Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau announced the date after after visiting Governor General Mary Simon, the representative of head of state Queen Elizabeth, to formally request an election.

Canada, as of this week, has waived quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated citizens. But non-essential foreign travelers are still not allowed to enter despite pressure from the country’s hurting tourism sector.

The discovery last month of the remains of the children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, which closed in 1978, has reopened old wounds and is fuelling outrage in Canada about the lack of information and accountability.

The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed in 1978, according to the Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc Nation, which said the remains were found with the help of a ground penetrating radar specialist.

Addressing a press conference, Justin Trudeau said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau had direct conversations with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar about how Canada can best help, including the donation of extra medical supplies.

Trudeau’s outreach indicated his clear intentions to improve ties with India, especially after his comments backing the farmers' protest had adversely impacted bilateral relations

Read the full text of an open letter by the Indian Ambassadors' Group on vote bank politics in Canada.

The border was initially closed in March to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The closure has been renewed monthly since then. Only trade in goods and merchandise and essential travel are allowed

India's decision to skip the meeting organised by Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne to formulate strategies on COVID-19 comes amid a spar between the two countries over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks supporting the farmers' protest.

After the External Affairs Ministry issued a demarche to the Canadian High Commissioner, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said: “Canada will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests anywhere around the world.”

Canada has been consistently challenging farm subsidies in India which are seen as crucial for Indian farmers.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had recently backed the agitating farmers in India, saying his country will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protests.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the first world leader to speak out on the farmers’ protests in India.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is the first world leader to speak out on farmers' protest in India.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and India's Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi were among the first to congratulate Joe Biden on becoming the President-elect of the United States.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said more targeted measures could help avert another major national shutdown of the kind that hammered the economy earlier in the year.

Bill Morneau said he would not run for parliament again and would instead seek to become the next secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

He declined to comment on the motivation of Hurren, a 46-year-old on-duty member of the Canadian military reserves and a businessman from Manitoba. The man had a bail hearing Friday and was remanded in custody until July 17.

Trump in March cancelled the Group of Seven leaders meeting scheduled for June 10 as the coronavirus outbreak was spreading around the world and international travel was curtailed.

Trudeau made the announcement in remarks to reporters.