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Canada intends to recognise Palestinian state

Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, prime minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, a major policy shift that drew an angry response from US president Donald Trump and was rejected by Israel.

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Canada jobless rate falls to 6.9pc

Canada’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.9 percent in June thanks to robust hiring in the wholesale and retail sector, manufacturing and health care, the government said Friday...

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Trump threatens Canada with higher tariff

Canada will face a 35 per cent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, president Donald Trump said in a late-night letter to prime minister Mark Carney that upends negotiations between the neighbours and close allies.

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China, Canada vow stronger trade, Rohingya aid

China and Canada expressed their commitment to strengthening trade, investment, and humanitarian cooperation with Bangladesh while assuring continued support to address the protracted Rohingya crisis...

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China, Canada pledge deeper trade ties with Bangladesh

China and Canada have expressed their commitment to strengthening trade, investment and humanitarian cooperation with Bangladesh while assuring continued support to address the long-drawn-out Rohingya crisis.

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Jamaat leaders, Canadian envoy talk reforms, polls

Canadian high commissioner to Dhaka Ajit Singh on Monday met Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders at the party’s central office in Dhaka where they discussed Bangladesh’s state reform process and the next national election.

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India, Canada resume diplomatic ties

India and Canada agreed Tuesday to return ambassadors to each other’s capitals, turning a page on a bitter spat over an assassination as Canada’s new leader welcomed counterpart Narendra Modi...

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G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis

Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks on Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues, including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

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Team Group MD, Biman pilot die in Canada canoe capsize

Team Group managing director Abdullah Hil Rakib and senior pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Captain Md Saifuzzaman died after the canoe they were on flipped over in Sturgeon Lake in Canada’s Ontario on Sunday afternoon (local time)...

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Military aids evacuations as Canada wildfires expand

Canada’s military used aircraft to help evacuate members of a remote Indigenous group Monday as wildfires spread eastward from the Prairies region and into the country’s most populous province Ontario.

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UK, four nations sanction two far-right Israeli ministers

The UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway announced sanctions against two Israeli ministers on Tuesday for ‘repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities’, they said in a joint statement.

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Canada keen to invest in aviation sector

Canada has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh’s growing aviation sector, particularly in airport infrastructure development through soft loan facilities...

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Lutfey Siddiqi briefs diplomats on labour reform progress

Reviewing the past eight months of progress on labour reforms and outlining the government’s roadmap ahead, special envoy to the chief adviser for international affairs Lutfey Siddiqi on Monday conveyed to the top Western nations’ ambassadors and high commissioners that they had made a ‘dramatic progress’.

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Trump, Carney set for high-stakes meeting

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney meets Donald Trump on Tuesday for the first time since he won reelection on a pledge to stand up to the US president’s tariffs and threats to annex the United States’ northern neighbour.

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FIFA clears Shamit to represent Bangladesh

Canada-based Bangladeshi footballer Shamit Shome has been cleared by FIFA on Tuesday to represent Bangladesh in international football, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Fahad Karim.

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HSBC reports $9.5b pre-tax profit in Q1

The pre-tax profit represented a $3.2 billion decrease from the same period last year, with the firm attributing the drop mainly to disposals of its business in Canada and Argentina, a statement said...

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Mark Carney wins Canada election

Prime minister Mark Carney pledged Tuesday to beat the United States in Donald Trump’s trade war after winning Canada’s election and leading his Liberal Party to another term in power...

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Canada votes for new govt to take on Trump

Canada elects a new government on Monday to confront annexation threats from the United States and deal directly with president Donald Trump, whose trade war has defined the campaign.

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Canada election sees record high advanced voting

A record 7.3 million people cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada’s election, official figures showed Tuesday, in a possible sign of elevated interest in the April 28 poll...