Governor General spends $117,000 on dry cleaning
Canada’s Governor General and Rideau Hall have racked up a six-figure dry cleaning tab in recent years, according to records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General dropped $117,566 on professional dry-cleaning services since 2018, despite having in-house staff on the payroll responsible for doing the laundry.
Rideau Hall’s dry cleaning tab costs taxpayers an average of more than $1,800 a month.
It’s enough money to dry clean 13,831 blouses, 6,204 dresses or 3,918 duvets, according to the prices at Majestic Cleanersin Ottawa.
Details of dry-cleaning expenditures at Rideau Hall were released in response to an order paper question from Conservative MP Kelly McCauley.
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Canada’s Governor General and Rideau Hall have racked up a six-figure dry cleaning tab in recent years, according to records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General dropped $117,566 on professional dry-cleaning services since 2018, despite having in-house staff on the payroll responsible for doing the laundry.
Rideau Hall’s dry cleaning tab costs taxpayers an average of more than $1,800 a month.
It’s enough money to dry clean 13,831 blouses, 6,204 dresses or 3,918 duvets, according to the prices at Majestic Cleanersin Ottawa.
Details of dry-cleaning expenditures at Rideau Hall were released in response to an order paper question from Conservative MP Kelly McCauley.
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🇨🇦🇮🇳 Joly urges talks after India reportedly orders dozens of Canadian diplomats to leave
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly urged India on Tuesday to thaw frosty bilateral relations through private diplomatic talks, after New Delhi reportedly ordered two-thirds of Canadian diplomats out of the country.
“In moments of tension, because these are tensions between both our governments, it is more than ever important that diplomats be on the ground,” she told reporters on her way into a cabinet meeting. “That is why we believe in the importance of having a strong diplomatic footprint in India.”
But Ms. Joly said she does not want to get into a public discussion over the expulsion of Canadian diplomats.
“We will continue to engage privately because we think that diplomatic conversations are best when they remain private.”
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly urged India on Tuesday to thaw frosty bilateral relations through private diplomatic talks, after New Delhi reportedly ordered two-thirds of Canadian diplomats out of the country.
“In moments of tension, because these are tensions between both our governments, it is more than ever important that diplomats be on the ground,” she told reporters on her way into a cabinet meeting. “That is why we believe in the importance of having a strong diplomatic footprint in India.”
But Ms. Joly said she does not want to get into a public discussion over the expulsion of Canadian diplomats.
“We will continue to engage privately because we think that diplomatic conversations are best when they remain private.”
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🥬 Montreal food depot forced to turn people away amid increasing demand
The demand for services at the Depot Community Food Centre in NDG has gotten so high that, for the first time since it opened, the organization has had to start turning people away.
Staff say a busy day would include around 200 prepared meals, but nowadays, that feels like a regular shift.
The Depot offers meals and access to an affordable marché to the community. The cost of living is rising among clients, management says, and it means the amount of people needing their services is climbing, too.
A rise in demand means The Depot can’t serve everyone, despite increasing its budget by half a million dollars this year.
To compensate, the centre has had to cut the market basket sizes by a third, and those who used to come twice a month, can now only come once.
#Quebec
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The demand for services at the Depot Community Food Centre in NDG has gotten so high that, for the first time since it opened, the organization has had to start turning people away.
Staff say a busy day would include around 200 prepared meals, but nowadays, that feels like a regular shift.
The Depot offers meals and access to an affordable marché to the community. The cost of living is rising among clients, management says, and it means the amount of people needing their services is climbing, too.
A rise in demand means The Depot can’t serve everyone, despite increasing its budget by half a million dollars this year.
To compensate, the centre has had to cut the market basket sizes by a third, and those who used to come twice a month, can now only come once.
#Quebec
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🌱Ottawa suspends $1B green fund after receiving whistleblower complaint
Ottawa has frozen the activities of a federal foundation that finances the development of green technologies after receiving a report that criticized its management of public funds.
Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (SDTC) is in the middle of a five-year agreement with the federal government to distribute $1 billion to small and medium businesses in the clean tech sector.
