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Border officials offer rare look inside Canada’s largest immigration holding centre
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
TORONTO — When Osama Al-Hadad arrived from Yemen and applied for asylum at Toronto’s Pearson airport, he was taken into custody because he lacked documentation to prove his identity. He spent over a month in Canada Border Services Agency’s immigration holding centre near the airport and was released on Feb. 19 after his identity was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Poll suggests Liberal lead over Conservatives is growing
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll A new poll suggests that the federal Liberals are widening their lead over the Conservatives. The poll, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, suggests that 44 per cent of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests. The survey, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, reports that 44 per cent of decided voters surveyed would vote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — Foreign nurses recruited to Quebec through a provincial government program faced “major obstacles” upon their arrival, including a lack of housing, child care and transportation, according to an internal report. A rigorous training schedule, culture shock and fear of failure caused severe stress among the recruits, says the report produced by the province’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec budget expected to include record deficit, measures to address tariff threats
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s finance minister is set to table a budget today with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers as U.S. tariff threats continue to sow economic turmoil. Eric Girard has confirmed the budget for the coming fiscal year will include a projected deficit of more than $11 billion, surpassing the record set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in B.C. say girl, 5, revived with naloxone after fentanyl overdose
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
MISSION, B.C. — Police in Mission, B.C., say a five-year-old girl was sent to hospital last week after she apparently overdosed on fentanyl, requiring multiple doses of naloxone to revive her. Mission RCMP say emergency responders were called to a home on Nottman Street on Thursday, where they found the child unconscious after she “reportedly ... Read More »
1 responseU.S. ferry company ‘unintentionally’ flew Canadian flag upside down entering Victoria
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
SEATTLE — The operator of a ferry service between Vancouver Island and Washington state says it’s sorry for “unintentionally” raising the Canadian flag upside down as it entered Victoria harbour on Sunday. The Black Ball Ferry Line, which runs a ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles, Wash., says raising the flag on approach to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taxes, trade, tariffs among key topics for federal leaders on first full campaign day
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal party leaders spent their first full day on the election campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers, tariffs and the trades. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate. After Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised on Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver car show sets attendance records after Tesla ban, defying boycott calls
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Organizers of the Vancouver International Auto Show say the event broke attendance records after it attracted international headlines for banning Tesla on safety grounds. Supporters of the electric car company and CEO Elon Musk had called for a boycott of the show, but organizers say it instead set a new five-day attendance record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taxes, trades are key topics for federal party leaders on first full day of campaign
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal party leaders are spending their first full day on the campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers and the trades. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate. Poilievre says he would drop lower the lowest income ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — More than half of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink — a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk. And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada, one researcher sees that reliance ... Read More »
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