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CanadaSep 08, 2023

PM Justin Trudeau reaches India, to raise issue of foreign interference with PM Modi

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
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CanadaSep 08, 2023

40,000 new jobs created in August in Canada : Statistics Canada

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
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CanadaSep 07, 2023

Bank of Canada may raise interest rates again: Macklem

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
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CanadaSep 07, 2023

Public Health Agency starts investigation into Air Canada's taking off passengers from flight

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
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CanadaSep 07, 2023

Western Canada was the hottest place this year: Climate Central Study

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
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CanadaSep 07, 2023

Quebec Court of Appeal judge will head public inquiry into foreign interference

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
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CanadaSep 07, 2023

PM Trudeau reached Singapore, met with business leaders

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
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CanadaSep 06, 2023

Montreal police equip school children with backpacks that display speed

Children in Quebec are becoming living speed cameras as a way to get drivers to slow down in school zones.Police in the Montreal area are equipping a handful of schoolchildren with backpacks that display passing vehicles’ speeds.The demonstrations are part of a series of measures municipalities are deploying to better secure school zones this year.The City of Montreal is launching biweekly police operations to crack down on dangerous driving around schools.It’s also raising sidewalks and reducing the size of lanes on streets by dozens of schools to improve safety and calm traffic.Efforts t
ndp-leader-calls-for-bank-of-canada-mandate-review-as-key-rate-holds-steady
CanadaSep 06, 2023

NDP leader calls for Bank of Canada mandate review as key rate holds steady

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the federal government needs to review the mandate of the Bank of Canada to put people first.Singh's comment today comes as the bank holds its key interest rate steady at five per cent after raising it 10 times since March of last year.Singh says while interest rates won't rise, they're still higher than they have been in the last 20 years.Bank of Canada rates have taken on more of a political tone as Canadians struggle financially, with the Ontario and British Columbia premiers making direct appeals to the bank in recent days to not increase rates.Ford tweeted to
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IndiaMay 08, 2025

Trump administration steps up efforts to reduce India-Pakistan tensions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke Thursday with the prime minister of Pakistan and India's foreign minister as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to prevent the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals from going to war. In separate calls with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Rubio ``emphasized the need for immediate de-escalation,'' the State Department said Rubio also ``expressed U.S. support for direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve communications,'' according to readout
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CanadaMay 08, 2025

Ontario reports almost 200 new measles cases as virus spreads across Canada

Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country. That brings the province’s tally of probable and confirmed cases to 1,440 since an outbreak began in October. Public Health Ontario’s measles report says there have been 101 hospitalizations, including 75 children. Eight patients have been in intensive care. Nova Scotia and Northwest Territories each reported measles cases earlier this week, marking their first since this outbreak began. Alberta reported yesterday that its overall case co
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BCMay 08, 2025

Surrey mayor asks Carney for a Surrey MP in cabinet

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has asked Premier Mark Carney to give the MP from Surrey a seat in his cabinet. She said that Surrey is about to become the first city in BC to reach a population of 1 million and it also borders the United States, so given the city’s development needs, we believe that Surrey should have a strong voice in the federal cabinet. The mayor said that I believe this will be an important step to support and ensure the continued growth of Surrey. She said that the city is growing by an average of 28 residents per day.
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IndiaMay 08, 2025

Nikki Haley supports India's action against Pakistan

American Republican leader Nikki Haley has supported India's action against Pakistan. She said that Pakistan has no right to play the victim card here, no country can be given the right to support terrorism. Nikki Haley said that dozens of Indians were killed in the terrorist attack in India's Pahalgam, so India has every right to retaliate and take steps for its security. It is noteworthy that Nikki Haley is a former governor of South Carolina and has been the US ambassador to the United Nations during President Donald Trump's first term. She was the first Indian-American to be appointed
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IndiaMay 08, 2025

Pakistan launches several drone and missile attacks in Punjab

Pakistan launched several drone and missile attacks in Punjab on Thursday night. The Pathankot airbase was targeted, a drone attack took place in Jalandhar. However, India's air defense system destroyed them in the sky. So far, there is no report of any damage in the attack. Drone movement has also been seen in Bathinda. The Indian air defense system shot down all the drones and missiles fired towards Pathankot airbase and Jammu airport. There are reports of two Pakistani F-16 fighter jets also being destroyed during the attack.