Canada, India, Croatia named competitors in 2019 Celebration of Light
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – We now know the three countries that will take to English Bay to light up the skies as part of the annual Celebration of Light festival in Vancouver. Canada, India, and Croatia...
View ArticleBrexit delay means time for Canada, Britain to craft trade deal: envoy
OTTAWA — Britain’s envoy to Ottawa says the prolonged Brexit divorce from the European Union will give her country more time to forge a proper free-trade deal with Canada. Britain is not legally...
View ArticleCanada to boost presence overseas to attract more international students
OTTAWA — Canada plans to attract more international students by expanding its presence overseas in an effort to advance classroom diversity and boost economic benefits that already amount to billions...
View ArticleCanada sanctions 43 more Maduro supporters as Lima Group meets on Venezuela
OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning another 43 people it says are implicated in the political and economic crisis in Venezuela. Global Affairs Canada says the sanctions target high ranking officials in the...
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Should there be a cap on terms served by Canadian politicians?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – There is currently no limit on the number of consecutive years a politician is allowed to serve for in Canada. U.S. presidents are only eligible to run for two terms, and a new...
View ArticleAll eyes on P.E.I.: What a Green Party win would mean for the province, Canada
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – It’s getting a bit easier being Green. Tuesday’s provincial election in Prince Edward Island could make history if the Green Party hangs on to its lead. As it turns out, a win...
View ArticleDuterte threatens to dump garbage back to Canada, embassy
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president has threatened to ship truckloads of garbage back to Canada and dump some of it at Canada’s embassy in Manila if Canadian officials don’t take back the...
View ArticleCanadians told to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka following Easter...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Ottawa has upgraded its travel advisory and is telling Canadians to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka following the deadly bombings in that country on Easter Sunday The...
View ArticleU.S. takes Canada off priority watch list on intellectual property
OTTAWA — The United States is moving Canada off a priority watch list of countries that it says have failed to enforce intellectual-property rights. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is,...
View ArticlePhilippines warns diplomatic relations with Canada at risk amid garbage dispute
OTTAWA — A spokesman for Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte says 70 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Philippines is at risk if Canada doesn’t finally take back its trash. Salvador...
View ArticleMeet Vlad Guerrero Jr., he already owns baseball in Canada
Sports can be cynical. The hype is almost always greater than the reality. But sometimes a kid comes along with a legendary pedigree, oodles of skill, charisma and a balance of veteran poise, raw...
View ArticleFederal government boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China
OTTAWA — The federal government is rolling out changes to a payment program for canola farmers to help those affected by China’s decision to ban the Canadian product. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude...
View ArticleCanadian LNG project in Oregon faces one-year delay for regulatory approvals
CALGARY — A Calgary company proposing to build a US$10-billion LNG export facility in Oregon says the project timeline is being delayed by about a year. Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has decided to...
View ArticleCanada will bear cost of repatriating trash-filled containers from Philippines
OTTAWA — Canada has agreed to pay the full cost of bringing 69 garbage-laden shipping containers back across the Pacific Ocean to Vancouver — but it remains unclear just how much that will be. A...
View ArticleCanadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques announces winners of science contest
FREDERICTON – Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques took time from his busy schedule on the International Space Station on Wednesday to encourage young students to pursue science, telling them they...
View ArticleCanada not ruling out following U.S. steps with Huawei ban
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The federal government is not taking any option off the table, as U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly set to sign a new executive order to ban American companies from doing...
View ArticleChina formally arrests two detained Canadians in case linked to Huawei
BEIJING — China has formally arrested two Canadian citizens it’s believed to be holding to pressure Canada into releasing a Chinese telecom executive. The move brings the two men, Michael Kovrig and...
View ArticleCanada’s abortion rights ‘well-protected’ says political expert as Alabama...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As Alabama criminalizes abortions, a number of Canadian politicians have been loudly expressing support for anti-abortion groups and their agendas but some political scientists...
View ArticleCanada ‘encouraged’ in tariff war with U.S. on metals but no solution in sight
OTTAWA — President Donald Trump’s decision today to delay auto tariffs on Japan and Europe is generating fresh hope that there might be an end in sight to his punitive levies on Canadian steel and...
View ArticleMajority of Canadians want handguns and assault weapons banned: poll
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Communities across Canada are growing more and more concerned about the rise in gun violence, according to a new poll. Conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, the poll finds there...
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