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☆ Canada news industry body backs Google's concerns about online news law
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Ismail Shakil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A Canadian news industry body on Thursday lent support to some of Google's concerns about a new law that aims to make large internet companies share advertising revenue with news publishers in the country. Canada tried addressing tech companies' concerns about the law in draft rules released in September, but Google and Meta Platforms META.O were not convinced. "We are aligned that there should be a firm ceiling, rather than a floor on financial liability," Deegan said in the statement. "We will continue to engage those with questions or concerns, including tech giants," Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said in a statement, adding that Ottawa will be reviewing submissions received during public consultation for the draft rules.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Paul Deegan, Deegan, Pascale St, Onge, Ismail Shakil, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Google, Chelsea, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, News Media Canada, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, NMC, Globe, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Canada, Ottawa

☆ Analysis: Canada may struggle to recoup $26 billion cost of Trans Mountain pipeline
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government bought Trans Mountain in 2018 for C$4.5 billion to rescue the expansion project, which has struggled with years of regulatory delay and massive cost overruns. A Reuters survey of five analysts and investors valued Trans Mountain between C$15 billion and C$25 billion, based on factors including projected earnings and oil shipping tolls. Trans Mountain Corp (TMC) CEO Dawn Farrell told local media last week the sale could wrap up by early 2025, just as Canada heads into a federal election. Trans Mountain offers strategic value as it is the only pipeline taking crude from Canada's oil patch to the Pacific, and on to Asian refining markets. "It's hard to imagine...that a pipeline like Trans Mountain would ever be built again," Poscente said.

Persons: Justin Trudeau's, Ryan Bushell, Dawn Farrell, Michael Dunn, Paul Poscente, Poscente, Pembina, Scott Burrows, Enbridge, Marc Weil, Dave Szybunka, Szybunka, Rod Nickel, Steve Scherer, Denny Thomas, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Ottawa, Justin Trudeau's Liberal, Reuters, Newhaven Asset Management, Trans Mountain Corp, Mountain, Cenovus Energy, Nations, Axxcelus, Chinook, Pembina Pipeline Corp, Indigenous Pipeline, TC Energy, Keystone, TC, Canoe Financial, Thomson Locations: Canada, Alberta, Trans, Newhaven, Pembina, U.S, Gulf, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa

☆ Third-period surge lifts Hurricanes past Senators
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/49] Oct 11, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Ottawa Senators right wing Mathieu Joseph (21) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period at PNC Arena. The teams combined for five goals in an 11-minute stretch of the final period, with each team posting one short-handed goal. Tony DeAngelo had an assist on the Hurricanes' first goal for the 200th point of his career. Stutzle scored unassisted. Shortly after Skjei's goal, the Senators ended up on a power play, and Slavin added insurance for the Hurricanes with a short-handed tally.

Persons: Mathieu Joseph, James Guillory, Brady Skjei, Jaccob Slavin, Skjei, Jordan Staal, Michael Bunting, Teuvo Teravainen, Frederik Andersen, Parker Kelly, Tim Stutzle, Joonas Korpisalo, Tony DeAngelo, Joseph, Artem Zub's, Bunting, Teravainen, Kelly, Stutzle Organizations: Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, PNC Arena, Hurricanes, Carolina, Ottawa, Philadelphia Flyers, Senators, Thomson Locations: Raleigh , North Carolina, USA, Raleigh, N.C, Carolina

☆ Analysis: Canada's Trudeau, far behind in polls, remains the Liberals' best chance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the close of the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada August 25, 2023. Right now, most opinion polls show Trudeau significantly trailing his newest rival, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. But none are perceived to be as scrappy and determined at retail politics as Trudeau is, Liberal insiders and pollsters say. No Canadian prime minister since Wilfrid Laurier in 1908 has won four consecutive elections. In 2015, Ekos had the Liberals down 22 percentage points in the spring and Trudeau won a majority in the fall.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Chris Helgren, Liberal Party's, Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney, Wilfrid Laurier, Frank Graves, I'm, HOUDINI, Poilievre, Angus Reid, Shachi Kurl, Darrell Bricker, It's, Ekos, We've, we've, Kurl, Houdini, Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren, Denny Thomas, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Seventh Assembly of, Global Environment, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Canadian, Liberal, Conservative, Conservatives, Liberal Party, Ekos Research, Angus Reid Institute, Liberals, Ipsos Public Affairs, Thomson Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Trudeau's, British Columbia, New Delhi

