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Official visit of the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the United States seeks to strengthen his shaky political position, told RIA Novosti expert of the Mexican Council on foreign relations, doctor of international relations Adolfo Laborde.
The formal reason for the visit, which took place on Wednesday, was the entry into force of the new Treaty on free trade between Mexico, Canada and the United States, but canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau abstained from participation in the Protocol of the tripartite activities.
Bianca Hayes has set a new record for female cyclists, drive 5900 kilometers in 20 days, reports Upi.
The initial goal was to beat the men's record, but it would have to meet in 15 days. It started in Vancouver and arrived in Halifax. Now Bianca Hayes officially the fastest woman on a bike in all of Canada.
. Retired from Canada became a millionaire thanks to the mistake of the cashier, said channel CTV News Ottawa.
Michael BATT, 82-year-old man from Combermere, approached the cashier with a request to sell him a ticket for the Lotto 6/49, but she punched him a ticket for the Lotto Max. Thanks to this man won one million canadian dollars (about 52.5 million rubles. — Approx. ed.).
The canadian company Kinross Gold will begin development of a new gold Deposit in the Chukotka region, said in his Instagram account the region's Governor Roman Kopin.
"Kinrossrussia will continue to work in Chukotka. The company will develop a new field Qianmian. Kinross Gold is present in the region for almost 15 years - an example of a socially responsible company that cares about the environment and traditions of the indigenous peoples of the area. Glad to continue cooperation," wrote Kopin.
The publisher "media zones" Pyotr Verzilov has not pleaded guilty to failure to inform about the foreign citizenship, reported RIA Novosti his lawyer Leonid Solovyov.
He added that Verzilova was released on his own recognizance.
The publisher "media zones" Peter Verzilova being questioned in a criminal case: he did not notify the migration service about his canadian passport, said on Tuesday, the RF IC.
According to investigators, in the course of the search in the case of an inconsistent stock last summer he found a valid canadian passport. It turned out that the migration service of Russia was not aware of this. The canadian citizenship he received "no later than the end of 2014", said RF IC.
North American scientists have built a model of the transmission of the new coronavirus taking into account the asymptomatic carriers. It turned out that without accounting for and control of this category of infected to fight off the infection is unlikely to succeed. The study is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Since COVID-19 worldwide was introduced unprecedented restrictions on movement and measures of social distancing. The consequences for the economy of many countries was very serious. In addition, in some places there were social protests led by the measures limiting personal liberty.
Against the publisher of "media zones" Peter Verzilova opened a criminal case under article about the lack of notification about the presence of foreign passports, reported on the newspaper's website.
"Against the publisher of "media zones" Peter Verzilova opened a criminal case.... The case against Verzilova was filed under article 330.2 of the criminal code (dereliction of duty for submitting notification of a foreign citizenship)," - said on the newspaper's website.
The number of cases of infection with coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Canada exceeded 105 thousand, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
According to the latest data, the number of infections is 105, 091, died on 8 663 patients with COVID-19. The greatest number of cases recorded in the provinces of Quebec (55 682) and Ontario (35 535).
Scientists of three laboratories in Canada, South Africa and Zimbabwe will begin to investigate the causes of mysterious deaths of elephants in Botswana, where the number of dead animals reached 275, according to the Ministry of the environment, protection of natural resources and tourism of Botswana on page offices in Facebook.
"Three laboratories in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Canada were identified for the treatment of samples taken from dead elephants, which will be interpreted in light received at the place of veterinary assessments of clinically sick and dead elephants," - said in the Ministry statement.
Ukraine, Canada, Afghanistan, United Kingdom and Sweden signed a Memorandum of understanding in cooperation on negotiations with Iran downed near Tehran Boeing-737, reported the press service of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine.
"Today the countries of the International coordination group for the victims of flight PS752, which includes Ukraine, Canada, Afghanistan, United Kingdom and Sweden, have signed a Memorandum of understanding in cooperation in the negotiations to pay compensation to the Islamic Republic of Iran", - said in a statement on the Ministry's website.
Armed man detained in the territory of Rideau hall in Ottawa, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, announced the local branch of the Royal mounted police.
"At approximately 6.40 this morning, an armed man was able to access site building room 1 Sussex Drive... Man was arrested shortly thereafter without any incidents," - said in a statement to the police.
