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Canada scraps military export permits for NATO ally Turkey
Apr 13, 2021 06:10Canada on Monday blocked military arms exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe found Canadian drone technology had been misdirected for use in conflicts.
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China begins trial of ex-Canadian diplomat on espionage charges
Mar 22, 2021 12:30A Chinese court has begun the trial of a former Canadian diplomat, who is charged with espionage after being arrested two years ago in Beijing.
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CEO of Canada pension fund forced to resign after trip to UAE for vaccination
Feb 27, 2021 06:52The head of Canada’s largest pension fund, Mark Machin, has resigned a day after a report said he traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and received a coronavirus vaccine shot there as millions of Canadians waited to receive a jab in their own country amid a slow rollout.
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US, Canada agree to join forces against China
Feb 24, 2021 09:06US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have agreed to work together to counter China's growing global influence.
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Biden has called S Korea, France, Canada, UK leaders but not Israel’s premier
Feb 17, 2021 08:04US President Joe Biden is yet to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu although he has already contacted several other allies in Europe and Asia.
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Iran advises Canada against falling for 'fake' audio recording on Ukraine plane crash
Feb 11, 2021 05:59The Foreign Ministry urges Canada to observe professionalism instead of making wrongful claims about the tragic incident early last year that featured the mistaken downing of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran.
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US far-right Proud Boys declared as terrorist group in Canada
Feb 04, 2021 11:35US white supremacist group, Proud Boys – one of the staunch supporters of former president Donald Trump – has officially been declared as a terrorist group in Canada.
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Facial recognition app Clearview engaged in mass surveillance of Canadians, probe finds
Feb 04, 2021 07:41US facial recognition technology firm Clearview AI illegally conducted mass surveillance in breach of Canadians’ privacy rights, Canada’s privacy commissioner said Wednesday following an investigation.
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Biden revokes Keystone XL permit, Canada disappointed
Jan 21, 2021 11:44US President Joe Biden has formally revoked the permit needed to finish the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a years-long project that would have carried oil sands crude from Alberta, Canada, to the American Gulf Coast.
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For COVID-19 vaccines, some are too rich — and too poor
Dec 31, 2020 09:44A few months from now, a factory in South Africa is expected to begin churning out a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine each day in the African country hardest-hit by the pandemic. But those vials will probably be shipped to a distribution center in Europe and then rushed to Western countries that have pre-ordered them by the hundreds of millions. None have been set aside for South Africa.