Canada, Not America Leads North America in 2025 Measles Cases in 2025 WHO Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oh, Canada, get vaccinated, eh. Measles cases have sharply risen across the Region of the Americas in 2025, with 2,318 confirmed infections and three reported deaths as of April…
Canada retail sales up 3.2% in January, seen falling 0.5% in February
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – Canadian retail sales bounced back in January, beating expectations, as shoppers ventured out to car dealerships and home improvement shops, official data showed Friday, though February retail…
Russia and Canada in Twitter spat over ‘kindergarten-level’ UN letter post
– Russia accused Canada on Thursday of childishly annotating a letter it sent at the United Nations seeking support for its draft resolution on providing aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine,…
Canada to ditch pre-arrival COVID testing requirement for travelers -source
-Canada will remove the need for incoming fully vaccinated travelers to get tested for COVID-19 before entering the country, starting on April 1, a source familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.…
Canada launches $190 million fund to tackle gun violence
By Alex Schummer TORONTO – Canada launched a C$250 million ($191 million) fund to curb gun violence, earmarking a significant amount to stop gun smuggling at the border, Public Safety Minister Marco…
Exclusive: India boosts fertiliser imports from Canada, Israel as Russian supply disrupted
By Nidhi Verma and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI – India is boosting fertiliser imports from nations including Canada and Israel to ensure sufficient supplies for the coming summer sowing season after the…
Canada imposes sanctions on 15 Russian officials
– Canada said on Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on 15 Russian officials who enabled and supported President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to apply additional pressure on Moscow to reverse course.…
Canada housing starts rise 8% in February
OTTAWA – Canadian housing starts rose 8% in February compared with the previous month on gains in both multiple urban starts and single detached urban starts, data from the national housing agency…
Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of military equipment, Trudeau says
– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a call that Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of highly-specialized military equipment. Trudeau said in…
Canada to send 150 additional troops to Latvia
BRUSSELS – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday his country was sending 150 additional troops to Latvia and extending its military operations in eastern Europe, known as Operation Reassurance, following…
Canada tells citizens to leave Russia due to unpredictable security situation
OTTAWA – Canada told its citizens on Saturday to leave Russia “while commercial means are still available,” saying security conditions were unpredictable and could deteriorate without notice. “Flight availability is becoming extremely…
Credit Suisse names Rawra head of clean tech banking for Canada – memo
– Credit Suisse has named Saad Rawra as its head of clean-energy technology banking and Canadian head of diversified industries group to help drive the Swiss bank’s growing global energy tech franchise,…
Canada Goose suspends sales in Russia after Ukraine invasion
– Luxury retailer Canada Goose Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it would suspend all wholesale and e-commerce sales to Russia, becoming the latest company to respond to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.…
Bank of Canada seen set to hike for first time since 2018
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is poised to hike its key overnight interest rate for the first time in three years on Wednesday, kicking off a string of…
Canada home prices to defy gravity this year, correction unlikely: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – Canada’s runaway house prices will keep growing at a robust pace this year, despite several rate rises expected from the central bank, according to a Reuters poll,…
U.S., UK, Europe, Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT – statement
WASHINGTON – The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia’s access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions against Moscow as…
Canada imposes sanctions on Russia’s Putin -PM Trudeau
– Canada is imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. Canada will also levy additional sanctions on Belarus and its…
Canada posts budget surplus in December 2021, first since pandemic onset
OTTAWA, Feb 25 – – Canada in December recorded its first monthly surplus since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while its deficit in the first nine months of fiscal 2021/22 continued…
Canada wholesale trade likely up 3.9% in January – Statscan flash estimate
OTTAWA – Canadian wholesale trade was most up 3.9% in January from December, on higher sales in building material and supplies, along with machinery equipment and supplies, Statistics Canada said on Friday.…
Canada January factory sales likely up 1.3% – Statscan flash estimate
OTTAWA – Canadian factory sales most likely rose 1.3% in January from December, largely driven by higher sales in the petroleum and coal product industry, along with wood products, Statistics Canada said…
Bank of Canada March interest rate hike a done deal, say economists: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The Bank of Canada will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on March 2, earlier than previously thought and ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve, according…
Canada January retail sales seen rebounding from December decline
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – Canadian retail sales most likely rose 2.4% in January from December, preliminary data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday, following on a 1.8% decline in December as…
Canada Wins Solar Tariff Trade Dispute Against US
An independent panel determined Tuesday that current U.S. tariffs placed on solar panel imports violated the 2018 U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). The three-member USMCA panel, which included two former World Trade Organization officials…
Canada says USMCA panel finds U.S. solar tariffs violate trade pact
By David Lawder – Canada prevailed on Tuesday in a challenge to U.S. solar panel tariffs under the trade pact between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, its trade minister said on Tuesday,…
Names of Canada truck convoy donors leaked after reported hack
By Raphael Satter and Anna Mehler Paperny LONDON/TORONTO -A website devoted to disseminating leaked data says it was given reams of information about donors to a Canadian movement opposed to pandemic health…
Canada relocates military personnel out of Ukraine amid Russia threats
TORONTO – Canada has temporarily withdrawn its Ukraine-based military personnel to an undisclosed destination in Europe, the Canadian defence ministry said on Sunday, as Western countries fear Russia is preparing to invade…
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