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Canadian panel recommends AstraZeneca vaccine pause for under 55

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunisation is recommending a pause on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations for people under 55 for safety reasons

HCL Technologies launches digital acceleration center in Canada

HCL will provide next-gen services including digital and analytics solutions, cloud consulting and migration, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure and application services

Huawei lawyer challenges cop's claim he didn't share information with FBI

The refusal of the officer to testify at an extradition hearing for senior Huawei executive should cast doubt on credibility of his affidavit saying he didn't share with the FBI, defence lawyers said

US, UK, Canada call on China to end 'repressive practices' against Uyghurs

The United States, the UK and Canada slammed China for human rights violations and abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

Second Canadian citizen goes on trial in China over spying charges

A second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior executive of the telecoms giant Huawei went on trial in Beijing

China's treatment of Canadians threatens respect for rule of law: Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed China's treatment of two of its nationals there, saying it threatens both 'respect for the rule of law' and Beijing's relationships with Western nations

US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles, documents show

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make EVs and counter Chinese competitors

Land monetisation lessons: Canadian firm could be model for unlocking land

In the Union Budget, Finance Min­i­s­ter Nirmala Sitharaman had outlined the government's intent to monetise surp­lus public lands by way of direct sales, concessions or other means

Canada changes tack, recommends use of Astra vaccine in people over 65

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said it was basing its new guidelines on three recent real-world studies that examined the effectiveness of the vaccine

Canada lags in Covid-19 vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly

Canada once was hailed as a success story in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, faring much better than the United States in deaths and infections because of how it approached lockdowns. But the trade-dependent nation has lagged on vaccinating its population because it lacks the ability to manufacture the vaccine and has had to rely on the global supply chain for the lifesaving shots, like many other countries. With no domestic supply, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government bet on seven different vaccines manufactured elsewhere and secured advance purchase agreements enough to get 10 doses for each of Canada's 38 million people. Regulators have approved the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. While acquiring them has proven difficult, that gamble appears to be about to pay off. Although Canada's economy is tightly interconnected with the US, Washington hasn't allowed the hundreds of millions of vaccine doses made in America to be exported, and ...

Central banks face jumpy bond market with 10 days of policy decisions

While policy makers welcome a modest rise in bond yields as a signal of confidence in the economic outlook, they worry an unchecked jump would undercut recoveries

Huawei CFO should appeal to Canada justice minister, not court: Prosecutor

Canada's extradition process dictates that a judge will first decide whether an extradition claim is legal, before the country's justice minister makes a final decision on whether to extradite

Canada lawyer says Donald Trump comments shouldn't halt extradition

Comments made by Trump do not meet the standard to halt an extradition hearing of a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies, a Canadian justice department lawyer argued

IT giant Infosys to double Canadian workforce to 4,000 by 2023

Infosys on Thursday announced that it would be bringing 500 jobs to Calgary over the next three years

Canada approves use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Canada announced its approval of the use of the Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca on Friday, clearing the way for millions of more inoculations in the country.

US-Canada to hold first dialogue on climate change by beginning of April

"The initial meeting of the Dialogue will occur between March 15 and April 1," the White House said in a statement on Wednesday evening

US, Canada to align policies to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050: Biden

According to New York Post, President Biden said that he and Trudeau agreed to work together to counter China's influence and to combat racism and global warming

President Biden, PM Trudeau to unveil US-Canada partnership roadmap

Biden will host his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday

Centre likely to go Canada way to set up SPV for land monetisation

Over the years, PSUs have been unsuccessful in selling their land assets due to pending litigation and lease terms

Canada says Trump interference in Huawei's Meng extradition case 'moot'

Meng is facing charges of bank fraud in the United States over misleading HSBC about Huawei's business dealings in Iran, causing the bank to violate U.S. sanctions