Pakistan’s Qureshi heckled by Canadian journalist
London, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was heckled by a Canadian journalist during a panel discussion on free speech here, the …
Swarup moved to Delhi as Indo-Canadian ties remain frosty
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Author-diplomat Vikas Swarup, India’s current High Commissioner to Canada, has been appointed as Secretary in the Consular, Passport, Visa and …
Canadian politician’s photo with Malala sparks criticism
Ottawa, July 6 (IANS) Jean-Francois Roberge, the Education Minister of Canada’s Quebec province, is being criticized and accused of hypocrisy after tweeting a picture of …
Canadian cartoonist loses job after viral Trump illustration
Ottawa, July 1 (IANS) Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder has lost his job in a publishing firm in New Brunswick after his illustration of US …
What it means to be Canadian
Sabrina Almeida Our decision to move to Canada was mostly a social one. Frequent visits from the US connected us with family and plenty of …
PM and MPs attend Canadian-Muslim Vote event
Last week the Canadian-Muslim Vote a non-partisan organization that seeks to identify and get out the Muslim vote held an event that saw PM Trudeau …
Canadian visible minorities face more discrimination in hiring than Americans
A survey of nine countries has found that Canadian visible minorities are more likely to face discrimination in hiring than their American counterparts. This comes …
Study shows Airbnb could pull up to 1% of rental vacancies in 3 Canadian cities
One percent of all rental vacancies in three of Canada’s biggest city can spell trouble. This was reported by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation …
Canadian couple wearing Ind-Pak jersey win hearts
Manchester, June 17 (IANS) While both Indian and Pakistani fans cheered their respective teams during the high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan at Old Trafford …
Survey shows list of companies where Canadian students want to work
Canadian students are showing an increasing preference to work for foreign-owned companies rather than Canadian ones leading some to believe that if Canadian employers seek …
Facebook CEO, CFO to dodge Canadian hearing
San Francisco, May 28 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer (CFO) Sheryl Sandberg will dodge an appearance in all likelihood in Ottawa …
Indian-Canadian girl shares mother’s food note on Twitter
Ottawa, May 22 (IANS) An Indian-Canadian girl shared on Twitter a detailed note left by her mother, explaining everything that was made for her from …
IBS to acquire Canadian aviation software major
Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (IANS) In an attempt to step up its efforts to become a major technology provider in the global aviation industry, Technopark-headquartered IBS …
NIIF in talks with Aussie, Canadian pension funds
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is in talks with pension funds from Australia and Canada to raise capital. …
China sentences Canadian to death for drug trafficking
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced a Canadian national to death for producing and trafficking methamphetamine, a highly addictive and illegal …
Canadian bizman sues Twitter over ‘defamatory’ tweets
Toronto, April 28 (IANS) A Canadian businessman has sued Twitter over publication of what he terms “false and defamatory” tweets which increased during the 2016 …
Housing wealth makes immigrant families richer than Canadian-born
The good news is that newcomers to Canada are laughing all the way to the bank, the bad news is they are carrying a riskier …
Indo-Canadian man hits $1m jackpot in Dubai
Dubai, April 9 (IANS) A Canadian national of Indian origin won a jackpot of $1 million in Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire raffle on …
Facebook bans Canadian white nationalism accounts
San Francisco, April 9 (IANS) In its first crackdown against white nationalism and separatism on its platform, Facebook has banned far-right political commentator Faith Goldy …
Congress attacks Vijayan over ‘tainted’ Canadian firm
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday asked Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to break his silence over involvement of a company that has …
Canadian PM Trudeau expels ‘whistleblower’ MPs
Ottawa, April 3 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expelled two MPs from his party’s caucus after they accused him of meddling in a …
Tout held for duping Canadian woman in Delhi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A 33-year-old member of an active gang of touts in the Connaught Place area was arrested here for cheating a …
Canadian Dollar expected to fall as economy stumbles, say analysts
Given the weakening economic growth forecast, economists are predicting a falling Canadian dollar. Some are expecting it to fall to a record low. Analysts at …
Did Facebook pressure Canadian officials on privacy rules?
Following media reports appearing in the UK media about Facebook pressuring a former federal infrastructure minister into making privacy commitments before okaying a Facebook data …
Canadian court sets Huawei CFO’s extradition hearing for May 8
Toronto, March 7 (IANS) A Canadian court on Wednesday ruled that Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s initial extradition hearing will take place on May …
Huawei CFO sues Canadian government over arrest
Ottawa, March 4 (IANS) Meng Wanzhou, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Chinese tech giant Huawei, has sued the Canadian government, the national police force …
Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou sues Canadian authorities over arrest
Ottawa, March 4 (IANS) The chief financial officer of China’s tech giant Huawei is suing Canada over her arrest at Vancouver airport last year at …
Payless closing all Canadian stores
For all those thrifty South Asians who were impressed by the name of the store–Payless, it must be disappointing to learn that Payless ShoeSource Canada …
Canadian serial killer gets life sentence
Ottawa, Feb 9 (IANS) Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur has been handed a life sentence for the murder of eight men and he cannot apply …
Diplomats sue Canadian government over mystery illness in Cuba
Ottawa, Feb 7 (IANS) Five Canadian diplomats and members of their families who fell victim to mysterious health complaints while posted to Cuba are suing …
14th Canadian envoy falls ill in Cuba
Ottawa, Jan 31 (IANS) The Canadian government has confirmed a 14th case of unusual health symptoms experienced by diplomatic staff in Havana, Cuba. In a …
Strides arm buys 80% stake in Canadian generics firm
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) Drug maker Strides Pharma Science Ltd on Tuesday said its Canadian subsidiary acquired 80 per cent equity stake in Canada-based generics …
Canadian Ambassador to China fired amid Huawei controversy
Ottawa, Jan 27 (IANS) John McCallum has been fired as Canadas Ambassador to China after the diplomat made a controversial statement regarding the detention of …
50% of Canadian consumers are $200 away from insolvency: Poll
Many of those well-heeled and well-fed consumers are actually $200 or less away from financial insolvency at month-end. This staggering number has jumped to 46 …
Detained Huawei CFO has strong case: Canadian Ambassador
Beijing, Jan 25 (IANS) A top Canadian diplomat in Beijing has said that remarks made by US President Donald Trump may have strengthened China’s hand …
China defends Canadian’s death sentence
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) China on Wednesday defended a court ruling to impose death penalty against a Canadian who has been convicted of smuggling drugs. …
China defends death sentence for Canadian, slams Trudeau
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) China on Tuesday defended the death sentence given to a Canadian for drugs smuggling and warned Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
Amnesty urges China to revoke Canadian citizen’s death sentence
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) Amnesty International on Tuesday urged China to revoke the death sentence handed down to a Canadian citizen in the country, a …
Chinese court awards death penalty to Canadian for drug peddling
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) A Chinese court on Monday awarded death sentence to a Canadian for drugs peddling, ratcheting up tensions with Canada over the …
The legalization of cannabis was the biggest Canadian story in 2018
Pradip Rodrigues Millions of Canadians coast to coast may have let out a collective groan on the midnight of Oct. 17,2018 when Canada legalized Cannabis. …
More Indians seeking to migrate to Canada due to ‘push factors’ , cays Canadian report
Chandigarh, Jan 9 (IANS) While the Indian government is seeking to project the country as a rising economic and political power, a report by a …