Tag: Canada
Ebola: Sierra Leone hits out at Canada over visa block
Sierra Leone accused Canada on Saturday of discrimination over its decision to suspend visa applications for residents of Ebola-hit nations.…
Canada cop killer faces 75 years in prison
A man who killed three Canadian police officers on the streets of a New Brunswick city appeared in court Monday,…
Shots that shattered the calm of Canadian democracy
by Michel COMTE Where there had been stillness and dignity — two Canadian soldiers standing ram-rod straight by a war…
Lengthy jail terms for 3 Canadians, 14 Cubans in corruption case
Cuba has imposed heavy prison terms on three Canadians and 14 Cuban officials in a corruption scandal the government says…
Dutch dentist accused of mutilating French patients arrested in Canada
A fugitive Dutch dentist accused of mutilating dozens of French patients has been arrested in Canada following an international manhunt.…
Defiant Falconets lose to Germany again
Germany have won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for a record-equalling third time after a hard-fought 1-0 win over…
Canadian hospital isolates possible Ebola patient
A Canadian hospital said Saturday it has placed a patient who recently returned from West Africa in isolation as it…
Imam receives death threat, says IS recruiting in Canada
A Canadian imam known for his pacifist sermons warned Friday that Islamist militant group IS was actively recruiting in Canada…
Falconets defeat North Korea to reach final
The Falconets of Nigeria have defeated North Korea to reach the final of the U-20 World Cup in Canada. They…
U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets Land In Canada
Nigeria’s Falconets, arrived Canada on Sunday for their training tour ahead of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which…
Canadian gets 10 years for trying to join terror group
The only Canadian ever to be convicted of seeking to join an overseas terrorist group was sentenced in a Toronto…
Canadian teacher arrested in Indonesian child sex scandal
A Canadian teacher has been arrested in Indonesia for alleged child sex abuse, police said Tuesday, in a scandal that…
Bouchard aims to make up for semi-final heartache
Rising Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard has vowed to make amends for her Grand Slam semi-final heartache by finally reaching her…
Countries ready to help Nigeria rout Boko Haram
More countries have offered to help Nigeria tackle the Boro Haram insurgency as global outrage mounts against the abduction of…
Canada will assist Nigeria in fight against terrorism – Minister
Christian Paradis, Canadian Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, has expressed the readiness of Canada to assist Nigeria in…
Canada to compel spouses to testify against each other
A Canadian law that prevents husbands and wives from being compelled to testify against each other should be scrapped, the…
Obama yet to redeem beer bet with Canada’s Harper
The United States defused a brewing, and cordial, crisis with Canada on Friday, after Prime Minister Stephen Harper joked that…
Ukraine: Canada threatens to boycott G8 summit in Russia
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper threatened Saturday he may join Washington in snubbing June’s G8 summit in Russia over the…
Obama loses beer bet to Canadian PM
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper aimed to collect Friday on a wager for beer with US President Barack Obama after…
4,000 Nigerian students in Canada
No fewer than 4,000 Nigerian students are studying in private and public universities in Canada, the country’s High Commissioner to…
Doctor guilty of fondling 21 women under anaesthesia
A Canadian anesthesiologist was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting 21 women while they were under helplessly under anesthetic but…
World tennis stars set to storm Lagos for Governor’s Cup Tennis
There are strong indications that some top world players who were regular faces in the annual Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis…
Immigration To Canada: Some Useful Information
By Johnson Babalola There are processes available to immigrate to Canada. Individuals must know about these processes in order to…
Expense claims scandal hits Canada’s senate
Canada’s Senate on Tuesday asked federal police to investigate one of their own after an audit uncovered some “troubling” travel…
Tennis: Spain faces Davis Cup elimination
Spain were facing Davis Cup humiliation on Saturday after the five-time champions slumped 2-0 down to Canada, a country who…
‘Tourism Can Be Nigeria’s Biggest Revenue Earner’
Nigeria’s tourism potential was brought to the fore at a partnership signing agreement between Golden Alpha Networks Nigeria and Nature’s…
Nigerian writer makes wave in Canada
Yejide Kilanko never used to show her creative writing to anyone. But with her debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This…
Tsunami heads to Hawaii
A potentially destructive Pacific tsunami was headed toward the US state of Hawaii early Sunday after a powerful 7.7 magnitude…
Cuban footballers defect in Canada
Three members of the Cuban men’s soccer team competing in the World Cup qualifying tournament have defected, international football’s governing…
Nigeria’s Flamingoes pick quarter final ticket
Halimatu Ayinde’s second brace of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was enough to send Nigeria into the quarter-finals and…