Tag: Canadian Prime Minister

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s mother in hospital after apartment fire

The blaze reportedly started on a fifth floor terrace, and took 70 firefighters to douse.

April 29, 2020

Nearly 10,000 businesses apply for wage subsidy: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Trudeau has expanded the scope of, and eligibility for the program since first promising it last month.

April 28, 2020

Canadian PM Trudeau calls for immediate end to rail blockades in Canada

Trudeau said the army won't be called in, saying troops aren't used against Canadian citizens. He said removing the barricades must be done peacefully.

February 22, 2020

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to visit Ethiopia, Senegal, Germany

The Canadian prime minister will attend the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the office added.

February 2, 2020

Justin Trudeau urges Iran to hand over downed Ukrainian jet’s black boxes to France

"The right place to send those black boxes to get the proper information from them and in a rapid way" is France", Trudeau added.

January 18, 2020

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau speaks with Donald Trump on shared concerns

The two leaders discussed the need for a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the Ukrainian plane crash, which killed 176 people including 63 Canadians.

January 9, 2020

‘We’ll govern for everyone’, says Canada PM Justin Trudeau after narrow win

"We will make life more affordable, we will continue to fight climate change, we will get guns off our streets", Trudeau further said.

October 22, 2019

Trudeau’s blackface images erode public support

The release of the images was "too big to not have an effect", said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Toronto-based Ipsos Public Affairs.

September 25, 2019

Asha Bhosle receives birthday wishes from Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Apart from Trudeau, many from the film industry in India wished the legend on social media.

September 9, 2019

Hurricane Dorian death toll rises to 30 in The Bahamas, says PM Hubert Minnis

Minnis has said that the storm caused "generational devastation."

September 6, 2019

Woman behind Canadian PM Justin Trudeau groping allegations stands by account

The woman who accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 18 years ago of groping her says she stands by her account. She released a statement on Friday to CBC News, her first public comment on the allegations that resurfaced over a month ago. She said the incident, described in August 2000 in an editorial in …

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July 7, 2018

Trumpian theatrics

What ought to have been a crucial summit on international trade has had an ugly conclusion. The G7 meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec, has failed. And this is quite the most charitable construct that can be placed upon the remarkable fizzle at the high table. More accurately, Donald Trump was at his acerbic worst ~ “We’re …

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June 12, 2018

Trudeau stands by government official floating ‘Atwal’ theory

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing by a senior government official who floated the theory that “rogue political factions” in the Indian establishment “orchestrated” the embarrassing invitation of a convicted Khalistani separatist to a formal dinner in India to make the Canadian government appear sympathetic to Sikh extremism, the media reported. The Opposition hit …

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February 28, 2018

Convicted Khalistani activist Jaspal Atwal no longer in MHA blacklist

Jaspal Atwal, a convicted Khalistani terrorist, no longer figures in the Home Ministry’s blacklist of Sikh extremists, officials said. Earlier on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had courted a controversy after the Canadian High Commission had sent an invitation for dinner with him to Atwal. The invitation was later rescinded following the controversy. The …

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February 22, 2018

Canadian PM arrives; defence, counter-terrorism on agenda

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived here on Saturday on a week-long State visit to India aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations in key areas such as trade, counter-terrorism, energy, education, infrastructure and development. The Canadian leader, who is accompanied by a high-level delegation, was received at the airport by senior Canadian and …

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February 17, 2018

Canada makes its national anthem gender-neutral

The national anthem of Canada is gender neutral. Canada’s Senate has passed a Bill to make the country’s national anthem gender-neutral. The original version of the national anthem has a line which says, O “Canada! / Our home and native land! / True patriot love in all thy sons command.” With the new Bill, the …

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February 3, 2018

Justin Trudeau delivers formal apology to LGBTQ Canadians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has delivered a formal and historic apology in the House of Commons to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit Canadians (LGBTQ2) oppressed and discriminated by past federal legislation, policies and practices. Speaking to a packed and emotional chamber, Trudeau said on Tuesday “it is our collective shame that Canadians …

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November 29, 2017