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Canada to throw out 13.6 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Canada is going to throw out about 13.6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either at home or abroad

Canada says China bars diplomats from Canadian tycoon trial: Official

Chinese authorities refused to allow Canadian diplomats to attend the trial of a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong five years ago, Canada's government said Tuesday

Canada confirms 278 cases of monkeypox; 202 in Quebec, 67 in Ontario

According to Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, the latest epidemiological data show that the majority of the cases are male and range between 20 and 69 years of age

Canada extending current Covid-19 border measures till September 30

According to the news release, the pause of mandatory random testing will continue at all airports until mid-July, for travellers who qualify as fully vaccinated

Canada confirms 235 monkeypox cases; 45 from Ontario, 184 from Quebec

Monkeypox is a sylvatic zoonosis that may cause infections in humans and the disease usually occurs in forested parts of Central and West Africa

UK, US, Japan and Canada to ban Russia gold imports amid Ukraine war

Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada will ban new imports of Russian gold as part of efforts to tighten the sanctions squeeze on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine

US abortion ruling could mean loss of other rights: Canadian PM Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that the US Supreme Court decision to overturn a constitutional right to abortion could lead to the loss of other rights

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau denies meddling in 2020 shooting investigation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied meddling in an investigation into the 2020 mass shooting, the worst in the country's history

Canada's consumer inflation rises 7.7%, surges to 39-year high: Official

Canada's consumer inflation rose to 7.7 per cent year over year in May, the largest yearly increase since January 1983, authorities said

Explained: What is Interpol's Red Corner Notice and why is it issued?

Interpol's Red Corner Notice is an international notice of wanted persons, it is not an arrest warrant

Canada to invest $4.9 bn in next 6 yrs to modernise North America defence

Canada is investing $4.9 billion Canadian (US$3.8 billion) over the next six years to modernise North America's aging defensive systems

Canada confirms 168 cases of monkeypox, 141 reported from Quebec: Report

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam confirmed a total of 168 cases of monkeypox in the country as of Friday

Canada to provide further military aid for Ukraine, says defence minister

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand has announced that Canada will provide Ukraine with 10 replacement barrels to enable the sustainment of M777 howitzer artillery guns

Ukrainian Prez Zelenskyy discuss defence cooperation with Canada's Trudeau

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed defence cooperation with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Canada to suspend Covid vaccine mandate for domestic, outbound travel

The Canadian federal government has announced that it will suspend vaccination requirements against Covid for domestic and outbound travel

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19 for second time

"I've tested positive for Covid-19. I'll be following public health guidelines and isolating. I feel okay, but that's because I got my shots," the Canadian PM tweeted.

In a first, Canada to require a warning be printed on every cigarette

Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette. The move builds on Canada's mandate to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco products' packaging -- a policy that started an international trend when it was introduced two decades ago. "We need to address the concern that these messages may have lost their novelty, and to an extent we worry that they may have lost their impact as well," Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett said at a news conference Friday. "Adding health warnings on individual tobacco products will help ensure that these essential messages reach people, including the youth who often access cigarettes one at a time in social situations, sidestepping the information printed on a package." A consultation period for the proposed change is set to begin Saturday, and the government anticipates the changes coming into force in the latter half of 2023. While the exact messaging printed

Unemployment rate at 5.1% in May reaches new record low in Canada

The unemployment rate in Canada edged down 0.1 percentage point to 5.1 per cent in May, marking three consecutive months of decrease

Punjab CM Mann seeks Canada's help for arresting fugitive gangsters

Advocating a harsh punitive action against the gangsters, Mann said that they should be punished under severest of severe provisions of law so that it acts as deterrent for others.

Canada issues new rules, some students to soon be ineligible for PGWP

The Canadian government has said that from September 1, 2023, international students studying at Quebec's unsubsidised private institutions will become ineligible for post-graduation work permit