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Immigration department has ‘more than enough’ staff to meet processing goals: PBO
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has more than enough staff to process applications for economic immigrants on time. In a report released today, Yves Giroux analyzed the cost of processing applications for economic immigrants through the express entry system for five fiscal years. The report says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s immigration minister in D.C. for meeting with U.S. Homeland Security boss
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Migration in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border is likely on the agenda today as Immigration Minister Sean Fraser visits Washington, D.C. Fraser’s office says he is scheduled to meet with his American counterpart, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The federal Liberal government is under mounting pressure, particularly from Quebec, to do something ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for March 7: Why are Canada’s grocers making so much money?
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, March 7, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada’s largest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Mar. 7: Why are Canada’s grocers making so much money?
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada’s largest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Afghanistan’s pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country’s Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fight “gender apartheid.” “There is a need for greater advocacy efforts in support of women and girls in Afghanistan,” said Hassan Soroosh, the ambassador of the Islamic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health care, housing and leadership top issues as P.E.I. heads toward April 3 vote
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
CHARLOTTETOWN – Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King called a provincial election for April 3 on Monday night, and political experts say the top issues on the campaign trail are expected to be health care, housing and leadership. King’s majority Progressive Conservative government is seeking a second term in office following four years marked by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court certifies class-action suit alleging rampant illegal strip searches in prisons
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that Canadian authorities illegally strip searched federal inmates hundreds of thousands of times over three decades. The statement of claim filed against the government accuses prison officials of inappropriate conduct, seeks an end to searches that are not authorized by federal law ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EU head Ursula von der Leyen in Canada to promote sustainability, Ukraine support
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Canada for a short visit aimed at promoting transatlantic ties. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join von der Leyen at CFB Kingston this morning to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have deployed to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees. The two will also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Edward Island premier says ‘it’s time,’ calls provincial election for April 3
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
WINSLOE SOUTH, P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island residents will go to the polls on April 3, thanks to an early election call Monday from Progressive Conservative Premier Dennis King. King told supporters at a nomination meeting in his riding north of Charlottetown that he had visited Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry earlier in the day to dissolve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will appoint a new independent watchdog with a “wide mandate” to investigate foreign interference in Canada and recommend how to better respond to the challenge. The move does not include calling a public inquiry into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada’s elections, against the explicit demands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Edward Island premier calls provincial election for April 3
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
WINSLOE SOUTH, P.E.I. – Voters in Prince Edward Island will head to the polls on April 3. Premier Dennis King, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, told supporters tonight he visited Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry earlier in the day to dissolve the legislature. At dissolution, the Progressive Conservatives held 15 seats, the Green Party held eight ... Read More »
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