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Canadian troops take part in a Nato-led military exercise in Latvia on November 14. Photo: AFP

Canada

US senator says Trump would laugh at Canada’s current military spending

Jim Risch said Ottawa’s pledge to meet Nato’s target by 2032 would get a ‘large guffaw’ from the US president-elect.

23 Nov 2024 - 10:54AMvideocam

Canada

Trudeau to cut sales tax, send cheques to millions of Canadians

22 Nov 2024 - 11:17AM

G20

Biden, Trudeau miss G20 family photo with world leaders

19 Nov 2024 - 5:11PM

US presidential election 2024

Canada on ‘high alert’, braces for migrants fleeing US after Trump win

An official warned if thousands of migrants come all at once and cross at many border points ‘it could become unmanageable’.

9 Nov 2024 - 12:45PMvideocam

Migrants wait along the US-Mexico border wall in Texas to surrender to American Customs and Border Protection agents for asylum claim processing. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

US presidential election 2024

Canada plays China card in preparation for Trump trade fight

Facing the threat of US tariffs, Ottawa seeks to make the case that Canada is aligned with Trump’s strategy for competing with China.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:49AMvideocam

India

India denies minister plotted anti-Sikh attacks in Canada

Canadian officials implicated Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, in a broader campaign targeting Canadian Sikh activists.

2 Nov 2024 - 7:57PM

Canada

Indian minister authorised plots to target Sikh separatists in Canada, official alleges

Canada’s deputy foreign minister told a US-based newspaper that India’s Amit Shah was behind alleged campaign on Canadian soil.

30 Oct 2024 - 2:16PMvideocam

India

Who is Lawrence Bishnoi? The Indian crime boss at the heart of a diplomatic row

Canada says Bishnoi coordinated with Indian officials to target dissidents overseas, specifically Sikh activists living in North America.

29 Oct 2024 - 11:01AMvideocam

Canada

Sikh separatist claims Indian ‘spy network’ operates in US and Canada

Activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun accused India of silencing dissidents abroad, but did not elaborate on his claims of an alleged spy network.

28 Oct 2024 - 7:04PM

Canada

Canada to slash immigration numbers as Trudeau government faces pressure

Migrants have been blamed for everything from a housing crisis to a rising cost of living and a strained healthcare system.

24 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM

The changes mark a new era for a country that once embraced high levels of immigration. Photo: Shutterstock

India

India ex-official charged in US murder plot was arrested in New Delhi murder case

The US Justice Department unsealed the indictment of Vikash Yadav, 39, alleging he led a plot to murder a Sikh separatist in New York.

19 Oct 2024 - 8:45PM

Sikh demonstrators outside a federal courthouse in New York City on Friday, a day after an Indian government employee was charged in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader living in New York City. Photo: AP

Canada

Canada’s pro-Khalistan Sikh activists cheer diplomatic rift with India

There are roughly 770,000 Sikhs in Canada, about 2 per cent of the population – the largest Sikh community outside India.

19 Oct 2024 - 12:24PMvideocam

India

India hits out at Canada’s ‘cavalier’ Trudeau in Sikh murder row

Relations between India and Canada deteriorate after the two countries expelled each others’ envoys.

17 Oct 2024 - 6:33PMvideocam

Canada

Sikh leader’s killing: Canada’s Trudeau says India made ‘horrific mistake’

The PM says there are ‘clear indications’ that India violated Canada’s sovereignty, and that its government agents are targeting Canadians.

17 Oct 2024 - 3:04AMvideocam

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifies at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

India

‘A Trudeau problem’? India-Canada ties hit new low over war of words

Experts say neither country is expected to back down after strong language used in recent exchanges, tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.

16 Oct 2024 - 6:30PMvideocam

Police personnel walk past the entrance of the Canadian High Commission, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Canada

US says India should take Canada assassination plot allegations ‘seriously’

New Delhi has ‘chosen an alternate path’ instead of cooperating with Canada’s investigation of a Sikh leader’s killing, the US says.

16 Oct 2024 - 5:17AMvideocam

India

Canada and India expel each other’s diplomats in growing feud over 2023 assassination

Relations between the two countries have been fraught since the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada.

15 Oct 2024 - 2:33PM

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau survives no-confidence vote, but new threats loom

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has vowed to keep trying to topple the government, with a new attempt coming as early as Tuesday.

26 Sep 2024 - 5:43AM

Canada

Canada’s Justin Trudeau faces no-confidence vote in major test

Conservative rival Pierre Poilievre, who introduced the motion, is far ahead in opinion polls and itching for a snap election.

25 Sep 2024 - 2:57AM

Canada

Canada aims to match US on banning Chinese-made car software

The government is ‘absolutely’ looking such a measure, Finance Minister Freeland says, citing security concerns and Chinese overcapacity.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:04PMvideocam

Canada

Canada further tightens rules on foreign students and temporary workers

Immigration has become a contentious issue as PM Justin Trudeau’s party trails in opinion polls ahead of a looming federal election.

19 Sep 2024 - 2:35AM

Canada

Pressure mounts on Trudeau to quit, after election loss in Canadian PM’s hometown

The loss, coupled with a recent Toronto defeat, signals waning support for Trudeau, who faces a challenging re-election campaign.

17 Sep 2024 - 7:33PM

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party suffered another electoral defeat in Montreal, his hometown, raising pressure for the Prime Minister to step down. Photo: Reuters

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau weakened after key ally withdraws support

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s ‘ripping up’ a deal for his party to help keep the prime minister’s Liberal government in power.

5 Sep 2024 - 1:59AM

Canada

Canadian police warn Sikh aide of threat to life, says leading separatist

Police issued ‘duty to warn’ notice to Inderjeet Singh Gosal, who worked as aide to Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in June 2023.

28 Aug 2024 - 11:18AM

Canada

Canada to slap 100% tariffs on China-made EVs

27 Aug 2024 - 2:51PM

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Canada

Canada to impose 100% tariffs on China-made EVs, 25% levy on steel

‘We all know that China is not playing by the same rules,’ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says of plan to shield domestic industries in alignment with US and EU.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:11PMvideocam

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Canada

Canada tries to end rail lockout, after labour dispute brings trains to a halt

With the stoppage threatening to slash billions off GDP, the government is seeking to force the union and rail companies into arbitration.

23 Aug 2024 - 6:05AM

Canada

Canada’s LGBTQ community faces ‘climate of hate’ as violence, threats soar

Violent and homophobic threats on the rise in Canada, one of the first countries in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.

14 Aug 2024 - 3:38PMvideocam

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Justin Trudeau

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25 Dec 1971

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last updated:

7 October, 2024