Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced that the country will land a robotic rover on the Moon by 2026. Announcing that Ottawa plans to "dream big" as it advances its competitive stake in the growing global space market, Champagne said "As the whole world looks to the stars we are ready to make Canada a world leader in research, technology and innovation so that we can be there as well.

'Dream big': Canada teams up with NASA to send rover to Moon

India and Canada have discussed growing Chinese aggression, something that has been a cause of worry for both the countries. The matter was discussed between Indian High Commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria and Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) last week on June 3.

India, Canada discuss Chinese aggression, bilateral issues

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set on Sunday to attend what is expected to be the country's largest memorial to the victims of a Ukrainian airliner shot down in Iran in a disaster that killed 57 Canadians, mainly of Iranian descent.

Canada's Trudeau to attend Iran crash victim memorial in hard-hit Edmonton

Canada on Friday lowered the number of its citizens killed in the crash of a jetliner in Iran from 63 to 57. "This is based on additional information we had about birth dates and comparing the travel documents that people were travelling on when they boarded the flight," Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told a press conference.

Ottawa lowers Canadian death toll in Iran air crash to 57

Two Canadians who disappeared into China's state security apparatus in what was widely seen as retaliation for the arrest of a Chinese telecom executive remain secluded in detention a year on, without access to lawyers or family.

Detained Canadians in China cut off from the world

China's new ambassador to Canada visited a senior Huawei Technologies Co Ltd official who is fighting extradition to the United States and urged Ottawa to release her, the embassy said on Friday.

Chinese envoy to Canada visits detained Huawei CFO, urges Ottawa to correct 'mistake'