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Quebec prime minister says no to anti-Islamophobia day
Feb 01, 2019 03:56The far-right prime minister of Canada’s province of Quebec has ruled out naming a national day against Islamophobia in a move slammed as “absolute insult” to victims of a deadly mosque attack two years ago.
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China: US crackdown on Huawei unreasonable suppression
Jan 29, 2019 10:00China says the United States’ legal measures against Chinese electronics giant Huawei are prompted by “political manipulations,” following a move by Washington to formally indict the chief financial officer of the company.
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Trudeau sacks Canadian envoy to China after Huawei controversy
Jan 27, 2019 05:09Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had sought and accepted the resignation of Ottawa’s ambassador to China, days after the diplomat sparked controversy with criticism of the US extradition request for a top Huawei executive.
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Canada reacts to death sentence given to citizen in China
Jan 19, 2019 11:31Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused China of acting “arbitrarily” in handing down a death sentence to a Canadian citizen over drug smuggling.
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In Canada, Saudi girl says couldn't ‘study, work, live normally’ at home
Jan 16, 2019 04:15A Saudi girl who recently fled her country and received asylum from Canada says she could not study, work, and “live a normal life” in hidebound Saudi Arabia.
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China to try Canadian on drug smuggling charges
Dec 27, 2018 07:41A court in China will try a Canadian national on charges of smuggling drugs, a state-run news portal says, marking a new turn in a dispute between Beijing and Ottawa over the detention of their respective nationals.
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China slams UK, EU ‘dual standards’ on row with Canada
Dec 24, 2018 10:22China has slammed the United Kingdom and the European Union for adopting a double-standard approach towards the issue of human rights, saying the Westerners voice concerns over Beijing's detention of Canadians while remaining silent on the case of a Chinese national arrested in the North American state.
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Saudi Arabia gets armored vehicles despite Canada's pledge to halt deal
Dec 24, 2018 10:21A consignment of armored vehicles has left Canada for Saudi Arabia despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's declaration that Ottawa was ready to halt a $13 billion arms deal with Riyadh.
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This Day in History (03-10-1397)
Dec 24, 2018 07:53Today is Monday; 3rd of the Iranian month of Dey 1397 solar hijri; corresponding to 16th of the Islamic month of Rabi as-Sani 1440 lunar hijri; and December 24, 2018, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar.
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Canada’s Trudeau stresses composure amid arrests in China
Dec 20, 2018 08:22Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will maintain calm and take careful steps to secure the release of three Canadian citizens arrested in China.