☆ Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jonathan Corum | Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar EclipseOn Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse will sweep across much of the Western Hemisphere. Viewers outside the path of annularity will see the crescent sun of a partial solar eclipse. The map below shows the path of the eclipse, and the approximate local time when the ring of fire will be visible. NEV. CALIF. Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO. Corpus Christi MEXICO 12:00 p.m. MISS.

Persons: Eugene MINN, Louis KAN, Butte Eugene, Ely San Francisco Columbus, Charlotte N.C, Casper, KAN, Torreón, Torreón San Antonio Austin, Eugene Medford, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San Antonio Austin Organizations: Central, Central America, Viewers, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA SASKATCHEWAN ALBERTA Vancouver, Regina, Seattle Winnipeg Shadow, Ottawa VT, Toronto Medford Boston, Minneapolis S.D ., New York Chicago Des Moines Philadelphia, Reno Salt Lake City NEB . Sacramento OHIO Omaha N.J, Ely, Ely UTAH Columbus San, Indianapolis NEV, Ocean, Fresno COLO, Richmond Louisville St, Las Vegas, Alamos, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN ., Memphis Albuquerque Columbia, OKLA, San Diego Little Rock, Atlanta Birmingham N.M, Lubbock MISS, Tucson Las, Dallas Jackson ALA, El, El Paso Midland, Odessa, Central Time, Houston New, Tampa Beeville, Corpus Christi, Tampico, Mérida, Mérida Guadalajara JAMAICA, Mexico City Toluca, Puebla Chetumal, Tegucigalpa Guatemala, SALVADOR, NICARAGUA PANAMA, Time, Time Panama City, Edmonton, Edmonton BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTA Vancouver SASKATCHEWAN, Calgary MANITOBA Regina QUEBEC ONTARIO Seattle Winnipeg Shadow, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE Montreal, Boise Toronto, S.D . Minneapolis, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y . IDAHO Buffalo, New York Chicago Philadelphia Des Moines Reno, Ely San, Ely San Francisco Columbus UTAH, Time Fresno Richmond Louisville St, Vegas CALIF, Los Alamos Nashville, Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN ., Phoenix San Diego Little Rock, Lubbock Tucson Birmingham, MISS, Dallas Midland Jackson ALA, Time Austin, Time Austin Hermosillo New, Antonio, Tampa, Corpus Christi Miami, Mexico City, Managua Pacific, Pacific Time, Pacific Time BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver Seattle Portland, Spokane Medford, Calgary San, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento Missoula, Ely Los Angeles Las, Flagstaff, S.D, Denver, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos Albuquerque NEB, Wichita Kansas City Midland Oklahoma City Odessa, Central Time TEXAS, ARK, Torreón San Antonio Austin Little, Laredo Monterrey, Houston, Christi, Jackson León, New, New Orleans Tampico Mexico City, Tampa Campeche Mérida, Miami Cancún, Havana, SALVADOR Tegucigalpa, Eugene Medford Spokane, San Francisco Sacramento Reno, MONT . IDAHO Fresno, Flagstaff Durango Phoenix Denver, Tucson Pueblo, Midland Oklahoma City Odessa, Central Time TEXAS Dallas, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San, Laredo Monterrey Beeville Houston, Tampico Mexico City, Campeche Mérida, COSTA RICA, Pacific, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF ., San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF . IDAHO Fresno, Portland Toronto, Chicago Denver New, Francisco UNITED STATES, Los Angeles Dallas Atlanta, Austin Houston San, Gulf of Mexico Miami, MEXICO Havana, COLOMBIA Bogotá, Natal Cali, Manaus, Salvador, Portland, Denver New, Angeles Phoenix Atlanta Dallas, Time San, Gulf of Mexico Miami MEXICO Havana, Bogotá Natal, Cali Recife, Manaus Quito, ECUADOR Salvador Pacific Ocean BRAZIL PERU