Tag: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

US, Mexico play up increased security cooperation

by Dave Clark / Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson insisted Friday the US and Mexico are bolstering cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking, brushing aside concerns about the impact of his boss Donald Trump’s anti-Mexican barbs. The US-Mexican relationship has been strained by Trump’s attacks on Mexican immigrants and the North American Free Trade Agreement — and his insistence on building a border wall. Critics say […]

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Canada PM arrives in Danang for APEC summit

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Vietnam for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Friday (November 10). Trudeau and other APEC leaders, including President Xi Jinping of China and U.S. President Donald Trump, will meet later on Friday in the Vietnamese seaside resort of Danang. Trudeau will also be focusing on negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal on the sidelines of the summit.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to Argentina on state visit

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Argentina on Thursday (November 17) for an official visit that will include meetings with Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Trudeau was greeted at the Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, by Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra. The Canadian Prime Minister will meet with the Canadian Council for the Americas. He will then lay a wreath at Plaza San Martin. In the afternoon, Trudeau […]

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Disabled Afghan girl painter dreams of a bright future

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — Like many other young artists her age, 16-year-old Robaba Mohammadi dreams of holding international art exhibitions. The only difference — she draws not with her fingers but with her mouth. She was born with partial paralysis of her limbs and is unable to control her hands and feet, except for a few toes. Mohammadi came from a poor family in Ghazni province who moved to Kabul when she was three after […]

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Canada’s Justin Trudeau defends the burkini

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday defended individual rights and freedoms while touting cultural diversity and tolerance when asked about a controversy swirling in France over a burkini ban. “We should be past tolerance in Canada,” Trudeau told reporters after meeting with his ministers to plan the government’s legislative agenda. Some lawmakers in Canada’s Quebec province have called for outlawing “burkinis” — body-concealing Islamic swimsuits — following bans in at […]

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President Aquino apologizes to Canadian PM

QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III extended his apology to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the fate of the two Canadian hostages at the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group. At the same time, President Aquino extended his thanks to Trudeau in respecting the Philippine government’s “no ransom” policy. According to President Aquino, the paying of ransom will result in the proliferation of terrorist groups, and that the “no ransom” policy was […]

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Canadian PM to pursue justice for beheaded Canadian hostages

QUEZON City, Philippines – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered that Canada’s flag be placed at half-mast after receiving reports of the death of second Canadian hostage Robert Hall. Trudeau also condemned Abu Sayyaf’s act and promised that Canada will pursue those responsible for the death of the two Canadian hostages until justice is served. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Canadian leader to visit forest fire city

OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the fire-scarred city of Fort McMurray on Friday, as he hailed the work of first respondents who evacuated the oil hub of 100,000. “All Canadians say congratulations to the brave first respondents who have been there to do extraordinary work in Fort McMurray,” Trudeau said in the House of Commons. He hailed lawmakers for being “strongly engaged on the ground supporting their fellow […]

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Video shows hostages held by Abu Sayyaf Group pleading for help

(Reuters)  Islamist militants in the southern Philippines released a video that purports to show three hostages pleading for help and a masked militant vowing to behead them if the group’s demands are not met. “I’m appealing to Canadian government, the Filipino government, friends, family, anybody who can possibly help us. If the demand is not met, we will be executed like our friend John was a few days ago.” the hostage who identified himself as […]

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Canada PM condemns ‘cold-blooded murder’ of hostage in Philippines

  (REUTERS) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned on Monday (April 25) the execution of a Canadian hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines, calling it “an act of cold-blooded murder.” John Ridsdel, 68, a former mining executive, was captured by Islamist militants along with three other people in September 2015 while on vacation on a Philippine island. The Philippine army said a severed head was found on a remote island on Monday, […]

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Canadian PM’s chair sells more than Obama’s

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau beats United States President Barack Obama when the chair that he used in the APEC summit was sold in an auction for the price of more than Php 2 million. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Canadian Prime Minister leaves the Philippines

After attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the Philippines today. Although Trudeau failed to directly provide solution regarding the issue of Canadian garbage disposed in the Philippines, said prime minister made a statement regarding the formation of possible solutions by the Canadian government. He also added that he enjoyed his stay in the Philippines due to the warm welcome shown by the Filipinos. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]

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