Tag: Canada
Canada on ‘clear path’ to reach NATO’s 2% target, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada has made sure that its investments in targeted NATO spending 'are as concrete as possible,' but added that more needs to be done.
Nations have agreed to $300B for climate funding. How will they pay for it?
To help narrow the substantial gap between what's needed and what governments can provide, there’s an increasing push to use something called blended finance to raise public funds.
Irwin Cotler says Iran assassination plot should be ‘wake-up call’ to world
Former federal justice minister Irwin Cotler says a threat against his life last month that was traced to Iran is part of a 'pattern' of repression by the Iranian regime.
How Trump’s NATO ambassador pick may bring ‘pressure tactics’ to alliance
Experts see Trump's choice of Matt Whitaker, a lawyer with no foreign policy or diplomacy experience, as a sign Trump will pursue hardline tactics.
Another senior member of Iran’s regime caught in Canada, CBSA says
Seven deportation hearings are now underway against suspected senior regime members, but Ottawa will not identify them.
Ottawa not aware of evidence linking Modi to criminal activity in Canada
A senior official says the Canadian government is not aware of any evidence linking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to alleged criminal activity in Canada.
As bird flu spread continues, why the recent jump to pigs raises worries
Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears. But it's the pigs that have experts on high alert.
As Ukraine war hits 1,000 days, uncertainty for what lies ahead
After 1,000 days of death and destruction with no end in sight, consensus is growing that the war will end through peace talks, but what that looks like remains to be seen.
G20 summit: Trudeau set to meet Biden, other world leaders in Rio
The meeting will take place a day after The Associated Press reported that Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia.
Trudeau heads to G20 summit in Brazil. Here’s what’s on the agenda
John Kirton, head of the G20 Research Group, says the forum is the main tool countries have to prepare for the second Donald Trump presidency.
Ukraine war likely to end more quickly under Trump, Zelenskyy says
'From our side, we must do everything so that this war ends next year, ends through diplomatic means,' Zelenskyy said in a Ukrainian radio interview aired on Saturday.
Montreal port operations to resume Saturday after government orders end to lockout
The Port of Montreal authority confirms that the Canada Industrial Relations Board has ordered operations to resume as of 7 a.m. Saturday.
Trudeau off to Latin America for APEC and G20 summits
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave this afternoon for the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, followed by the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Concerns about Mexico’s trade policies toward China ‘legitimate’: Freeland
Chrystia Freeland said she shares concerns about Mexico not putting tariffs on Chinese vehicles, which has sparked calls to cut Mexico out of free trade talks with the U.S.
‘A masterclass in climate destruction’: UN chief urges action at COP29
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders that the world was in the 'final countdown' to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 C.