Canada Tightens Immigration After Years of Expansion

Saying that Canada had invited too many newcomers in, in too short a period of time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced lower targets to slow population growth.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Canada Prepares for Immigration Surge After Trump Vows Mass Deportation

The Canadian authorities are preparing for a possible spike in undocumented migrants, just as Trump appointees complain about too many people arriving from Canada.

World - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

How Canada soured on immigration

Canada is one of the world's most welcoming countries. So why is it now scaling back immigration?

After 20 Long Years, WoW Is Getting Player Housing In Its Midnight Expansion

World of Warcraft is, at long last, getting player housing. Blizzard confirmed during its recent Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct that the long-asked-for feature will be part of the MMORPG's ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 13

Trudeau announces sharp cuts to Canada's immigration targets

The government says it "didn't get the balance quite right" when it bolstered immigration to address labour shortages.

Is Canada’s New Immigration Policy Really the End of an Era?

Critics say the review of the permanent and temporary residents’ programs amounts to the abandonment of decades of “welcome mat” policy. But globally, Canada is still peerless in its openness.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Canada to reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Canada will reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will significantly reduce the number of new immigrants in the country after acknowledging his government failed to get the balance right coming out of the ...

World - ABC News - October 24

Anti-immigrant rhetoric, policies endanger South Asians in Canada

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Interpol Tightens Oversight After Autocrats Target Its Databases

The changes are intended to stop governments from using the world’s largest police organization to harass and monitor political dissidents.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Modi condemns violence after Canada temple incident

Three people have been arrested and charged over an incident at a Hindu temple near Toronto.

NBA expansion hasn't happened for 20 years, so what does the future hold as league looks to grow to 32 teams?

The Charlotte Bobcats played their first game exactly 20 years ago, and the league has had 30 teams ever since

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Outrage against Canada’s Marineland theme park after fifth beluga dies

Most recent fatality marks 17th beluga to die at Niagara Falls, Ontario, aquarium since 2019. A fifth beluga has died at Canada’s Marineland, as questions mount over the future of both the ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Taylor Swift to Tour in Canada After Trudeau Issues Plea on Social Media

Ms. Swift is performing six shows in Toronto before heading to Vancouver, the final stop in her blockbuster Eras Tour.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Canada’s employment minister resigns after shifting his claims of Indigenous ancestry

Randy Boissonnault to ‘step away from cabinet’ after being accused of ‘pretendianism’ and improper business dealings. Canada’s employment minister has resigned from the cabinet after weeks of ...

World - The Guardian - 20 hours ago

Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win

City subjected to false rumors from Trump loses residents integral to community over mass deportation fears. From a tiny office behind a Haitian grocery store on Springfield’s South Limestone ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Shake Shack CEO talks expansion goals as shares climb after earnings beat: 'Now's our opportunity'

Lynch said many eat at Shake Shack when they are on vacation, adding that the chain has outposts in high-traffic airports JFK, LaGuardia and Newark.

Business - CNBC - October 30

19-year-old Walmart employee found dead in store walk-in oven in Canada

Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead in the store’s walk-in oven on Saturday in Canada.

Bev Priestman fired as Canada women's soccer coach after review of Olympic drone scandal

Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman has been fired after an independent review of a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics

Sports - ABC News - November 12

Canada women’s head coach Priestman leaves role after drone spying scandal

Priestman is banned by Fifa after alleged use of drone Head coach was removed from Olympic Games in Paris The departure of the Canada women’s national team head coach, Bev Priestman, has been ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

After Indian immigrant employee found dead in Walmart oven, Sikh community supports family

The Sikh community in Halifax, Canada is rallying around a 19-year-old Walmart employee who was found dead on Saturday in the store’s walk-in bakery oven.

After Indian immigrant employee found dead in Walmart oven, Sikh community supports family

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Private prison stocks jump after Trump appoints immigration hard-liner as 'border czar'

Private prison stocks rose on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump selected immigration hard-liner Tom Homan as his “border czar.”

45 years after the Greensboro Massacre

On Nov. 3, 1979, Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis ambushed and killed five leftist demonstrators at an anti-racist rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economy

World - Financial Times - October 23

The OBR’s mean decision on quantitative tightening

About that headroom…

World - Financial Times - October 30

Starmer tightens rules on gifts to ministers

It comes after the PM and other cabinet ministers have faced criticism for accepting freebies.

Why state governments are tightening their budgets

State governments in the U.S. must tighten budgets or take on more debt to manage declining revenues, long-standing liabilities and emerging risks.

Business - CNBC - November 6

AstraZeneca embarks on major US expansion

UK’s largest drugmaker to invest $3.5bn by end of 2026 as it targets doubling of revenues

Business - Financial Times - November 12

12 Christmas China Patterns to Collect Year After Year

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

The family shop saying goodbye after 64 years

The Hartley family has watched the world from behind the counter of their store since 1960.

Investors' reaction to Budget 'very different' to Truss, says Reeves's deputy

Treasury secretary speaks out to reassure the markets after a rise in the cost of government borrowing.

Norrie reaches ATP final after 'difficult year'

Britain's Cameron Norrie will contest his first ATP final since February 2023 after a straight-set victory over Corentin Moutet at the Moselle Open.

Chris Wallace to Quit CNN After 3 Years

The 77-year-old veteran anchor told The Daily Beast that he planned to venture into streaming or podcasting.

Business - The New York Times - November 12

'Axing Doctors after 24 years is the end of an era'

One fan behind a 9,000 signature petition to save it fears the move will badly affect older viewers.

Pharmacist Betty, 91, retires after 59 years

Betty Pritchard began work at the pharmacy in 1965 but had worked at another for 13 years previous.

Wisconsin fires offensive coordinator after 2 years

Wisconsin fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo on Sunday, a day after the Badgers' 16-13 home loss to No. 1 Oregon.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

‘Everyone will feel some pain’: growth perils of French budget

Michel Barnier’s new government walks tightrope in a fragile economic climate

World - Financial Times - October 23

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