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Canada resettled more refugees than any other country in 2018, UN saysMisc CDN | 207395 hits | 1:08 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As the number of displaced people worldwide reaches modern highs, new figures show Canada resettled more refugees last year than any other country and had the second-highest number of refugees who gained citizenship. Canadian man gets 26 years for role in suicide attackMisc CDN | 207389 hits | 4:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Canadian man to 26 years in U.S. prison for supporting a group of jihadists who committed a 2009 suicide attack that killed five American soldiers in Iraq. Misc CDN | 207788 hits | 1:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
To discover what Canadians have invented throughout history, we offer you a long format divided into different chapters, starting with what defines this country, winter. Poll suggests majority of Canadians favour limiting immigration levelsMisc CDN | 207446 hits | 2:56 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sixty-three per cent of respondents to a recent Leger poll said the government should prioritize limiting immigration levels, while just 37 per cent said the priority should be on increasing the number of immigrants to meet economic demands. CSIS destroyed secret file on Pierre Trudeau, stunning historiansMisc CDN | 207416 hits | 2:05 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA — Canada's spy service destroyed a Cold War dossier on Pierre Trudeau in 1989 instead of turning it over to the national archives, The Canadian Press has learned. Blood Tribe wins massive land claim battle in Federal CourtMisc CDN | 207481 hits | 1:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Southern Alberta's Blood Tribe, the country's largest reserve, has won part of its 40-year land claim battle against the federal government. 2 Canadian women abducted in Ghana rescued, 8 in custody after raidMisc CDN | 207303 hits | 1:31 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two University of New Brunswick students abducted this month in Ghana while volunteering with Youth Challenge International have been rescued, and five Ghanians and three Nigerians are in police custody. Order of Canada recipient Peter Dalglish found guilty of child sex assault by Nepalese judgeMisc CDN | 206812 hits | 7:55 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
After spending more than a year at an overcrowded jail near Kathmandu, prominent Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish has been found guilty of sexually assaulting children by a Nepalese judge. N.B. town overrun by deer considers cull, birth control
They may look cute, but the town of Saint Andrews, N.B., town is so sick of the deer roaming its streets that it’s considering new measures, such as a cull or a birth control program. Federal government could face new lawsuit over family reunification programMisc CDN | 206818 hits | 5:09 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The federal government is facing an angry backlash and the prospect of more legal action from immigrants trying to bring their parents or grandparents to Canada. Canada suspends operations at Venezuela embassyMisc CDN | 207017 hits | 5:06 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada has temporarily shut its embassy in Venezuela, saying President Nicolas Maduro's government is refusing to renew visas for Canadian diplomats. Ottawa is also reviewing the status of Venezuelan envoys to Canada. Vancouver group lauds federal expansion of program for LGBTQ refugeesMisc CDN | 206842 hits | 8:53 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership will support 50 LGBTQ refugees next year, up from 15. Llama drama: llama on the loose in Strathcona County | CTV News Edmonton
A llama is on the loose in Strathcona County. The animal was last seen Wednesday morning in the area of Range Road 214 and Township Road 530. Liberals propose changes to citizenship oath to respect Indigenous rights Social SharingMisc CDN | 207734 hits | 1:25 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liberal government is revamping the citizenship oath so that new Canadians make a solemn commitment to respect Indigenous and treaty rights for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Misc CDN | 207637 hits | 4:37 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
