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Canada starts accepting PTE scores for Student Direct Stream applications

Canada starts accepting PTE scores for Student Direct Stream applications: In a significant development for international students aspiring to study in Canada, the country’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has officially sanctioned the use of Pearson’s PTE Academic test as an English language proficiency assessment. Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023 PTE Academic Gains […]

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65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference being held in Halifax, Canada

An Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Om Birla will be attending the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference scheduled to be held in Halifax, Canada from August 20-26. The Conference will also be attended by 23 Presiding Officers and 16 Secretaries from State Legislatures in India who are also members of the CPA. Om Birla will participate as a panellist in Workshop ‘C’

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Red Bull driver, Max Verstappen wins 2022 Canadian Grand Prix

Red Bull’s driver, World champion Max Verstappen has clinched the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix title. Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz and Seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) have finished at second and third respectively. Azerbaijan GP: Max Verstappen Monaco GP: Sergio Pérez Sapinsh GP: Max Verstappen Miami GP: Max Verstappen Emilia Romagna GP: Max Verstappen Australian GP: Charles Leclerc Saudi Arabian

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Canada approved world’s 1st plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine

Canada on Thursday approved the use of Covifenz, the world’s first plant-derived Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by Medicago Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline Plc. The vaccine has been cleared for people aged 18 to 64 since its safety and effectiveness, according to Health Canada, have not been established in people younger than 18 or older than 64

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Canada, Australia, and UK join US boycott of Beijing Olympic

Canada has joined Australia, Britain, and the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, with China dismissing the moves as “political posturing” and a smear campaign. The announcement came after the White House, the Australian government, and the UK government confirmed diplomatic boycotts of the Winter Games in February to protest Chinese

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Indian-origin Anita Anand appointed as National Defence Minister of Canada

Anita Anand, a Canadian politician of Indian origin, was appointed as the defence minister of the country on October 26, 2021, in Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet following a reshuffle, reported PTI. She is only the second women to be appointed as Canada’s National Defence Minister, after Kim Campbell in the 1990s. The 54-year-old Anita Anand replaces long-time

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