Nearly 13,000 international students have applied for asylum in Canada in the first eight months of the year, data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows. Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, a total of 119,835 refugee claims were made in Canada. Of these, 12,915 were claimants who were on either study permits (11,605) or
As Canadian MPs are set to vote on a Conservative motion that is trying to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, more such votes are coming. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tabled a motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday and MPs from the four main political parties spent hours debating it.The motion simply states:
Cineplex Inc. says it will appeal a record $38.9 million fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed by the Competition Tribunal. The fine was embedded in a decision the tribunal issued late Monday that saw it side with the Competition Bureau in a case stretching back to May 2023. That was when the watchdog accused Cineplex
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants Americans to know Canada has more to offer than just “maple syrup and mountains.” During a Monday night appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Canadian political leader got laughs from the audience as he tried to set Canada apart from the U.S. and boast about what makes the
The Conservatives have tabled a motion to try to declare non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre presented the motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday on the first “opposition day” of the fall sitting of the Parliament.The motion simply states: “The House has no confidence in the Prime Minister and the
Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been arrested and a criminal case has been opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a so-called “suicide pod.” The “Sarco” pod has been in the works for years, but up until now has never been used.The Sarco pods — short
A Hong Kong-based airline has banned two passengers from ever flying with them again, after a fight broke out over a reclined seat and descended into xenophobic insults and harassment. The incident occurred last week aboard a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to London, England, on Sept. 17. A female passenger named Iris, from
The Quebec government has clarified that anglophones have the right to receive health and social services in English in a new directive meant to allay concerns the province was trying to restrict access to health care in languages other than French. The five-page document, published Monday, states that recent changes to Quebec’s Charter of the
The U.S. government is proposing a ban on key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, the White House announced Monday. The move marks the latest crackdown on China’s automotive industry by the Biden administration and would effectively bar all Chinese cars from entering the U.S. market. It
A little boy who was kidnapped by a stranger has been found safe and sound — more than 70 years after his abduction. Luis Armando Albino was just six when he was lured from a California park in 1951 by a woman who promised to buy him candy at a nearby store. He had been