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Canada’s real GDP grew 3.8% in 2022
Ottawa: Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.8 percent in 2022, the national statistical agency announced. Statistics Canada on Tuesday said that it indicated a 0.4 percent increase in real industry…
- World
Canada leverages financial intelligence to stop illegal wildlife trade
Ottawa: Canada’s federal financial intelligence unit has published a new operational alert to assist businesses in better identifying and reporting financial transactions related to the laundering of proceeds of crime from illegal…
- Middle East
Indigenous children graves in Canada proof of ‘genocide’: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the recent discovery of new mass graves of “innocent” indigenous children in Canada is evidence of a “major human tragedy” that…
- World
Canada appoints its first government position to combat Islamophobia
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday appointed activist Amira Elghawaby as the country’s first representative to combat Islamophobia. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said that “in her capacity as…
- World
Canada to send 4 tanks to Ukraine: Report
Ottawa: Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand is set to announce that his country will be sending four battle tanks to Ukraine. In addition to the initial four Leopard 2 tanks, Canada is…
- World
Canada welcomes record number of French-speaking immigrants
New Delhi: Welcoming the highest number of French-speaking immigrants since 2006, Canada said it has achieved its target of 4.4 per cent of Francophone newcomers outside Quebec in 2022. This represents a…
- World
Canada to commercialise world’s first photonic-based quantum computer
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment to build and commercialise the world’s first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer. According to a news release from the Prime Minster’s…
- World
‘Sikh’ struck on head in hate-motivated assault in Canada
Toronto: A man, apparently a Sikh, was allegedly struck on the head, causing his turban to fall on the ground, by an unidentified man, who also made “derogatory comments” at a subway…
- World
Canada to donate 200 additional armoured vehicles to Ukraine
Ottawa: Canada will donate 200 Senator Armoured Personnel Carriers to Ukraine as a new package of military assistance, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced. According to a statement issued by the Defence Ministry…
- Business
283 mn used smartphones shipped last year globally
New Delhi: The global shipments of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, were expected to reach 282.6 million units in 2022, according to a report. The unit growth represents an…
- World
Canada launches national quantum strategy
Ottawa: The Canadian government has announced the launch of the National Quantum Strategy, which will see major investments in quantum research, talent, and commercialization. Backed by an investment of 360 million Canadian…
- World
Canada imposes sanctions on Rajapaksa brothers
Colombo: The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on ex-Sri Lanka Presidents — Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa — over human rights violations during the 26-year long war against Tamil minorities. “Canada is…
- World
Surrey proclaims day in memory of Sikh victim of racist attack
Surrey: On the 25th anniversary of the brutal killing of Nirmal Singh Gill by the white supremacists, one of the fastest growing municipalities of Canada made a proclamation to recognize the incident.…
- World
Canada’s employment rose in Dec 2022
Ottawa: Canada’s employment rose by 104,000 in December 2022 and the unemployment rate declined to 5 per cent, the national statistical agency said. Statistics Canada said the number of employees increased in…
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Canada receives record number of new permanent residents
Ottawa: The Canadian government announced that it received 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022 to fill labour shortages, the largest number of people ever welcomed in a year in the country’s history.…
