Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stressed the importance of unity in the country and stressed that Canada will never become part of the United States. Prime Minister Carney’s Liberal Party won the most seats in Canada’s parliamentary elections, but it is not yet known whether it will have to enter into a coalition with a smaller party, preliminary results …
China Successfully Launches New Internet Satellites into Low Earth Orbit
China has successfully launched a new group of low Earth orbit internet satellites from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern Hainan province on Tuesday. The satellite group was carried into space aboard a Long March-5B carrier rocket. According to the Chinese Space Agency, the satellites entered their preset orbit successfully, marking another milestone in China’s expanding space and telecommunications …
Mark Carney’s Liberals have held on to power – Watch
Mark Carney led the Liberals to a narrow victory on Monday in an election dominated by issues like affordability, tariffs and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. CTV News is declaring the Liberals have won enough seats in the 45th federal election to form a minority government. As of 11:30 p.m EDT, the Liberals had won or were leading …
‘Strong, damaging bursts of winds’ could hit Toronto today
Meteorologists predict that some of the most intense supercell thunderstorms of the year may impact regions of southern and eastern Ontario on Tuesday afternoon. Environment Canada has released initial advisories regarding the likelihood of “strong, damaging wind gusts” surpassing 110 km/h, large hail reaching up to four centimeters in diameter, and the possibility of tornadoes affecting various areas within the …
China remains a magnet for global investment
China’s Ministry of Commerce has released data on the use of foreign investment in the first quarter of this year. In the first three months, the number of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in the country increased by 12,603, an increase of 4.3 percent compared to the same period last year. The amount of foreign capital used fell by 269.23 billion …
Watch – Early parliamentary elections
Canada is electing a prime minister today who will be responsible for resolving the crisis and negotiating with US President Donald Trump, whose trade war and threats of annexation are shaking the country. His name does not appear on any Canadian ballot, but it is on everyone’s mind – US President Donald Trump has marked the campaign for early parliamentary …
Trump says Canada should become U.S. state
President Trump suggested that Canada could potentially become the 51st state of the United States, arguing that there should not be an arbitrary boundary established long ago. He expressed this view on social media, highlighting the advantages of such a union, including unrestricted access and no border. This statement has drawn criticism from both Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative …
Watch – Vancouver police to provide update after 9 killed at Filipino festival
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Department will provide an update on a “mass casualty event” at a Filipino community street festival that left nine people dead and sent dozens to hospital. Interim Chief Const. Steve Rai is set to speak at 9 a.m. and CTV News will be streaming his remarks live. The devastating incident – in which a driver …
Newly Built Town Completed in Herat’s Earthquake-Affected Gulran District
A newly built town in the earthquake-affected areas of Gulran District in Herat has been completed and handed over to the survivors. The new homes in Botan town were jointly constructed by a group of Afghan and Iranian businessmen. Saad Khatibi, a representative of a charity foundation, said: “In Botan village of Gulran district in Herat, construction of a housing …
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal charges of killing health insurance executive
Luigi Mangione has entered a plea of not guilty to all federal charges related to the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year. The 26-year-old, who was apprehended in December and accused of shooting Mr. Thompson outside a hotel in Manhattan, is facing charges of murder and stalking. His not guilty plea indicates that he …