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February 4, 2024

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 […]

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January 26, 2024

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 […]

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January 16, 2024

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 […]

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January 15, 2024

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 […]

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January 4, 2024

Canadian Diplomat Recommends Ekiti Cuisine At Tourism Bazaar

By Odunitan Omobomi “This event not only serves as a platform for promoting and showcasing tourism, cultural values, and investment opportunities, but it also serves as a lubricating jelly to strengthen the bond between Canada and Ekiti State, South West, Nigeria,” he said. He then informed the gathering that “it is only in Ekiti that you can find two springs, […]

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January 4, 2024

DG Ekiti Bureau Of Tourism Development Commends Canada Deputy High Commissioner Lagos For Promoting Nigerian Cultural Tourism Potentialities

By Odunitan Omobomi The Director General of the Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development, Amb Wale Ojo-Lanre Esq, has extended heartfelt commendation to the Deputy High Commissioner, Canada Embassy in Lagos for hosting a remarkable Tourism Bazaar at their No 4 Anifowose Street, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria The event held on Thursday 4th December 2023 showcased and promoted the rich […]

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December 28, 2023

Canada Relaunches Two Schemes For Caregivers, Families To Migrate

The Canadian government has relaunched two programmes called the to invite caregivers for fresh applications into Canada from January 1, 2024. Canada disclosed that the two schemes are 5-year pilot programmes that allow qualified caregivers and their family members to relocate and become permanent residents. In a released modified information, the Canadian government said that experienced caregivers can […]

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December 25, 2023

In Christmas Message, Trudeau Urges Canadians To Find Strength In Differences

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should “find strength in our differences” this Christmas. In his annual Christmas address, Trudeau called for Canadians to “love our neighbours as we love ourselves” and give back, helping those who have fallen on hard times. “Let’s share the warmth of the season with those who […]

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December 13, 2023

The Drum Online Media Collaborates With Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) To Host 2024 Edition Of Pan-Afrika Drum Festival In Canada

By Odunitan Omobomi The National Headquarters of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has shown their readiness to collaborate with The Drum Online Media Incorporation, the organizers of the annual Pan-Afrika Drum Festival In Canada, to organize the 2024 edition of Pan-Afrika Drum Festival, slated for June 27th and 28th, in Mississauga and Toronto, Canada. This was contained in a Press […]

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December 6, 2023

Alcohol, Sugary Beverages Kill 10.6 Million Yearly – WHO

The World Health Organisation has called for increased taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce deaths from drinking alcohol and unhealthy behaviours. The WHO, in a press statement on Tuesday, said globally 2.6 million people die from drinking alcohol every year and over eight million from an unhealthy diet. It said imposing taxes on alcohol and SSBs […]

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