Justin Trudeau

12 Sep

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s substitute plane to India diverted to London

New Delhi, Sep 12, A substitute plane dispatched from Canada to fly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been stranded in New Delhi since September 10 due to a technical snag in his aircraft, has been diverted to London, causing further delays in his departure, reports said. Trudeau was in New Delhi to attended the G20 Leaders' Summit on September 9-10. The reports said that no explanation was given for the unexpected rerouting of the CC-150 Polaris aircraft dispatched by the Royal Canadian Air Force to New Delhi, despite its intended route via Rome. In case the Airbus plane used…

20 May

Canada announces new sanctions against Russia

Ottawa, May 20 (IANS) Canada has announced new sanctions against Russia. According to a statement on the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's website, Canada is imposing new sanctions on 17 individuals and 18 entities linked to Russian companies that provide military technology and know-how to Russia's armed forces, family members of listed persons, and members of the Kremlin elite. The statement said that other sanctions on 30 individuals and eight entities are involved in human rights violations, Xinhua news agency reported. Since 2014, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 2,500 individuals and entities in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Many of these…