Brasília, Pacific Time Chicago Denver, New York, CANADA, STATES, NASA, Goddard, University of Arizona, NOAA Locations: Oregon, Texas, of Mexico, Central, Calgary, Regina MANITOBA ONTARIO QUEBEC, Seattle, Pacific Time Spokane Missoula N.D . MAINE Portland MONT, Bismarck Butte, Eugene, Ottawa, Boise, Minneapolis S.D, Minneapolis S.D . IDAHO Rapid City N.Y, Buffalo CONN . Milwaukee WYO, Casper Detroit IOWA, New York Chicago, Reno Salt Lake City NEB . Sacramento OHIO, Ely UTAH, Ely UTAH Columbus San Francisco, Denver, Ocean Kansas, Richmond, Louis KAN . VA, CALIF . KY, Las, Las Vegas Durango Wichita, N.C, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles, Flagstaff Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN . Oklahoma, Memphis, San, Lubbock, Tucson Las Cruces, El Paso, El Paso Midland LA, Odessa San Angelo, Houston New Orleans San Antonio Chihuahua, Tampa Beeville FLA, Corpus, Corpus Christi Laredo, Miami Gulf, Mexico Monterrey, Havana MEXICO CUBA, Mérida Guadalajara, Campeche, Mexico, Puebla, BELIZE HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, Ocean Managua, NICARAGUA, NICARAGUA PANAMA COSTA RICA, Time Panama, Time Panama City San, Edmonton BRITISH, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE Montreal MONT, N.D, Bismarck, Butte, Butte Eugene MINN, Boise Toronto Boston Medford, S.D, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y . IDAHO Buffalo CONN . Milwaukee WYO, Salt Lake City NEB . OHIO, Omaha, Ely San Francisco, W.VA . Kansas, Time, Vegas, Durango KY, Wichita, Los, Santa Fe Los Angeles, Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN . Oklahoma, Flagstaff ARK, Phoenix, Atlanta, TEXAS, El Paso LA, Time Austin Hermosillo, Time Austin Hermosillo New Orleans Houston Chihuahua, Tampa FLA, Gulf of Mexico Monterrey, JAMAICA Guadalajara, Mexico City Campeche, BELIZE, HONDURAS, Tegucigalpa, Managua, NICARAGUA PANAMA, COSTA RICA, Pacific Time BRITISH, Pacific Time BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver Seattle Portland Eugene, Spokane, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento Missoula Reno Boise IDAHO Butte Fresno, NEV . CALIF, Ely Los Angeles, Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO . UTAH, Rapid, Flagstaff Durango, COLO, Colorado Springs Tucson, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos, Santa Fe N.M, Hermosillo Las Cruces Omaha, El Paso Chihuahua Lubbock, Wichita Kansas City Midland Oklahoma City Odessa San Angelo, Torreón San, Houston MEXICO, New Orleans Tampico Mexico, New Orleans Tampico Mexico City Puebla, FLA, Miami, Havana GUATEMALA, CUBA, HONDURAS Managua, JAMAICA COSTA RICA, Panama, PANAMA, COLOMBIA, Pacific, Pacific Time Seattle Portland, San Francisco, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise, MONT . IDAHO, Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt, WYO . UTAH, Flagstaff Durango Phoenix, Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos Albuquerque Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Midland Oklahoma City Odessa OKLA, Angelo, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San Antonio, Laredo Monterrey Beeville, Corpus Christi MEXICO, Tampico Mexico, GUATEMALA BELIZE, COSTA, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF . IDAHO, Tampico, South America, Brazil, Chicago Denver New York, Francisco, Austin Houston San Antonio, Gulf of Mexico, MEXICO, JAMAICA BELIZE, HONDURAS GUATEMALA, PANAMA COSTA RICA, VENEZUELA, Recife, Manaus Quito, ECUADOR, Ocean PERU, Rio de Janeiro BOLIVIA, Toronto, Denver New York, Time San Antonio, Gulf of Mexico Miami MEXICO, Mexico City BELIZE JAMAICA, ECUADOR Salvador Pacific Ocean BRAZIL PERU, Havana, Mexico City BELIZE, PANAMA COSTA RICA VENEZUELA, Cali, Natal, Salvador BRAZIL, Mexico MEXICO, Time COLOMBIA BRAZIL, United States, New York City

