Page 10 - Canada

Canada to invest $4.9 bn in next 6 yrs to modernise North America defence

Canada is investing $4.9 billion Canadian (US$3.8 billion) over the next six years to modernise North America's aging defensive systems

Canada confirms 168 cases of monkeypox, 141 reported from Quebec: Report

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam confirmed a total of 168 cases of monkeypox in the country as of Friday

Canada to provide further military aid for Ukraine, says defence minister

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand has announced that Canada will provide Ukraine with 10 replacement barrels to enable the sustainment of M777 howitzer artillery guns

Ukrainian Prez Zelenskyy discuss defence cooperation with Canada's Trudeau

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed defence cooperation with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Canada to suspend Covid vaccine mandate for domestic, outbound travel

The Canadian federal government has announced that it will suspend vaccination requirements against Covid for domestic and outbound travel

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19 for second time

"I've tested positive for Covid-19. I'll be following public health guidelines and isolating. I feel okay, but that's because I got my shots," the Canadian PM tweeted.

In a first, Canada to require a warning be printed on every cigarette

Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette. The move builds on Canada's mandate to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco products' packaging -- a policy that started an international trend when it was introduced two decades ago. "We need to address the concern that these messages may have lost their novelty, and to an extent we worry that they may have lost their impact as well," Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett said at a news conference Friday. "Adding health warnings on individual tobacco products will help ensure that these essential messages reach people, including the youth who often access cigarettes one at a time in social situations, sidestepping the information printed on a package." A consultation period for the proposed change is set to begin Saturday, and the government anticipates the changes coming into force in the latter half of 2023. While the exact messaging printed

Unemployment rate at 5.1% in May reaches new record low in Canada

The unemployment rate in Canada edged down 0.1 percentage point to 5.1 per cent in May, marking three consecutive months of decrease

Punjab CM Mann seeks Canada's help for arresting fugitive gangsters

Advocating a harsh punitive action against the gangsters, Mann said that they should be punished under severest of severe provisions of law so that it acts as deterrent for others.

Canada issues new rules, some students to soon be ineligible for PGWP

The Canadian government has said that from September 1, 2023, international students studying at Quebec's unsubsidised private institutions will become ineligible for post-graduation work permit

Arctic Council resumes circumpolar meet without Russia: Joint statement

Seven founding states of the Arctic Council issued a joint statement to resume circumpolar cooperation without Russia

Canada imposes fresh sanctions on Russia's oil, gas, chemical industries

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian oil, gas and chemical industries

Mphasis sets up delivery centre in Alberta, Canada; to hire 1,000 people

The Blackstone-backed IT services major Mphasis will offer its next-generation digital technology services to both existing and new Fortune 500 clients through this centre

Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian financial sector amid Ukraine war

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced on Tuesday that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russia's financial sector.In a news release, the minister said the new measures would impose restrictions on 22 individuals and 4 entities, and that among the individuals and entities listed are senior officials of Russian financial institutions and their family members, as well as key financial institutions and banks.Since February 24, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,050 individuals and entities from and in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Canada's latest sanctions, like its previous ones, impose asset freezes and prohibitions on listed individuals and entities.

Fresh organic strawberries likely cause hepatitis A outbreak in US, Canada

A multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections in the US and Canada is likely linked to contaminated organic strawberries sold in leading grocery stores, according to the US FDA

Canadian PM Trudeau announces new law to freeze sales on handgun

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns. We are capping the number of handguns in this country, Trudeau said. The regulations to halt the growth of personally owned handguns is expected to be enacted this fall. It will be illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada, the prime minister said. Canada already has plans to ban 1,500 types of military-style firearms and offer a mandatory buyback program that will begin at the end of the year. It already expanded background checks. Trudeau has long had plans to enact tougher gun laws but the introduction of the new measure comes after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, NY, this month. Bill Blair, minister of emergency preparedness, said Canada is very different from the United States. In Canada, gun ownership is a privilege not a right, Blair said. This is a principal that differentiates ourselv

Having shipped artillery shells to Ukraine, Canada asks S Korea for more

Canada has asked South Korea to supply it with artillery rounds, Seoul said, apparently to "backfill" supplies that Ottawa has sent to Ukraine

US files formal trade complaint against Canada over dairy restrictions

US is challenging Canada's dairy tariff-rate quota allocation measures, which deny allocation access to eligible applicants, including retailers, foodservice operators, and other type of importers

Canada donates 20,000 artillery rounds of 155 mm ammunition to Ukraine

Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Canada announced a donation of 20,000 artillery rounds of 155 mm NATO standard ammunition, including fuses and charge bags, to support Ukraine's military

Power outages in Canada caused by storm stretch into fourth day

Power outages caused by the destructive storm that swept across Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec stretched into the fourth day.