Nov 30 Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump in response to threat of tariffs on Canadian exports By Rob Gillies, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida on Friday to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Continue reading
Oct 16 Some health care workers in Canada grappling with patients requesting euthanasia By Maria Cheng, Angie Wang, Associated Press A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widows. Each euthanasia request sparked debate among Canadian doctors and nurses struggling with the ethics of one of the most permissive laws globally on the practice. Continue reading
Oct 15 How a killing at a Sikh temple led to Canada and India expelling each other's diplomats By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Continue reading
Oct 14 Canada and India expel each other's diplomats as dispute over 2023 assassination escalates By Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Saaliq, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last year that there were credible allegations that the Indian government had links to the June 2023 assassination in Canada of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Continue reading
Sep 24 Research reveals threats polar bears face as climate change melts Arctic ice hunting grounds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press In Churchill, Canada, the polar bear capital of the world, scientists say there are now about half the polar bears as there were 40 years ago. Continue reading
Aug 30 Teamsters union files lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders for Canadian rail workers By Josh Funk, Associated Press The union that represents workers at both of Canada's largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it had promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work and got the trains moving again, the union announced Friday. Continue reading
Aug 26 Canada imposes 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, matching the U.S. measure against imports By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The announcement comes after encouragement by U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Canadian railroad workers union mounts legal challenge to arbitrator's back-to-work order By Josh Funk, Rob Gillies, Associated Press The Canadian arbitrator appointed to resolve a messy railroad labor dispute to protect the North American economy has ordered employees at the country’s two major railroads back to work so both can resume operating. Continue reading
Aug 23 Canadian union issues 72-hour strike warning to freight railroad hours after it resumes service By Rob Gillies, Josh Funk, Associated Press A Canadian workers union issued a 72-hour strike notice to one of Canada’s two major freight railroads Friday, only hours after the company's trains had begun rolling again following a potentially devastating stoppage. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Labor dispute shuts down two major Canadian freight railroads In our news wrap Thursday, Canada’s freight trains came to a halt nationwide amid a labor dispute, the FDA approved new COVID vaccines, Gaza cease-fire talks resumed in Cairo, British tech magnate Mike Lynch’s body was recovered from the yacht… Continue watching