☆ BMO promotes Alan Tannenbaum to head capital markets division
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Bank of Montreal (BMO) logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. Tannenbaum joined BMO in 2010 and has held multiple leadership roles, most recently leading global investment and corporate banking, where he worked with corporate, government and financial sponsor clients worldwide. Before then, he headed the global corporate finance solutions group, where he was responsible for capital raising activities. CEO Darryl White said Tannenbaum is "well-positioned to capture new growth opportunities" for BMO Capital Markets. Brad Chapin will take over for Tannenbaum as global head, investment and corporate banking on an interim basis, BMO said.

Persons: Chris Wattie, Alan Tannenbaum, Dan Barclay, Tannenbaum, Darryl White, Barclay, White, Brad Chapin, Nivedita Balu, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: of Montreal, BMO, REUTERS, Companies Bank of Montreal, Bank of Montreal, BMO Capital Markets, Lehman Brothers, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, TORONTO, London, New York, Toronto

TORONTO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Canadian authorities on Monday condemned demonstrations across Canada by those they said were glorifying violence by supporting Palestinian Islamist group Hamas' attack on Israel. "I strongly condemn the demonstrations that have taken place, and are taking place, across the country in support of Hamas' attacks on Israel," Trudeau said in a post on X, formerly called Twitter. Trudeau joined a solidarity gathering for Israel late on Monday and condemned Hamas' attack in his address. Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday killing hundreds of Israelis and seizing dozens of hostages. Israeli TV channels said the death toll from the Hamas attack had climbed to 900, with at least 2,600 injured.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Blair Gable, Olivia Chow, Chow, Lauren Pouge, Doug Ford, Mona Ayesh, Kyaw Soe, Kanishka Singh, Michael Perry, Gerry Doyle Organizations: TORONTO, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Community Centre, REUTERS, Toronto, Ontario's, Health, West Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Canada, Israel, Hamas, Toronto, Ottawa , Ontario, Israeli, Gaza, Canadian

In Canada, homeowners can take out five-year mortgages, unlike in the U.S. where customers can snag a 30-year mortgage. In some cases, renewed home loan rates could reach 7%, which would push up the average Canadian mortgage by at least a few hundred dollars per month, mortgage brokers estimate. Canadians are already struggling to repay their debts amid high costs of living and rising interest rates. "This dramatic rise in bond yields means that when the computer chugs along and sets up the rates for next week, they will be using higher rates based on these high bond yields," Toronto-based mortgage broker Ron Butler said. He suggests that the spike in bond yields over the past month could on average add C$600 in monthly payments.

Persons: Lars Hagberg, Daniel Vyner, Wowa, Ron Butler, Justin Trudeau's, Hanif Bayat, Butler, Nivedita Balu, Fergal Smith, Denny Thomas, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Capital, Bank of, Canada Mortgage, Housing Corp, Bank of Canada, Mortgage Professionals Canada, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, U.S, Toronto

☆ Canada job gains triples expectations in September; wage growth accelerates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Canada's economy added a net 63,800 jobs in September, more than tripling expectations, while the jobless rate stayed at 5.5%, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday. The average hourly wage for permanent employees rose 5.3% from September 2022, up from the 5.2% annual rise in August. The acceleration in wage growth is likely to worry the central bank, which has stressed that it will be hard to fully curb inflation if wages maintain their current patterns of rising between 4% and 5% annually. With September's robust gains, the economy is averaging 30,000 monthly employment growth this year, up from 25,000 a month earlier. Part-time employment growth, which has been outpacing a rise in full-time work this year, drove the gains in August with a net 48,000 positions added in the month, Statscan said.

