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Canada fulfils promise to take 25,000 Syrian refugees

​Canada has met a self-imposed deadline to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees fleeing their country's civil war, officials said, fulfilling a campaign promise by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Canada to sign TPP next week in New Zealand: minister

Canada will sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement at a meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on Feb. 4, International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday.

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Kris Wu to join 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

The National Basketball Association announced this news on Jan 15, along with the game'stheme of Team Canada versus Team USA.

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Canadian man freed after 5 years in Taliban captivity

A Canadian man, who was kidnapped in 2010 while on vacation in war-torn Afghanistan, has been released from captivity, a statement by Canada's foreign minister said Monday.

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Canadian PM to visit U.S. in March

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to pay an official visit to the United States on March 10, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce A. Heyman said here Monday.

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Canadian PM urged to create gender-equal Senate

More than 80 Canadian women have signed a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to work to ensure that the new process of selecting nominees to the Senate of Canada could produce a gender-equal Senate.

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Political parties differ on policies as Canadians vote

​Residents of Canada on Monday went to polling stations for general elections amid a strong yearning for change.

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Canadian stock market moves higher over banks rally

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto Thursday rose steadily for four days in a row as a rally in giant banks helped offset the slump in resources shares. Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index was higher 68.80 points or 0.47 percent to 14,731. 08 points, the fourth consecutive rise this week.

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Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 0.75 percent

​The Bank of Canada announced Wednesday that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 0.75 percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly one percent and the deposit rate is 0.5 percent.

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Canadian stocks drops over global bonds volatility

​Canada's stocks in Toronto Tuesday fell with a three-digit loss as volatility in the global government bond markets weighed on the market.

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Chinese investors told to hold horses as Canadian oil patch loses ground

​As the energy industry in Canada is struggling to control the oil prices, experts and business insiders suggest emerging opportunities for investment, but they warn Chinese investors to hold their horses.

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Canada's Green Party voices concerns over uranium deal with India

​Canada's Green Party on Thursday expressed serious concern over the country's uranium deal with India.

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Canada, India seeking closer ties

​Canada and India signed a series of agreements here Wednesday to boost bilateral collaboration in areas of civil aviation, railway transportation, education and skills development, space, social security, and maternal, newborn and child health.

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Air Canada flight that crash landed hit antenna array before landing

​The Air Canada plane that crash landed early Sunday struck an antenna array that knocked off the main landing gear as it attempted to touch down in the midst of a snow storm at the airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada's Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday.

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RMB clearing bank launched in Canada

​The renminbi (RMB) clearing bank in Canada, ICBC Canada, was officially launched here on Monday evening. This is the first RMB trading hub in North America and in the western hemisphere.

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Canada, U.S. sign historic preclearance agreement

​Canada and the U.S. has signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine and Air Transport Preclearance, Canada's Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announced Monday.

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Canadian stock market rebounds on Financials boost, real estate deal

​Canada's main stock market advanced Wednesday over a rally in financial shares and a real estate deal inked by the Canadian retailer giant Hudson's Bay Company.