The canadian government has warned its citizens about the possible arbitrary detention and extradition from Hong Kong on the background adopted in the PRC law on national security.
The North American country government also encourages citizens to closely comply with local laws.
The two largest airline of Canada Air Canada and WestJet from July 1 to stop the enforcement of social distancing on Board the aircraft, reports channel CBC News.
It is reported that despite the return to standard Seating passengers on the plane, before boarding Air Canada and WestJet are checking the temperature of passengers, and also require to wear a protective mask throughout the flight. In addition, both airlines are conducting "enhanced cleaning" of aircraft and reduced the amount of inflight service.
The number of cases of infection with coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Canada exceeded 104 thousand, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
According to the latest data, the number of infections is 104 204 people died on 8 591 patients with COVID-19. The greatest number of cases recorded in the provinces of Quebec (55 458) and Ontario (35 068).
A new free trade agreement of Mexico with the United States and Canada USMCA shall come into force on Wednesday. Despite the fact that its initiator and active supporter of US President Donald trump called it a real breakthrough, experts doubt this. The document really covers one of the world's largest free trade area with a turnover of over a trillion dollars.
A new agreement was reached by leaders of the three countries in November 2018 at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. It replaces the North American free trade area (NAFTA), which at that time was already 25 years old and which from the beginning of his presidency actively criticized trump, believing the conditions are unfair to the United States.
The government of Canada extended at least until July 31, the ban on vyezd in the country for most categories of foreign citizens, reports channel CBC with reference to the statement of the representative border services Agency Canada Rebecca Purdy.
"(The ban - ed.) was extended to 31 July for reasons of public health," said Purdy.
Canadian astronaut Christopher Hadfield said that in honor of him called a new species a mining bee - Andrena hadfieldi.
"My mother always hoped that I would be someone. Allow me to introduce the beginner Andrena hadfieldi" he said on his Twitter page.
The number of cases COVID-19 in Canada, close to 102 thousands, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
According to the latest data, in Canada, 963 101 confirmed cases of infection. The largest number of identified infected in Quebec (54 884) and Ontario (33 853).
The Iranian foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in telephone talks with his canadian counterpart Francois-Philippe Champagne agreed to start negotiations on compensation for damage in connection to the incident in January in Tehran plane crash "Ukraine International airlines", said canadian foreign Ministry.
"The Minister (of foreign Affairs of Iran) Zarif pledged that Iran, without further delay, send the flight recorders to France for analysis. Iran will talk in detail about the progress on this issue at the meeting of the International civil aviation organization this week," reads the statement.
U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has called for the prosecution of canadian citizens in espionage against the Chinese government, politically motivated and groundless.
"USA are extremely concerned about the decision of the people's Republic of China (PRC) to press charges against the canadian nationals Michael Kovriga and Michael Spavor. These accusations are politically motivated and totally baseless. The United States supported Canada, calling on Beijing to immediately release the two men, and reject the use of these unnecessary detentions to coerce Canada", - reads the statement of the Secretary of state.
The name of the ice cream "eskimo" is a derogatory term for the Inuit of Chukotka because it is not associated with the original meaning of the word "eskimo", although representatives of this group of indigenous peoples of Canada, Greenland and Alaska call themselves Inuit, told RIA Novosti the compiler of the Russian-eskimo dictionary eskimo teacher of language and literature Natalia Radanovic.
The Wall Street Journal earlier reported that the American company Dreyer''s going to change the name of your ice cream Eskimo Pie, as it is a "derogatory term" for the indigenous peoples of Northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia. As the newspaper writes, citing data from the Smithsonian institution, the Popsicle was invented in 1920 Christian Nelson and chocolatier Russell Stover. They patented the product in 1922 under the name "Popsicle" and with the logo in the form of a man in jacket with fur trim.
In Canada from June 22 to once again be allowed to break camp in the national parks, according to Lonely Planet.
The many nature reserves of the country were closed in mid-March due to pandemic coronavirus. From June 1, tourists were allowed to visit them, but to break the campgrounds were still prohibited.
The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said that the authorities are disappointed with the decision of the Prosecutor's office of the PRC to face charges of espionage two canadian citizens Michael Loaf and Michael Spasaro.
"Of course, we are disappointed with the decision and the next step taken by China in the case of two Michaels," said Trudeau at a press conference.