Persons: Statscan, Ismail Shakil, Dale Smith Organizations: OTTAWA, Statistics, Reuters, Bank of Canada, Thomson Locations: Statistics Canada, Ottawa

☆ US charges ex-soldier for allegedly trying to give China defense information
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have arrested a former U.S. army sergeant and charged him for attempting to pass national defense information to China, the Justice Department said on Friday. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, whose last duty post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, was charged with federal felonies for attempting to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information, the Justice Department said in a statement. Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; editing by Susan HeaveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Joseph Daniel Schmidt, Ismail Shakil, Susan Heavey Organizations: REUTERS, Justice, Lewis, McChord, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: U.S, China, Washington, Ottawa

☆ Why is India's Modi so worried about Sikh separatist calls for Khalistan?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Amplified calls for the creation of Khalistan date back to when India gained its independence in 1947. At the same time, some Sikh supporters of Khalistan have made comments perceived as anti-national and threatening toward India and its government. And in counterinsurgency operations, Indian security forces were accused of a multitude of human rights abuses. The first photos of the damaged Akal Takhat after the army stormed the sikh Golden Temple complex in Amritsar on June 9, 1984. “The larger [Sikh] community is standing by the statements from Trudeau and they want action upon this,” said Jasveer Singh, a British Sikh and senior press officer with the Sikh Press Association.

Persons: Justin Trudeau’s, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, “, Nijjar’s, –, Andre Durand, Guru Nanak, hasn’t, ”, Amandeep Sandhu, Amritpal Singh, India’s, Singh, Stringer, Modi, Suhasini Haidar, Sondeep Shankar, Indira Gandhi, Gandhi, Harsh Pant, Cole Burston, Pant, Nijjar, Justin Trudeau, Blair Gable, Trudeau, Jasveer Singh Organizations: CNN, Air India, Sikh, Canadian, Air, Air India Boeing, Getty, India, British, Keystone, Pew Research Center, Panjab, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Police, Khalistan, Observer Research Foundation, Protesters, Reuters, Sikh Press Association Locations: Montreal, New Delhi, Ireland, Indian, Punjab, Canada, Hardeep, India, Air India, Cork, AFP, Pakistan, Amritsar, British India, Ottawa, “ India, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Toronto, British

The jobless rate stayed at 5.5% for a third consecutive month, Statistics Canada said. Wage growth is also beating market expectations," said Michael Greenberg, a portfolio manager for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. "Despite the aggressive rate hikes by the Bank of Canada, clearly demand remains strong and companies continue to hire. Money markets increased bets for a rate increase later this month after the jobs figures were published. With September's robust gains, the economy is averaging 30,000 monthly employment growth this year, up from 25,000 a month earlier.

Persons: Carlos Osorio, Michael Greenberg, Greenberg, Derek Holt, Holt, haven't, they've, we're, Statscan, Ismail Shakil, Nivedita Balu, Steve Scherer, Fergal Smith, Dale Smith, Mark Porter Organizations: Queen, West, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Statistics, Reuters, Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions, Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Thomson Locations: Toronto Ontario, Canada, Statistics Canada, U.S, Ottawa

☆ Canada's grocery chains pledge to help cut food prices, government says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A person pushes a shopping cart through the produce section of a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Canadian government, under political pressure to tackle high inflation, said on Thursday the country's five major grocery chains had made an initial commitment to help stabilise food prices. Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Canadians would soon see discounts on a number of food products, as well as price freezes and price-matching campaigns. This is Day One of a fight that we are fighting on behalf of Canadians," Champagne told reporters when asked whether tax increases were still possible. Champagne also said Ottawa would establish a special grocery task force to monitor whether the chains were living up to their commitments to keep food prices under control.

