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A woman talks after a priest was stabbed live on television during morning mass on Friday. (Photo:AP)

Watch: Canada church priest chased, stabbed during mass

Video of the attack shows the assailant, a tall man in jeans and a white baseball cap chase the priest around the altar and stab him.

23 Mar 2019 3:51 PM

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty in January to 29 counts of dangerous driving causing death or bodily injury. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian man in Canada gets 8 years in jail for bus crash that killed 16

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu received sentence of eight years for each fatality and five years for each person injured, to be served at same time.

23 Mar 2019 9:06 AM

The family who were living in Canada, heading for a safari vacation, were about to experience the trip of a lifetime. (Photo:Facebook)

Six Indian family members in Canada among 157 dead in Ethiopian tragedy

The Boeing 737 took-off from Bole International Airport and lost contact six minutes later before coming down near Tulu Fara village.

12 Mar 2019 11:30 AM

Canada's opposition leader formally asked federal police on Thursday to investigate a claim of political meddling by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government. (Photo:AP)

Trudeau told to resign as Canada's opposition seek probe in corruption case

The House of Commons scheduled an emergency debate on Thursday on the deepening controversy, the most serious faced by Justin Trudeau.

01 Mar 2019 10:47 AM

Two of the passengers complained of "vomiting, dizziness and sore eyes," and five of them were sent to hospital for tests and treatment, she said. (Represenational Image | File)

5 passengers hospitalised after ventilation breakdown on plane

The jetliner immediately returned to airport gate and 185 passengers and six crew disembarked from Airbus A321 bound for Fort Lauderdale.

25 Jan 2019 12:12 PM

There are accusations that the telecom giant is controlled by China's ruling Communist Party (Photo: FIle)

Canada says it won't be deterred by Chinese pressure

Canada's public safety minister said on Friday that the country won't be deterred by Chinese pressure.

19 Jan 2019 9:41 AM

In a move observers see as retaliation over the Huawei case (Photo: File)

Canada asks China clemency for convicted drug trafficker

Ottawa has warned its citizens about the risk of "arbitrary enforcement" of laws in China

16 Jan 2019 11:54 AM

Trudeau said Canada could freeze the relevant export permits if it concluded that the weapons had been misused.(Photo: Twitter / ANI)

Canada looking for way out of arms deal with Saudi Arabia: PM Justin Trudeau.

Comments represent hardening in tone from Trudeau,who previously said there would be huge penalties for scrapping the $13 billion agreement.

17 Dec 2018 5:26 PM

About 18,000 of them, or 36 per cent of the workforce, are eligible for voluntary redundancy.

GM to close Canadian factory, putting 3000 jobs at risk: report

The plans stand to affect 50,000 employees across the US, Canada and Mexico.

26 Nov 2018 11:48 AM

The pilot of the Cessna aircraft, who was flying alone, was pronounced dead at the scene. (Representational Image)

Plane crashes in Ottawa after mid-air collision, pilot dead

Police said the exact circumstances of the accident in Carp, Ontario, around 30 kilometres west of Ottawa, remained unknown.

05 Nov 2018 9:50 AM

Asked to comment on the recent legalization of cannabis in Canada, he told the story of a relative whose marijuana over-consumption had serious mental health consequences. (Photo: File)

Don't try cannabis, its bad for health: Netherlands PM to Canadians

Mark Rutte offered the advice Thursday during a visit to Canada, just one week after the country legalized the drug.

26 Oct 2018 4:34 PM

The Cannabis Act, which fulfils a promise Trudeau made in the 2015 election campaign, makes Canada only the second nation after Uruguay to legalize the drug. (Photo: File)

Canada legalises sale and recreational use of marijuana

It was praised by pot enthusiasts and investors in an industry that has seen pot stocks soar on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.

17 Oct 2018 12:19 PM

Marijuana plants are shown growing in a massive tomato greenhouse being renovated to grow pot in Delta, British Columbia, that is operated by Pure Sunfarms, a joint venture between tomato grower Village Farms International, and a licensed medical marijuana producer, Emerald Health Therapeutics. (Photo: AP)

Canada set to become largest country with legalised marijuana on October 17

The tomato and pepper plants that once filled some of those greenhouses have been replaced with a new cash crop: marijuana.

10 Oct 2018 1:14 PM

Suu Kyi is the first person to have her honorary Canadian citizenship revoked. (Photo: AP | File)

Canada revokes Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship

The Senate voted unanimously to strip Suu Kyi, Myanmar's civilian leader, of the symbolic honour bestowed on her in 2007.

03 Oct 2018 9:47 AM

Canadian and US negotiators reached a deal late on Sunday on reforming the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after more than a year of talks. (Photo: AFP)

Canada, US reach last-minute NAFTA deal: reports

Talks between the US, Canada and Mexico began last August after Trump called it 'one of the worst trade deals in history'.

01 Oct 2018 8:48 AM

Suu Kyi's democratically-elected government remains in a delicate power balance with the generals, whose presence in parliament gives them an effective veto on constitutional changes. (Photo: File | AP)

Canada revokes Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship over Rohingya crisis

Suu Kyi's reputation has been tarnished by her refusal to call out atrocities against Rohingyas, which Ottawa recently termed a genocide.

28 Sep 2018 1:43 PM

Some 15 of the Nicoles met up at a bar near the university campus, and the 'real Nicole' was finally made aware of the situation through a friend late Friday. (Photo: Twitter)

Canadian student meets girl in bar, emails 246 women to find ‘real Nicole’

He sent out an email blast: 'Met you last night and you gave me the wrong number,' he wrote in the subject line.

11 Sep 2018 1:42 PM

About 40 people were inside the restaurant at the time of the blast, many of whom were children under 10. (Photo: @Peel_Paramedics/Twitter)

Bomb blast victims sue Indian restaurant in Canada for 6 mn dollars

On May 24, two persons walked into the Bombay Bhel restaurant at Mississauga in Ontario dropped an improvised explosive device and fled.

22 Aug 2018 5:10 PM

Rahul Kumar, who moved from India to Canada seven years ago, was also called a loser with 'shit-coloured skin', CTV news reported. (Representational Image)

Go back to your country, Paki: Canadian woman’s racial slur at Indian

Towards the end of the video, she can be seen driving off, but not before she spits on his car and calls him a 'loser.'

22 Aug 2018 4:27 PM

In mid-July, Trudeau reshuffled his government, setting the stage ahead of the legislative elections due to take place on October 21, 2019, amid tensions on global trade and the rise of populism. (Photo: File)

Canada’s Trudeau to run for re-election in 2019 legislative polls

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to reduce the gap between rich and poor, and to lift up indigenous populations.

20 Aug 2018 2:54 PM

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