The move came after a group of whistleblowers brought a complaint against SDTC to the government earlier this year over concerns about the foundation's management of its federal funding and human resources.
In a report just released by the government, investigators raised questions about SDTC's decision to distribute $38 million in emergency "relief payments" in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to companies with which it had previous funding agreements.
In another portion of the report, investigators found that two streams of funding created by SDTC, worth over $20 million, appear to "contravene" or "not meet the main goal" of its agreement with the government.
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Ottawa has frozen the activities of a federal foundation that finances the development of green technologies after receiving a report that criticized its management of public funds.
Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (SDTC) is in the middle of a five-year agreement with the federal government to distribute $1 billion to small and medium businesses in the clean tech sector.
The move came after a group of whistleblowers brought a complaint against SDTC to the government earlier this year over concerns about the foundation's management of its federal funding and human resources.
In a report just released by the government, investigators raised questions about SDTC's decision to distribute $38 million in emergency "relief payments" in 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to companies with which it had previous funding agreements.
In another portion of the report, investigators found that two streams of funding created by SDTC, worth over $20 million, appear to "contravene" or "not meet the main goal" of its agreement with the government.
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🏠 At least $1 trillion needed to achieve housing affordability
At least $1 trillion in investment is needed to achieve housing affordability in Canada, and the private sector has a key role to play, according to a new study by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
That amount of investment is needed to meet the estimated cost of building the millions of homes necessary to address the affordability crisis, the national housing agency said on Oct. 3. It said last month that Canada still needs 3.5 million more homes to close the affordability gap by 2030.
CMHC said more than 95 per cent of the housing stock is privately owned in some form or another. Thus, the private sector will be a big part of the solution.
The agency said that while helpful, social housing, which is estimated to only be around four per cent of the overall housing stock, will not address the challenges within the housing system.
Both a range of government policies and investments and increased participation from the private sector are imperative.
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At least $1 trillion in investment is needed to achieve housing affordability in Canada, and the private sector has a key role to play, according to a new study by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
That amount of investment is needed to meet the estimated cost of building the millions of homes necessary to address the affordability crisis, the national housing agency said on Oct. 3. It said last month that Canada still needs 3.5 million more homes to close the affordability gap by 2030.
CMHC said more than 95 per cent of the housing stock is privately owned in some form or another. Thus, the private sector will be a big part of the solution.
The agency said that while helpful, social housing, which is estimated to only be around four per cent of the overall housing stock, will not address the challenges within the housing system.
Both a range of government policies and investments and increased participation from the private sector are imperative.
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Government 'looking carefully' at releasing names of ex-Nazis in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday senior bureaucrats are reviewing the Deschenes Commission report — a 1980s-era independent inquiry that looked at alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada — with an eye to making more of it public.
Struck by former prime minister Brian Mulroney, the Deschenes Commission's final report was released in 1986 and is composed of two parts.
The first, which included recommendations to make it easier to extradite war criminals, was released publicly. The second was marked secret and the names of alleged Nazis in Canada were never released.
Reports suggest as many as 2,000 Ukrainian members of Hitler's Waffen-SS were admitted to Canada after the war — after some British prodding. The commission said the number is likely lower than that.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday senior bureaucrats are reviewing the Deschenes Commission report — a 1980s-era independent inquiry that looked at alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada — with an eye to making more of it public.
Struck by former prime minister Brian Mulroney, the Deschenes Commission's final report was released in 1986 and is composed of two parts.
The first, which included recommendations to make it easier to extradite war criminals, was released publicly. The second was marked secret and the names of alleged Nazis in Canada were never released.
Reports suggest as many as 2,000 Ukrainian members of Hitler's Waffen-SS were admitted to Canada after the war — after some British prodding. The commission said the number is likely lower than that.
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Not everyone wants to shake Trudeau's hand.
“I’m not shaking your hand. You’re a piece of shit,” he's told right to his face.
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🥬 Price freezes, discounts on pantry items among grocery stabilization efforts coming 'soon': minister
Canadians will "soon" start to see the big grocers taking action to address prices, including price freezes and price-matching campaigns, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Thursday.
