Chinese court upholds death sentence for Canadian Robert Schellenberg

 

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Moral Obligation : Canada offers resettlement plan for Afghan interpreters, contractors

 

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Canada to donate 17.7M COVID vaccine doses for poorer countries - AA

Canada will donate 17.7 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to help inoculate people in Third World countries, the government announced Monday.

Canadian military to provide air support as BC battles wildfires | Al Jazeera

Canada’s military will provide air support to the western province of British Columbia (BC) as it battles a series of massive wildfires that broke out after days of record temperatures.

Canadian Military On Alert As Wildfires Rage - UrduPoint

The Canadian military was on standby Saturday to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 wildfires fueled by a record-smashing heat wave and tinder-dry conditions as the government in Ottawa warned of a "long and challenging summer" ahead.

Death toll in Canada mounts as record-breaking heatwave continues - AA

The number of deaths rose to 719 as the Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.) remains under a heatwave, B.C. Coroners Service said Friday.  

Canada weather: Dozens dead as heatwave shatters records - BBC News

Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records.

Chinese diplomat criticizes crimes of genocide by US, other Western countries - China.org.cn

A senior Chinese diplomat on Monday criticized the crimes of genocide by the United States and other Western countries, urging the international community to carry out comprehensive, impartial and in-depth investigations into all crimes of genocide and to eradicate racism, racial discrimination and other legacies of genocide.

Canada In Contact With Intl. Partners Over Heart Inflammation After COVID Jab - Official - UrduPoint

Canadian public health officials are in touch with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as other international health regulators regarding the cases of heart inflammation following immunization with coronavirus vaccines, Canada's chief medical officer Theresa Tam said on Friday.

Canada: Hundreds More Unmarked Graves Found at Former Indigenous School - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – A First Nation in southern Saskatchewan has discovered hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of another former residential school for Indigenous children.

Pope voices pain over deaths of indigenous children in Canada, but doesn’t apologise - France24

 Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Catholic school for indigenous students in Canada and called for respect of the rights and cultures of native peoples.

Canada: Trudeau calls for apology from the Catholic Church for role in residential schools

 

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Canada : Investigation underway after remains of 215 children found at BC residential school site

 

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Iran Rejects Canadian Court Ruling on Ukrainian Plane Crash - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh rejected a recent ruling by a Canadian court on the January 2020 crash of a Ukrainian plane in Tehran, saying the court has no jurisdiction over the case.

Canadian Court Rules Iran Deliberately Shot Down Ukrainian Jet - Sputnik International

Flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s international airport on January 8, 2020, after being shot down by the Iranian military. The incident claimed the lives of all 167 passengers - mostly Canadian and Iranian passengers - and nine Ukrainian crew members.

India shatters global daily COVID-19 records for 5th day

 

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Canada facing perilous mix of COVID-19 variants

 

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China sanctions US and Canadian officials over Xinjiang rebuke | Al Jazeera

China has announced sanctions against two US officials, a Canadian lawmaker and a Canadian parliamentary subcommittee, in response to “coordinated action” taken by the two countries last week over Beijing’s treatment of its Muslim Uighur minority.

Canada recommends AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine for seniors | Al Jazeera

Canada has recommended the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine for people aged above 65 in a pivot from its original guidelines.

Variant cases increase as overall COVID-19 numbers steadily drop in Canada - Global Times

Canada detected 868 COVID-19 variant cases as of Tuesday, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Wednesday.