Suspending Canadian meat exports to China could cost Canada a billion dollars...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — A move by China to stop accepting meat products from Canada could have a price tag as high as a billion dollars a year, according to a food policy expert. China suspended Canadian...
View ArticleCanada extends leadership of NATO training mission in Iraq to November 2020
OTTAWA — Canada will lead a NATO training mission in Iraq until November 2020 after the federal government approved an extension to the operation. News of the extension comes as Defence Minister Harjit...
View ArticlePM departs for G20 summit in Japan with hopes of cooling Canada’s tensions...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The prime minister’s plane has taken off for Japan, as Justin Trudeau heads to the G20 summit. The ongoing diplomatic and trade standoff with China will be in clear focus, as the...
View ArticleTwitter joins Facebook in creating registry for online political ads
OTTAWA — Twitter is creating a registry of all online political ads posted on its platform during this fall’s federal election campaign. But the social media giant will ban political advertisements...
View ArticleChina renews demand on Canada for Huawei executive’s release
BEIJING — China has renewed a demand that Canada release a top executive of the tech giant Huawei a day after announcing a suspension of all imports of Canadian meat products in an apparent bid to...
View ArticleCanadian trash from Philippines set to arrive in Vancouver Saturday morning
OTTAWA — Containers of Canadian trash that festered in the Philippines for years are set to arrive home just in time to celebrate the country’s 152nd birthday. The Anna Maersk is scheduled to dock at...
View ArticlePoll suggests Canadians could learn more about quirky bits of country’s history
TORONTO — A new poll suggests Canadians haven’t made much progress in expanding their knowledge of the more colourful parts of the country’s history. The online survey from Historica Canada, the...
View ArticleDiplomatic tensions ramp up as two Chinese fighter jets reportedly buzz...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The tensions between Canada and China are ratcheting up. Just as the prime minister arrives in Japan for the G20 summit, there are reports of Chinese fighter jets buzzing a...
View ArticleCanada has ‘broad international coalition’ of support on China file: Freeland
OSAKA, Japan — Canada is fortunate to have assembled a “broad international coalition” of countries who support Canada and believe arbitrary detentions are harmful, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia...
View ArticleHockey still King of the North but basketball catching up: poll
TORONTO – Hockey is still king but the Toronto Raptors NBA championship has helped to loosen its grip as the top sport in Canada. According to results of a DART survey 17 per cent of Canadians say...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? How Canada’s national birthday as we know it came to be
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Tomorrow marks the 140th anniversary of the nation’s birthday as a public holiday, but it wasn’t always known as Canada Day. Many hail July 1 as Canada Day, others may hearken...
View ArticleSurrey man takes fight for free hospital parking across Canada
LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) – Efforts to scrap parking fees at Emergency Rooms is gaining momentum, thanks to a petition from a Surrey man. Gary Hee first started the petition in April, saying parking fees at...
View ArticleTrudeau shoots back at China’s claim it is being ‘naive’ in courting allies
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Thursday that President Donald Trump made good on his pledge to raise the plight of the two Canadians imprisoned in China with President Xi Jinping....
View ArticleU.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA — Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the...
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‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy nods
LOS ANGELES — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season. The bloodthirsty saga’s total eclipsed the all-time series...
View ArticleTrudeau, Tusk open talks at EU summit on Canada-EU trade agreement
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk have begun their formal talks that will centre on the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union....
View ArticleTrudeau Liberals barely ahead of competitors three months before Canadians...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It seems a lot of Canadians will be plugging their nose when it comes time to vote in the federal election this fall. The latest poll from Research Co. shows only Liberal leader...
View ArticleLiberals thwart opposition effort to investigate Canada-China relations
OTTAWA – The federal opposition parties have failed in their bid to use a rare summer committee hearing to press for an investigation that would force top officials and the foreign affairs minister to...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in human smuggling across US-Canada border
SEATTLE — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of human smuggling across the U.S.-Canada border. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Monday that 62-year-old Michael Kong pleaded...
View ArticleUS to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a pathway allowing Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing...
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