Canadian youth facing terrorism charges for alleged plot against Jewish people

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s national police force said Saturday that a youth was arrested and charged with terrorism-related offenses that allegedly targeted Jewish people. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the young person arrested Friday was charged with facilitating terrorist activity by communicating instructional material related to an explosive substance. The youth is further charged … Read more

Canadian mining company starts arbitration in case of closed copper mine in Panama

PANAMA CITY — Canada’s First Quantum Minerals Ltd. announced Friday it has requested arbitration proceedings to fight a Panamanian decision to halt a major open-pit copper mine concession in Panama or obtain damages. First Quantum said one arbitration was requested under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement. It has also started proceedings before the International Court … Read more

Canadian man convicted of murder for killing 4 Muslim family members with his pickup

WINDSOR, Ontario — A Canadian man was found guilty Thursday of four counts of first-degree murder for deliberately using his pickup to kill four members of a Muslim family two years ago. The jury also convicted Nathaniel Veltman, 22, guilty of one count of attempted murder for injuring a fifth family member in the incident … Read more

Canadian jury finds fashion mogul Nygard guilty of 4 sexual assault charges, acquits him on 2 counts

Peter Nygard, who once led a women’s fashion empire, was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in a Canadian court on Sunday but was acquitted of a fifth count plus a charge of forcible confinement. The jury handed down the verdict on the fifth day of deliberations following a six-week trial in Toronto. … Read more

Fire at Canadian High Commission in Nigeria kills 2 workers repairing generators

Emergency services in Nigeria say two people are dead after a fire at the Canadian High Commission in the capital, Abuja ByThe Associated Press November 6, 2023, 2:50 PM ABUJA, Nigeria — A fire at the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria’s capital killed two people and injured two others, the local emergency services said Monday. … Read more

Panama president signs into law a moratorium on new mining concessions. A Canadian mine is untouched

Panama’s president has signed into law an indefinite moratorium on new mining concessions ByThe Associated Press November 3, 2023, 9:16 PM A woman holds a banner with a message sthat read in Spanish: “I love Panama, Not mining”, during a protest against a mining contract between the Panamanian government and the Canadian mining company First … Read more

Panama’s congress backtracks to preserve controversial Canadian mining contract

A bill banning all new mining activities in Panama will go to a third and final vote after another extraordinary session of debate ByThe Associated Press November 2, 2023, 8:21 PM Demonstrators tear down a police barricade as they clash during a protest against a recently approved mining contract between the government and Canadian mining … Read more

Protests across Panama against new contract for Canadian copper mining company in biodiverse north

PANAMA — Protesters blocked streets across Panama on Monday, demanding the government rescind a contract to continue copper mining in a biodiverse region. Teaching and construction unions led calls against the contract with environmentalists, saying continued development threatens forested land and crucial groundwater just 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of the capital, in the state … Read more

‘Aggressive’ Chinese Fighter Jets Spook Canadian Plane on UN Mission

(Bloomberg) — A Canadian general criticized the Chinese air force over an incident off the coast of the Asian nation that apparently saw a fighter jet cut off a patrol plane and drop flares in its path. Most Read from Bloomberg The episode on Monday was reported by Global News, which had journalists on the … Read more