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

Canadian startups had a tough Q3, and AI’s popularity isn’t making a big difference

When we first read PitchBook’s data on global venture investment in Q3, the first conclusion that my colleague Alex Wilhelm and I reached was that startups around the world wouldn’t be mistaken to expect another quarter of declines. As usual, the numbers are nuanced: European startups were faring slightly better than the rest of the … Read more

Ford avoids Canadian auto strike with union deal

(Reuters) -Ford late on Tuesday reached a tentative take care of a Canadian union to keep away from a walkout, even because the Detroit Three automakers face the potential escalation of separate coordinated U.S. strikes by the United Auto Staff union. Unifor, which represents about 5,600 Canadian auto staff, have been threatening to go on … Read more

India expels Canadian diplomat, escalating tensions after Trudeau accuses India in Sikh’s killing

NEW DELHI — India expelled one among Canada’s prime diplomats Tuesday, ramping up a confrontation between the 2 nations over Canadian accusations that India might have been concerned within the killing of a Sikh separatist chief in suburban Vancouver. India, which has dismissed the accusations as absurd, mentioned the expulsion got here amid “rising concern … Read more