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US attacks on PM Trudeau spark anger in Canada
Jun 12, 2018 02:43The lower house of Canada’s parliament has unanimously condemned the recent personal attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by US President Donald Trump and other American officials, which have offended Canadian elites and ordinary citizens amid a dispute over trade.
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Macron to Trump: Don't push Iran to leave nuclear deal
Jun 08, 2018 10:04French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the US not to push Iran to leave the 2015 nuclear deal as he urged world leaders to stand up to the threat of a new US “hegemony”.
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Protesters stage rally in Canada ahead of G7 summit
Jun 08, 2018 09:20Thousands of demonstrators have staged rallies to protest against the world leaders' gathering in Canada for the 44th Group of Seven (G7) summit.
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Canadian PM grilled over reported bid to turn away refugees
May 02, 2018 08:30The Canadian prime minister and his ministers have been questioned in parliament over purported government efforts to get legal authority for turning back thousands of asylum seekers crossing the border into the country.
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This Day in History (12-02-1397)
May 02, 2018 03:15Today is Wednesday; 12th of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1397 solar hijri; corresponding to 15th of the Islamic month of Sha’ban 1439 lunar hijri; and May 2, 2018, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar.
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Canada: 10 dead, 15 injured as truck runs over Toronto
Apr 24, 2018 01:43A driver plowed his white Ryder rental van into a crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with lunch-hour pedestrians, police said.
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Canada imposes targeted sanctions against Myanmar general
Feb 16, 2018 15:17Canada has imposed "targeted sanctions" against a Myanmar general who led an army crackdown that forced over hundreds of thousands of minority Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
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Trudeau promises new legal framework to guarantee indigenous rights
Feb 15, 2018 13:06Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is drafting legislation to create a legal framework aimed at preserving the rights of aboriginals in all government decisions.
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Man assails 11-year-old Canadian Muslim girl in Toronto, cuts her hijab with scissors
Jan 13, 2018 06:01An 11-year-old Muslim Canadian school girl has expressed horror after her hijab (Islamic headdress) was repeatedly cut by a male assailant while she was walking to school with her younger brother.
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Two airplanes collide on ground at Toronto airport
Jan 06, 2018 05:16Two jets collided on the ground at a Toronto airport on Friday, setting the tail of one aircraft alight and prompting passengers to evacuate the other via an emergency slide.