Providing an update on what he is calling the "initial commitments" from Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco, Champagne said all five have agreed to begin rolling out various actions at each of their stores that will result in lower grocery prices for Canadians "in the coming days and weeks."
The government is promising that grocers will implement "aggressive discounts across a basket of key food products that represent the most important purchases for most households," a step the minister said is just the beginning "of a number of actions" being taken.
The minister said these examples are just some of the measures pitched to him by the big grocers, suggesting that the government's pressure on them to get prices under control, has spurred a more competitive dynamic between the big five.
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Canadians will "soon" start to see the big grocers taking action to address prices, including price freezes and price-matching campaigns, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced Thursday.
Providing an update on what he is calling the "initial commitments" from Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco, Champagne said all five have agreed to begin rolling out various actions at each of their stores that will result in lower grocery prices for Canadians "in the coming days and weeks."
The government is promising that grocers will implement "aggressive discounts across a basket of key food products that represent the most important purchases for most households," a step the minister said is just the beginning "of a number of actions" being taken.
The minister said these examples are just some of the measures pitched to him by the big grocers, suggesting that the government's pressure on them to get prices under control, has spurred a more competitive dynamic between the big five.
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Canada added 64,000 jobs in September, led by seasonal surge in education workers
Canada's economy added 64,000 new workers as a surge in hiring in Quebec and B.C. was enough to offset a loss of 38,000 jobs in Alberta.
Statistics Canada reported Friday that despite the new jobs, the jobless rate held steady at 5.5 per cent as more people join the work force, too.
Canada's adult population increased by just over 82,000 people during the month, of which almost 72,000 are considered to be in the labour force — meaning they are of working age, and actively looking for employment.
The job gain was about twice as many as economists were expecting for the month, but most of them — 48,000 — were of the part-time variety.
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Canada's economy added 64,000 new workers as a surge in hiring in Quebec and B.C. was enough to offset a loss of 38,000 jobs in Alberta.
Statistics Canada reported Friday that despite the new jobs, the jobless rate held steady at 5.5 per cent as more people join the work force, too.
Canada's adult population increased by just over 82,000 people during the month, of which almost 72,000 are considered to be in the labour force — meaning they are of working age, and actively looking for employment.
The job gain was about twice as many as economists were expecting for the month, but most of them — 48,000 — were of the part-time variety.
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💉Proposed B.C. law would make drug use illegal in almost all public spaces
New legislation introduced Thursday in B.C. makes it illegal to use drugs in almost all public spaces, a move that some say effectively kills the NDP’s decriminalization policy just eight months into the experiment.
🔹If passed, the law would ban drug use within 15 metres of a playground, splash pool, skate park, sports field, beach or park and within six metres of the doorways of businesses, residences, recreation centres or any public space.
“Decriminalization was never about the ability to use hard drugs wherever you wanted and this law makes that very clear,” Premier David Eby said at a news conference Thursday morning. Instead, Eby said, people will be directed to supervised consumption sites where they’re able to access addiction and health services.
It’s a significant walk-back of the government’s three-year decriminalization pilot project, launched in January.
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New legislation introduced Thursday in B.C. makes it illegal to use drugs in almost all public spaces, a move that some say effectively kills the NDP’s decriminalization policy just eight months into the experiment.
🔹If passed, the law would ban drug use within 15 metres of a playground, splash pool, skate park, sports field, beach or park and within six metres of the doorways of businesses, residences, recreation centres or any public space.
“Decriminalization was never about the ability to use hard drugs wherever you wanted and this law makes that very clear,” Premier David Eby said at a news conference Thursday morning. Instead, Eby said, people will be directed to supervised consumption sites where they’re able to access addiction and health services.
It’s a significant walk-back of the government’s three-year decriminalization pilot project, launched in January.
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🇵🇸🇮🇱Pro-Palestine rally held in downtown Ottawa as mayor condemns Hamas attack on Israel
A pro-Palestine rally was held in downtown Ottawa Sunday, one day after Hamas launched an attack against Israel.
More than 100 people attended, saying Palestinians have the right to resist occupation. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and held signs with slogans such as "End Zionist colonization of Palestine now" and "respect existence or expect resistance."
