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Read More »Carney, Modi agree to launch negotiations on new Canada-India trade deal
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to launch negotiations toward a new trade deal called a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. In a social media post published Sunday afternoon, Carney said a trade deal could double Canada-India trade to $70 billion. “India is the world’s …
Read More »Carney and Xi agree to tackle ‘irritants’ in Canada-China relationship
Opening the door to what he calls pragmatic and constructive dialogue, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a bilateral meeting Friday with the president of China on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. It marked the first formal leader-to-leader contact between the two nations since 2017. In brief remarks …
Read More »Canada and India agree to ‘ambitious’ road map to strengthen ties
Canada and India have agreed to a series of steps to strengthen bilateral ties, two years after their diplomatic rupture over the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader on home soil. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar …
Read More »Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire after clashes displace more than 300,000 people
The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to ceasefire on Monday effective at midnight, in a bid to halt their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting that has displaced more than 300,000 people. After days of efforts by Malaysia, chair of the ASEAN regional bloc, the United States …
Read More »Provinces agree to uncork cross-border personal booze sales by May 2026
Nine provinces and one territory have signed on to an agreement that will allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales by next spring. Canadians in all provinces — except Newfoundland and Labrador — and Yukon will be able to order alcohol for personal consumption directly from producers that operate elsewhere in the country. …
Read More »Carney and Chinese premier agree to regularize communication between Canada and China
Politics Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have agreed to regularize channels of communication between the two countries. Leaders also committed to working together to address the fentanyl crisis, PMO readout says The Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 06, 2025 10:03 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 …
Read More »Russia, Ukraine agree to return thousands of war dead in brief peace talks
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met for a second round of direct peace talks in Turkey, although low expectations for the summit seemed to be realized as they ended after just over one hour. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at a summit of several NATO members on Monday in Vilnius, Lithuania, …
Read More »Saudis agree to billions in U.S. investment as Trump begins Gulf states trip
U.S. President Donald Trump secured economic commitments from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the oil power rolled out the red carpet for him at the start of a tour of Gulf states aimed at drumming up investments. The two countries signed a nearly $142-billion US defence agreement, part of a …
Read More »U.S. and China agree to slash most tariffs for 90 days
U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving their trade disputes. Stock markets rose sharply as the globe’s two major economic powers took a step …
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