Tag: Canada
APC inaugurates Presidential Campaign Council in Canada
Addressing the council earlier, the Media Director of the council, Dr Abiola Oshodi, said the council was ready to spread…
Canada-bound UNIBEN graduate crushed to death in Benin
The incident occurred on Tuesday, 9 August, 2022, when Jeffrey Omoregie, a petroleum engineering graduate attempted to cross the Benin/Lagos…
Pope Francis again asks for forgiveness as tour ends in Canada’s north
After a private meeting in a small elementary school, Francis said hearing survivors' stories had "only renewed in me the…
Pope apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada
More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend government-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the…
Pope Francis arrives Canada on apology mission
Canada’s Catholic Church said its dioceses and religious orders have provided more than 50 million dollars in cash and in-kind…
Pope arrives Canada to seek forgiveness for Roman Catholic Church
The Vatican News reported that the papal plane landed at 11:09 am local time at Edmonton International Airport after a…
Rogers down and out in Canada
The outage, which appears bigger than the one last year that largely affected consumers, comes as Rogers is attempting to…
Qatar 2022: Canada players end strike
They begin their World Cup campaign against 2018 semi-finalists Belgium in Al Rayyan on Nov. 23 and will also play…
Canada announces plans to tighten gun ownership laws
The new bill aims to end the private possession of handguns, outlawing their sale or purchase and banning handgun imports…
Canada set to freeze handgun ownership, ban its sale
"The day this legislation goes into effect it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns…
Canada’s tornado-like storms kill 8, plunges half a million in darkness
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government is ready to help those in need.
G20 cannot function with Russia at the table: Chrystia Freeland
Freeland, who is of Ukrainian descent, has made impassioned pleas on behalf of Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in…
Canada slams sanctions on Putin’s daughters, 12 others
Putin’s daughters, Maria Putina and Katerina Tikhonova, have already felt the economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, with sanctions imposed…
Dominant Canada beat Super Falcons in Vancouver
Nigeria’s Super Falcons lost 0-2 to their Canadian counterparts on Friday in the first of a two-game encounter between both…
Canada cruise to FIFA World Cup first time in 36 years
Canada last appeared at the 1986 Mexico tournament.
Canada drags Russia to ICC over war crimes in Ukraine
"The ICC has our full support and confidence. We call on Russia to cooperate with the court," Canada's foreign minister…
Canada sends anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
The Canadian government is also carrying out a series of sanctions on Russia, including prohibiting Canadian financial institutions from engaging…
Canadian liquor stores dump Russian vodka, other products
Liquor stores in the provinces of Manitoba and Newfoundland said they were removing Russian spirits, while Ontario, Canada's most populous…
Canada announces economic sanctions against Russia
The United States, the European Union, Germany and Britain also announced ways they will punish Russia financially as they fear…
Nigerian-born doctor Chika Oriuwa named one of 50 most influential Canadians
Oriuwa, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants who grew up in Brampton, Canada came in 37th on the Macleans Power List,…
Trudeau opts for emergency powers to end blockades
The 1988 Emergencies Act allows the federal government to override the provinces and authorize special temporary measures to ensure security…
Protesters, Canadian police in standoff over blocked Ambassador Bridge
Demonstrators opposing the government's strict pandemic restrictions have occupied the Ambassador Bridge for the fifth straight day, snarling international trade.
Anti-vaccine protests spread in Canada
Protesters have shut down downtown Ottawa for the past eight days, with some participants waving Confederate or Nazi flags and…
Justin Trudeau’s opponent Erin O’Toole sacked by party
O'Toole lost a party vote of confidence on Wednesday amid a revolt of his fellow lawmakers who challenged his leadership…
COVID-19 hits Canadian PM Trudeau
Trudeau had said on Jan. 27 that he was isolating after being notified of an exposure. The Canadian Press later…
Canada demurs sending weapons to Ukraine
Trudeau said it was the decision of a three-day virtual cabinet retreat where the proposal on whether to send arms…
Winter storm causes havoc in U.S. East Coast, Canada
More than 200,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia reported power outages, according to PowerOutage.US, a…
Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime win ATP Cup for Canada
Both Shapovalov and Auger Aliassime played their best tennis to defeat two-time finalists Spain.
Canada to distribute 140M rapid COVID-19 test kits
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement Wednesday in the first official update this year on the state of COVID-19…
Breaking: Canada lifts ban on Nigeria, 9 other African countries
Canada is lifting the ban on international travel from the ten African countries earlier axed, starting from Saturday, December 18.