While Lu may not be much of a diplomat, he fits in fine when it comes to his country’s growing ugliness and ballooning view of its own importance Misc CDN | 207667 hits | 12:57 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In a letter addressed to the Canadian government, three UN special rapporteurs outline their concerns about the proposed legislation. Canada to spend $15.7B on new coast guard ships, Trudeau says Social SharingMisc CDN | 207414 hits | 12:15 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada plans to build up to 18 new coast guard ships at a cost of $15.7 billion in an effort to renew Canada's Coast Guard fleet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. Canadian retaliatory tariffs on U.S. bourbon and other American products liftedMisc CDN | 207304 hits | 1:04 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada imposed duties on U.S. steel and aluminum and more than 70 other U.S. products including licorice, coffee, sleeping bags and ketchup. Misc CDN | 207742 hits | 10:13 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said social platforms were "failing their users" on Thursday, while speaking at the Viva Technology conference in Paris. Asylum seeker sentenced for sexually assaulting patient in Montreal psych wardMisc CDN | 207500 hits | 9:25 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It's not clear how Owolabi Adejojo ;was able to get into Canada, why authorities didn't seem to be aware he had been charged with assault in the U.S. or how he ended up in the psychiatric ward. Trump 'stands by' Canada to help secure release of citizens held in ChinaMisc CDN | 207645 hits | 9:41 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
US president offers support for four detained Canadian citizens, two of whom are facing the death penalty Supreme Court says migrants can bring detention challenge to judgeMisc CDN | 207503 hits | 9:40 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Refugee claimants have the right to challenge their prolonged incarceration before a provincial Superior Court judge, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Calgary-area mom served with cease-and-desist letter after going public with classroom concernsMisc CDN | 207670 hits | 12:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Calgary-area mother who spoke out to CBC News over concerns about a large combined Grade 2 class at Red Deer Lake School has been handed a cease-and-desist letter by a law firm on behalf of the school board. Toronto police collects 504 guns in first week of three-week buyback programMisc CDN | 207010 hits | 9:52 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Any Toronto resident who wants police to pick up an operable, registered or unregistered gun from their home will be paid $200 for a long gun and $350 for a handgun. Sask. comes out swinging against Bill C-48, saying tanker ban will 'alienate Western Canadians'Misc CDN | 207105 hits | 10:11 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A controversial bill concerning oil transport will be seen as an attack on Saskatchewan and Alberta if approved, senators heard at a public hearing in Regina. Conservatives break fundraising record, outpace Liberals on candidate recruitment as election loomsMisc CDN | 207778 hits | 11:32 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The party hauled in just over $8 million from the beginning of the year to the end of March Misc CDN | 207707 hits | 11:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A backlog of "legacy" refugee claims filed by applicants who have been waiting over seven years to find out if they can remain in Canada will soon be cleared, as Ottawa now turns its attention to an even bigger backlog of fresh asylum claims. Firefighter rescues big cat from a tree near VictoriaMisc CDN | 207653 hits | 12:27 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The cat, an 80-pound cougar, fell asleep in the tree after being tranquilized. It was rescued and released in the wild. Canada's oil imports from Saudi Arabia on the rise since 2014, trade figures showMisc CDN | 207805 hits | 11:25 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada's oil imports from Saudi Arabia have been rising steadily for the past five years, according to Statistics Canada trade data reviewed by CBC News, and a festering diplomatic spat with the kingdom appears not to have had any significant impact on Ca Toronto pulls trigger on 'gun buyback program'Misc CDN | 207727 hits | 12:44 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The City of Toronto has launched a gun buyback program, offering residents money and protection from illegal weapon possession charges in exchange for turning in their handguns and rifles. ELIMINATION BREAKDOWN: Edmonton glass-walled loo not being used for pooMisc CDN | 208482 hits | 2:06 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It's become the No. 1 concern for police and area business owners.Intended to stem a foul tide of public urination complaints, a glass-walled public toilet plaguing a popular Edmonton nightlife destination has instead become a popular go-to for those with Millennials are flooding into Canadian cities, signalling housing won't go bust any time soonMisc CDN | 207585 hits | 1:05 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
RBC report says a high number of millennials, mostly from abroad, are moving to Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal Okanagan man who wrestled unconscious toddler from submerged car a modest hero
Brian Vanderlinde gives every impression of being uncomfortable with the word ‘hero.’
When asked a direct question he is liable to shrug and look away. His answers are short, and straightforward.