Prosecutors in China have formally charged two canadian citizens Michael Loaf and Michael Spasaro espionage and intelligence activities, follows from the published statements of the Supreme people's Procuratorate of the PRC.
"After testing in accordance with the law, the people's Procuratorate of Beijing on June 19 sent to the people's court of Beijing second level of a claim against a canadian citizen Michael Kovriga, a suspect in the scouting state secrets and intelligence activities in favor of a foreign state", - stated in the message.
Vandals desecrated the monument to the former Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, being the father of the current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, said in a message posted on Twitter of police of the municipality of York in Ontario.
The incident occurred in a city Park There, with a bronze statue of the former Prime Minister to his full height.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus in Canada has exceeded 100 thousand, according to the canadian TV station CBC.
According to the channel, the total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Canada was 100 146 people after Ontario reported 173 new cases of infection per day. Died 8348 man, 62 442 patients have recovered from coronavirus.
Embassy of the United States, Canada and Germany in the Ukraine on the day of judgment on election of a measure of restraint ex-President Petro Poroshenko has urged Kiev not to use justice system to settle political scores.
The Pechersky district court of Kiev on Thursday will consider the petition for election Poroshenko measure.
Chances to become a non-permanent member of the UNSC for 2021-2022 years have all of the seven candidate countries, told RIA Novosti senior analyst of the center for International Crisis Group Ashish Pradhan.
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will elect new non-permanent members of the Security Council for the five seats will compete Canada, Djibouti, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Norway. In January 2021, five of these countries will take the place of Germany, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and South Africa, who were elected at 2019-2020.
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will elect new non-permanent members of the Security Council - five will compete Canada, Djibouti, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Norway.
The UN security Council - a permanent structure of the organization that has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. In the security Council always sit 15 countries - five permanent members and ten temporary.
The leader of LDPR, the Deputy of the state Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky said that the Bolsheviks should "kneel before the Russian people". A statement published in his telegram channel.
"The Russian Bolsheviks must kneel before the Russian people for what they are so much trouble and grief brought over the 73 years of the Soviet regime," wrote Zhirinovsky. Thus it will be possible not only to accept the blame for the "destruction of millions of people", but to redeem it, the MP said.
The government of Canada and the United States extended the closure of the border to travel unless absolutely necessary until 21 July in connection with the pandemic of the novel coronavirus, said Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.
In accordance with previous agreements, the border were to remain closed until June 21.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Canada, said the verdict is a Semi Whelan, convicted in Russia for espionage, politically motivated.
The Moscow city court on Monday sentenced Whelan to 16 years in a penal colony for espionage. The prosecution asked for 18 years of strict regime colony. The accused the last word said that espionage was not involved. A consequence of the plot of the case is not officially open: from the press release, the FSB followed that Whelan was detained in Moscow in late 2018 during spy promotions. The defense claims that American became a victim of provocation.
Canadian military trainers will return to Ukraine, where they will resume will continue to train soldiers, reports channel CBC with reference to the statement of the Ministry of defense.
In 2015, the Canada first sent to Ukraine about 200 soldiers to train local military. In April 2020 this mission and several others were suspended due to the spread of coronavirus and the introduction of restrictions.
In Canada took video of a squirrel running along the rope for peanuts, reports the Daily Mail.
In Quispamsis, located in the East of the country in the province of new Brunswick, the squirrel spotted the nuts tied by a string to the rope on the porch. Animal that the author of the video calls rocky, made several attempts to get to the food.
About 190 thousand citizens of Canada were forced to return benefits they received in the framework of state aid in connection with the spread of a new type of coronavirus, reports channel CTV, citing Canada revenue Agency.
In March, the government of Canada endorsed the programme of assistance to citizens in emergency situations because of COVID-19. Under this plan, Canadians are left without work because of the pandemic, can receive a monthly payment in the amount of about 1.5 thousand dollars. The maximum period such assistance is four months.
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of cities in the canadian province of Quebec in the framework of protests against racism and police violence, reports channel CBC.
Massive protests against racism throughout the world. Previously in Canada, protests were held in Toronto and in Ottawa.
The number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus in Canada exceeded $ 95 million, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
According to the latest data, the total number of infected is 95 057 people died on 7 773 patients. The greatest number of cases identified in Quebec (52 624) and Ontario (30 202).
The Caribbean island of Turks and Caicos will open after quarantine for tourists on June 22, reports Travel and Leisure.
