Ontario – Canada, the European Commission France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, gave joint donor statement on humanitarian access in Sudan. They said: “The people of Sudan are experiencing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. 25 million people, half of Sudan’s population, are in urgent need of assistance. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces …
MONTRÉAL – At a signing ceremony held in Montréal, Alain Berset, President and Federal Councillor for Interior Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, and Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, alongside Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, jointly signed a modernized audiovisual coproduction treaty between Canada and Switzerland. The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the CINEMANIA Film Festival in …
Province celebrates made-in-Ontario manufacturing TORONTO — Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on today’s monthly employment release by Statistics Canada, which showed Ontario added 19,900 jobs last month. “Ontario is Canada’s economic engine, and today’s employment figures reinforce that, with close to 250,000 jobs created in the province in just the past …
Growing auto supply chain and innovation take centre stage at IAA Mobility TORONTO — The Ontario government has concluded a successful business mission to Germany and Switzerland to attract investments and strengthen relationships with economic partners in the auto sector. As part of the mission, a delegation of Ontario organizations promoted the province’s auto supply chain and innovations at IAA …
Czech Republic – Canadian beach volleyball duo Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes defeated Switzerland’s Nina Brunner and Tanja Hüberli 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) in the third-place contest in the Czech Republic. They won won bronze medal at the Ostrava Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 tournament.
LA – Tina Turner has died at 83 in Switzerland. Her spokesperson said: “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.”
Ottawa – The Group of Creditors of Ukraine gave the following statement: The representatives of the Group of Creditors of Ukraine held a meeting on 23 March 2023, in the presence of representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to provide financing assurances to support the approval by the IMF Executive Board of the envisaged IMF programme …
