Feb 14 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — MUNICH — Canada is pushing for new international rules to protect civilian airliners flying near conflict zones, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at an major security conference in Munich, Germany. Five weeks after 176 people were killed, including 57 Canadians, when Iran's military launched two missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner, Trudeau said he is […]
Feb 14 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — MUNICH — Canada is pushing for new international rules to protect civilian airliners flying near conflict zones, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at an major security conference in Munich, Germany. Five weeks after 176 people were killed, including 57 Canadians, when Iran's military launched two missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner, Trudeau said he is […]
Feb 14 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for all. Trudeau's speech comes after he spent the last week in Africa and Kuwait, where he said several times that improving access to education […]
Feb 13 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — KERI, Senegal — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting a farm in Senegal's "California" today, seeing first-hand the benefits of some Canadian aid funding. The Niayes region is feeling the effects of climate change and coastal erosion. Trudeau is on a farm in Keri, about 50 kilometres outside the capital of Dakar, to witness how […]
Feb 13 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — KERI, Senegal — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting a farm in Senegal's "California" today, seeing first-hand the benefits of some Canadian aid funding. The Niayes region is feeling the effects of climate change and coastal erosion. Trudeau is on a farm in Keri, about 50 kilometres outside the capital of Dakar, to witness how […]
Feb 12 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — DAKAR, Senegal — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on the world to do more to spread freedom Wednesday, as he visited a museum in Senegal that was once a centre in the African slave trade. But a few hours later, with Senegal's president, he did not take an opportunity to publicly call out a law that criminalizes homosexual activity. Trudeau […]
Feb 12 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall pledged to support Canada's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped up the second part of his visit to Africa. Speaking during a news conference at the presidential palace in Senegal's capital Wednesday, Sall said it was "very easy" to […]
Feb 11 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait — Canada's troops are eager to get back to work training Iraqi security forces but it won't happen unless Canada is certain of their safety and Iraq invites them to return, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday. Champagne was in Kuwait with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a surprise […]
Feb 11 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ALI AL-SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait — Canada's troops are eager to get back to work training Iraqi security forces but it won't happen unless Canada is certain of their safety and Iraq invites them to return, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday. Champagne was in Kuwait with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a surprise […]
Feb 9 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Canada is standing by in case China asks for more help as it grapples with the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated there, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday, noting that the virus continues to pose little threat in this country. Trudeau said Canada has already responded to China's request for medical equipment, […]
Feb 9 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Canada is standing by in case China asks for more help as it grapples with the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated there, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday, noting that the virus continues to pose little threat in this country. Trudeau said Canada has already responded to China's request for medical equipment, […]
Feb 9 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he is seeking a seat for Canada on the powerful United Nations Security Council because it is where the world's most pressing issues are debated. Trudeau spent his second full day in Africa at a working lunch with some Ethiopian female business owners and in one-on-one meetings […]
Feb 9 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he is seeking a seat for Canada on the powerful United Nations Security Council because it is where the world's most pressing issues are debated. Trudeau spent his second full day in Africa at a working lunch with some Ethiopian female business owners and in one-on-one meetings […]
Feb 8 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought the promise of an investment agreement with Ethiopia and $10 million to help empower African women to the table Saturday as he continued his bid to get African votes for Canada's attempt to win a United Nations Security Council seat later this year. Trudeau also spent […]
Feb 8 2020 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought the promise of an investment agreement with Ethiopia and $10 million to help empower African women to the table Saturday as he continued his bid to get African votes for Canada's attempt to win a United Nations Security Council seat later this year. Trudeau also spent […]