are expected to win the popular vote but have not translated that into seats.

They are projected to take 121, up from the 95 they held before.

Although Monday night’s results saw a sharp decline in seats for the country’s left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), its …

Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021

Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021

June 11, 2019 8:31 am

Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a “global challenge” to phase out the plastic bags, straws and cutlery clogging the world’s oceans.

“I am very pleased to announce that as early as 2021, Canada will ban harmful, single-use plastics from coast to coast,” Trudeau said, arguing Canada has a unique chance to lead the fight against plastic pollution as the country with the world’s longest coastlines.

Less than 10 percent of plastics used in Canada are currently recycled, he said.

Each year, a million birds and more than 100,000 marine mammals …

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