Canadian real estate prices have surged in almost every market, with a typical home price doubling in many regions. A median household in major cities like Toronto and Vancouver would need to save over 20 years for just the down payment, more than 3x the historic average. Seems absurd? The outlandish scenario was apparently a...
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s lawyer has said there are still numerous other legal procedures to come, and the deportation process could take months or years.
Google is one of the biggest obstacles to privacy. This article will explore how and why to de-Google yourself to reclaim and protect your digital privacy.
In Prince Edward Island, a province in Canada, hundreds of Indian students are facing deportation after it changed its provincial immigration rules. Around 300 students are protesting and have threatened to go on a hunger strike if the Canadian province doesn’t review its latest immigration policy.
Veteran TSN broadcaster Darren ‘Dutch’ Dutchyshen, one of Canada’s best-known sports journalists, has died. He was 57. His family says ‘he passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones.’
The bottom line is that immigrants, students, and workers chose Canada over centuries because we sustained high levels of growth and high standards of living. Canada’s declining affluence over the past decade undermines this pull factor.
Canada boasts the 9th largest economy, pristine environmental standards, a robust legal framework, universal healthcare, world class education, and numerous …
Obviously he got arrested again at least once at some point because here we are talking about him getting released again.
Also from that 2nd article: “He was also convicted in 2000 of sexually assaulting a young boy and of sexually assaulting a 45-year-old blind woman in separate incidents.” So this goes back even father than I what I can find just on google. Serial rapist catch-and-release for over two decades. Canada’s legal system is a joke.
Homicide investigators in B.C. say murder charges have been laid against a fourth Indian national in connection to the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Surrey gurdwara last year.
Executives at major food companies say they haven’t seen an impact from the boycott, with one supplier noting higher than normal sales so far this month.
‘Save the Children Convoy’ Finally Ends, Leaving Farmer With Piles of Garbage, Rancid Food and Unpaid Bills (pressprogress.ca)
Loblaws boycott: Costco and Walmart are Canadians’ top low-cost grocery store alternatives (cultmtl.com)
A new study by Léger has assessed Canadians’ perceptions on the Loblaws boycott, which is currently underway over claims of greedflation.
Canadian Home Prices "Need" To Be High To Pay For Retirements: PM - Better Dwelling (betterdwelling.com)
Canadian real estate prices have surged in almost every market, with a typical home price doubling in many regions. A median household in major cities like Toronto and Vancouver would need to save over 20 years for just the down payment, more than 3x the historic average. Seems absurd? The outlandish scenario was apparently a...
Refugee board orders deportation for trucker in horrific Humboldt Broncos crash (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s lawyer has said there are still numerous other legal procedures to come, and the deportation process could take months or years.
Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has (arstechnica.com)
Was wondering what the hell was going on this morning.
Canada will reinstate citizenship rights to ‘lost Canadians’ - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Immigration Minister Marc Miller tabled legislation Thursday that would extend citizenship to some children born outside of Canada.
Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is worsening across the country (www.theglobeandmail.com)
The group says food security is rising in all 10 provinces and one in four Canadians have inadequate access to food
How (and why) to de-Google your life and protect your privacy | Proton (proton.me)
Google is one of the biggest obstacles to privacy. This article will explore how and why to de-Google yourself to reclaim and protect your digital privacy.
3 teen girls expected to plead guilty in swarming death of Kenneth Lee in Toronto, court hears (www.cbc.ca)
Canada’s standard of living on track for worst decline in 40 years (www.telegraph.co.uk)
The authors of the study said the figures should serve as a ‘wake-up call’ for the country’s Liberal government
Canadian immigration asks medical worker fleeing Gaza if he treated Hamas fighters (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Immigration lawyers say the screening questions go ‘above and beyond what is asked in a normal immigration application’
Hundreds of Indian students in Canada face deportation, protest against new rule (www.indiatoday.in)
In Prince Edward Island, a province in Canada, hundreds of Indian students are facing deportation after it changed its provincial immigration rules. Around 300 students are protesting and have threatened to go on a hunger strike if the Canadian province doesn’t review its latest immigration policy.
Veteran TSN sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen has died (www.ctvnews.ca)
Veteran TSN broadcaster Darren ‘Dutch’ Dutchyshen, one of Canada’s best-known sports journalists, has died. He was 57. His family says ‘he passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones.’