A small number of people with Israeli flags held a counter-demonstration nearby.
After rallying at the Human Rights Monument, demonstrators marched through downtown streets with police following slowly behind.
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has spoken out against the attacks by Hamas in Israel this weekend.
The mayor posted to social media to say he's spoken with leaders on Ottawa's Jewish community to offer support and express his "shock and condemnation" of the attack.
#Ontario #Israel
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A pro-Palestine rally was held in downtown Ottawa Sunday, one day after Hamas launched an attack against Israel.
More than 100 people attended, saying Palestinians have the right to resist occupation. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and held signs with slogans such as "End Zionist colonization of Palestine now" and "respect existence or expect resistance."
A small number of people with Israeli flags held a counter-demonstration nearby.
After rallying at the Human Rights Monument, demonstrators marched through downtown streets with police following slowly behind.
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has spoken out against the attacks by Hamas in Israel this weekend.
The mayor posted to social media to say he's spoken with leaders on Ottawa's Jewish community to offer support and express his "shock and condemnation" of the attack.
#Ontario #Israel
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🇨🇦🇮🇱🇵🇸1 Canadian killed, 2 missing amid attack on Israel by Palestinian militants
Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of reports that one Canadian has died and two others are missing in the wake of an attack on Israel by Hamas forces, marking the latest escalation in the decades-long conflict.
In an update shared Sunday afternoon, the agency said Canadian officials in Israel are in contact with local authorities in an effort to confirm those reports and gather more information.
Global Affairs Canada says there are currently 1,419 registered Canadians in Israel and 492 in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but cautioned that such registration is voluntary and provides an incomplete picture of Canadians abroad.
The agency did not specify whether the reported death and the two Canadians believed to be missing had been registered in Israel or the Palestinian territories.
#Israel
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Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of reports that one Canadian has died and two others are missing in the wake of an attack on Israel by Hamas forces, marking the latest escalation in the decades-long conflict.
In an update shared Sunday afternoon, the agency said Canadian officials in Israel are in contact with local authorities in an effort to confirm those reports and gather more information.
Global Affairs Canada says there are currently 1,419 registered Canadians in Israel and 492 in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but cautioned that such registration is voluntary and provides an incomplete picture of Canadians abroad.
The agency did not specify whether the reported death and the two Canadians believed to be missing had been registered in Israel or the Palestinian territories.
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✈️ Almost half of all flight delays in 2022 were airlines' responsibility, government data suggests
Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of an airline, according to new numbers from Transport Canada.
Out of nearly 199,000 delays that occurred last year, just over 87,500 — or 44 per cent — were considered to be within an airline's control and were not due to a safety issue.
Passengers still remember the chaotic travel season caused by widespread flight delays and cancellations in the summer and December of 2022. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) issued hundreds of fines to Canada's major airlines as a result.
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Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of an airline, according to new numbers from Transport Canada.
Out of nearly 199,000 delays that occurred last year, just over 87,500 — or 44 per cent — were considered to be within an airline's control and were not due to a safety issue.
Passengers still remember the chaotic travel season caused by widespread flight delays and cancellations in the summer and December of 2022. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) issued hundreds of fines to Canada's major airlines as a result.
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'Most challenging Thanksgiving:' Long weekend marked with soaring food bank use
Food banks across Canada continue to face soaring need this Thanksgiving, with one executive warning that things could quickly get worse.
Amid inflation, increasing food and housing costs, and precarious employment situations, the country's food banks have watched the need for their goods balloon as the organizations enter what, for many, is a critical time of year for fundraising.
Neil Hetherington, CEO of Toronto's Daily Bread, which supports more than 200 food programs in the area, said this long weekend has been the "most challenging Thanksgiving we have ever had."
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization saw about 65,000 client visits per month, he said. That number last month was 275,000.
According to data from Food Banks Canada, the percentage of seniors accessing food banks has increased to 8.9 per cent in 2022 from 6.8 per cent in 2019 and that about one third of food bank users were children.
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Food banks across Canada continue to face soaring need this Thanksgiving, with one executive warning that things could quickly get worse.
