Trudeau Rejects Calls to Release Top Huawei Exec
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he will not bow to pressure to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in exchange for two Canadians being held by Chinese authorities.
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China Charges 2 Canadians With Spying in Huawei-Linked Case
Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S. extradition request for a Huawei executive under house arrest in Vancouver.
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Revealed: Armored Dinosaur’s Last Meal
When the 2,800-pound nodosaur enjoyed a meal of fern leaves, stems and twigs more than 110 million years ago, it likely didn’t expect to die soon afterward.
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Canadian Judge Finds Key Extradition Standard Met for Huawei Executive
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou should face extradition proceedings initiated by the United States, a Canadian court ruled Wednesday, finding the Chinese telecom executive’s alleged misrepresentations to HSBC about an Iranian subsidiary in 2013 pass the crucial “double-criminality” test under Canada’s Extradition Act.
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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Orders Ban on Assault Weapons
Canada will ban assault rifles in the aftermath of one of the country’s deadliest rampages, in which a gunman killed 22 people over two days in Nova Scotia last month.
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Canadian Massacre Triggered by Domestic Dispute
Canada’s worst mass killing started as a domestic dispute between the gunman and his girlfriend, who survived the attack, a police official said late Thursday.
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Breast Implants Saved Woman Shot in Chest
A woman’s life was likely saved by her silicone breast implants after she was shot in the chest at close range while walking down a street in Toronto, doctors have said.
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Death Toll From Canadian Rampage Rises to 22
Canadian police said Tuesday they believe there are at least 22 victims of a gunman wearing a police uniform who shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across rural communities in Nova Scotia over the weekend.
Read more16 Killed in Canada’s Deadliest Shooting Rampage
A man wearing a police uniform went on a shooting rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday, killing 13 people, in the deadliest such attack in the country in 30 years. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead.
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5-Year-Old Alaskan Girl Delivers the Message
Alaska resident Nova Knight is 5, and very serious about keeping others safe during the coronavirus outbreak. She said so in a video that’s been viewed more than 18,000 times and drawn the praise of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Despite Pandemic, TC Energy Ready to Build Keystone Pipeline
Flush with $1.5 billion from the Alberta government and despite plummeting oil prices and a global pandemic, Canadian energy giant TC Energy aims to build its long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline. But environmentalists say it faces an uphill climb in the United States.
Read moreCalifornia, Here They Come: Prince Harry and Meghan Are in LA
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have reportedly left Canada for California as the coronavirus pandemic surges across the globe.
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Bus Passenger Says She Was in Luggage Hold for Nearly an Hour
A Montreal woman who got trapped in the luggage compartment of a bus wants damages now from Coach USA, saying the driver kept her prisoner for 45 minutes to avoid disrupting the schedule.
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Environmental Group Loses Fight for EU Trade Records
The European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday that an environmental law charity cannot have access to documents relating to EU trade agreements.
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Wary of Virus Spread, US and Canada to Close Border
The United States and Canada announced Wednesday they will close their shared border to nonessential travel to tamp down on the spread of the novel coronavirus that has gripped the globe.
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Canada Set to Ban Travelers in Bid to Keep Pandemic at Bay
Canada will ban entry of travelers who are not citizens or permanent residents, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, but he said the ban won’t apply to Americans “for now.”
Read moreWife of Canadian Prime Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus
As cases of the new coronavirus spread within the U.S., Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Gregoire has tested positive for it, according to his office Thursday evening.
Read moreUS Fights to Stop California and Quebec’s Cap-and-Trade Deal
As part of its strategy to derail California’s myriad climate change policies, the Trump administration is trying to contain and diminish the effectiveness of the state’s landmark cap-and-trade system.
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Trump Election Linked to Drop in Number of Boys Born to Liberal Canadians
You either love him or you hate him, but was a woman’s discontent following the 2016 election of President Donald Trump enough to affect her unborn child?
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