Canada

Just hours prior to Justin Trudeau visiting one of the largest Sikh temple in Canada this morning to mark the Vaisakhi celebrations, Liberal government agreed to remove the reference to Sikh extremism from a recent report on terrorism. Prime Minister Trudeau and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be taking part in grand Vaisakhi Parade starting from Ross Street Gurdwara in ...

Jet Airways had cancelled all overseas flights since Friday morning, including its Delhi Toronto flight. For India’s Jet Airways, possible shutdown seems imminent if and new investors don’t rescue it. More than 80 per cent of Jet Airways fleet is already grounded for unpaid dues and lack of funds for operation. The Pilots Union of India’s beleaguered Jet Airways has ...

The escalating scandal involving PM Trudeau has triggered the resignation of recently appointed Treasury Board President Jane Philpott. Trudeau’s own principal secretary as well as another cabinet member had already stepped down. On Monday, Philpott expressed unhappiness about the government’s response to allegations that officials inappropriately pressured former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould last year to help major construction company SNC-Lavalin Group ...

After an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Delhi turned back over Europe today when the Pakistani government decided to close its airspace amid heightened tensions with India, the airline suspended its flights to India. “Due to the closure of Pakistani airspace by its government Air Canada has temporarily suspended service to India.,” the airline said in a statement. Airline ...

Supreme Court of Canada in its ruling on January 11, 2019 said that a Canadian elector living abroad who has previously resided in Canada is entitled to vote by special ballot in federal elections regardless of how long they have been living abroad. Elections Canada is currently updating its online forms and information to reflect the ruling which came into effect immediately ...

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and Dr. Beat Nobs, Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada and the Bahamas, officially signed the Open Skies-type air transport agreement between Canada and Switzerland. This agreement, which builds on the 1975 agreement, provides airlines with maximum flexibility in terms of routes and frequency of service. The signing is an important step in the ...

An extreme cold weather warning is in effect for the City of Toronto today as bone-chilling temperatures and dangerous wind chill values grip the city. As of 9 a.m. on Monday morning, Environment Canada was reporting a temperature of -20 C at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, though with the wind chill it feels more like -32 C. The federal weather ...

British Columbia is all set to start charging its business with new Employers Health Tax (EHT) from Jan. 1, 2019. The tax applies to businesses that have an annual payroll expense of more than $500,000. The provincial government said that the tax is being put to cover the costs of Medical Service Plan premiums. “The Employer Health Tax will have ...

Foreseeing the opportunities, Barinder Rasode, an Indian Canadian co-founded a new accelerator for the recently legalized Cannabis industry. She is CEO of the Vancouver based Grow Tech Labs that facilitate innovation in Cannabis industry and generate opportunities. “Because this is a new industry and we are dealing with the challenges of supply, high quality cannabis, its processing and packaging, the ...

Diplomatic feud between Canada and China that started with the arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou is bound to escalate further with China detaining third Canadian citizen After the arrest of Meng on 1 December, Chinese security had earlier detained Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat and the businessman Michael Spavor, both Canadians. Beijing has earlier threatened Canada with “grave consequences” if ...