Canada needs better security checks for international ...
WEB1 day ago · The number of international students with active study permits in Canada rose to 1,040,985 in 2023, a 195 per cent increase over the 352,305 who were here in 2015 when the Liberal government was first elected, according to IRCC data.
Indigenous women from Ecuador bring concerns on mining …
WEB1 day ago · Indigenous women from Ecuador are in Ottawa this week raising concerns a proposed free trade agreement could enable human rights abuses by Canadian mining companies operating on their ancestral lands. The delegation travelled thousands of kilometres from the rural reaches of the Ecuadorian ...
Canada and N.W.T. sign historic funding agreement with ...
WEB3 days ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced agreement during Inuvik visit Monday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Inuvik, N.W.T., on Monday to sign a funding agreement with the N.W.T. government and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation in support of Inuit-led child and family services. The agreement ...
Internet, TV, Facebook still top sources of info, news – survey
WEB1 day ago · The PAHAYAG survey, conducted from Sept. 15 to 19, 2024, showed that 67 percent of respondents rely on the internet as their primary medium, while 66 percent still turn to television for their news consumption. The survey also revealed that social media, particularly Facebook, remains a key source of information for 62 percent of respondents.
Pricier pineapples? Here’s how the U.S. port strike could ...
WEB2 days ago · Everything from fresh produce to retail to imported cars could be impacted by strike. With U.S. port workers on strike as of Tuesday morning, consumers around the world — and especially in Canada, with its close trade ties to the U.S. — could soon start seeing a shortage of goods or an upward tick in prices.
Bulking up the Privy Council Office isn’t the solution to ...
WEB4 days ago · The next federal government we elect, whenever that happens, will have its hands full as Canada struggles with a stubbornly sluggish economy while global conflicts and trade disputes draw precious time and attention. Housing, climate, immigration, reconciliation, disruptions caused by AI – the ...
Only the United States benefits from renegotiating the Canada ...
WEB5 days ago · There is a ticking time bomb at the heart of the North American economy. And this is the year that it begins to detonate. Over the past several months, Canadian businesses and analysts have been pressuring the federal government to better prepare for the mandated renegotiation of the Canada-United ...