MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators on Tuesday opened a criminal case against Pyotr Verzilov, an anti-Kremlin activist and associate of the Pussy Riot punk group, for having allegedly failed to […]
Canada's financial capital, Toronto, set for muted reopening as big banks keep staff home
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto, Canada’s financial capital, was set for a muted reopening on Wednesday following a three-month shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic, as several of its biggest employers said […]
China says espionage cases against Canadians not linked to Huawei CFO
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday the espionage cases against two Canadian citizens in the country are unrelated to the ongoing extradition case in Canada against Huawei senior executive […]
CANADA FX DEBT-Loonie notches 3-month high as BoC scales back crisis operations
(Updates prices and details on productivity data) * Canadian dollar rises 0.2% against the greenback * Loonie touches a near 3-month high intraday at 1.3476 * Bank of Canada holds […]
One crew member dead as Canada air force aerobatics plane crashes into house
A jet from the Canadian air force’s aerobatics team that was on a tour intended to raise national morale during the coronavirus pandemic crashed on Sunday, killing one crew member and […]
Canada Snowbirds team jet crashes in British Columbia, injuring at least one
(Reuters) – A jet from the Canadian air force’s Snowbirds exhibition team crashed into a neighborhood in the British Columbia city of Kamloops on Sunday after the pilot ejected, and […]
Canada honors six killed in helicopter crash with COVID-19 measures in place
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Wednesday honored six members of its armed forces killed last week in a helicopter crash in a ceremony where the prime minister and military officials […]
Canada set to ban 11 categories of assault rifles, other weapons: source
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is set to announce it is banning 11 categories of assault rifles and other weapons, including those that have been used in mass shootings, a security […]
Gunman started Canada's worst mass shooting after his girlfriend fled
TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) – The gunman in Canada’s worst ever mass shooting began the weekend rampage that ultimately killed 22 people after his girlfriend escaped him when he assaulted her, a […]
'We are failing our grandparents' Canada's Trudeau says as COVID-19 hammers nursing homes
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is failing its seniors as officials struggle to contain fatal outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in long-term care homes across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]