The governments of Canada and France are holding a training workshop on climate negotiations for 15 French-speaking negotiators on climate change from sub-Saharan Africa. The workshop takes place in Dakar, Senegal from October 22 to 25, 2018. The goal is to help the female participants develop personal skills, competencies and knowledge needed for…...إقرأالمزيد

A 23-year-old Canadian woman is facing up to 10 years in prison on charges of spray-painting her initials on an ancient wall in northern Thailand, police said Friday. Canadian Brittney Schneider and Briton Furlong Lee, also 23, were arrested on Thursday for vandalising the wall near the main entrance to the old town of Chiang Mai, said Col. Teerasak…...إقرأالمزيد

Canadian troops have once again been named to perform as the Queen’s Guard in London. Some 80 members of the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) are heading to the UK along with 35 members of the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) band. The Canadian soldiers will take up their guard duty positions on October 21 and continue until November 12. The Queen’s…...إقرأالمزيد

Researchers have been puzzled by the fact that several people may do exactly the same exercise, yet some will become more fit, some will see no effect and others will actually become less fit. Two different ways of exercising were tested A Queen’s University study had 14 volunteers cycle at 65 per cent of their peak rate and got the same variation…...إقرأالمزيد

Cannabis retailers across Canada warned of lingering shortages Thursday, saying demand for newly legal pot outstrips their retail projections and limited supply. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries said Thursday that it is expecting product shortages in both brick-and-mortar and online stores could last “up to at least six months.” Quebec’s…...إقرأالمزيد

Canada has no plans to cancel its multibillion contract to supply Saudi Arabia with advanced armoured vehicles despite ongoing concerns about the kingdom’s human rights record and a global outrage over the disappearance and possible murder of a prominent Saudi journalist, says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington…...إقرأالمزيد

As soon as the word “immigration” is uttered, it incites a litany of opinions and questions. Is there a Canadian equivalent of the American dream for immigrants? Who are these immigrants to Canada? Where do they settle? What are they doing? Between myths and realities, between prejudices and tolerance, between integration and marginalization…...إقرأالمزيد

You want to know more about Canada? Explore the country from one coast to the other? Find out about its political system and people? Visit Radio Canada international special sectionDiscovering Canada.  ...إقرأالمزيد

Canada will contribute up to $50 million over two years to the beleaguered UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees after the United States cut its aid, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Friday. Ottawa will also provide up to $12.5 million over five years for Right to Play International to support Palestinian refugees…...إقرأالمزيد

Toronto police say they are looking for a man who entered the city’s well-known Ripley’s Aquarium late Friday night, stripped naked and jumped into the shark tank. The aquarium said in a statement that after purchasing a ticket at about 10 p.m. on Friday night, the man “immediately disrobed and proceeded to climb over the security…...إقرأالمزيد