The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday announced the following diplomatic appointment: Kathleen (Kati) Csaba becomes High Commissioner in the Republic of Ghana. Ms. Csaba replaces Heather Cameron. Click here for details
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Grammy Awards 2021: See Full Nomination List, reactions
The 2021 Grammy Awards nominees list has been released. The 2021 Grammy Awards which is scheduled to take place on the 31st of January 2021, released its nomination list on Tuesday with Beyonce leading the list with nine nods. We gathered that Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and Roddy Ricch are all up for six awards...
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Nigeria Not Included in US Visa Bond Pilot
A new temporary rule that could require tourist and business travelers from two dozen countries, mostly in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States was issued by the outgoing administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. According to Reuters Trump Imposes $15,000 Visa Bond on Nigerians...
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The U.S. imposes duties on Canadian softwood lumber
Following U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada, The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade, Tuesday issued the following statement regarding the first administrative review by the U.S. Department of Commerce of U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products...
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United Nations set for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
UN official commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women will begin today. November 25, 2020, is the International Day to End Violence against Women and is turning orange to show that Generation Equality stands against gender-based violence. This year’s global theme, “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” seeks to amplify...
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Canada commits $270 million to Afghanistan
The historic U.S.-Taliban agreement and the U.S.-Government of Afghanistan joint declaration toward a peace agreement signed February 2020, were both keys to the launch of Intra-Afghan Peace Negotiations on September 12, 2020. While important progress has been made, Afghanistan remains one of the world’s poorest and most fragile states, and its need for development assistance...
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Canada aids Ethiopia’s conflict region of Tigray
The outbreak of the conflict between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front on November 3, 2020, has led to a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation affecting both Ethiopia and neighboring Sudan. Canada is deeply alarmed by the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The Honourable Karina Gould,...
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Nigerian Government officials face U.K sanctions
Following the series of reports and investigations on the #EndSARs protest, the global community has taken a deeper interest in the reportages in the media of the alleged Lekki toll gate massacre, where young peaceful unarmed protesters were killed. Members of the U.K Parliament on Monday unanimously called for selected sanctions against Nigerian government officials...
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US Election: Trump concedes
According to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN, the U.S. presidential transition will now officially commence. This is coming after the General Services Administration informed the Biden camp that Joe Biden who has been determined to be the apparent winner of the election, that the Trump administration is...
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Minister Ng introduces requests for WTO reform
In the Wake of the end of talks between Canada and the United Kingdom to ensure continuity of trade post Covid-19, today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade hosted a virtual ministerial meeting of the Ottawa Group on World Trade Organization (WTO) reform to discuss progress on the...
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FG’S Letter to CNN
23 Nov. 2020 Mr. Jonathan Hawkins VP, Communications CNN Centre Atlanta, Georgia U.S, RE: HOW A BLOODY NIGHT OF BULLETS QUASHED A YOUNG PROTEST MOVEMENT Our attention has been drawn to an ‘investigation’ by CNN, entitled ‘How a Bloody Night of Bullets Quashed a Young Protest Movement’ and aired on 18 Nov. 2020, in which...
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Canada – United Kingdom ends talks on transitional trade
In light of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union and by extension the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Government of Canada has been working hard to ensure continuity for Canada-United Kingdom trade – especially economic recovery post COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export...