Jan 31 Canadian prime minister tests positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19, but is ``feeling fine″ and will continue working remotely. Continue reading
Jan 21 Canada, U.S. and allies discuss aid for Haiti By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says immediate action is needed to fix the security situation in Haiti and he says additional aid is a central topic of a virtual conference that includes officials from Canada, the United States and France. Continue reading
Sep 21 Justin Trudeau’s party wins Canada vote but fails to get majority By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party secured victory in parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority he wanted in a vote that focused on the coronavirus pandemic but that many Canadians saw as unnecessary. Continue reading
Sep 20 Canadians are voting in an election that could knock Justin Trudeau from power By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Polls indicate Trudeau's Liberal Party is in a tight race with the rival Conservatives. Continue reading
Jul 02 Trudeau denounces church burnings, vandalism in Canada By Jim Morris, Associated Press Several Catholic churches have recently been vandalized or damaged in fires following the discovery of more than 1,100 unmarked graves at the sites of three former residential schools run by the church in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Continue reading
Jun 25 Trudeau says Canada is ashamed about schools for Indigenous children By Rob Gillies, Associated Press ndigenous leaders said this week that 600 or more remains were discovered at the Marieval Indian Residential School, which operated from 1899 to 1997 in the province of Saskatchewan. Last month, some 215 remains were reported at a similar school… Continue reading
Mar 05 Canada approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19 as the country’s health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Biden holds first bilateral meeting as president with Canada’s Trudeau In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden held the first bilateral meeting of his administration with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Biden's pick for U.N. ambassador was confirmed by the Senate, former Sen. David Perdue will not run for his… Continue watching
Feb 23 WATCH: Biden and Trudeau give statements on bilateral meeting By Aamer Madhani, Rob Gillies, Associated Press In pre-pandemic times, such a meeting would have been held with fanfare. But with Biden and Trudeau stressing caution to their citizens, both leaders are foregoing the typical pomp and holding their talks by video conference. Continue reading
Jan 21 Canada’s governor general resigns after workplace harassment report By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The governor general is the representative of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and holds a mostly ceremonial and symbolic position. Continue reading