Former diplomat Michael Kovrig says his government was caught flatfooted by China’s decision to arrest and detain him in 2018 — and could have secured his release earlier if it had a plan in place. Three years after his return to Canada, he’s now calling on the federal government to publicly release a formal policy on…
Politics·New Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appear as a guest on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday. PM addressed UN on Sunday while visiting New York City CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2024 4:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, is expected to appear as…
Electric vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt says construction of a $7-billion plant on Montreal’s South Shore will proceed as planned, despite announcing on Monday its intention to lay off 1,600 employees in Sweden. The Swedish multinational said it plans to cut 1,000 jobs in Skellefteå, 400 in Västerås and 200 in Stockholm — about a fifth of its…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the United States to set out a “victory plan” to his closest ally this week, in an urgent attempt to influence White House policy on Ukraine’s war with Russia no matter who wins the U.S. elections in November. The Ukrainian leader has said he wants to present the plan to U.S. President Joe…
Justin Trudeau will turn his focus to the ongoing crises in Haiti as he speaks with some world leaders Monday ahead of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The prime minister will meet with the Caribbean country’s acting Prime Minister Garry Conille before delivering remarks at a high-level meeting for a UN advisory…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to be in New York this week for the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future, amid increasing geopolitical instability around the world. “Canada will have a leading role in making the world fairer and more prosperous,” Trudeau said in a news…
New, tighter restrictions for international students at Canadian universities and colleges are worrying industry watchers, who warn that continued uncertainty about post-secondary could damage Canada’s reputation as an attractive place to study and live. Canada’s post-secondary sector was already adapting to a reduction of international study permits and other measures announced in January when Immigration Minister…
Quebec’s Alimentation Couche-Tard started with one store in 1980. Now, the retailer stands a serious chance of taking over the largest operator of convenience stores in the world: 7-Eleven. Currently, 7-Eleven’s more than 84,000 locations across the globe are owned by Japanese retailer giant, Seven & i Holdings, which rejected an offer worth $38.5 billion…
TD Bank Group, which is mired in a money-laundering scandal in the U.S., said Raymond Chun will replace chief executive Bharat Masrani, who is retiring next year. Chun, who stepped into the role of head of Canadian personal banking last December, will become chief operating officer on Nov. 1 before taking over the top job…
Canada’s senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering “healthy, transparent dialogue” on foreign interference and other threats. In a July 11 letter to the heads of public services across the country, John Hannaford, clerk of the Privy Council, said that…
