カテゴリー: Canada
Ottawa police have abandoned their policy of de-escalation against anti-Covid mandate demonstratorsToday’s action to cordon off the occupation of parliament’s grounds and prevent it growing might go some way to restoring public confidence in the police…
The blockade of Ottawa has sparked copycat action around the globe, and such disparate demonstrations of grievance may prove hard to shut downIt only took six dozen trucks, and a few hundred protesters to bring Canada’s capital to a standstill and clos…
This blog is now closedPolice rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on WednesdayHow did Ottawa rallies against vaccine mandates begin and what’s next?Harm to AstraZeneca jab’s reputation …
Many Indians embark on often treacherous journeys to North America through agents who are now the focus of anti-human trafficking officersThe signs are painted on every wall and hang from every lamp-post of this small Gujarat village. “Easy Canada visa…
This blog is now closedTurkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising‘The case for masks became stronger’: scientists admit Covid mistakesAs Omicron peaks, US healthcare sy…
This blog is now closedSajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces reviewAustria lifts ‘lockdown of the unvaccinated’ as Europe slowly opens upMinisters plan to scrap vaccine mandate for NHS staff in EnglandCanada…
UK transport secretary says testing rules for travellers into country will change from 4am on 11 February; new France rules come into forceBoris Johnson faces fresh outrage over lockdown birthday partyA full list of alleged UK government Covid rule-bus…
Survey also finds adults aged 18-24 and women more concerned about personal finances than other groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung people and women have taken the hardest psychological and financial hit from the pan…
Countries ‘colluded to provoke and stir up trouble’ in region that China claims as its territoryThe Chinese military has condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening…
US justice department suspended fraud charges against chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei hopes that the US justice department’s decision to abandon its efforts to extradite Meng Wanzhou may mar…
Businessman Spavor reunites with family after his release last week from detention along with former diplomatCanadian citizen Michael Spavor has expressed joy at being reunited with his family after being released from jail in China last week.“I’m over…
Analysis: Beijing’s increasingly hardline approach sends a chilling message The release of two Canadian hostages by China has ended a lengthy feud between the two countries, but experts caution the saga foreshadows a deepening rift between the two nati…
The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of the Huawei CFO was followed by China’s detention of two Canadians, sparking an unprecedented dispute The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant, followed by China’s detent…
The men, who were detained by Beijing in 2018, were released hours after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was freed in CanadaThe more than 1,00-day ordeal of two Canadian citizens, detained by Beijing in what critics had labelled an act of “hostage diplom…
Joe Biden has introduced a vaccine mandate affecting millions, but some countries have gone furtherCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFollowing the decision by the US president, Joe Biden, to introduce a vaccine mandate for mil…