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Ford confirms laying off 3,000 employees as company's focus on EV sharpens

The US-based car maker Ford Motor has reportedly confirmed that it is laying off roughly 3,000 employees and contract workers, with the cuts primarily affecting staff in the US, Canada and India

German chancellor Olaf Scholz in Canada to diversify energy supply

German leader Olaf Scholz said Monday he's working as fast as he can to reduce Germany's dependence on Russia for energy, but Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a business case would be needed to send gas from Canada to Europe. Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel late last year, is in Canada this week and will sign a deal with Trudeau to supply clean hydrogen to Germany. Canada plays a really, really central role for the development of green hydrogen, Scholz said. That's why we are very glad to be able to expand our cooperation in this area on this occasion too. He said Germany would like to be a partner of Canada in the future export of green hydrogen, but in the meantime natural gas will be needed. Trudeau, however, played down the likelihood of direct gas exports to Germany due to logistical constraints and costs. Trudeau said it would need to make business sense. There are a number of potential projects that are in the books for which there has never been a strong

Canadian tycoon sentenced to 13 years of jail in China for finance crimes

A Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong in 2017 was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for a multibillion-dollar string of financial offenses and his company was fined $8.1 billion, a court announced. Xiao Jianhua was convicted of misusing billions of dollars of deposits from banks and insurers controlled by his Tomorrow Group and offering bribes to officials, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court said on its social media account. Xiao was fined 6.5 million yuan ($950,000) and his company was fined 55 billion yuan ($8.1 billion), the court said. Xiao was last seen at a Hong Kong hotel in January 2017 and was believed to have been taken to the mainland by Chinese authorities. News reports later said he was under investigation by anti-graft authorities, but no details were released. The Canadian government said diplomats were blocked from attending his July 5 trial. Tomorrow Group has been linked to a series of anti-corruption prosecutions and seiz

Punjab police seeks extradition of Canada-based Khalistani Hardeep Nijjar

The Punjab police have sought the extradition of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, chief of Khalistan Tiger Force settled in Canada, who is wanted in cases related to acts of reviving terrorism in the state.

Johnson and Johnson: Why talc-based powder will stop their sales in 2023?

After 38,000 serious allegations, Johnson and Johnson's talc-based baby powder will stop international sales from 2023. The product has already been discontinued in the US and Canada

P V Sindhu bags maiden Commonwealth singles gold with win over Michelle Li

The world number seven from India outplayed her 13th ranked opponent 21-15 , 21-13 in front of a packed crowd at the NEC arena.

Canada deploys 224 of its soldiers to train new Ukrainian recruits

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that her country has authorised the deployment of up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel to train new Ukrainian recruits

Serviced turbine for Nord Stream 1 can be delivered at any time: Scholz

The turbine for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, which was serviced in Canada, is ready for use and could be delivered to Russia "at any time", said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

9 Indian-origin men on 'most-violent gangster' list of Canada Police

Police in Canada have issued a public warning identifying 11 men, of whom nine are of Indian origin, linked to extreme levels of gang violence.

Monkeypox: Canada confirms 890 cases, Ontario has the highest number

The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed 890 cases of monkeypox in the country.

Pope Francis' apology to indigenous people for abuses not enough: Canada

The Canadian government made clear that Pope Francis' apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country's church-run residential schools didn't go far enough

We invested, supported our UK biz for a long time: Tata Steel's Narendran

'The UK business has come a long way. Today, it is Ebitda positive and cash positive'

Canada's Shopify cuts 10% of workforce on slowing online orders

US-listed shares fell 14.7% to $31.29 after the company said it witnessed a pullback in online orders

Gunman kills 2 in Vancouver in attacks targeting Canadian homeless people

A gunman targeting homeless people fatally shot two men in a Vancouver, British Columbia, suburb and wounded two others before being shot and killed by police, authorities said

Pope Francis set for 'historic apology' for school abuses across Canada

Thousands of Indigenous persons are expected to converge on Monday on the small Alberta prairie community of Maskwacis to hear a long-awaited apology from Pope Francis for generations of abuse

Pope Francis lands in Canada, set for apologies to indigenous groups

Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools

Canada confirms 681 infections of monkeypox; 331 reported from Quebec

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has updated the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country to 681

Canada confirms 604 cases of monkeypox, 320 reported from Quebec: Official

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed a total of 604 cases of monkeypox in the country as of Wednesday

Canada supports flood, landslide recovery efforts in British Columbia

Canadian Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced advance payments on Monday to support flood, landslide and storm recovery efforts in the province of British Columbia.The advance payments of over 870 million Canadian dollars (700 million U.S. dollars) is in addition to the 207 million Canadian dollars (166 million U.S. dollars) in support of wildfire recovery efforts that was announced in June, Blair said in a news release.British Columbians are living the effects of extreme weather driven by climate change, following devastating floods and wildfires in the province which caused an estimated 9 billion Canadian dollar (7.2 billion U.S. dollar)-plus in damages last year."Climate change is threatening communities across Canada, and we need to keep our partnerships strong as we prepare for and work to prevent natural disasters and extreme weather events,"Blair said, concluding the final meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response

Canada police identify vehicle linked to killing of Ripudaman Singh Malik

Canadian Police investigating the murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing case, have identified the vehicle linked to the targeted killing