Amid inflation, increasing food and housing costs, and precarious employment situations, the country's food banks have watched the need for their goods balloon as the organizations enter what, for many, is a critical time of year for fundraising.
Neil Hetherington, CEO of Toronto's Daily Bread, which supports more than 200 food programs in the area, said this long weekend has been the "most challenging Thanksgiving we have ever had."
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization saw about 65,000 client visits per month, he said. That number last month was 275,000.
According to data from Food Banks Canada, the percentage of seniors accessing food banks has increased to 8.9 per cent in 2022 from 6.8 per cent in 2019 and that about one third of food bank users were children.
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Vancouver sees 32% spike in homelessness since 2020: survey
Greater Vancouver has seen a record-high surge in homelessness over the past three years, a new survey reveals.
The findings revealed a substantial 32% surge in homelessness since 2020.
“Increases were measured across all 11 communities surveyed, with most communities measuring record numbers of people identified as experiencing homelessness,” the report states.
The report highlights the expansion of homelessness in each of the communities captured by the count, with most communities witnessing record-high numbers of people facing housing insecurity.
It is also noteworthy that over 50% of the individuals counted were within shelter facilities, while nearly half of those not in shelters were on the street.
The report highlighted that the majority of homeless individuals were between the ages of 25 and 54.
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Greater Vancouver has seen a record-high surge in homelessness over the past three years, a new survey reveals.
The findings revealed a substantial 32% surge in homelessness since 2020.
“Increases were measured across all 11 communities surveyed, with most communities measuring record numbers of people identified as experiencing homelessness,” the report states.
The report highlights the expansion of homelessness in each of the communities captured by the count, with most communities witnessing record-high numbers of people facing housing insecurity.
It is also noteworthy that over 50% of the individuals counted were within shelter facilities, while nearly half of those not in shelters were on the street.
The report highlighted that the majority of homeless individuals were between the ages of 25 and 54.
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🇨🇦🇮🇱 Trudeau, Poilievre and others across political spectrum rally in support of Israel
Canadian politicians from across the political spectrum gathered at solidarity rallies in support of Israel on Monday as the country's war with Hamas rages on.
In Ottawa, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre attended a rally in support of Israel.
"Canada unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms condemns these terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas. We stand with Israel and reaffirm our support for Israel's right to defend itself in accordance with international law," Trudeau said Monday night.
In Canadian cities, as in many other countries, rallies were held over the weekend expressing support for an independent Palestinian state. Some rally attendees disavowed Hamas, while others refused to condemn its actions.
#Trudeau #Poilievre #Israel
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Canadian politicians from across the political spectrum gathered at solidarity rallies in support of Israel on Monday as the country's war with Hamas rages on.
In Ottawa, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre attended a rally in support of Israel.
"Canada unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms condemns these terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas. We stand with Israel and reaffirm our support for Israel's right to defend itself in accordance with international law," Trudeau said Monday night.
In Canadian cities, as in many other countries, rallies were held over the weekend expressing support for an independent Palestinian state. Some rally attendees disavowed Hamas, while others refused to condemn its actions.
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🇨🇦🇮🇱🇵🇸CBC leaked emails tell reporters to not use 'terrorist' in Hamas coverage
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation gave strict guidelines to reporters on using the term "terrorist" in their coverage of Israel's war with Hamas, leaked emails reveal.
"Do not refer to militants, soldiers or anyone else as ‘terrorists.’ The notion of terrorism remains heavily politicized and is part of the story," CBC's director of journalistic standards, George Achi, wrote in an email to employees on Saturday.
"Even when quoting/clipping a government or a source referring to fighters as ‘terrorists,’ we should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact," he added.
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation gave strict guidelines to reporters on using the term "terrorist" in their coverage of Israel's war with Hamas, leaked emails reveal.
"Do not refer to militants, soldiers or anyone else as ‘terrorists.’ The notion of terrorism remains heavily politicized and is part of the story," CBC's director of journalistic standards, George Achi, wrote in an email to employees on Saturday.
"Even when quoting/clipping a government or a source referring to fighters as ‘terrorists,’ we should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact," he added.
