Canada: Two-year ban on some foreigners from buying homes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party: The desirability of Canadian homes is attracting profiteers, wealthy corporations, and foreign investors.
Ip Man disciple dies of COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Legendary martial artist Ip Man had many disciples and many have passed on but a few lived on to old age.
Keck Seng’s US, Canada hotels close temporarily due to COVID-19 lockdowns
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Palm oil and property player Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (KSM) said its hotel operations located in the US and Canada have temporarily closed, following the enforcement of citywide lockdowns.
Canadian athletes will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games due to COVID-19 risks
KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) said they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the Games — set to begin July 24 — go ahead as scheduled, the CBC reported yesterday.
Canada PM's wife tests positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, had tested positive for COVID-19, the BBC reported citing a statement from the prime minister's office today.
Penang man finds ‘stack of’ C$100 notes in kettle
GEORGE TOWN (July 11): A man here recently stumbled upon a kettle filled with a “stack of” C$100 (RM314) notes, reported The Star today.
RBC: Australian house prices could fall 15% if government changes
Due to policy proposals by opposition Labor party, who are currently set to win government, Australia is likely to weaker property prices and diminished productivity, says the Royal Bank of Canada.
‘Tech adoption key in Khazanah’s 2nd GLC revamp’
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1): As Khazanah Nasional Bhd moves to implement the second programme to revamp government-linked companies (GLCs), it hopes to accelerate the level of technological adoption by its portfolio of companies under the five-year Transformation 2.
Canada Pension Plan in talks to buy stake in Pavilion Bukit Jalil
KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is negotiating with Malton Bhd on the purchase of a 49% stake in Pavilion Bukit Jalil mall, The Edge weekly reported in its July 9, 2018 issue.
GIC JV buys US student housing portfolio for US$1.1b
SINGAPORE (Jan 4): The joint venture (JV) formed by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and The Scion Group, has acquired a student housing portfolio in the US for approximately US$1.
