Man pleads guilty to killing 6 in mosque shooting
A former Canadian university student has pleaded guilty to killing six men who were praying in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017, a court...
Canada
Trudeau says he shouldn’t make stupid jokes in public
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday admitted he should not be making stupid jokes in public after a quip last week prompted the scorn...
Somali refugee faces terror charges in Canada attacks
A Somali refugee who had been on a watch list over extremist views faced five counts of attempted murder and terror charges on Sunday after...
Somali refugee faces terror charges in Canada stabbing, car attacks
A Somali refugee who had been on a watch list over extremist views faced five counts of attempted murder and terror charges on Sunday after...
Canada wildfires disrupt industry, force 14,000 from homes
Rapidly spreading wildfires in Western Canada’s British Columbia on Monday disrupted timber and mining operations, damaged equipment at a regional electric utility and forced thousands...
Europe’s Nato members, Canada to raise defence spending in 2017
Europe‘s Nato members and Canada will jointly raise defence spending by 4.3 per cent in 2017, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, partly aimed...
Cyprus and Canada sign MoU in health sector
Cyprus and Canada signed have a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the wider health sector, the health ministry announced. The ministry said that the...
TTIP: conquest by stealth or plunder, American style
By J.M. Knowles WHEN a pickpocket has designs on your wallet, he devises some clever way to distract your attention. A prime example of this...
EU and Canada sign free trade agreement (Update 1)
The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some...
Belgium breaks deadlock over EU-Canada free trade pact (Update)
Belgium’s regions agreed to a free trade pact with Canada on Thursday, ending weeks of uncertainty when internal divisions in just one country blocked the European Union of 500...
Belgians reach deal on EU-Canada free trade agreement
Belgium agreed a deal with its regional parliaments on Thursday to approve a landmark EU-Canada free trade agreement, breaking a deadlock that has blocked the...
EU’s Tusk says Ceta signing summit still possible on Thurs
A planned EU-Canada summit to sign a free trade deal was still possible on Thursday, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, as Belgian...
Belgians keep EU, Canada in suspense on trade deal
By Robert-Jan Bartunek and Alastair Macdonald Feuding Belgian politicians, keeping Canada and the European Union waiting, resume talks on Wednesday with hopes fading that they...
Nurse charged with killing eight in Canadian old-age homes
A Canadian nurse was charged on Tuesday with using drugs to murder eight elderly patients at two long-term care facilities in the province of Ontario,...
EU sets Belgium Monday deadline to back Canada trade deal
By Alastair Macdonald and Philip Blenkinsop The European Union has given Belgium until late on Monday to overcome opposition to a free trade deal with...
Canadian minister says up to EU to save trade deal
Canada’s trade minister said on Saturday it was up to the European Union to save a free trade deal that is being blocked by opposition...
Belgian ‘Non’ blocks EU approval of Canada trade deal
EU governments failed on Tuesday to approve a free trade agreement with Canada, as continued opposition from French-speaking southern Belgium threatened the entire deal. Almost...
German court rejects emergency appeal to block EU-Canada trade deal
By Caroline Copley Germany’s Constitutional Court gave the green light on Thursday for the government to approve an ambitious trade accord between the European Union...
EU seeks to save Canada trade deal as prospects for deal with US fade
EU ministers took steps on Friday to approve a contentious free trade deal with Canada, while a growing number said talks towards a similar agreement...
US, Canada aboriginal tribes form alliance to stop oil pipelines
Aboriginal tribes from Canada and the northern United States signed a treaty on Thursday to jointly fight proposals to build more pipelines to carry crude...
