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Piyush Goyal to co-chair bilateral ministerial trade dialogue in Canada

Piyush Goyal will on Monday co-chair the discussions for the sixth India-Canada ministerial dialogue on trade and investment (MDTI) in Ottawa, Canada, along with his Canadian counterpart Mary Ng

India, Canada trade ministers to review progress in talks regarding FTA

Trade ministers of India and Canada will review the progress in talks on the proposed free trade agreement between the two countries besides discussing ways to strengthen economic ties, an official statement said on Monday. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Government of Canada, will co-chair the discussions for the sixth India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI) on Monday in Ottawa. MDTI is a bilateral mechanism which provides institutional mechanisms to discuss a broad spectrum of trade and investment related issues and cooperation areas. The discussions will focus on various themes including strengthening the bilateral trade relationship, investment promotion, green transition including critical minerals, it said. The ministers will also review India-Canada CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) negotiations, it added. At the la

Canada summons Chinese envoy over political interference allegations

Canada has summoned Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu over allegations of political interference and intimidation, the media reported

Shopify to lay off 20% of workforce in 2nd round, revenue tops expectations

The company also reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter, as more merchants used its online tools and targeting services to attract customers tackling high inflation

Not targeting law-abiding owners: Canada proposes ban on assault firearms

The Canadian government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force. Under the scheme announced Monday, the government would make regulations through the Firearms Act to ensure that guns are classified correctly before entering the Canadian market. I want to make it clear that our government is not targeting hunters and law-abiding gun owners, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told a news conference. What we're doing is protecting families, protecting our children, protection our communities. The government also plans to recreate a firearms advisory committee that will make recommendations on the classification of guns now on the market. Mendicino said the committee will include rural and northern residents, Indigenous people, industry leaders, law enforcement and gun control advocates. Guided by the committee's recommendation we will increase the classifications of firearms for ban, he said. This commi

Talks underway to return colonial-era artefacts, indigenous loot: Pope

Pope Francis said on Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era artefacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada and voiced a willingness to return other problematic objects in the Vatican's collection on a case-by-case basis. The Seventh Commandment comes to mind: If you steal something you have to give it back, Francis said during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary. Recently, Francis returned to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures that had been in the Vatican Museums' collection for two centuries. The pope said on Sunday that the restitution was the right gesture and that when such returns were possible, museums should undertake them. In the case where you can return things, where it's necessary to make a gesture, better to do it, he said. Sometimes you can't, if there are no possibilities political, real or concrete possibilities. But in the cases where you can restitute, please do it. It's .

Canada's economy edges up 0.6% in Q1, good, services industries up

Inflation remains too firm to justify a quick shift to cuts, and the economy shows signs of softening

Canada provides new military aid package for Ukraine amid war with Russia

This donation comes from the remaining funds across the government of Canada's various funding envelopes for military assistance to Ukraine

Immigration services to be hit as 155,000 Canadian govt employees on strike

PSAC, the union representing federal workers, went on strike on April 19 after they failed to reach an agreement with the government

Canada needs 30,000 new immigrants in agriculture sector, says report

Canada's agricultural sector is among the most diverse in the world though the degree of demand for foreign workers differs significantly by province and operation

Canadian Broadcasting Corp 'pause' Twitter after 'govt-funded media' label

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation paused its use of Twitter on Monday after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped CBC's account with a label the public broadcaster says is intended to undermine its credibility. Twitter labelled CBC/Radio-Canada "government-funded media" the same label that prompted National Public Radio in the US to similarly quit Twitter last Wednesday. Twitter can be a powerful tool for our journalists to communicate with Canadians, but it undermines the accuracy and professionalism of the work they do to allow our independence to be falsely described in this way, CBC spokesman Leon Mar said in a statement announcing the change Monday afternoon. Consequently, we will be pausing our activity on our corporate Twitter account and all CBC and Radio-Canada news-related accounts," the statement said. CBC has sent a letter to Twitter asking the company to re-examine the designation. CBC does not meet those criteria, Mar argued, because it is publicl

India, Canada agree to enhance commercial ties, discuss regional issues

India, Canada agreed to enhance momentum in commercial ties, and strengthen cooperation in science and technology, energy, education, consular issues, counter-terrorism, and streamlined mobility

FTA negotiations going on with United Kingdom, EU and Canada: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while speaking at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) on Free Trade Agreements in Washington said that FTAs are being signed much faster

Canada's employment continues to show upward trend, up by 0.2% in March

Canada's employment grew by 35,000, or 0.2 per cent, in March, following little change in February and strong growth in January and December, Statistics Canada said.

Canada: Hindu temple vandalised in Windsor, police launches investigation

A Hindu temple has been vandalised with anti-India graffiti in Windsor in Canada's Ontario, Windsor police said in a statement.The Windsor Police Service has started an investigation into the vandalism as a "hate-motivated incident" and two suspects are wanted in the incident.According to the statement, police personnel were sent to the Hindu temple on April 5 after a report of hate-motivated vandalism."On April 5, 2023, officers were dispatched to a Hindu temple in the 1700 block of Northway Avenue following a report of hate-motivated vandalism. Officers discovered anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti sprayed in black on an exterior wall of the building," Windsor Police said in the statement.In the investigation, police officers obtained a video that shows two suspects in the area just after 12 am (local time)." In the video, one suspect appears to commit the vandalism on the wall of the building while the other keeps watch," Windsor police said in the statement."At the time of the ...

Indians, children among 8 migrants found dead near US-Canada border

The two children - one below the age of three who had a Canadian passport, and another an infant who was also a Canadian citizen

Brainwashed in Brampton: Khalistanis target new students from Punjab

As Khalistani activists in Canada have grabbed headlines after the Amritpal Singh incident in Punjab, many fear that the pro-Khalistani sentiment is rising in the country

US Prez Biden's Canada agenda stocked from Ukraine to climate change

President Joe Biden arrives in Canada on Thursday with a focus on several of the world's largest challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China. The administration has made strengthening its friendship with Canada a priority over the past two years and Biden's meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the capital of Ottawa is an opportunity to set plans for the future. This visit is about taking stock of what we've done, where we are and what we need to prioritise for for the future, said John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council. We're going to talk about our two democracies stepping up to meet the challenges of our time. National security and air defences will likely be a priority, with a recent Chinese spy balloon floating over North America putting newfound urgency on Canada's plans to update its radar systems and recent purchase of F-35 jets. Trudeau signalled there could be a

Canada's population breaks record: Here's how you can apply for Canadian PR

Canada's population goes up by 2.7% population in 2022 which brings the total population count to 39,566,248, the fastest among the advanced economies

Canada lawmaker quits Justin Trudeau's party amid China allegations

A lawmaker said late Wednesday that he is stepping down from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal party after a media report raised questions about his dealings with China, a claim that comes amid an investigation into allegations of Chinese meddling in Canada's elections. Member of Parliament Hang Dong said the report quoting anonymous sources was an attack on his reputation and his loyalty to Canada. He said he will leave the Liberals and sit in Parliament as an independent lawmaker to avoid causing problems for the party. Global News, citing unidentified security sources, published a report Wednesday alleging Dong suggested to China's consul general in Toronto in 2021 that the opposition Conservative party would benefit if Beijing released two Canadians accused of espionage. Global did not give any direct quotes from the purported conversation. Canadians Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat, and Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur, were arrested in China in December 2018 in what was