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Belgium says no to EU trade deal with Canada

​Belgium cannot sign a major free trade pact between the European Union (EU) and Canada due to strong opposition to the deal from its southern region of Wallonia, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Monday.

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Princess Charlotte says first word in public on Canadian tour

Britain's Princess Charlotte, 1, spoke for the first time in public on Thursday during her family's Canadian tour, uttering the word "pop" while she and her brother played with balloons.

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Where dose Canada accent come from?

The way Canadian English is pronounced is close to the US accent – but it’s still utterly unique and the product of singular forces, writes Thomas Rogers.

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Britain's young Prince George shuns high-five, low-five from Canada's PM Justin Trudeau

Blame it on jet lag or maybe a precocious knowledge that his great-grandmother is Canada's head of state but Britain's three-year-old Prince George just wasn't going to be charmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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AIIB gets another vote of confidence as Canada applies to join

Canada announced Wednesday that it had decided to apply for membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a sign of growing international confidence in the China-initiated multilateral bank.

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Canada to apply to join China-backed AIIB: govt

Canada will apply to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ottawa's finance department said on Wednesday, in a coup for Beijing after Washington had tried to dissuade US allies from signing up.

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For Canada's Trudeau, rebuilding ties with China is priority

​On his first official visit to China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday made it clear that he is seeking to rebuild ties with China and that Canada is treating the relationship with China as nothing less than critical and important.

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Bolt completes historic 'triple-triple' as Jamaica grab Olympic 4x100m gold

Usain Bolt completed his third straight clean sweep of Olympic sprint events on Friday by leading Jamaica to victory in the men's 4x100m relay final here.

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Canadian lawmakers vote to make national anthem gender neutral

Canadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to alter the country's national anthem to make the lyrics gender neutral, a move that comes as the new Liberal government focuses on being more inclusive toward women.

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Trump as U.S. president believed bad for Canada

​The prospect that real estate developer Donald Trump would become U.S. president continues to worry Canadians, a new Canada-wide Insights West poll has found.

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Canada's Governor General meets Chinese FM on ties

Canada's Governor General David Johnston met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here Thursday on enhancing relations between the two countries.

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Chinese foreign minister to visit Canada, attend int'l meeting on Palestine

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Canada and attend an international meeting on Palestine in Paris from May 31 to June 4.

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Dating site matches Americans fleeing Trump with Canadians

A dating website is pledging to match Americans who can't live with a Donald Trump presidency to Canadians looking for love, facilitating the pledge often made by U.S. voters to move to Canada if the real estate billionaire is elected.

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Obama to attend North American Leaders' Summit in Canada

U.S President Barak Obama will attend the North American Leaders' Summit held in Canada in late June, U. S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman to Canada said here Wednesday.

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Japan, Canada agree to work closely on combating terrorism during 2-plus-2 security talks

​Japan and Canada will work closely together to combat terrorism as agreed Tuesday during so-called 2- plus-2 security talks held in Tokyo between vice foreign and defense ministers of both countries.

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Myanmar FM Aung San Suu Kyi meets Canadian counterpart

​Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion met with his Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi in Nay Pyi Taw Thursday, sources with the Canadian Embassy said Thursday.

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Obama hosts Canada's Trudeau, focusing on climate change, trade

U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House on Thursday, eyeing to promote cooperation on climate change and boost trade between the neighboring countries.