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With a stated goal of targeting institutional “bad actors” — and amid concern about the impact growing numbers of international students are having on the housing market — Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Monday that the federal government will cap the number of student permits over the next two years.Continue Reading
Strike action halts Vancouver buses for 48 hoursVancouver’s bus system has been shut down by a 48-hour strike. The city’s SkyTrain was still running, but commuters faced major headaches getting around the city. UPDATE — Jan. 23, 2024: Metro Vancouver transit strike enters second day Buses are halted as part ofContinue Reading
Saskatoon The coroner’s inquest into the September 2022 stabbing massacre at James Smith Cree Nation begins its second of three weeks on Monday. Inquest into 2022 mass stabbing that left 11 dead, 17 injured began in Melfort last weekCBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2024 6:00 AM EST | LastContinue Reading
New Brunswick The Humanity Project, a Moncton non-profit that serves meals to people in need, has been working for several years to turn a187-acre farm into a “therapeutic community,” with a focus on people who are not being served by existing shelters and services in the city. Humanity Project offersContinue Reading
Business As companies cope with worker shortages and higher labour costs, robots are showing up behind the counter at many big fast food chains. Restaurants add automation to cut costs, boost speed Nisha Patel · CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2024 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: January 22Continue Reading
Canada is going through an unprecedented growth spurt, having added well over a million people last year after a similarly historic intake in 2022. Some economists have argued this record-setting surge could be a boon to an economy heavily dependent on immigration. A recent Desjardins report cautioned the federal government against slamming the doorContinue Reading
A major challenge of Canada’s ban on adoptions from several Muslim countries is set to play out in the Federal Court — a move some legal observers say wouldn’t be necessary if the government wasn’t upholding what they call a “discriminatory” policy. The case, which could be heard as early as April, comes more thanContinue Reading
Ottawa Spencer Kell, a self-described ex-convict and ex-addict, says the centre in Maberly would be critical to help people break out of the cycle of substance use and incarceration. Manie Daniels Centre will help people out on bail to access treatment Spencer Kell stands in a room that will soonContinue Reading
Politics The federal government will not appeal an Ontario Superior Court ruling overturning a law that denies automatic citizenship to children born outside of Canada if their Canadian parents were also born abroad. Under new ruling, Ottawa obligated to end second-generation cut-off rule for Canadian citizenship Kate McKenna · CBCContinue Reading
White Coat Black Art26:30What this woman wants you to know about power of attorney When Dr. Mary Jarratt’s brother, Billy Jarratt, asked in 2018 if he could designate her as power of attorney in the event something should happen to him, she thought little of it. Billy’s wife had justContinue Reading
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