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Ottawa deploys nearly 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance as hunger spreads in Palestine.

OTTAWA, July 31 — Canada plans to recognise the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced yesterday, ratcheting up pressure on Israel as starvation spreads in Gaza.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar today, lifted by concerns over Washington’s plan to impose tariffs on three major trading partners from August 1, 2025.

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, July 13 — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30 per cent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union (EU) starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiations with the major US trading partners failed to reach a comprehensive trade deal.

WASHINGTON, July 11 — United States President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada yesterday, saying the US would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports next month and plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15 or 20 per cent on most other trading partners.

NAYPYIDAW, July 11 — After US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a fresh round of tariffs on 14 countries, with the highest rate of 40 per cent imposed on Myanmar, Myanmar's ruling military general has asked Trump for a reduction on the rate on his country's exports.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Malaysia remains committed to elevating ties with Canada, encompassing strategic sectors such as trade and investment, defence cooperation, clean energy, digital transformation and emerging technologies.

BEIJING, June 6 — China today called for steps to improve bilateral ties with Canada, saying there were no deep-seated conflicts of interest, following a spike in trade tensions with many of Beijing’s Western trade partners this year.

LONDON/OTTAWA, May 27 — King Charles III landed in Canada's capital Ottawa on Monday for a highly symbolic visit showing support for the nation that recognises him as its sovereign but is coveted by United States (US) President Donald Trump as a 51st US state.

LONDON/OTTAWA, May 27 — King Charles III landed in Canada's capital Ottawa on Monday for a highly symbolic visit showing support for the nation that recognises him as its sovereign but is coveted by United States (US) President Donald Trump as a 51st US state.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Malaysia has called for stronger Asean-Canada cooperation in frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), green economy, food security, education, digital skills, and climate resilience.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on his victory in Canada’s federal election.

VANCOUVER, April 27 — Several people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police said yesterday.

OTTAWA, April 26 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Israel to allow the World Food Programme to work in Gaza, saying food must not be used as a 'political tool', hours after the United Nations (UN) agency ran out of stocks due to a sustained Israeli blockade on supplies.

TORONTO, April 19 — Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said that China is one of the largest threats with respect to foreign interference in Canada and is an emerging threat in the Arctic.

MOSCOW, April 4 — Relations between the United States (US) and Canada will "never be the same again" in the wake of Washington's new tariff policy aimed at resetting global trade, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Friday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Canada is intensifying its efforts to broaden its trade and investment footprint, including strengthening ties with Malaysia and seeking to penetrate new markets, said High Commissioner of Canada to Malaysia Jodi Robinson.

OTTAWA, March 15 — Ex-central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday and immediately said he could work with US President Donald Trump, who is promising tariffs that could devastate the Canadian economy.