Tag: #JustinTrudeau
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Police in Canada clears rail blockade
Ottawa, Feb 25 (AFP/APP):Canadian police Tuesday cleared out indigenous protesters blocking a key east-west rail artery for nearly three weeks to protest a pipeline, causing major disruptions to the economy. The protesters, confronting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a political crisis, had mounted the blockade on a Canadian National Railway line east of Toronto and…
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Canada warns indigenous rail blockades could cripple economy
Montreal, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): The Canadian government warned Sunday that indigenous protests that have blocked rail lines for more than two weeks could cripple the economy, and urged a swift resumption of dialogue to end the crisis. The main blockades — which were set up around the country 18 days ago to protest a…
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Trump to sign trade accord with Mexico, Canada next week: White House
Washington, Jan 24 (AFP/APP): US President Donald Trump will sign the new North American trade pact with Mexico and Canada next week, a White House official said Thursday. The USMCA, the fruit of years of negotiation between the three key trading partners, is billed as an update to the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement,…
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Harry and Meghan start new life in Canada with media spat
Victoria, Canada, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): Prince Harry and his wife Meghan started their new life in Canada on Tuesday by launching a legal warning to media over photographs of the duchess near their seaside bolthole. Following their shock exit from life as working royals, Harry jetted out from Britain to join Meghan late Monday at…
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Canada opposition leader announces resignation
Ottawa, Dec 13 (AFP/APP): Canada’s Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, facing internal party divisions and a barrage of criticism for failing to unseat a weakened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in October elections, announced Thursday he was stepping down. “I just informed my colleagues in the Conservative caucus that I will be resigning as leader,” Scheer told…
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Canadian government under pressure to end rail strike
Ottawa, Nov 23 (AFP/APP): Pressure mounted Friday on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to end a strike that has effectively shut down Canada’s largest rail network, dragging on an already slowing economy. The Teamsters union representing more than 3,000 train operators and railyard workers said there had been “no substantive progress” in talks aimed at…
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Canada election campaign to kick off Wednesday
Ottawa, Sept 11 (AFP/APP):Justin Trudeau on Wednesday will officially kick off what is set to be a grueling campaign for a second term as he takes on surging rivals in Canada’s October 21 national elections. The prime minister is due to meet with Governor General Julie Payette at 10:00 am (1400 GMT) and ask her…