BCDec 20, 2023
BC losing people to Alberta amid high interprovincial migration: StatCan
British Columbia is experiencing interprovincial migration and has recently experienced record increases. Since July 2022, approximately 12,800 people have left BC and moved to another Canadian province.This is the first time in a decade that there have been more people leaving the province than people coming in for 15 consecutive months, according to Statistics Canada. From July to September 2023, 4,634 people moved to other provinces and the majority to Alberta.Despite this, 1,51,437 people from outside Canada have come to the province, bringing the population of the province to 5.6 million
CanadaDec 20, 2023
McGill announces $3K award to offset tuition hike for most out-of-province students
McGill University says it will offer a $3,000 annual award to new undergraduate students from other provinces to offset a tuition hike imposed by the provincial government.The university says roughly 80 per cent of Canadian undergraduate students who apply to the university would be eligible for the award, beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.The new Canada Award will be guaranteed for up to four years of study as the university tries to maintain enrollment in the face of the province's plan to increase tuition for out-of-province students to $12,000 per year from from $8,992.McGill Universi
CanadaDec 20, 2023
India will investigate the allegations made by the US about the conspiracy to kill the Sikh leader: Modi
After being accused of plotting the murder of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in America, Indian Prime Minister Modi has given his statement for the first time. Prime Minister Modi said that if they get evidence, he will definitely look into it, but some incidents cannot affect the relationship between the US and India.
In an interview to The Financial Times, Modi said, "If anyone gives us information, we will definitely investigate it. We have full commitment to the law." Meanwhile, Modi also expressed serious concern over the activities of some extremist groups in foreign coun
CanadaDec 20, 2023
CRA has fired 185 employees for 'inappropriately' claiming COVID-19 CERB benefits
The Canada Revenue Agency says 185 employees have been fired to date for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit when they were not eligible for it. That's an increase of 65 since the CRA last updated the public on its review in September.
The CRA is reviewing approximately 600 cases in which current employees received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit or CERB during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The benefit was worth $2,000 a month to Canadians whose jobs were lost or downgraded as a result of public-health restrictions. The CRA says that just because someone was employed by the agency, that does
BCDec 20, 2023
India's tone changed after allegations of conspiracy to kill Sikh leader in America: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that there has been a significant change in India's stance with Canada after the allegations of a conspiracy to kill a Sikh leader were exposed in America. In an interview, Trudeau said that with the US accusations, Modi feels a change in the government's tone. And perhaps India has now realized that it cannot go aggressively.
P. M. Trudeau's comments come at a time when India is cooperating with the US in the investigation and has said that it is also ready to investigate Canada's allegations if any concrete evidence is provided in this regard.
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CanadaDec 20, 2023
McGill announces $3K award to offset tuition hike for most out-of-province students
McGill University says it will offer a $3,000 annual award to new undergraduate students from other provinces to offset a tuition hike imposed by the provincial government.
The university says roughly 80 per cent of Canadian undergraduate students who apply to the university would be eligible for the award, beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.
The new Canada Award will be guaranteed for up to four years of study as the university tries to maintain enrollment in the face of the province's plan to increase tuition for out-of-province students to $12,000 per year from from $8,992.
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CanadaDec 20, 2023
Transportation agency penalizes Air Canada for violating disabilities regulations
The Canadian Transportation Agency says it's issued a $97,500 penalty to Air Canada for violating the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations.
The penalty of $97,500 is for several violations of the regulations.
The agency says that on August 30, Air Canada failed to assist a wheelchair user to disembark its plane.
The passenger, who has spastic cerebral palsy and can't move his legs, was forced to disembark on his own.
As well, the CTA says Air Canada failed to ensure that its personnel periodically checked in on the passenger while he was waiting in the terminal.
CanadaDec 19, 2023
Prince Edward Island second province to sign health-care funding deal with Ottawa
Prince Edward Island signed a $94-million deal with the federal government to fund improvements to the province's health-care system.This makes P.E.I the second province to come to an agreement with Ottawa after British Columbia signed a similar one in October.The bilateral deals are part of a $196-billion, 10-year national health accord Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered to premiers in February.On their end, provinces and territories are expected to commit to massive upgrades to digital medical records and thecollection of health-care data, as well as being held to account for meeting targ
CanadaDec 19, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre voted The Canadian Press' "Newsmaker of the Year 2003"
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for 2023.Just over one-quarter of the editors who took part in the annual survey picked Poilievre, the sharp-tongued politician who has been leading the Conservative party since his whopping first-ballot victory last year.
The Opposition leader has since been helping his party to rise in the polls with a laser like focus on the housing shortage and cost-of-living crisis felt by Canadians.
He has revived the debate over the federal carbon price with a relentless "axe the tax" campaign, claiming vi