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World Jan 21
Canada’s governor general resigns after workplace harassment reportThe governor general is the representative of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and holds a mostly ceremonial and symbolic position.
Politics Jan 20
Keystone XL pipeline halted as Biden moves to cancel permitThe 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Health Dec 30
Canada to require negative COVID-19 test for people entering countryThe Canadian government says that passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before they arrive in the country.
World Jul 13
Trudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from charity contract decisionCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for not recusing himself from a Cabinet decision to award a contract to a charity his family did paid work for.
Politics Jul 06
Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemicTrump and López Obrador are due to meet Wednesday Washington, but Trudeau spokesperson Chantal Gagnon said Monday that while Canada wishes the U.S. and Mexico well, Trudeau won't be there.
World Jun 12
Trudeau calls police video of aboriginal chief arrest ‘shocking’The arrest has received attention in Canada as a backlash against racism grows in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck.
Politics Jun 01
Canada’s Trudeau says Russia won’t be included in the G7Trudeau noted Russia was excluded from the group after it invaded Crimea in 2014 and annexed it from Ukraine.
World May 19
Canada, U.S. extend border closure to nonessential travelCanada and the U.S. have agreed to extend their agreement to keep border closed to non essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.
World May 01
Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage"Canadians need more than thoughts and prayers," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
World Apr 24
Canada mass shooting started with assault on girlfriendMass shootings are relatively rare in Canada. The country overhauled gun control laws after a man shot 14 women and himself to death at a Montreal' college in 1989. …