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9:55am, 30th April, 2019

China sentences Canadian to death for drug offences

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Tuesday for producing and trafficking the addictive stimulant methamphetamine, amid heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive.

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

2:40pm, 29th April, 2019

Business

Canadian farm exports hit new Chinese obstacles amid diplomatic dispute

An expanding list of Canadian farm exports is hitting obstacles at Chinese ports, leaving sellers of soybeans, peas and pork scrambling amid a bitter diplomatic dispute.

Gunmen kidnap Canadian, Scottish oil workers from Nigerian oil rig

3:40pm, 28th April, 2019

World

Gunmen kidnap Canadian, Scottish oil workers from Nigerian oil rig

Gunman kidnapped three oil workers from Canada, Scotland and Nigeria at a rig in Nigeria's Delta region on Saturday, officials said - the second abduction in the area in less than a week.

Canadian prime minister expels two ex-ministers from ruling party caucus amid scandal

5:54pm, 2nd April, 2019

World

Canadian prime minister expels two ex-ministers from ruling party caucus amid scandal

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday moved to sideline two former cabinet ministers at the center of a political crisis, saying he could no longer trust them.

Philip Morris says Canadian unit RBH granted creditor protection

8:18pm, 22nd March, 2019

Business

Philip Morris says Canadian unit RBH granted creditor protection

Philip Morris International Inc on Friday said its Canadian unit, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc (RBH), was granted creditor protection, following a tobacco class action ruling in Quebec earlier this month.

Second Canadian minister quits over scandal, Trudeau taking it 'seriously'

10:10pm, 4th March, 2019

World

Second Canadian minister quits over scandal, Trudeau taking it 'seriously'

In a serious blow to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a second member of his Cabinet resigned on Monday, saying she had lost confidence in how the government had dealt with an escalating political scandal.

Second Canadian cabinet minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin scandal

4:00pm, 4th March, 2019

World

Second Canadian cabinet minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin scandal

Canada's President of the Treasury Board resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet on Monday, the second minister to leave in the wake of a political scandal that has roiled Trudeau's tenure months before an October electio...

Canadian prime minister Trudeau's chief secretary resigns

3:49pm, 18th February, 2019

World

Canadian prime minister Trudeau's chief secretary resigns

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's principal secretary Gerald Butts has resigned from his position, according to a statement issued by Butts on Monday.

Canadian dollar dips as oil falls, investors demand greenbacks

5:25pm, 11th February, 2019

Business

Canadian dollar dips as oil falls, investors demand greenbacks

The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Monday as oil prices fell and investors sought to own greenbacks, betting that the U.S. currency would fare best as the global economy slows.

Canadian hit 'Schitt's Creek' gets 15 Canadian Screen Award nods

1:58pm, 7th February, 2019

Entertainment

Canadian hit 'Schitt's Creek' gets 15 Canadian Screen Award nods

Canadian comedy "Schitt's Creek" and drama "Anne with an E" led the nominations for the Canadian Screen Awards, grabbing 15 nods each on Thursday.

Canadian diplomats hit by Cuba illness feel 'abandoned': paper

4:48pm, 19th November, 2018

World

Canadian diplomats hit by Cuba illness feel 'abandoned': paper

A group of Canadian diplomats who left the embassy in Cuba after suffering unusual health symptoms say their foreign ministry has abandoned them, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Monday.

Canadian dollar, stocks rise as NAFTA salvaged

4:15am, 1st October, 2018

Business

Canadian dollar, stocks rise as NAFTA salvaged

Optimism about a reconstituted free trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico and what it could mean for trade relations elsewhere helped world markets kick off the fourth quarter of the year in a positive vein.

NAFTA talks make progress; U.S., Canadian officials to work into night

6:33pm, 5th September, 2018

Business

NAFTA talks make progress; U.S., Canadian officials to work into night

The United States and Canada have made progress in talks to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement, and officials from the two sides will work together into the night to flesh out areas for further discussion, Canadian Foreign Minister Chryst...

Canadian refugee ruling unfair to Nigerians: lawyers

3:10pm, 21st August, 2018

World

Canadian refugee ruling unfair to Nigerians: lawyers

A group of Canadian refugee lawyers is taking the government to court over a recent immigration ruling, calling it unfair to Nigerian asylum seekers who have streamed across the border from the United States in large numbers over the past 18 months.