Two American and two Canadians have been kidnapped in an ambush in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, police told AFP, in the latest abduction targeting foreign nationals.
Kaduna police spokesman Mukhtar Aliyu said "unknown armed men" seized the four on the road to Abuja at 7:00 pm (1800 GMT) Tuesday after a "fierce gun battle" that killed two police escorts.Read more
In an emotionally-charged rally attended by a slew of Conservative and Liberal Canadian politicians, hundreds of Iranian Canadians on Sunday called for “regime change” in Iran. They also raised slogans, condemning Iran’s “brutal theocracy” and skewed policies in the region.
The vociferous crowd filled a 389-seat conference room at the North York Civil Centre in northern Toronto, with many attendeesRead more
Toronto's homicide unit has taken over a probe into the "suspicious" deaths of Canadian pharmaceutical billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey, police said Sunday after finding they had died of strangulation.
"The cause of death for both deceased was ligature neck compression," Toronto police said in a statement following post-mortem investigations of the bodies of the 75-year-old chairman ofRead more
A Canadian-Iranian man was sentenced Friday to 32 months in prison for violating US sanctions against Iran.
Between 2014 and 2016, Ali Soofi, 63, "conspired to export military items from the United States to Iran, both directly and through transshipment to intermediary countries, without a license," according to prosecutors.
Soofi "sought to purchase and ship numerous items, including helicopters, high-techRead more
Neil Young on Friday opened an exhaustive online archive of his half-century career, as the rock legend charged ahead on a politically loaded new album.
In a project whose breadth has no parallels among musicians of his level of fame, Young made all of his albums available for streaming alongside the accompanying lyrics, credits and artwork as well as videosRead more
Two of Canada's leading newspaper groups, Postmedia and Torstar, announced Monday a swap of 41 newspapers -- 34 of which will be shut down.
No money was exchanged in the transaction, and both companies were left on the hook for nearly 300 laid off employees' severance pay.
The deal saw Postmedia, which owns dailies in most major Canadian cities, acquireRead more
Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier said Tuesday it had agreed to sell up to 24 CSeries aircraft to EgyptAir for a total price tag of nearly $2.2 billion.
According to a letter of intent signed between both companies, the Egyptian carrier placed 12 firm orders for CS300 planes and took out purchase rights for another 12, Bombardier said in a statementRead more
Two American astronauts on Friday wrapped up crucial repairs to the International Space Station's robotic arm, with just weeks to spare before the next cargo ship arrives in early November, NASA said.
During a six hour, 49 minute spacewalk, NASA's Joe Acaba and Randy Bresnik put the finishing touches on repairs to the Canadian-made 57-foot (17-meter) long arm, called CanadarmRead more
Airbus will take a majority stake in Bombardier's marquee C-Series airliner programme, the companies announced Monday, as the Canadian firm battled against a stiff tariff ruling in the US.
The agreement aims to allow for significant production savings on the C-Series aircraft and to make use of Airbus's international reach for sales.
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American Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle, who were kidnapped while backpacking in Afghanistan in 2012 and had all three of their children in captivity, have left Pakistan after being freed, according to a US official.
Pakistan, which has long been accused of having links to groups such as the notorious Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, has faced increased pressureRead more