Today: October 18, 2024
Today: October 18, 2024

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Crime|Political

Canadian court to consider when minors can be sentenced as adults

Canada's highest court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday on when a young person can be considered an adult for sentencing purposes.

Canadian court to consider when minors can be sentenced as adults
MidEast|News|World

Long waits for Canadian visas leave Gazans in limbo

Reem Alyazouri's escape from a bombarded Gaza City through Egypt ended in Toronto on Sept. 4.

Long waits for Canadian visas leave Gazans in limbo
Crime|News

Canada prisons fail to follow solitary confinement rules, report finds

The special units replacing solitary confinement in Canada’s prisons disproportionately house Black and Indigenous inmates and those with mental illness, and

Canada prisons fail to follow solitary confinement rules, report finds
Education|News|World

Canada further tightens rules on temporary workers, students

Canada is further reducing the number of study permits it will grant to foreign students and tightening eligibility for work permits in a bid to cut down on

Canada further tightens rules on temporary workers, students
Crime|News|World

Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center will contest extradition, lawyer says

A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish center in support of Islamic State will contest his extradition hearing to the United

Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center will contest extradition, lawyer says
Health|News|World

Canada to donate 'up to 200,000' doses of mpox vaccine

Canada is donating "up to 200,000" doses of mpox vaccine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. 

Canada to donate 'up to 200,000' doses of mpox vaccine
Crime|News|World

Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center was in Canada on student visa

A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish center in support of Islamic State was in Canada on a student visa, Canada's immigration

Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center was in Canada on student visa
Americas|Economy|News|World

Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada's welcoming image

A growing perception in Canada that immigration is to blame for some of the country's economic woes is fuelling a xenophobic backlash evidenced by a surge in

Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada's welcoming image
News|World

Canada turning away more foreigners, approving fewer visas in border crackdown

Canada is closing its doors to more visitors and temporary residents by approving fewer visas and turning away more people who reach its borders with

Canada turning away more foreigners, approving fewer visas in border crackdown
Business|Economy|News|World

Canada to reduce number of temporary foreign workers

Canada is reducing by tens of thousands the number of temporary foreign workers it brings in, reversing some expansions to the program it made in 2022 as the

Canada to reduce number of temporary foreign workers
Health|News|World

As Canadian drug deaths rise, programs to keep users safe face backlash

Years into a drug overdose crisis, Canada is facing backlash against government-sanctioned programs such as legal injection sites designed to keep users

As Canadian drug deaths rise, programs to keep users safe face backlash
Environment|News|World

In Canada's remote Labrador, tiny Happy Valley hosts thousands of wildfire evacuees

The remote Canadian town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay had only a few hours' notice on Friday before thousands of evacuees from a raging wildfire hundreds of

In Canada's remote Labrador, tiny Happy Valley hosts thousands of wildfire evacuees
Americas|News|World

Global body reviewing allegations of discrimination by Canadian human rights commission

A United Nations-affiliated body is reviewing allegations Canada's human rights commission discriminated against Black and other employees and

Global body reviewing allegations of discrimination by Canadian human rights commission
Business|Economy|News

Strike by Canada border workers on hold for mediation, union says

A planned strike by thousands of Canadian border workers was put on hold on Friday to give more time for mediation in negotiations with their employer, the federal

Strike by Canada border workers on hold for mediation, union says
News|World

Residents of Canadian oil town menaced by wildfire can return home

Residents of the Canadian oil town threatened by an out-of-control wildfire can return home, authorities said Saturday, even as they warned the community

Residents of Canadian oil town menaced by wildfire can return home
News|Crime|US

Canada's arrests of three Indian men in Sikh leader's death 'bittersweet,' friend says

If Hardeep Singh Nijjar were alive, he and his friend Moninder Singh would probably be chatting in a backyard over milkshakes. But he is not.

Canada's arrests of three Indian men in Sikh leader's death 'bittersweet,' friend says

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