Tag: Canada

World leaders take stock of shock Trump win

PARIS, France (AFP) — Politicians worldwide took stock Wednesday of Donald Trump’s shock US election victory, with the president-elect winning praise from far-right figures and a cautious welcome from key US allies. EUROPE Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Russia is ready and wants to restore full-fledged relations with the US… We understand that this will not be an easy path considering the unfortunate degradation of relations.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel referenced some of his most controversial […]

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Edmonton, Canada celebrates “I am proud to be a member of the Church of Christ” launch

  (Eagle News) — The three locales in Edmonton, Canada gathered on October 30, Sunday to celebrate the theme “I am proud to be a member of the Church of Christ” held at the Southpointe Community Centre where Iglesia Ni Cristo members invited guests for them to know more about the Church. Representative Thomas Dang, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, one of the invited guests recognized how the INC helped a lot […]

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EU, Canada sign long-delayed trade deal

CANADA (AFP) –Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Union leaders finally sign a landmark trade deal seven years in the making, after it was nearly being torpedoed by a small region of Belgium. https://youtu.be/Kxa1WWKW8ws

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Belgian minister’s twitter feed hacked, amid trade deal tensions

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The twitter account of Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders was hacked on Tuesday, his ministry said, just hours after EU ministers failed to agree on a trade deal with Canada due to opposition by Belgium. “The personal twitter account of MFA Didier Reynders was hacked. The recent messages that are published on this account are not his,” the Belgian ministry of foreign affairs said in a tweet. The posting by Reynders […]

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Prince William, Kate and their children begin visit to Canada

CANADA, United States (Reuters) — Britain’s Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in Canada on Saturday (September 24) for their second official visit to the country. The royal couple have brought their children, three-year-old Prince George and one-year-old Princess Charlotte, on the week-long trip. They were welcomed to Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a military airport in the western province of British Columbia. Holding on to his parents’ hands, […]

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Royal tour to Canada 2016

On September 24 to October 1, 2016, their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge will be visiting the Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, both in Canada. The Duke and Duchess, Prince William and Kate, will be meeting British Columbians highlighting Great Bear Rainforest conservation, upgrading methods to addressing mental illness and attending an event celebrating young leaders in Canadian arts and culture, to name a few out of their […]

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Massive diamond mine opens in Canada’s far north

YELLOWKNIFE, United States (AFP) — De Beers officially opened one of the world’s largest diamond mines on Tuesday near the Arctic Circle in Canada’s remote far north. The Gahcho Kue mine is situated in the outback some 280 kilometers (174 miles) northeast of Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. “It’s the largest diamond mine brought into production in the last 13 years and it’s the biggest outside South Africa,” De Beers chief executive Bruce […]

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Canada security agencies helped Syria in torture cases: documents

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) – Canada’s spy agency and federal police quietly cooperated with Syrian military intelligence in the post-9/11 torture of three Canadians, documents revealed by public broadcaster CBC showed Monday. The three men were arrested by Syrian military intelligence during trips abroad from 2001 to 2004, suspected of Al-Qaeda links. Each claimed upon return to Canada that he had been tortured, and that Canadian security officials had supplied their captors with intelligence and questions […]

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Canada celebrates National Forest Week

September 18-24, 2016 is Canada’s National Forest Week  What is now known as National Forest Week (NFW) was established in the 1920’s and known as Forest Fire Prevention Week. The intention was to encourage greater public awareness of Canada’s forests. Since then, National Forest Week (renamed in 1967) has evolved to encompass the many and varied human and environmental aspects of Canada’s forest resources – past, present and future. Although special activities are promoted across Canada, […]

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Hundreds of Americans wash up illegally in Canada after river party

  (Reuters)  About 1,500 Americans floating down a river that separates the United States from Canada had to be rescued from the water when strong rains and winds sent them illegally into Canadian territory, the country’s coast guard said on Monday. The Americans were taking part in the annual Port Huron Float Down on Sunday in the St. Clair River, which runs between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. The […]

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Confirmed – Canada’s first case of Zika-related defects in fetus

by Jeanete Duazo Eagle News Service Canada Bureau (Eagle News) — The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s first case of Zika-related defects in a fetus, withholding further information for privacy reasons.  It has  however, confirmed that the fetus had severe congenital neurological anomalies. This is the second Canadian case of maternal-to-fetus transmission occurred in a baby that was confirmed to have the virus and the first to which has been linked to […]

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