The Canadian government is taking major trade action against Russia, sending deadlier aid to Ukraine and will open up new immigration streams for Ukrainians. For Ukrainians fleeing the war started by Russia, Canada is opening two new immigration streams. One will allow an unlimited number of Ukrainians to come toRead More →
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OTTAWA — Hours after the United Nations sided with Ukraine and called on Russia to withdraw from its territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the vote and called on Canada for more sanctions and “restrictive measures” to stop the bombardment of his country. Zelenskyy, who is entrenched in Kyiv asRead More →
Charles W. Milliken It’s not often that Canada, that huge expanse of cold, well-mannered and peaceful territory largely in our north, provides a lot of news. But the trucker protests have at least temporarily caught our attention, let alone the attention of President Joe Biden. I don’t need to rehashRead More →
Bitwise Asset Management General Counsel Katherine Dowling reacts to Coinbase’s Super Bowl announcement and discusses cryptocurrency regulation. A cryptocurrency expert is sounding the alarm over how the Canadian government is freezing the crypto wallets of Freedom Convoy protesters and says it’s something that can “very realistically” happen in the UnitedRead More →
YoutubeArtur Pawlowski arrested Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski has been arrested for the fifth time since COVID restrictions began in the province of Alberta in March 2020. The arrest was another dramatic arrest by police, this time outside the family’s home Pawlowski in Calgary. On February 8, Pawlowski, who grew upRead More →
Of all the slogans of news outlets around the world—“Democracy dies in darkness,” “All news worth printing,” et al. — none are more hilarious and tongue-in-cheek than CNN’s “The Most Trusted Name in News,” whose ratings continue to swirl down the toilet of public opinion as fast as Joe Biden’sRead More →
OTTAWA (ON), January 1, 2022 /CNW/ – The Honorable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement: “Today marks 75and anniversary of the Canadian citizenship lawa major moment in from Canada history and a milestone on our path to full independence and nationhood. Before the ActtheRead More →
Update on international travel: Due to growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the Canadian government on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid travel abroad during the Christmas holidays, saying the Omicron variant of Covid “makes us fear the worst”, including including the spike in infections and travel disruptions.AlsoRead More →
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Farwid Parwani, once one of Kabul’s best-known musicians, decided to sell his goods on the streets after the Taliban banned public performances.Tom Mutch / The Globe and Mail “I was one of the best known musicians in Kabul,” Farwid Parwani said on the phone from the capital of Afghanistan, “andRead More →
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian government on Monday introduced a bill banning so-called conversion therapy in the country. The bill that Attorney General David Lametti and Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien have introduced would amend the Criminal Code of Canada to specifically prohibit: Bringing another personRead More →
The Canadian government introduced a bill on Monday that would ban so-called conversion therapy in the country. The bill introduced by Attorney General David Lametti and Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien would amend the Criminal Code of Canada to specifically prohibit: Refer someone else to conversionRead More →
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An RCMP officer walks past SNC Lavalin’s head office in Montreal in 2012.CHRISTINNE MUSCHI / Reuters More and more Canadian companies themselves are reporting allegations of bribery and corruption to the RCMP in order to avoid criminal prosecution that could put executives in jail and harm their businesses. RCMP InspectorRead More →
Canadian employers lay off or leave without pay thousands of workers who refused to getCOVID-19 gunfire, squeezing an already tight labor market and increasing the prospect of potentially disruptive legal challenges. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged vaccination warrants as central to his successful campaignfor re-election in September, setting a precedentRead More →
The Canadian government said on Wednesday that federal employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be placed on administrative leave without pay, according to a Reuters report. The policy does not apply to those who have an exemption. Civil servants are due to be vaccinated by October 29 orRead More →
By Karen Day on 09/19/2021 | Updated on 11/24/2021 Canada has a good reputation for supporting diversity, but a lawsuit alleges continued and widespread discrimination against black public officials. Photo courtesy of GoToVan via Flickr After the polls close in the Canadian federal election slated for September 20, the newlyRead More →
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi speaks at a press conference in Islamabad on September 17. Opinion polls suggest that only 14 percent of Canadians see immigration as a key issue.FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP / Getty Images A senior United Nations official called on anyone who wins CanadianRead More →
Cuban Canadians urge Justin Trudeau – and his fellow citizens – to reconsider the island nation as a “dictatorship”, not just a tourist destination. Standing between the United States Consulate and the Law Society of Ontario in downtown Toronto, Jorge Heredia is draped in a Cuban flag. He holds aRead More →
At 2 a.m. on Friday, they received the word – “meet at the airport” – the signal they had been eagerly awaiting for days. Canadian authorities were urging a group of 15 Afghan Canadian men, women and children, including a baby, to come to the front door of the KabulRead More →
The program will include “special immigration measures that will provide a pathway to protection in Canada for those at risk because of their work,” the statement said. The story continues under the ad “Lives are at stake here,” Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino told reporters, “that’s why we are takingRead More →
Bob Nelsen’s Resilience, with a mission no less ambitious than rewriting the rules of drug manufacturing, has taken an early lead with only a year of life under its belt. The Canadian government likes what it sees and plans to cut a healthy check to bolster Resilience’s Mississauga facility. TheRead More →
Breadcrumb Links World News Canadian politics Canada “The Liberal government’s status quo approach to the People’s Republic of China should end, especially with Canadians held hostage” Publication date : April 28, 2021 • May 3, 2021 • 3 minute read • 169 comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo by BlairRead More →
The Canadian government is looking for aircraft to replace the five aging CC-150s in its Air Force. The planes are military adaptations of the Airbus A310-300s, which can be tasked with carrying the Prime Minister of Canada on international missions. Recent reports indicate that Airbus has been deemed the onlyRead More →
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Members of the Uyghur minority hold placards as they demonstrate asking for news of their relatives on February 22, 2021 near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul.OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images Three years after it was first announced, an office empowered by Ottawa to investigate allegations of human rights abuses stemming from theRead More →
Posted Jan 15, 2021 2:16 PM EST Updated January 26, 2021 at 10:40 a.m. EST Immigration will remain at the heart of the Canadian economy and society. This was emphasized by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the new complementary mandate letter which he presented today to Immigration Minister MarcoRead More →
After his apolitical interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Akshay Kumar became the target of trolls, especially after he failed to show up to vote. It was in 2017, Akshay had revealed to Times Now that he had received honorary citizenship from the Canadian government, and it is “something heRead More →
“I speak as a citizen of Canada.” So said Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King at the first-ever Canadian citizenship ceremony on January 3, 1947. King actually received the very first certificate, numbered 0001. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King received the first certificate of Canadian citizenship on January 3,Read More →
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It’s been more than two years since work began on revising the controversial study guide for Canada’s citizenship test, but the federal government says it needs more time to work on the publication and n has no release schedule. Internal Department of Immigration emails from 2016 show officials hoped theRead More →