politics
Canada pauses applications for parent, grandparent immigration sponsorship program
The federal government will not accept any new applications this year from people who want to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada as permanent residents. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the change is part of an effort to responsibly manage the system and reduce wait times. Source link
Danielle Smith wants to double Alberta oil production. Can she bring back the boom?
A new West Coast pipeline is stoking industry excitement. But oilsands giants may be wary of spending big to grow, analysts say. Source link
As U.S. moves closer to permanent daylight time, is it inevitable that Canada will follow?
The United States took one step closer to abandoning the practice of changing the clocks every spring and fall, raising the question: how would such a move down south impact Canada? Source link
Minister of Public Safety fights to keep accused murderer and alleged Bishnoi gangster in custody
Lawyers for the Minister of Public Safety will be in Federal Court Friday trying to keep an alleged senior Bishnoi gang member who faces a murder charge in India in custody at an immigration detention facility while he fights the government’s efforts to deport him. Source link
Assembly of First Nations calls for criminalization of residential school denialism
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has passed an emergency resolution that calls on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism. The advocacy organization, which represents chiefs countrywide, is holding its annual general assembly in Ottawa this week. Source link
Canada joining international program to build next generation of fighter jet
Defence Minister David McGuinty is expected to announce in the United Kingdom next week that Canada will play a role in an international program to build the next generation of stealth fighter jets, CBC News has learned. Source link
After more than 100 days as NDP leader, has Avi Lewis moved the needle?
In NDP Leader Avi Lewis’s first few months at the helm of his party, he’s made little headway in making a name for himself among Canadians. Source link
Arrest warrant issued for man accused in Panama Papers after he fails to show up for court
An Alberta businessman who quietly teed up hundreds of millions of dollars in oilpatch deals is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after he failed to appear in court on tax-evasion charges stemming from the Panama Papers. Calgary’s Wentao Yang is the first person known to be charged in Canada in relation to the huge 2016 […]
'I broke the law,' former Manitoba MP Inky Mark says after police seize over 400 firearms
A former federal politician denies trafficking any firearms but acknowledges he illegally transferred three guns, after police seized hundreds of weapons from his western Manitoba home last week. Source link
Gordie Howe bridge opening deal: What we know and don't know
Federal officials are refusing to share more details about the Canada-U.S. deal for the long-awaited opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan as opposition MPs demand answers to lingering questions. Source link