Persons: Carlos Osorio, Francois, Philippe Champagne, Justin Trudeau, Champagne, David Ljunggren, Jane Merriman Organizations: REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Canadian, Innovation, Walmart, Costco, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Ottawa

India is by far Canada's largest source of global students in the country's fast-growing international education business, making up for roughly 40% of study permit holders. International students contribute over C$20 billion ($14.6 billion) to the Canadian economy each year. Reuters spoke to more than a dozen universities and consultants in Canada and India who said they were taking measures to reassure students. Last week, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller described international students "an asset that is very lucrative". In Punjab's Amritsar, home to the Golden Temple, one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, over 5,000 students moved to Canada last year.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, We've, Joseph Wong, Ashok Kumar Bhatia, John Tibbits, Tibbits, Marc Miller, Rhonda Lenton, Jiwan Sharma, Melanie Joly, Gurbakhshish Singh, Nivedita Balu, Wa, Manoj Kumar, Denny Thomas, Josie Kao Organizations: Canada's, Canadian, Reuters, University of Toronto, Reuters Graphics, Association of Consultants, Overseas Studies, Conestoga, York, Taxi, Thomson Locations: India's, Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, TORONTO, AMRITSAR, India, New Delhi, British Columbia, Kitchener , Ontario, Punjab, Punjab's Amritsar, Ottawa, Amritsar, Wa Lone, Toronto

RAW Chief Ravi Sinha, the only serving official publicly affiliated with the agency, did not return messages seeking comment. All six officials denied that RAW engages in targeted killings, noting that the agency has no mandate for such operations. Fallout from the Vancouver incident has also raised concerns that RAW will come under greater global monitoring, Indian intelligence officials and analysts said. "The current developments have undoubtedly increased global curiosity about RAW," said Dheeraj Paramesha Chaya, an expert on Indian intelligence at Britain's Hull University. "Our footprint is growing in parts of the world which were not important earlier," a recently retired senior RAW official said, without providing specifics.

Persons: Blair Gable, Justin Trudeau's, Hardeep Singh, RAW's, Narendra Modi, Ravi Sinha, Sinha, Ajit Doval, Paramesha, Trudeau, David Headley, Headley, Adrian Levy, Levy, Modi, Krishn Kaushik, Sanjeev Miglani, Katerina Ang Organizations: High Commission of, REUTERS, Canadian, Reuters, RAW, National, Britain's Hull University, Ottawa, Washington Post, MUMBAI RAW, Indian Foreign Ministry, Indian, Islamabad, American Embassy, Intelligence Bureau, Hull, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, India deniability, South, CIA, U.S . Council, Foreign Relations, PRS, Thomson Locations: High Commission of India, Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, DELHI, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vancouver, India, Ottawa, Mumbai, West, Delhi, China, Washington, U.S, MUMBAI, Islamabad, North America, Chicago, United States, London, Britain, Australia, South Asia, Europe, Southeast Asia, New Delhi

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Wab Kinew will soon be the only First Nations premier in Canadian history after voters in Manitoba elected a New Democratic Party government on Tuesday. "This is a great victory for all of us in Manitoba," Kinew told supporters at NDP campaign headquarters Tuesday night. He said becoming the first-ever First Nations premier would show Canada is changing for the better. "It's a very challenging role to be a First Nations premier. Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; editing by Denny Thomas and Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kinew, Justin Trudeau, Kelly Saunders, Trudeau, Real Carriere, Rod Nickel, Denny Thomas, Marguerita Choy Organizations: First Nations, New Democratic Party, CBC, NDP, Progressive Conservatives, Conservatives, Liberal, Brandon University, Reuters, Nations, University of Manitoba, Thomson Locations: WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Winnipeg , Manitoba

☆ Canada Apologizes for Honor Awarded to Ex-Nazi Soldier in 1987
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Ismail Shakil and Steve SchererOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Governor General Mary Simon has apologized for a top Canadian honor awarded in 1987 to a former Nazi soldier who moved to Canada after World War Two and went on to become the Chancellor of the University of Alberta. The governor general at the time awarded the Order of Canada, a top civilian honor that recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the nation, to Peter Savaryn, who was praised for promoting multiculturalism in Canada. Savaryn and Hunka had fought in the same Waffen SS unit. The Hunka incident has led to calls for Ottawa to release the Deschenes Commission report from the 1980s that probed the alleged presence of war criminals in Canada. Governor General Simon is Canada's official representative of head of state King Charles.

