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(Eagle News) – Nakikisimpatiya ang Chinese government sa mga Filipino sa gitna ng patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng nasawi sa pananalasa ng bagyong “Vinta.” Ayon kay Foreign Minister Wang Yi, naniniwala ang Tsina na sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay malalampasan ng mga Pilipino ang kalamidad at maibabalik sa normal ang kanilang pamumuhay sa lalong madaling panahon. Una ng nagpaabot ng pakiki-dalamhati ang Canada, Australia at Estados Unidos sa mahigit kalahating milyong […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada and the United States announced Tuesday they will host a summit of foreign ministers in Vancouver on January 16, including envoys from Japan and South Korea, to seek progress on the North Korean nuclear crisis. “We believe a diplomatic solution to the crisis is essential and possible,” Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told a joint press conference with visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. © Agence France-Presse
by Marc BRAIBANT Agence France Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Toronto’s homicide unit has taken over a probe into the “suspicious” deaths of Canadian pharmaceutical billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey, police said Sunday after finding they had died of strangulation. “The cause of death for both deceased was ligature neck compression,” Toronto police said in a statement following post-mortem investigations of the bodies of the 75-year-old chairman of the board of Apotex and […]
by Michel Comte © Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada announced Tuesday it would buy 18 used Australian jets instead of new Boeing Super Hornets, signaling limits in its unwavering friendship with its US neighbor. A little more than a year after saying it would buy 18 Super Hornets for more than $5 billion, and amid trade tensions, Ottawa formally rejected the deal in favor of used planes from Australia. Senior government and military officials said […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer on Wednesday called for the resignation of Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau over perceived ethics breaches and allegations he profited from his own tax policies. “In my capacity as leader of the opposition, I am officially calling on Bill Morneau to resign as finance minister,” Scheer said. “It is clear that under a cloud of investigation and serious questions about his dealings going unanswered, he should not continue in […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to China next week to bolster trade ties as North American continental trade talks fizzle. During the December 3-7 official visit, Trudeau “will promote a progressive trade agenda and tourism initiatives,” said his office. He will meet with government and business leaders as part of Canada’s concerted push to diversify its trade, most of which is currently with its neighbor the United States. “A […]
(Eagle News) – Naglabas ng travel advisory ang Canada laban sa pagbiyahe sa Pilipinas. Ito ay dahil umano sa mataas na banta ng terorismo, gaya ng nangyari sa Marawi, at kaso ng pagdukot. Sa pamamagitan ng travel advisory, pinayuhan ng gobyerno ng Canada ang kanilang mga mamamayan na iwasan ang magtungo sa Mindanao kabilang ang mga lungsod ng Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, General Santos, Isabela, Jolo, Kidapawan at Zamboanga. (Eagle News Service)
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Negotiations in Mexico to update NAFTA have not made much progress on tough U.S. demands that could sink the 1994 trade pact, but the current round of talks is progressing, participants close to the fifth round of talks told media on Monday (November 20). One sticking point that has emerged in the talks is rules of origin. With the details of the US proposal and Mexican and Canadian counter-proposals to […]
by Michel Comte Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada will boost its support for United Nations peacekeeping missions by mobilizing a rapid response force of 200 soldiers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. Details of the plan — part of a long-awaited announcement by the government in Ottawa — however still need to be sorted out with the UN, and the troop numbers fall far short of the 600 pledged one year ago. “The conflicts we […]
(Eagle News) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen here amazed by the warm Filipino welcome he received upon his arriving at Clark International Airport in the Philippines. Other world leaders who are now in the country are Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Malaysian Prime Minister Najon Razak, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — After a dismal October for Hollywood, Disney and Marvel Studio’s “Thor: Rognarok” proved a smashing success over the weekend weekend, pulling in $122.7 million in North American theaters for a global total of $306 million, industry figures showed Monday. How big was the film’s three-day opening? The latest “Thor” episode, boosted by strong reviews and the self-mocking humor of Chris Hemsworth as the powerful Norse god (with Cate Blanchett as Hela, […]
