Canada
Canada to push ahead with digital services tax on global tech firms starting 2024
Washington opposes the plan on the grounds that it unfairly singles out U.S. firms.
Canada, Costa Rica seal Copa America berths with playoff wins
Canada advanced to the tournament after defeating Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 before Costa Rica came from behind to down Honduras 3-1 at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco.
Canada to cut number of international students to tackle housing shortage
Canada is currently considering putting a cap on the number of international students allowed to live in the country.
Satire / Guy freezing in Dhaka winter aspires to pursue higher studies in Canada
Like hundreds of his fellow escapists, Shadman Sakib also dreams of moving to Canada for higher studies and hopes that education will somehow magically work out for him in Manitoba.
Bangladeshi descent Mohammad Aminul Islam awarded the Medal of Good Citizenship in Canada
Recently, the Canadian province of British Columbia has honoured 21 individuals with the Medal of Good Citizenship for their outstanding contributions to community life. Among these distinguished recipients is Mohammad Aminul Islam, a Surrey resident of Bangladeshi descent, whose commitment to promoting mother languages and fostering community spirit has been recognised and celebrated.
Canada expresses disappointment over Jan 7 electoral process
Canada has expressed its disappointment that the electoral process in the January 7 parliamentary election has fallen short of the principles of democracy and freedom upon which Bangladesh was founded
Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made immigration his main weapon to blunt Canada's big challenge of an aging and slowing population, and it has also helped fuel economic growth.
Canada recalls infant pyjamas made in Bangladesh
Health Canada has recalled more than 200,000 George brand sleepers, a type of pyjama meant for infants, that were made in Bangladesh and sold from November 2022 to June 2023 citing choking and ingestion hazards.
Bangladesh, Canada to work for higher bilateral trade
Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to devise a mechanism to explore ways and means to diversify and expand bilateral trade, which now stands at only about $2.5 billion.
USA, Canada launch 'unfair' campaign against Russia
A North American-led campaign to ban Russia from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has opened up an international divide on how to deal with the doping scandal engulfing Russia.
Meat Loaf collapses onstage in Canada
Rock singer Meat Loaf has collapses on stage during a concert in Edmonton, Alberta.
Canada oil workers urged to flee blaze
Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada's oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.
Canada oil workers flee wildfire
Hundreds of Canadian oil workers have been ordered to evacuate camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.
A Trump presidency has Americans looking north
Some Americans are threatening to leave the US for Canada if Donald Trump becomes President, but will they actually move?
15-year-old boy discovers ancient Mayan city
A Canadian teenager outshone the experts after discovering a lost Mayan city at the age of fifteen.
‘Canada wildfire destroys 20% of Fort McMurray homes’
About a fifth of homes have been destroyed in Fort McMurray, a Canadian city ravaged by a huge wildfire, the local MP has told the BBC.
Canada wildfire threatens neighbouring province
A huge wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is growing further and could spill in to neighbouring Saskatchewan, officials say.
Canada wildfire 'to double in size'
Officials in Canada are saying the huge wildfire devastating the oil town of Fort McMurray in Alberta could double in size over the next 24 hours.
'Perfect storm' of El Niño and warming boosted Alberta fires
El Niño and ongoing climate change have both contributed to the devastating Alberta wildfires according to experts.
