AlHijjah 26, 1432, Nov 22, 2011, SPA -- Retail sales in Canada rose to $38.2 billion in September, a 1 percent month-over-month gain and the fifth increase in six months, UPI quoted Statistics Canada as reporting.
The sector of motor vehicle and (...)
AlQa'dah 16, 1432, Oct 14, 2011, SPA -- Canada's Premier Stephen Harper today depicted Iran as the biggest threat for world peace and security.
The France Press quoted Harper as saying in remarks on the plot targeting the Saudi ambassador to the (...)
Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah concluded his official visit to Canada on Wednesday and headed to Washington for a two-day official visit.
During his three-day visit, the Prime Minister met his Canadian (...)
Canada and Kuwait on Monday signed a trade and investment treaty during the first visit to the country by a Kuwaiti prime minister.
The agreement establishes rules to ensure that foreign investors receive similar treatment to domestic investors, (...)
Kuwait's Ambassador to Canada Ali Hussein Al-Sammak affirmed Friday the existing strong bilateral relations between Kuwait and Canada.
Al-Sammak told 'KUNA' that Canada opened its embassy in Kuwait in 1978, whereas Kuwait opened its embassy in (...)
The European debt crisis is adding to the uncertainty looming over the global economy and must be tackled
swiftly, British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned, dpa reported.
In a speech to the Canadian parliament in Ottawa late (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has expressed optimism that power will soon be transferred to the Libyan National Transitional Council as the legitimately recognized government in Libya.
He told the Canadian media that his country felt that (...)
Canada's environment ministry will cut or reassign around 10 percent of its workers, unions said on Thursday, prompting fears that services like weather forecasting and environmental protection will suffer, according to Reuters.
Officials said the (...)
China's most-wanted fugitive remained behind Canadian bars on Thursday despite a determination from the Immigration and Refugee Board that he was not too likely to flee if he were released, according to Reuters.
China is seeking the extradition of (...)
Canada will boycott the U.N. Conference on Disarmament for the several weeks that North Korea is chairing it, Foreign Minister John Baird announced on Monday, according to Reuters.
"It's just absurd to have them in the chair," Baird told a (...)
Prince William and Kate arrived in Canada on Thursday for their first official overseas trip, according to AP.
They shook hands on the tarmac with Canadian officials before leaving immediately for the National War Memorial.
Later, the your royals (...)
Canada's federal election on Monday is too close to call, raising the prospect of a potentially destabilizing political battle between the ruling Conservatives and opposition parties, according to Reuters.
Polls show the Conservatives are set to (...)
Awwal 23, 1432 / April 27, 2011, SPA -- The left-leaning New Democrats hit new heights in polls on Wednesday, making Canada's May 2 election impossible to predict and sending a rumble of discontent through Canadian financial markets, according to (...)
Awwal 17, 1432 H/April 21, 2011, SPA -- The left-leaning New Democratic Party has exploded from an also-ran in Canada's election campaign to a potential spoiler that could change the Canadian balance of power, according to Reuters.
All polls show a (...)
Awwal 02, 1432 H/April 6, 2011, SPA -- The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled two kinds of collector coins commemorating the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, according to AP.
The $20 coin features an engraving of William and Kate gazing (...)
Akhir 23, 1432, March 28, 2011, SPA -- The Ministry of Defence here, announced that a Canadian soldier was killed last night in Afghanistan.
The ministry said the soldier was killed when a hand-made bomb exploded while he was on a foot-patrol (...)
Akhir 21, 1432 H/March 26, 2011, SPA -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper set May 2 as the date of the next election on Saturday and said people would be "crazy" to vote for opposition parties he accused of trying to illegitimately seize power, (...)
Noël A. Kinsella, the Speaker of the Senate of Canada, received here today the visiting Shoura Council delegation.
During the meeting, Saudi efforts to bolster dialogue among nations, civilizations and followers of religions were highlighted. (...)
Qa'dah 18, 1431, Oct 26, 2010, SPA -- The Saudi Cultural Attaché Office in Canada will organize in Toronto on October 30-31 a forum for Saudi students on scholarships in Canada under the auspices of Saudi Ambassador to Canada Osama bin Ahmed (...)
Qaeda 1431 H. / 14 October 2010, SPA -- Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, Minister of Education, who is also Chairman of the Saudi Scouts Association, will take part in the Baden Powel Fellowship meeting for the International Scouts (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Canada Osama bin Ahmed Al-Sanoussi has held a dinner party on the 80th anniversary of National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The party was attended by several members of Canadian Parliament and House of Commons, and Chief (...)
The Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura of Saudi Arabia Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh and the accompanying delegation have met with Speaker of Canadian Senate Noel Kinsella on the sidelines of the Conference of Speakers of Parliaments of (...)
Two Canadian Army medics were killed in Afghanistan when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, military officials said Saturday.
One, Master Cpl. Kristal Giesebrecht, was the third female Canadian soldier to die in combat in Afghanistan, the (...)
International leaders might be forgiven if they nervously eye the skies above and the ground below as they gather for summits of the Group of Eight and the Group of 20 in Canada's province of Ontario this weekend, according to Reuters.
In the past (...)
Sheikha Lubna Qassimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, has conducted a series of extensive meetings with high ranking Canadian officials on the sidelines of her current visit to Canada. The meetings covered UAE-Canadian bilateral relations and means of (...)