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Wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast forces evacuation of 16,000 people
Nova Scotia’s leader begged people to stay out of the woods and avoid any activity that could start more fires after a wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000…
Saudi Arabia restores diplomatic relations with Canada
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that it is restoring diplomatic relations with Canada.
The decision comes after a discussion between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
4 people dead in British Columbia bus crash left over 50 hospitalized, officials say
Four people died in a Christmas Eve bus crash that sent more than 50 people to hospitals in southern British Columbia, according to Canadian authorities.
“We can confirm, tragically four passengers were found deceased,” a news release from…
Canada coach crash leaves more than 50 injured
More than 50 people have been injured in an intercity coach crash in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
It happened near the town of Merritt, where temperatures dropped to -3.9C on Saturday.
British Columbia's Interior Health…
5 dead and suspect killed in ‘horrendous’ condo shooting outside Toronto
Six people, including the suspect, are dead after a shooting at a condominium just outside Toronto on Sunday night.
Police were called to a residential building in the city of Vaughan, just north of Toronto, at around 7:20 p.m. ET Sunday…
U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework backs Canada’s bid to join
Fourteen nations, including Australia, Japan and the United States, expressed support for Canada's bid to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework as they concluded on Thursday the first round of in-person negotiations under the U.S.-led…
UN conference in Montreal aims to hammer out urgent deal to save nature
Delegates from nearly 200 nations are attending the United Nations’ COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, Canada, from Dec 7 to 19.
The UN hopes the meeting will end with agreement on ambitious goals and targets to halt and reverse…
Canada to send more warships through Taiwan Strait in signal to China
Canada plans to sail more warships through the Taiwan Strait to affirm the waters claimed by China are international after Ottawa released an Indo-Pacific strategy that described Beijing as an “increasingly disruptive” power.
“We need to…
Trudeau accuses China of ‘aggressive’ election interference
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused China of attempting to interfere in the country's elections.
Trudeau accused Beijing of playing "aggressive games" with democracies and of targeting Canadian institutions.…
Canada aims to add 1.45m immigrants by 2025
With nearly one million job vacancies across the country, Canada is turning more squarely towards foreigners to address its labor shortage and has set record-breaking immigration targets for the coming three years.
Canada’s immigration…