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Authorities worked at the scene after a Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed in January 2020, shortly after takeoff from Tehran s main airport, killing all on board. Ralph Goodale, the former Liberal public safety minister designated as a special adviser on Canada s response to the crash, says Iran doesnât have right to unilaterally offer compensation to victims families in Canada and other countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ebrahim Noroozi January 07, 2021 - 9:01 AM
OTTAWA - Canada s special adviser on the Iranian military s downing of a passenger jet one year ago this week is rejecting Tehran s offer to pay $150,000 to the families of those killed in the tragedy.
A year of COVID-19 has reversed a decade of progress helping world s poor: Gould
by Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 19, 2020 6:00 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 19, 2020 at 6:12 am EDT
OTTAWA International Development Minister Karina Gould isn’t running any victory laps despite ending 2020 by doing what so few of her political predecessors could wrestling a sizable increase in Canadian foreign-aid spending.
Gould announced a $485-million increase in Canada’s $5.9-billion overseas development assistance budget this week, money earmarked for new international efforts to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries.
As welcome as a vaccine will be, it won’t cure the damage the global COVID-19 pandemic inflicted over the course of this year.
Mike Blanchfield
International Development Minister Karina Gould responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday December 10, 2019 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld December 19, 2020 - 5:28 AM
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould isn t running any victory laps despite ending 2020 by doing what so few of her political predecessors could â wrestling a sizable increase in Canadian foreign-aid spending.
Gould announced a $485-million increase in Canada s $5.9-billion overseas development assistance budget this week, money earmarked for new international efforts to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries.
Gould also told a subsequent video conference on Friday with several international health organizations that Canada would would absolutely be donating any excess capacity of vaccines to poor countries. But as welcome as a vaccine will be, it won t cure the d
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Champagne says he takes no lessons from China on courting support for two Michaels
by Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 4:05 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 4:14 am EDT
Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press at Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is shooting back at China’s criticism of Canada’s efforts to build an international alliance to free Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from prison.
“I’ll do what I think is in Canada’s best interest, trust me,” Champagne said in an interview with The Canadian Press this week.