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Canadian PM promises more aid for Ukraine on surprise visit to Kiev
Jun 10, 2023 17:25Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an unannounced visit to the capital Kiev to show Ottawa’s support for the war against Russia.
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US East Coast blanketed in eerie veil of smoke from Canada fires
Jun 08, 2023 08:03Schools across the US East Coast canceled outdoor activities, commercial airline traffic was slowed and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in a thick yellowish haze.
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Canada sends troops to assist in putting out fires in Nova Scotia
Jun 02, 2023 12:02Canada has sent its military to the eastern province of Nova Scotia to deal with wildfires that have forced 18,000 people from their homes as unusually dry early summer weather has caused fires throughout the country.
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UN warns against 'splitting world in two’ as G7 leaders reinforce division
May 21, 2023 08:15United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has cautioned G7 nations to refrain from the “division of the world into two” Cold-War-style blocs aligned with either the US or China, while the G7 bloc reinforced the division by accusing China and Russia over nuclear weapons.
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Wildfires hit Canada's gas flow to US, driving up prices
May 19, 2023 10:03Officials in Canada’s Alberta province say speeding wildfires have slowed the outflow of natural gas into the US, increasing prices.
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Trudeau says Canada ready to partner with S Korea against North
May 17, 2023 09:17Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged his country’s military commitment to South Korea’s hostile campaign against North Korea, joining the US-led alliance of surging assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Hundreds of thousands of Canadians flock to food banks as inflation soars
Apr 25, 2023 11:22Canadians have flocked to food banks as the country is facing a "food crisis" triggered by skyrocketing inflation and the rising cost of living, the CEO of Canada's largest food bank has warned.
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More than 150,000 Canada public workers go on strike over wages
Apr 19, 2023 12:34More than 155,000 federal public servants have gone on strike across Canada over low wages after failing to reach an agreement on a pay hike.
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G7 foreign ministers promise tougher measures against Russia, call out China
Apr 19, 2023 07:58Top diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies have vowed to take a more unified stand against Russia and China.
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Ice storm in Canada leaves two dead, over a million without electricity
Apr 07, 2023 15:19An ice storm in eastern Canada has left at least two people dead and more than a million others without electricity, affecting the country’s two most-populated provinces, Quebec and Ontario, ahead of a holiday weekend.