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LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A Canadian soldier became the first woman from an infantry unit to take command of troops guarding Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace residence in London on Monday (June 26). Captain Megan Couto, 24, led the queen’s guard while visiting Britain to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Canada, one of the 15 nations in addition to the United Kingdom which has the 91-year-old queen as head of state. Guard duties are […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — A former nurse who confessed to murdering eight elderly residents who were under her care at retirement homes in eastern Canada was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Elizabeth Wettlaufer faced a possible 200 years in jail, but the judge in Canada’s Ontario province opted for eight concurrent sentences with no parole for at least 25 years. The stout, bespectacled 50-year-old came forward and admitted having fatally injected her victims with […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The Trump administration Thursday launched an investigation into planned imports of Canadian aircraft, following a complaint last month by United States aviation giant Boeing that the planes receive unfair subsidies. The anti-dumping investigation will look into charges that Canada’s Bombardier receives subsidies of nearly 80 percent, and could lead the US Commerce Department to impose equivalent punitive import duties. The preliminary ruling on the 100- to 150-seat planes is […]
EBC Los Angeles: Kenneth Cruz EBC Canada: Marco Zerrudo EBC Australia: Cristine Fisher Watch as our EBC Sports International Correspondents tell us about the national sports of Canada and Australia.
PALAWAN (Eagle News) – Nag-isyu na rin ng kanilang travel advisory ang iba pang mga bansa para sa kanilang mga kababayan na nagbabalak na magtungo sa Palawan dahil sa banta sa seguridad. Kabilang sa naglabas ng bagong abiso ay ang mga bansang: United Kingdom Canada Australia Una rito, nagsabi ang Estados Unidos na kailangan nilang balaan ang kanilang mga mamamayan na mag-ingat o kaya ay ipagpaliban muna ang pagpunta sa Palawan dahil sa posibilidad ng […]
by Julien Besset / Catherine Legault Agence France Presse PIERREFONDS, Canada (AFP) — Canada mobilized its army to help thousands of flood victims try to hold back waters and save their homes Monday after the worst flood in half a century struck, but authorities were optimistic that rising water levels would soon crest. Several rivers and lakes have overflowed their banks in Quebec province, between Gatineau in the Canadian capital region and Montreal 200 kilometers (125 miles) […]
by Marc BRAIBANT Agence France Presse CANADA (AFP) — With heavy rains persisting and waters still rising over much of waterlogged eastern Canada, the nation’s military on Sunday tripled the number of troops urgently working to evacuate thousands of residents. New evacuations were ordered in Pierrefonds, on the northwestern shore of the Island of Montreal, after three temporary dikes ruptured, quickly sending water levels higher. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre declared a state of emergency for […]
By Jean-Louis Doublet Agence France Presse Trade tensions spiked between Washington and Ottawa on Tuesday as United States President Donald Trump accused Canada of being “very rough” on America and threatened to retaliate against restrictions on US dairy products. Trump also touted his administration’s surprise decision late Monday to rekindle an old trade conflict with America’s second-largest trading partner by slapping new tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. “People don’t realize, Canada has been very rough […]
Willows Beach is one of Victoria’s most popular swimming beaches, and is a popular destination for the locals, with shallow, protected waters suitable for young children. The beach is a 15-minute drive east from downtown Victoria.