His wife leans in with a smile. “Brian is a very mode Is there a hiring quota at City Hall'Misc CDN | 207532 hits | 9:03 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Omo Akintan started off her presentation at General Government committee earlier this week by reprimanding chairman Paul Ainslie for calling her division People, Equity and Human Resources.“You just committed the one faux-pas that is not allowed Mayor calls for removal of American activist from Winnipeg panelMisc CDN | 207768 hits | 2:27 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Mayor Brian Bowman is calling for the removal of U.S. activist Linda Sarsour from a speaking engagement planned for Winnipeg on Friday. Misc CDN | 207381 hits | 1:36 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An anti-Semitic attack originally called "the most brazen" the city had seen was staged by the owners of the restaurant that reported it, Winnipeg police say. Canada Revenue Agency writes off $133M owed by one taxpayerMisc CDN | 207615 hits | 1:17 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
CRA commissioner Bob Hamilton last fall approved the writeoff of a huge tax debt of $133 million owed by one taxpayer, though the agency won't say whether it was an individual or firm. A spokesperson acknowledges writeoffs of that magnitude "are not commo Sikh-Canadian activists put on no-fly list after Trudeau's India visitMisc CDN | 207477 hits | 1:15 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Under the Secure Air Travel Act, the three have been told there are reasonable grounds to suspect they might 'threaten transportation security' Refugee claimant, in Canada since 2015, complicit in ISIS crimes against humanity, tribunal saysMisc CDN | 207596 hits | 12:01 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Lebanese mechanic now living in Canada has been found complicit in crimes against humanity for repairing military vehicles for ISIS. Thunder Bay's Hammarksjold High School closed Monday after 13th anonymous threatMisc CDN | 207463 hits | 9:27 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An anonymous threat, received by the Thunder Bay Police Service has forced Hammarskjold High School to close again on Monday April 15. It is the 13th threat directed against the school since February 13. Winnipeg Jets' Whiteout street parties need name change, says black organization
Winnipeg's Whiteout street parties are attracting thousands of Jets fans downtown to celebrate their team, but for some people the image of throngs dressed head-to-toe in all white can be threatening. U.A.E. man jailed for trying to smuggle child porn into CanadaMisc CDN | 207500 hits | 12:49 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
If Hani Al Askari wasn't facing the loss of his refugee status he would likely be serving more than an 18-month sentence, a judge said Friday.But because Al Askari's criminal convictions for possessing and importing child pornography will mean he'll be ex Jewish group criticizes sign at Mississauga school that references testing on Palestinian prisonersMisc CDN | 207459 hits | 12:20 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Peel District School Board says concerns were raised about the campaign earlier this week. A spokesperson said the poster is part of a social justice course at the school and that an investigation is underway. Stowaway, the cat accidentally shipped from China to Prince George, has become an overnight sensationMisc CDN | 206967 hits | 12:09 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
"It's blown us away," Schare told Postmedia News. "We are in the Chinese media, in the media in Ireland, all over Canada. This cat has gone global, there's been an outpouring of support." Misc CDN | 206902 hits | 12:31 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liberal government is taking steps to tackle the flow of asylum-seekers crossing into Canada outside of legal border points, but the proposed change may only stop a fraction of the total number of claimants. Quebec's religious symbols ban welcomed by some who left Muslim countries behind Social SharingMisc CDN | 206941 hits | 12:29 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Not all immigrants from Muslim countries are opposed to Quebec’s religious symbols ban. Some say the proposed law is a necessary bulwark against the kind of problems they left behind in their home countries. Immigrants, visible minorities say Quebec government targeting them with billsMisc CDN | 206992 hits | 12:26 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Immigrants and visible minorities are noticing how some of the most significant pieces of legislation introduced by the Coalition Avenir Quebec government since it took power last October have something in common: the bills disproportionately affect them. Coast guard struggling to help with rescues, Arctic resupply due to old fleet
As the Canadian Coast Guard's fleet gets older, communities across the country are starting to feel the effects including reduced search-and-rescue coverage, ferry-service disruptions, cancelled resupply runs to Arctic areas and nearly $2 million in lost Back to Canada News
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