Shoppers Drug Mart says job post looking for ‘volunteer’ to clean store was a mistake (www.thestar.com)
The job posting, which has since been removed, was advertising for a “volunteer” at Shoppers Drug Mart that would restock shelves and clean the store.
Canada’s living standards alarmingly on track to be the lowest in 40 years: study (nationalpost.com)
If per-capita gross domestic product does not recover in 2024, the decline since mid-2019 may be the longest in the last four decades
Immigration to Canada surges in April, worsening outlook for housing affordability (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Plus, BMO hikes target on the TSX
Man accused in death of Sikh activist appeared in court just 2 days before the killing | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Divorce rates are falling: Are Canadians too poor to break up? (theconversation.com)
While multiple factors play a role in falling divorce rates, the costs of separation make going it alone a daunting prospect for many Canadians.
GOLDSTEIN: Canadians’ standard of living is on decline, report says (torontosun.com)
Canadians are currently experiencing one of the worst and longest declines in their standard of living in decades, a new report says.
Walmart to shutter Toronto tech office as part of corporate job cuts and shift away from remote work (www.thestar.com)
The corporate job cuts at Walmart won’t affect the Canadian operations at the Mississauga headquarters, according to a source.
Canada Post was wrong to suspend unvaccinated remote workers during COVID, arbitrator rules (nationalpost.com)
The arbitrator found it was unreasonable to extend it to staff who worked “exclusively remotely” with no prospect of going to the office.
I am a former immigration minister. Unsustainable population increases won't solve Canada's underlying issues - The Hub (thehub.ca)
The bottom line is that immigrants, students, and workers chose Canada over centuries because we sustained high levels of growth and high standards of living. Canada’s declining affluence over the past decade undermines this pull factor.
Olivia Chow skips Toronto's Israeli flag raising event as 'it's a bit divisive' (nationalpost.com)
‘There’s a war going on in the Middle East and people are protesting every weekend,’ the Mayor of Toronto said in a statement
2 N.S. universities say international student permit changes will cost them millions (www.cbc.ca)
Some illegal border crossers receive $224 in food and accommodation per day while awaiting processing (nationalpost.com)
Conservative MP Lianne Rood uploaded documents showing the “goods and services” provided to asylum claimants while they await processing.
Prominent charity serving Black business community paid $1.5M to 2 board members' companies, records show (www.cbc.ca)
Why No One Wants to Live in Canada (www.youtube.com)
Canada boasts the 9th largest economy, pristine environmental standards, a robust legal framework, universal healthcare, world class education, and numerous …
CRA headcount swells, while other tax agencies remain constant (www.canadianaffairs.news)
The CRA now employs 59,000 people. The US’ tax agency employs 79,000 despite serving a population ten times the size
He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness (www.thestar.com)
The Landlord and Tenant Board found the landlord’s conduct ‘deplorable,’ saying they clearly took advantage of a vulnerable tenant.
Growing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizens (www.thestar.com)
Nine million Canadians worry about where their next meal will come from.
Foreign workers on P.E.I. plan to protest every day until work permits renewed (www.cbc.ca)
Durham police say high-risk violent offender released into community poses 'significant risk' (toronto.citynews.ca)
Toronto developers are getting desperate as no one is buying condos anymore (www.blogto.com)
Condo sales numbers in and around Toronto have taken a drastic tumble so far this year, and now that the market is starting to lean towards buyers …
LILLEY: Job growth in Canada led by increase in public sector workers (torontosun.com)
On the face of it, Friday’s jobs report was a good one – we added 90,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate held steady at 6.1%.
Canada’s immigration points system is flawed, a new report says. Here’s how it proposes to fix it (www.thestar.com)
The Business Council of Alberta calls for a “prosperity-driven immigration system” and points out distortions in the current scoring arrangement.
Shoppers Drug Mart in Ontario accused of price gouging after baffling grocery find (www.blogto.com)
A Shoppers Drug Mart in Ontario is being accused of price gouging on social media after one customer shared a photo of the store’s exorbitant peanu…
4th Indian national arrested, charged with murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Homicide investigators in B.C. say murder charges have been laid against a fourth Indian national in connection to the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Surrey gurdwara last year.
Loblaws boycott isn’t hurting sales, suppliers say — in fact the grocer’s share price just hit a new high (www.thestar.com)
Executives at major food companies say they haven’t seen an impact from the boycott, with one supplier noting higher than normal sales so far this month.
Pearson gold heist suspect arrested after flying into Toronto from India (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
Another suspect is in custody in connection with the gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport last year, police say.