Canada pledges $58mn to support Vietnam’s development projects
Vietnam News 17:24 09/01/2026Canada will provide more than CA$81 million (about US$58.4 million) to fund ten development projects in Vietnam, Canadian Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai announced during his three-day visit to the country, which concluded on Thursday.
Canada asks Air India to probe incident of pilot reporting for duty under influence of alcohol, source says
World 14:49 02/01/2026NEW DELHI -- Canada's transport regulator has asked Air India to investigate an incident of a pilot reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol and failing two breathalyzer tests, a person familiar with the matter said.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades
World 09:29 11/11/2025OTTAWA - Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the Pan American Health Organization said on Monday, a loss that also results in the Americas region losing the status.
Canadian theme park warns it may euthanize 30 beluga whales
World 10:19 08/10/2025A Canadian theme park said it will have no choice but to euthanize 30 beluga whales if the federal government does not provide emergency funding by the end of Tuesday (October 7).
Canada’s new ambassador to Vietnam eyes stronger ties in trade, security, development
Vietnam News 09:09 05/10/2025Canada’s new ambassador to Vietnam, Jim Nickel, said he aims to strengthen bilateral ties across trade, defense, and development, while deepening people-to-people connections between the two countries.
Canada blocks theme park from sending whales to China
World 13:55 02/10/2025Canada on Wednesday denied a request from a controversial theme park to export 30 beluga whales to China, saying the refusal was necessary to protect the mammals from exploitation.
Canada announces new federal agency to build affordable housing
World 09:52 15/09/2025MONTREAL -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Sunday a new federal agency supported by an initial C$13 billion ($9.39 billion) in capitalization to build affordable housing, following campaign promises to bolster residential construction.
Canadian government moves to end Air Canada strike, seeks binding arbitration
World 09:20 17/08/2025The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada's cabin crews and require binding arbitration to break their contract impasse, an action that the country's largest carrier had sought but unionized flight attendants fiercely opposed.
EDC, VinaCapital sign MoU to expand Canada-Vietnam business and trade ties
Economy 16:59 15/08/2025Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s export credit agency, and VinaCapital, one of Vietnam’s leading investment management firms, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance trade and investment between Canada and Vietnam, the Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City announced in a press release on Thursday.
Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows
World 09:51 08/08/2025Canada is sending troops and coast guard personnel to its easternmost province on Thursday to confront wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as the country endures one of its worst fire seasons on record.
Trump puts 35% tariff on Canada, eyes 15%-20% tariffs for others
World 13:30 11/07/2025U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada on Thursday, saying the U.S. would impose a 35% tariff on imports next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trading partners.
Rocks in Canada's Quebec province found to be the oldest on Earth
World 11:20 27/06/2025Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light green colors, with flecks of pink and black. New testing shows that these are Earth's oldest-known rocks.