Persons: Ismail Shakil, Steve Scherer OTTAWA, General Mary Simon, Peter Savaryn, Savaryn, Adolf Hitler's Waffen, Yaroslav Hunka, Hunka, Justin Trudeau, General Simon, King Charles ., Steve Scherer, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Canada's, Nazi, University of Alberta, of Canada, Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS, of, Reuters, Waffen SS, Canada, Ottawa Locations: Canada, of Canada, Canada's, Savaryn, Ottawa

☆ India-Canada ties fray in dispute over Sikh separatist killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside a Sikh temple on June 18 in a Vancouver suburb. * Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed strong concerns about Sikh separatist protests in Canada to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of a G20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10. * Canada postponed a trade mission to India planned for October led by Trade Minister Mary Ng, a spokesperson for the minister said on Sept. 15. * India suspended issuing new visas for Canadians on Sept. 22 and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in India. * India's steel secretary told reporters on Sept. 28 that Indian exports to Canada were marginal and have not been affected by the diplomatic row.

Persons: Nanak, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Chris Helgren, Justin Trudeau, Narendra Modi, Mary Ng, Trudeau, Nijjar, Shivam Patel, YP Rajesh, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Financial Times, Canadian, Trade, Reuters, JSW Steel, Teck Resources, YP, Thomson Locations: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, DELHI, India, Vancouver suburb, New Delhi, Canadian, U.S, Australia, Britain, Teck, Ottawa

☆ Canada to pick new House speaker after fiasco involving former Nazi soldier
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau casts his vote during the election of a new Speaker in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 3, 2023. Former speaker Anthony Rota, a member of the governing Liberal party, resigned last week. The members of the 338-seat House will then vote by secret ballot, ranking the candidates in order of preference. The House speaker is meant to be an impartial arbitrator of parliamentary procedure, seeking to maintain order and decorum during debates. Among the candidates are Liberal Greg Fergus, who if elected would be the first person of color to become speaker.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Blair Gable, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Anthony Rota, Yaroslav Hunka, Adolf Hitler's Waffen, Zelenskiy, Rota, Liberal Greg Fergus, Liberal Sean Casey, Prince Edward Island, Chris d'Entremont, Elizabeth May, Steve Scherer, Deepa Babington 私たち Organizations: Canada's, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Liberal, Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS, Liberals, Green Party Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Nazi, Polish, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Quebec's Gatineau Hills

☆ Biden speaks with US allies about Ukraine support, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden makes a statement about the stopgap government funding bill passed by the U.S. House and Senate to avert a government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Bonnie Cash Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of allied countries, the European Union and the NATO military alliance on Tuesday about continuing coordinated support for Ukraine, the White House said. The call included the leaders of Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, Britain and France, as well as the heads of NATO, the European Commission and the European Council, the White House said in a statement. The White House said it would release a readout of the call. Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; editing by Rami AyyubOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Bonnie Cash, Biden, Jasper Ward, Ismail Shakil, Rami Ayyub Organizations: U.S . House, Senate, White, REUTERS, Rights, European Union, NATO, European Commission, European Council, Kyiv, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Ukraine, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, Britain, France, Russia, United States, Washington, Ottawa

☆ Canada grizzly bear attack victims were on permitted hike, carrying bear spray
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Park staff found two cans of bear spray at the scene and that the individuals' food had been hung appropriately to avoid attracting animals, Parks Canada said in a statement. The deaths were the first from a grizzly bear in Banff National Park in decades and involved a bear that was not collared, tagged or previously known to park staff, according to the statement. Parks Canada was alerted about the bear attack late Friday and the response team shot and killed the animal when it charged at them. Banff National Park, which attracts more than 4 million tourists every year, is home to both grizzly and black bears. There are about 60 grizzly bears in Banff National Park and are considered to be a threatened population in Alberta.

