Tag: canada
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Europe celebrates Victory Day and Europe Day on May 8 and 9 respectively
Europe is engaged in a long weekend of celebrations after commemorating Victory Day yesterday and today commemorates Europe Day. Yesterday, on Friday, Europe commemorated Victory in Europe Day marking the Allied victory over Nazism in 1945 and the end of the Second World War in Europe. Commemorative ceremonies and military parades were held in major…
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Canada attends for the first time a European Political Community Meeting in Yerevan, Armenia
Canada attended a European Political Summit for the first time ever as the 8th Summit was organised in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan. EU Member states are present along with EU officials. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is also present. According to official Canadian government statements, Carney held bilateral meetings with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and several…
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Canada joins Nordic Countries in collective commitment to protect the Arctic territories
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the leaders of the Nordic countries in Oslo where the leaders issued a joint statement on the collective security of Arctic territories. The meeting brought together the leaders of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, who discussed the growing importance of the Arctic region amid increasing competition between major…
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Canada’s Prime Minister goes to China: declares new world order
Canadas’ Prime Minister Mark Carney has travelled to Beijing to strike a trade deal with China under a new “partnership” while still negotiating a trade deal with the US. Canada and the US have still not signed on a trade deal with each other. The Canadian Prime Minister previously described China as Canada’s major foreign…
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European leaders remain silent over Greenland during Paris press conference: Canada to open a new Consulate
During today’s meeting in Paris of the Coalition of the Willing, Greenland was also discussed on the sidelines by European leaders, due to ongoing threats of annexation by US President Donald Trump. European leaders have rejected President Trump’s calls for US annexation, but refused to answer any question about the issue during yesterday’s press conference.…
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President Zelensky to meet Trump in public meeting while Russia bombs Ukrainian civilians
Yesterday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Canada in anticipation of a meeting with President Donald Trump that will be held later today. The meeting will revolve around the proposed US-Kremlin Capitulation Pact for Ukraine and comes on President Trump’s invitation. Europe and Ukraine have presented a counter-proposal to the US-Kremlin Pact which has not…
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Trump at G7 Says Russia wouldn’t have started a war if it hadn’t been expelled from the G8
G7 leaders are meeting in Alberta, Canada to discuss trade, Russian sanctions and security. US President Donald Trump is also holding discussions on trade with the EU Commissioner President with the aim to strike trade deal. So far, the US has only signed a trade deal with the United Kingdom. EU Commissioner Ursula von der…
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Mark Carney elected as Canada’s Prime Minister
Leader of the Liberal Party, Mark Carney, is set to become the Prime Minister of Canada as provisional results show the Liberal Party won yesterday’s federal elections of Canada. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned from the leadership of the Liberal Party as polls showed he was below his Opposition and Conservative opponent, Pierre Poilievre.…
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Vancouver Police charge Kai-Ji Adam Lo with killing up to 11 people at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival
Kai-Ji Adam Lo, a Canadian resident from Vancouver has been charged with eight counts of murder after ramming down and killing up to 11 individuals with an SUV celebrating Lapu Lapu Day in downtown Vancouver. Lapu Lapu Day is a traditional Filipino cultural festival and in Vancouver usually draws crowds of up to 100,000 people.…
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Uncertainty still hangs over possible role of Western troops in Ukraine
Following a report by The Sunday Times reporting that a “Coalition of the Willing” is organising a peace-keeping force for Ukraine, uncertainty remains over the role this force will assume. The Coalition of the Willing includes France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Turkey and a contingent of up to 30,000 troops is being planned,…
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Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vows “Dollar for Dollar” trade war
Former Central Bank Governor Mark Carney was elected leader of the Liberal Party in Canada with a resounding 85% of the vote, defeating his opponent, former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Mark Carney was Canada’s central banker from 2008 to 2013 and the UK’s central banker from 2013 to 2020 steering through two crisis: the financial…
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Canada’s politicians united over retaliatory tariffs against the United States
Canada’s main political leaders are united behind Canada’s response to tariffs imposed on the Untied States on Canada that became effective as of today. The Untied States has imposed up to 25% tariffs on most Canadian goods and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy. Canada has responded with similar measures. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
