The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. The Geneva-based U.N. health agency released a technical document on the topic on Thursday. It […]
Canada Pledges $132M In Aid for Sudan As Conflict Hits 1-Year Mark
Canada is committing another $132.2 million in humanitarian funding to help people displaced by the violent conflict in Sudan that has been raging for the past year, the government announced Friday. The conflict has killed thousands of civilians, forced millions of people to flee within Sudan and to neighbouring African countries and created one of the world’s worst hunger crises. […]
Trudeau Announces $2.4B Federal Investment In AI, Tech Sector
The federal government will be investing $2.4 billion to accelerate Canada’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday. The investment will be divided between a number of measures meant to advance job growth in the AI and tech industry and boost businesses’ productivity. “This announcement is a major investment in our future, in the […]
Doug Ford To Extend Ontario Gas Tax Cut Until End Of 2024
The Ontario government will extend its gas and fuel tax rate cut until the end of the year. The cut, which temporarily slashed the gasoline tax by 5.7 cents per litre, and the fuel tax by 5.3 cents per litre, was scheduled to expire on June 30. On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced it will now remain in […]
Trudeau Sends Ukraine Billions In Weapons, Puts Ban On Israel
The Trudeau government has confirmed it won’t allow any military sales to Israel, that includes non-lethal military sales like boots, trucks or supplies. Foreign Affairs has been blocking military sales since early January, but in the wake of Monday’s vote on an NDP motion, Minister Melanie Joly has confirmed all sales are off. The non-binding motion, […]
Canada Announces Ukraine Aid Of $60M For F-16 Supplies And Equipment
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada will send Ukraine $60 million to support its F-16 fighter aircraft. The government says the money is part of the $500 million in military support announced last spring. Blair says the money will help source supplies and equipment for the F-16 fighters, such as spare parts and ammunition. He made […]
Canada To Sanction West Bank Settlers And Hamas Leaders
Canada will impose sanctions on Israeli settlers who incite violence in the West Bank and introduce new sanctions on Hamas leaders, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Sunday, after the United States took similar action last week. On Thursday, the United States sanctioned four Israeli men accused of being involved in violence in the occupied territory. In an interview with […]
Canada To Send 1,000 Troops For Largest NATO Exercise In 36 Years
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are set to participate in the largest NATO exercise in decades later this month. Steadfast Defender 2024 will run from late January to late May and involve more than 90,000 personnel, including 1,000 Canadian troops. The drills will simulate a hypothetical scenario where Article 5 is triggered. Article 5 is the section in […]
Day After Trump Win In Lowa, Trudeau Says U.S. Faces Choice Between Optimism, Retreat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says voters in the United States will face a choice later this year between optimism for the future or nostalgia for a past that never existed. Trudeau made the comments in Montreal today to a business crowd in reference to Donald Trump’s victory Monday in the Iowa Republican caucuses, which gives the former president an […]
Canadian Firms See Rates Hitting Sales, Inflation Easing – Central Bank Survey
Canadian firms expect sales to slow as interest rates crimp consumer spending and they see inflation easing despite increased concerns over wages, the central bank said on Monday in a fourth quarter survey. Some 38% of businesses expect a recession over the next year, up from a third in the previous Bank of Canada survey, and 61% of consumers […]