Lin Wei

Jan 10, 2025 | thestar.com.my | Lin Wei

OTTAWA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Canada's employment rose by 91,000, or 0.4 percent, in December and the employment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 60.8 percent, Statistics Canada said Friday. According to the national statistical agency, the year 2024 ended with 413,000, or 2 percent, more people working in December compared with 12 months earlier.

Jan 7, 2025 | thestar.com.my | Lin Wei

OTTAWA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Canada's merchandise exports increased 2.2 percent and imports rose 1.8 percent in November, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The depreciation of the Canadian dollar had impacts on import and export values, said the national statistical agency. According to the agency, the average value of the Canadian dollar decreased 1.1 U.S. cents in October, and then an additional 1.1 U.S. cents in November.

Jan 7, 2025 | today.line.me | Lin Wei |Mick Gzowski

"Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other's biggest trading and security partner," said Trudeau. OTTAWA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's willingness to use "economic force" to merge Canada into the United States. "There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Trudeau wrote on his social media account.

Jan 7, 2025 | today.line.me | Jin Yuelei |Lin Wei |Mick Gzowski |Ting Shen |Cole Burston

Trudeau's resignation comes just as the United States is about to enter a new chapter with President-elect Donald Trump threatening 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports. For now, Trudeau remains at the helm, promising to protect Canadian interests during this period of uncertainty. But with political waters growing ever more turbulent, Canada's leadership in the coming months will be crucial to navigating the challenges ahead. OTTAWA, Jan.

Dec 10, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Lin Wei

OTTAWA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- There's been an increase in the confiscation of illegal items at border crossings, as well as a jump in inadmissible foreign nationals attempting to enter Canada from the United States, local media reported Tuesday. According to the Canada Border Services Agency, there have been more seizures of dangerous drugs, firearms and stolen vehicles in the first 10 months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, CTV News reported.