Nearly 50,000 Canadian small and medium-sized businesses have received a notice informing them that they are not eligible for the forgivable component of a loan made under the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA). That’s nearly 6% of the 900,000 loans
Although Canada and the United States agree that more needs to be done to help Haiti out of the crisis that is crippling it, chief diplomats in Ottawa and Washington are still debating how best to do so. The United
Twelve foreign ministers led by Canadian Melanie Joly on Wednesday jointly condemned the violent crackdown on the 40-day protest for women’s rights in Iran. “As foreign ministers, we feel obliged to echo the voices of Iranian women,” say ministers from
The vast majority of Canadian diplomats abroad do not speak the language required for their job description and are not sufficiently specialized, which a report says could harm the defense of Canada’s interests abroad. “Conducting diplomacy in the local language
The death of Mahsa Amini last September was the starting point for numerous demonstrations that were bloodily suppressed by the Tehran regime. The position is strong and symbolic. Twelve foreign ministers, led by Canada’s Mélanie Joly and including Catherine Colonna,
Canada’s economy posted modest growth of 0.1% in July, Statistics Canada announced. Updated 29.9 Helen Barill The press Gross domestic product rose 0.1%, while preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada pointed to a 0.1% contraction. The agency now estimates that the
Kirsten Hillman made the comments during a day-long summit on border issues between Canada and the United States, held at the Canadian Embassy in Washington. (Photo: The Canadian Press) WASHINGTON — Canada’s ambassador to the United States says the Nexus
Vehicle stops by police without reason constitute a violation of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Quebec Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling will not end racial profiling overnight, Judge Michel Yergeau wrote in his ruling, but the
According to Jagmeet Singh, the current economic situation poses a risk of “massive job losses”. (Photo: The Canadian Press) Ottawa — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh has accused the Bank of Canada of causing the “coming recession” in part by
Othman Jerandi receives a copy of the credentials of the new Canadian ambassador to Tunisia The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi, received the new Ambassador-elect of Canada to Tunisia, Lorraine Diguer, on Monday, October 24,