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Canada to ease border restrictions for families to reunite
Ottawa: Canada will begin to allow some family members separated by temporary COVID-19 travel restrictions to cross the border into the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “We are bringing in…
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Indian expat in Canada punished for Islamophobic tweet
Brampton: After Arab countries, now Canada has also cracked whip on an Indian origin man for Islamophobia. He was terminated from the job and removed from a school body. According…
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Official: Canada shooting erupted after domestic dispute
Toronto: Canada’s worst mass shooting started as a domestic dispute between the gunman and his girlfriend, who survived the attack, a police official said late Thursday. The official confirmed to…
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Canada’s worst mass shooting kills 16 in Nova Scotia
Ottawa: A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people including a female constable in a shooting rampage across Nova Scotia, Canadian federal police said Sunday,…
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Trudeau says Canada-US border won’t reopen for ‘many weeks’
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that his country’s border with the United States would not fully reopen for at least several weeks, rejecting US President Donald’s Trump…
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Canada projects coronavirus could kill 11 to 22 thousand persons
Ottawa: The coronavirus pandemic could kill between 11,000 and 22,000 people in Canada, the government projected Thursday. COVID-19 cases It said the country could see between 934,000 and 1.9 million…
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Canada to boycott Olympics, Japan says delay may be ‘inevitable’
Tokyo: Canada pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears as Japan’s prime minister Monday admitted a delay may be “inevitable” and the International Olympic Committee said a decision…
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Canada urges Tokyo Games delay, won’t send team in July
Montreal: Canadian Olympic officials has urged postponement of the Tokyo Games, saying that in view of the coronavirus pandemic they won’t send a team in the summer of 2020. “The…
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COVID-19: Canadian govt looks at ‘tax break’ to help citizens
Toronto: The Canadian federal government is looking at adjustments to the upcoming tax season to help give taxpayers and businesses a break as state records over 300 COVID-19 cases and…
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Trudeau calls for immediate end to rail blockades in Canada
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for an immediate end to rail blockades against a gas pipeline project in the country. Speaking to the media here on Friday,…
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With CJI on dais, ex-Canada minister talks of detention camps
New Delhi: Former Attorney General of British Columbia and former Canada Federal Minister Ujjal Dosanjh spoke at an international conference organised by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana to…
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Indian student stabbed in Canada
HYDERABAD: A 23-year-old youngster from Tamil Nadu was stabbed on Thursday by an unidentified man in Canada. The injured was identified as Rachel Albert, who was pursuing her Masters with the…
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Prince Harry arrives in Canada to reunite with wife, son
London: The UK’s Prince Harry has arrived in Canada to be reunited with his wife Meghan Markle and baby son Archie, weeks after the couple’s shocking announcement of stepping back…
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Canada Job Scam: Indian expat loses 44,000 Dirhams
Abu Dhabi: An Abu-Dhabi based Indian expat lost over 44,000 dirhams ($11,978) to scammers, who he thought were providing legitimate help for him to secure a job in Canada, it…
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Canada: 1 killed, 3 injured in Ottawa ‘targeted’ shooting
Ottawa: At least one person was killed and three suffered injuries in a shooting in the capital of Ottawa. The police have called it a targeted shooting. The incident took…
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After US, Canada issues advisory against travelling to Assam
New Delhi: After United States, now Canada has asked its citizens to avoid “non-essential travel to the northeast in view of the ongoing protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. Canada…
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Canada: 7 killed in plane crash
Kingston: Seven people were killed in a plane crash in the north of Kingston, Canada’s authorities said on Thursday. The fatal accident took place on Wednesday evening. It is not…
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Canada: 4 Indian-origin lawmakers inducted into new Cabinet
Ottawa [Canada]: Four Indian-origin lawmakers, including a Hindu woman, are among the 36 ministers inducted into Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new Cabinet. The Cabinet, which was unveiled on Wednesday,…
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Canada’s wicketkeeper Hamza Tariq warned for provocative action
Dubai [UAE]: Canada’s wicketkeeper-batsman Hamza Tariq has received an official warning and one demerit point after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct…
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Tension mounts in Canada as election nears
Montreal: With just three days left before Canada votes in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative rival Andrew Scheer on Friday ratcheted up the mudslinging, as…
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3 Punjabi youths killed in car crash in Canada
Ludhiana: Three people from Punjab, including a teenager, were killed in a car crash on Oil Heritage Road near the Canadian city of Petrolia. One of the deceased has been…
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Canada rejects pro-Assad diplomat after outcry
Ottawa: Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday rejected an unapologetic supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from his posting in Canada, following a public uproar over his appointment. Canadian officials…
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Canada: 1 killed in shooting in Mississauga
Mississauga: A teenager was killed and multiple people sustained injuries in a shooting incident in the Canadian city of Mississauga on Saturday, police said. Citing eyewitnesses, 680 NEWS reported that…
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Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in Canada
Halifax [Canada]: After ravaging the Bahamas and parts of US, Hurricane Dorian on Saturday made landfall in Nova Scotia province, knocking off rooftops and trees and leaving hundreds of people…
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Tourist attraction vandalised in Canada’s Howe Sound
Vancouver [Canada]: Miscreants cut off cables holding up cable cars at a sightseeing attraction in Squamish, British Columbia here in what the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have labelled as…
- Crime and Accident
Tragic end for 2 Telugu youth in US, Canada
Hyderabad: In separate incidents, two youth belonging to Telugu states met with tragic death in Canada and USA during the past 48 hours, according to delayed reports reaching here on…
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Additional police deployed after shootings in Toronto
Toronto [Canada]: Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders has pledged additional resources for the city which was rocked by multiple shootings over the weekend. He added that additional police officers have…
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GT20 Canada: Edmonton thrash Winnipeg Hawks by eight wickets
Brampton [Canada]: Edmonton Royals managed to end their winless streak in the ongoing GT20 Canada as they registered a massive eight-wicket victory over Winnipeg Hawks here on Saturday. Chasing a…
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India to fulfill CHOGM 18 commitments before deadline: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India is well on the path of fulfilling all the commitments made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018 much before…
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6.2 magnitude quake strikes Canada’s Haida Gwaii region
British Columbia: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the Haida Gwaii region here on Thursday morning. The tremor was felt around 4:30 am (UTC), according to the…
