The Canadian Armed Forces sent a plane yesterday evening to pick up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is stranded in India after the plane he arrived on was grounded because of technical issues.A press secretary for the prime minister's office says Trudeau is expected to leave New Delhi Tuesday morning, local time.Mohammad Hussain says they’ll keep the public updated as the situation remains fluid.The lockdown in New Delhi lifted at midnight following the G20 leaders’ summit, but Trudeau and his Canadian delegation remain after his plane broke down.The prime minister’s office says a com

Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage.About 7,500 students are affected after the bus service for both the Ottawa public and catholic school boards cancelled 300 routes just before schools opened this week.The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority says the city's rural west end is among the hardest hit areas after a bus company that was to operate 36 routes pulled out.OSTA says they are looking to resolve service disruptions in two weeks after making changes to routes a

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reached India on Friday to participate in the G-20 Summit.The Canadian Prime Minister has traveled to India with his son Xavier, where he was received by Union Minister of State for Skill Development Rajeev Chandrasekhar.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that if he meets PM Modi, he will raise the issue of foreign interference in Canada.It is worth noting that preparations have been made for the G-20 summit to be held on September 9 and 10 in New Delhi.The arrival of guests from G20 members continues.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on a visit to

Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 per cent in August as the economy added 40,000 jobs.Today's report ends a three-month streak of increases in the jobless rate.The federal agency says Canada's strong pace of population growth means higher job gains are needed every month to keep the unemployment rate in check.Employment increased in professional, scientific and technical services as well as construction, meanwhile, jobs were shed in education services and manufacturing.Average hourly wage growth continues to be strong, rising 4.9 per cent on an annual basis.The la

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank may have to raise interest rates further, given inflation may stay high for some time.That’s according to prepared remarks the governor is delivering before the Calgary Chamber of Commerce today.His speech comes one day after the central bank decided to hold its key interest rate steady at five per cent as signs of a slowing economy grow.However, Macklem says today that the central bank’s governing council agreed rates may need to rise again if inflationary pressures persist.Canada’s inflation rate was 3.3 per cent in July, but t

The matter of taking off the passengers from the Air Canada flight has now reached the Public Health Agency of Canada.The Public Health Agency of Canada said they are in contact with Air Canada.In fact, on August 26, in a flight coming from Las Vegas to Montreal, two passengers refused to sit on the seat covered with vomit, due to which there was a lot of argument in the plane and the passengers were taken off the plane.All this incident was shared by a woman named Susan Benson on her Facebook post.However, yesterday Air Canada apologized in this matter that the passengers did not get the serv

An analysis has found that Western Canada was one of the global hot spots in a summer that climate change made one of the warmest on record.The extensive study by Climate Central concludes that Canada saw nine days of high temperatures that were made at least three times more likely by greenhouse gases.It also says average temperatures in Canada during July and August were 1.5 degrees warmer than average, one of the highest increases in the world.Climate Central uses peer-reviewed methods to attribute the contribution of climate change to daily temperatures around the world.Its report follows

The federal government has tapped a Quebec judge to head a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada's affairs.Two government sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, confirmed that Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josee Hogue will lead the probe.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who is also the minister for democratic institutions, is set to announce the public inquiry today.Opposition parties have been demanding a public inquiry for months over allegations the Liberals failed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing his tour of the Indo-Pacific region this week with a visit to Singapore to promote Canadian business and products.His two-day visit is expected to include meetings with business leaders in the region, as well as meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.Trudeau is in Asia this week to promote trade as well as Canadian energy and products, meeting with Indo-Pacific leaders and attending two summits.The visit to Singapore comes after a stop in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Canada launched a strategic partnership with the Association of Southeas