Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India’s government of orchestrating violence in the country, the latest chapter in a growing rift over New Delhi’s alleged targeting of Canada-based Sikh separatists. Trudeau levelled the charges during an inquiry on foreign…
Canada to cover cost of contraception and diabetes drugs
Canada’s parliament has passed a bill that that will cover the full cost of contraception and diabetes drugs for Canadians. The Liberal government said it is the initial phase of a plan that would expand to become a publicly funded…
Canada’s Trudeau government asks rich to pay more in pitch to Gen Z
Canada will ask the wealthy to pay higher taxes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government seeks to shore up flagging support among young voters ahead of an election expected next year. Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland said in the annual…
Canadian official says the country will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans
Canada’s government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Quebec’s premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he…
Canada considers sanctions on “extremist” West Bank settlers
Canada is looking at imposing sanctions on “extremist” settlers in the West Bank, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, a day after the U.S. took action against four Israeli men accused of being involved in violence in the occupied…
Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s official plane breaks down, again
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s aircraft has broken down during a trip to Jamaica, in his second travel incident in four months. The Canadian Armed Forces said on Friday that they were forced to send a second plane with a…
Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles cabinet ahead of legislative elections
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major cabinet overhaul on Wednesday with the stated goal of strengthening his economic team ahead of upcoming legislative elections. Weakened in the polls, the man who has led a minority Liberal government since…
Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started. “Counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place,” he said on Saturday. But he added that he would not talk in detail about which…
Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau
For many months, daily life in Haiti’s capital has been marked by widespread violence and deepening political instability since powerful armed gangs seized control of the streets of Port-au-Prince. The still-unfolding crisis is expected to figure prominently in discussions this…