The British overseas territory consisting of four dozen small Islands, plans to accept guests under the new rules, said the Director of the tourism Council Pamela Ewing.
The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau took part in a demonstration against racism and police brutality, and along with its members got down on one knee in memory of the dead black George Floyd, the newspaper reports Globe and Mail.
The demonstration was held Friday in the center of Ottawa at the Parliament building. For some time to its participants joined Trudeau in a protective mask and with the rest of the demonstrators knelt down, with bowed heads, in memory of Floyd.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus in Canada exceeded 93 thousand, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
The total number of infections increased by 693, 93 441. The number of deaths has reached 7 543, says the Ministry. The greatest number of infected recorded in the provinces of Quebec (51 884) and Ontario (29 403).
Canada will send GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, Global Alliance for vaccines and immunization) $ 600 million, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"Canada will contribute $ 600 million to the Global Alliance," said Trudeau at the Global summit on the development of vaccines against coronavirus.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus in Canada exceeded $ 91.3 thousand, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
The total number of infections increased by 835 to 91 351. The number of deaths has reached 7 305, says the Ministry. The greatest number of infected recorded in the provinces of Quebec (51 059) and Ontario (28 263).
Pandemic coronavirus contributed to increased scale of unrest in the U.S. resulting from the death of the African-American George Floyd after the arrest, she worsened the situation of black people in the country, said the Director of the Institute of USA and Canada studies Valery Garbuzov.
As the expert noted, in the US, the line of separation along ethnic lines and tensions had always existed, the authorities are trying to extinguish, but from time to time manifested such outbreaks. He stressed that social problems - unemployment, crime, drug addiction, alcoholism is more of a problem the black community in the U.S. than white Americans.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus in Canada exceeded 90 thousand died over seven thousand people, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
Over the past day there were 772 new cases of infection of the coronavirus, the total number of infections has reached 90 190. The number of deaths per day increased to 94 and has reached 7073, said the Agency. The greatest number of infected recorded in the provinces of Quebec (50 651) and Ontario (27 533).
Thousands of people take part in protests in Toronto, Canada against racism and oppression of blacks by the police, reports channel CBC.
Demonstrations are held under the slogan "not one More black life", to "Abolish the police", "No justice, no peace". In addition, after the death of 29-year-old girl in Toronto in the presence of police some of the protesters chanting "stop killing black women". A girl named Regis Korchinski-Pack fell from high-rise building after witnesses call 911. The girl's relatives claim that she was pushed by police.
To whistle in a spacesuit during a spacewalk is not obtained due to low pressure, said canadian astronaut Christopher Hadfield.
"The air is too thin at a pressure of 4.3 pounds per square inch (220 mm Hg. — Approx. ed.)" — he wrote on his web page, answering a question of the subscriber.
The EU is afraid of undermining the principle of "one country, two systems" and the autonomy of Hong Kong as a result of actions of China, said in a written statement, the EU high representative for foreign and security policy of Josep Borrell.
According to Borrell, China's decision "casts doubt on its desire to fulfill its international obligations". He added that the EU will continue to raise this issue in the dialogue with China.
This summer, the resorts in Cuba, which, presumably, will open in mid-June, will only work for local – until then, until there is air service to key markets, according to ATOR, citing Juan Carlos Escalona, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba for tourism.
According to him, active preparation resorts to work full time: in particular, the hotels ' renovation and restoration of sandy beaches in Varadero.
The Federal U.S. court of appeals rejected the request of the administration of President Donald trump to renew a program for issuing permits for the construction of new oil and gas pipelines that may result in the postponement of the implementation of over 70 projects and result in losses to $ 2 billion for the companies, said on Friday the Agency associated Press with reference to the decision of the court.
The program permitting the engineering corps of the armed forces of the United States allows the construction of pipelines across rivers and marshland with minimal approval procedures if certain criteria are met. Conservationists challenged the program in the case of the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline between the United States and Canada.
The number of identified cases of infection with coronavirus in Canada exceeded 88 thousand died, more than 6.8 thousand people, according to the Ministry of health of the country.
Over the past day there were 610 new cases of infection with coronavirus, the total number of infections has reached 88 512. The number of deaths per day increased by 78 and reached 6877, said the Agency. The greatest number of infected recorded in the provinces of Quebec (49 702) and Ontario (26 866).