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Canada to welcome 11,000 migrants from the Americas starting this fall: minister
Canada is set to welcome 11,000 migrants from Colombia, Haiti and Venezuela this fall, immigration minister Marc Miller said.
In March of this year, Canada had promised it would welcome 15,000 migrants from the western hemisphere over the course of the year. On Tuesday, Miller said Canada was creating a “new humanitarian permanent residence pathway” for 11,000 migrants from three countries.
🔹The principal applicant, regardless of age, must be a child, grandchild, spouse, common-law partner, parent, grandparent or sibling of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
New permanent residents under this program will be offered “enhanced pre-arrival services,” which include an employment skills assessment and a referral to a settlement provider organization in their intended community.
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Canada is set to welcome 11,000 migrants from Colombia, Haiti and Venezuela this fall, immigration minister Marc Miller said.
In March of this year, Canada had promised it would welcome 15,000 migrants from the western hemisphere over the course of the year. On Tuesday, Miller said Canada was creating a “new humanitarian permanent residence pathway” for 11,000 migrants from three countries.
🔹The principal applicant, regardless of age, must be a child, grandchild, spouse, common-law partner, parent, grandparent or sibling of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
New permanent residents under this program will be offered “enhanced pre-arrival services,” which include an employment skills assessment and a referral to a settlement provider organization in their intended community.
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🪖Canadian soldiers asking for donations to help with housing, food costs, memo says
The military’s chaplain-general says morale among troops is the lowest it’s been in recent memory as many soldiers struggle with the cost of living.
In a briefing note sent to the chief of the defence staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre, chaplains say more Armed Forces members have been asking for help to make ends meet.
The chaplains note that they expect donations to Together We Stand, a non-profit that supports military families, to double this year. However, they say that is a short-term solution.
Some soldiers have said they’re considering releasing from the military to avoid postings in certain locations.
Recent changes to the military’s housing allowance have created new challenges for some. The Armed Forces announced in March that the new allowance will be based on salary, rather than where a soldier is posted.
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The military’s chaplain-general says morale among troops is the lowest it’s been in recent memory as many soldiers struggle with the cost of living.
In a briefing note sent to the chief of the defence staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre, chaplains say more Armed Forces members have been asking for help to make ends meet.
The chaplains note that they expect donations to Together We Stand, a non-profit that supports military families, to double this year. However, they say that is a short-term solution.
Some soldiers have said they’re considering releasing from the military to avoid postings in certain locations.
Recent changes to the military’s housing allowance have created new challenges for some. The Armed Forces announced in March that the new allowance will be based on salary, rather than where a soldier is posted.
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New details about $20M Toronto airport gold heist revealed in Brink's suit against Air Canada
The shock Toronto airport heist of $20 million in gold bars — weighing 400.19 kilograms — along with US$2 million in cash was as easy as walking into Air Canada’s cargo facility, showing a false waybill, and leaving with the enormous haul, according to a lawsuit filed in court.
It was gone 42 minutes after it was unloaded from a plane arriving from Switzerland and transferred to a supposedly secure warehouse on the periphery of Toronto’s Pearson airport, according to the statement of claim.
The theft, one of the largest in Canadian history, remains unsolved by police. Brink’s, a secure transport company, is now suing Air Canada over the lost loads.
The lawsuit paints the clearest picture yet of how April’s airport gold heist was allegedly pulled off after months of institutional silence from police, the airline, and others involved in the theft that made headlines around the world.
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The shock Toronto airport heist of $20 million in gold bars — weighing 400.19 kilograms — along with US$2 million in cash was as easy as walking into Air Canada’s cargo facility, showing a false waybill, and leaving with the enormous haul, according to a lawsuit filed in court.
It was gone 42 minutes after it was unloaded from a plane arriving from Switzerland and transferred to a supposedly secure warehouse on the periphery of Toronto’s Pearson airport, according to the statement of claim.
The theft, one of the largest in Canadian history, remains unsolved by police. Brink’s, a secure transport company, is now suing Air Canada over the lost loads.
The lawsuit paints the clearest picture yet of how April’s airport gold heist was allegedly pulled off after months of institutional silence from police, the airline, and others involved in the theft that made headlines around the world.
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