A sudden announcement by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the highly contentious farm laws in that country is being met with cautious optimism by many diaspora Indians in Canada. But some say they won’t be breathing a sigh relief until the laws are formally repealed.
A senior White House official says the Biden administration is sympathetic to Canada’s concerns about a proposed electric vehicle tax credit, but offered no indication of a plan to drop the idea.
Unvaccinated professional and amateur athletes will no longer be able to travel to Canada as of January 15, minister of public safety Marco Mendicino said on Friday.