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Carney suspends Canada’s fuel tax in first act after securing majority government

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Carney suspends Canada’s fuel tax in first act after securing majority government

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals now have 174 of the 343 seats in the House of Commons and won’t need support from opposition parties to pass legislation after winning three districts that became vacant after last year’s election. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) suspended…

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Canadian PM Mark Carney secures majority government in special election

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Canadian PM Mark Carney secures majority government in special election

People enter an Elections Canada voting location, in Terrebonne, Quebec, on April 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government with a special election outcome on Monday (April 13, 2026) night, allowing his Liberals to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties. Voters cast ballots for three…

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Breaking with U.S., Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on its farm products

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Breaking with U.S., Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on its farm products

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on January 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian…

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Canada lifts sanctions on Syria, following U.S.

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Canada lifts sanctions on Syria, following U.S.

Canada on Friday removed Syria from its list of states that support terrorism, and revoked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) designation as a “terrorist entity,” joining a list of countries to ease sanctions on Damascus. The moves come after HTS ousted former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad last December and took control of the government. “These decisions…

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Watch: Netanyahu’s warning to UK, Canada, Australia after Palestine state recognition

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Watch: Netanyahu’s warning to UK, Canada, Australia after Palestine state recognition

Canada recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday (September 21, 2025) despite opposition from the U.S, with the hope it paves the way for peace based on two states living side by side. The move comes ahead of the U.N. General Assembly this week, where other nations, including Australia and France, are also expected to recognize…

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Trump’s Canada ’51st State’ Jab Ahead Of Hockey Match

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Trump’s Canada ’51st State’ Jab Ahead Of Hockey Match

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump took a slap shot at Canada on Thursday, again suggesting a US takeover of the northern neighbor as a “fifty first state” and urging the US hockey team to prevail in a closely watched grudge match. Tensions have soared in the run-up to a tournament final in the…

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Video Shows Delta Airlines Plane Crashing Upside Down In Canada

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Video Shows Delta Airlines Plane Crashing Upside Down In Canada

Toronto: A Delta Airlines plane, carrying 80 people onboard – including four crew members, crash-landed at the Toronto airport and flipped upside down, leaving at least 18 passengers injured on Monday. No casualties have been reported in the incident, officials said. The incident took place when the Endeavor Air flight, from Minneapolis in the US,…

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Trump Plans Tariffs On Canada, France Over Digital Services Taxes

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Trump Plans Tariffs On Canada, France Over Digital Services Taxes

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday said he planned to impose tariffs on Canada and France over their digital services taxes on U.S. technology giants, which has been a long-standing irritant. Canada, seeking to address the challenge of taxing digital giants like Google parent Alphabet and Amazon.com that can book their profits in low-tax countries,…

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An Island In A Lake On An Island In A Lake On An Island In A Lake In…

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New Delhi: A nameless island within Victoria Island in Canada’s Nunavut Territory holds the rare distinction of being the world’s largest island-in-a-lake-on-an-island-in-a-lake-on-an-island. Satellite images by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 confirmed the presence of this unique landform. Here’s how it goes: at the centre lies a seahorse-shaped island, approximately 1,000 feet wide,…

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Canada’s Tit-For-Tat Move, China’s “Countermeasure” Vow After Trump Tariffs

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Canada’s Tit-For-Tat Move, China’s “Countermeasure” Vow After Trump Tariffs

New Delhi: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum were quick to respond to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs with their own measures, with the tit-for-tat moves likely to impact global supply chains significantly. Trudeau said Canada will impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian $155 billion in US imports, adding that…

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