Persons: Kim Titchener, Ismail Shakil, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Park, Parks, Parks Canada, Bear Safety, Thomson Locations: Banff, Parks Canada, Canadian, hibernating, Alberta, Ottawa

“The electrons are very fast, and the electrons are really the workforce in everywhere,” Nobel Committee member Mats Larsson said. WHAT DISCOVERY WON THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS? “Let’s take one second, which is the time of a heartbeat,” Nobel Committee chair Eva Olsson said. “I was very concentrated, forgot about the Nobel Prize and tried to finish my lecture,” L'Huillier told the AP. The physics prize comes a day after two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Persons: Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Mats Larsson, “, ” L’Huillier, ” L'Huillier, Eva Olsson, Mark Pearce, “ It's, that's, ” Krausz, Krausz, L'Huillier, ANNE L'HUILLIER, FERENC KRAUSZ, PIERRE AGOSTINI, L’Huillier, ”, wasn't, Agostini, it's, Max, Ludwig Maximilian, I'd, Wolf, Paul Corkum, Corkum, Alfred Nobel, ___ Borenstein, Mike Corder, Nicolas Garriga, Jan M, Olsen, Geir Moulson Organizations: STOCKHOLM, Lund University, Associated Press, “, Lund, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Ohio State University, Max Planck, Quantum Optics, Ludwig, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Ottawa, COVID Locations: French, Swedish, Hungarian, Sweden, Stockholm, “, Paris, Columbus, Washington, Leicester, The Hague, Netherlands, Copenhagen, Berlin

☆ Canada wants private talks with India to resolve diplomatic spat
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REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 3 (Reuters) - Canada wants private talks with India to resolve a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Tuesday, after a report said India had asked the country to withdraw 41 diplomats. India has told Canada that it must repatriate the diplomats by Oct. 10, according to the Financial Times. We take Canadian diplomats' safety very seriously and we will continue to engage privately because we think diplomatic conversations are best when they remain private," Joly told reporters. The Financial Times said India had threatened to revoke the diplomatic immunity of the 41 diplomats told to leave if they remained after Oct. 10. India suspended new visas for Canadians on Sept 22 and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in the country.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Justin Trudeau, Adnan Abidi, Melanie Joly, Joly, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Trudeau, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Jahnavi, David Ljunggren, Steve Scherer, Christian Schmollinger, Robert Birsel, Ed Osmond, Deepa Babington Organizations: Indian, Canadian, REUTERS, Financial Times, Indian High Commission, Thomson Locations: Hyderabad, New Delhi, India, Canada, Ottawa, Bengaluru

☆ India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats by Oct. 10 - FT
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Oct 3 (Reuters) - India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by Oct. 10 as a diplomatic dispute between the two nations deepens, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the Indian demand, said India had threatened to revoke the diplomatic immunity of those diplomats told to leave who remained after Oct. 10. Canada has 62 diplomats in India and India had said that the total should be reduced by 41, the newspaper said. "We're taking this extremely seriously, but we're going to continue to engage responsibly and constructively within with the Government of India," he told reporters on Tuesday. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said earlier there was a "climate of violence" and an "atmosphere of intimidation" against Indian diplomats in Canada, where the presence of Sikh separatist groups has frustrated New Delhi.

Persons: Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Justin Trudeau, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Jahnavi, David Ljunggren, Steve Scherer, Christian Schmollinger, Robert Birsel, Ed Osmond Organizations: Financial Times, Financial, Canadian, Government of, Indian, Thomson Locations: India, Canada, Ottawa, Government of India, Canadian, New Delhi, Bengaluru

“Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground Sunday at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, about 85 miles (140 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson from Sweden. But Skydive Chicago is working to have Guinness World Records certify Hoffner's jump as a record, WLS-TV reported. “Wonderful,” Hoffner said. After her jump, Hoffner's mind quickly turned to the future and other challenges.

Persons: Dorothy Hoffner, Ingegärd Larsson, Hoffner, “ Let’s, let’s, Geronimo, ” Hoffner, who's, “ I’ve, ” Organizations: Ill, Skydive Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Guinness, Records, U.S . Parachute Locations: OTTAWA, Chicago, Illinois, Ottawa, Sweden

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