🇷🇺 Canada summons Russian ambassador over LGBT social media posts
Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie summoned Russian Ambassador Oleg Stepanov to demand an explanation about a series of anti-LGBT posts on Russian embassy accounts in Ottawa. This was Stepanov's third challenge to Jolie's demands since the beginning of the year.
"We absolutely cannot tolerate this rhetoric. This is an attack on Canadian values of acceptance and tolerance," the minister said.
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Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie summoned Russian Ambassador Oleg Stepanov to demand an explanation about a series of anti-LGBT posts on Russian embassy accounts in Ottawa. This was Stepanov's third challenge to Jolie's demands since the beginning of the year.
"We absolutely cannot tolerate this rhetoric. This is an attack on Canadian values of acceptance and tolerance," the minister said.
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Quebec Immigration Minister: the province wants 100% francophone or 'francotropic' immigration
According to the province’s Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette, in the future, Quebec will want to select 100 per cent francophone or 'francotropic' immigrants. 'Francotropes' may have Arabic, Vietnamese, Laotian, Creole, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish or Swahili as their mother tongue.
Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon suggested that there would be 'exceptions' in certain sectors of activity. According to him, 'we have to be realistic and balance this with the needs'. He provided the example of steel producer Posco, which will open a plant in Bécancour and will need South Korean experts.
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According to the province’s Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette, in the future, Quebec will want to select 100 per cent francophone or 'francotropic' immigrants. 'Francotropes' may have Arabic, Vietnamese, Laotian, Creole, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish or Swahili as their mother tongue.
Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon suggested that there would be 'exceptions' in certain sectors of activity. According to him, 'we have to be realistic and balance this with the needs'. He provided the example of steel producer Posco, which will open a plant in Bécancour and will need South Korean experts.
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Statistics Canada: “Canada not doing enough with its highly educated immigrants”
A steady influx of highly educated immigrants has helped Canada keep its top ranking as the G7 nation with the highest percentage (57.5 per cent) of working-age people carrying credentials from college or university, according to Statistics Canada census data.
Yet the agency also suggested the country is "leaving talent on the table" by failing to recognize the training and qualifications of workers educated abroad once they're here.
Nearly 60 per cent of working-age new immigrants (aged 25-64) hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the agency said. However, a bit over 25 per cent with foreign degrees were overqualified for the jobs they have here; defined as working jobs that required a high school diploma at most.
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A steady influx of highly educated immigrants has helped Canada keep its top ranking as the G7 nation with the highest percentage (57.5 per cent) of working-age people carrying credentials from college or university, according to Statistics Canada census data.
Yet the agency also suggested the country is "leaving talent on the table" by failing to recognize the training and qualifications of workers educated abroad once they're here.
Nearly 60 per cent of working-age new immigrants (aged 25-64) hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the agency said. However, a bit over 25 per cent with foreign degrees were overqualified for the jobs they have here; defined as working jobs that required a high school diploma at most.
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The Daily — Canada leads the G7 for the most educated workforce, thanks to immigrants, young adults and a strong college sector…
The number of degree holders in the working-age population rose by nearly one-fifth from 2016 to 2021, driven by recent immigrants and young adults, but the number of apprenticeship certificate holders in key trades fields declined.
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Police charge 107 people following Ontario-wide investigation into child abuse and exploitation
Ontario Provincial Police say hundreds of charges laid in October represent a “snapshot” of the efforts of investigators and analysts working on a provincial strategy to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the Internet.
In all, 27 Ontario police forces conducted 255 investigations, executed 168 search warrants and seized 1,032 devices. Officers laid 428 charges against 107 people.
Sixty-one victims were identified and helped in their communities, and another 60 children were “safeguarded.” A total of 175 investigations continue with more charges possible from what was dubbed Project Maverick.
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Ontario Provincial Police say hundreds of charges laid in October represent a “snapshot” of the efforts of investigators and analysts working on a provincial strategy to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the Internet.
In all, 27 Ontario police forces conducted 255 investigations, executed 168 search warrants and seized 1,032 devices. Officers laid 428 charges against 107 people.
Sixty-one victims were identified and helped in their communities, and another 60 children were “safeguarded.” A total of 175 investigations continue with more charges possible from what was dubbed Project Maverick.
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Thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers without electricity as heavy winds and rain hit province
Just over 86,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without power after heavy rains and high winds blew through Atlantic Canada overnight.
Wind and rainfall warnings from Environment Canada were still in effect, with wind gusts predicted to be up to 90-100 km/h in the Halifax area.
Power outages were scattered throughout the province, according to the power utility's outage map, with the bulk appearing to be from the South Shore area, through the Annapolis Valley and Halifax up through the northern mainland. Estimated restoration times varied from this morning through to the evening.
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Just over 86,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without power after heavy rains and high winds blew through Atlantic Canada overnight.
Wind and rainfall warnings from Environment Canada were still in effect, with wind gusts predicted to be up to 90-100 km/h in the Halifax area.
Power outages were scattered throughout the province, according to the power utility's outage map, with the bulk appearing to be from the South Shore area, through the Annapolis Valley and Halifax up through the northern mainland. Estimated restoration times varied from this morning through to the evening.
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Public Safety Minister: Liberals to consult public on merits of a foreign agent registry
The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says.
The Liberals want to hear from experts and the broader public — including members of affected communities — on whether it should follow the lead of key allies including the United States and Australia in establishing a registry.
The government acknowledges that foreign governments and organizations routinely try to influence Canadian policies, officials and democratic processes in clearly visible and legal ways — for instance, through diplomatic channels.
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The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says.
The Liberals want to hear from experts and the broader public — including members of affected communities — on whether it should follow the lead of key allies including the United States and Australia in establishing a registry.
The government acknowledges that foreign governments and organizations routinely try to influence Canadian policies, officials and democratic processes in clearly visible and legal ways — for instance, through diplomatic channels.
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Truck driver who killed Indian student In Toronto collision arrested
Toronto police have arrested the driver of a pickup truck who was responsible for the death of a 20-year-old Indian national in Canada after the truck collided with the student's cycle on a pedestrian crosswalk last month. The 60-year-old driver was charged with callous driving and violating traffic rules, the Toronto Star newspaper reported on Thursday.
The Indian student was identified as Kartik Saini. He hailed from Karnal, Haryana, and travelled to Canada in August 2021. He was a student at Sheridan college.
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Toronto police have arrested the driver of a pickup truck who was responsible for the death of a 20-year-old Indian national in Canada after the truck collided with the student's cycle on a pedestrian crosswalk last month. The 60-year-old driver was charged with callous driving and violating traffic rules, the Toronto Star newspaper reported on Thursday.
The Indian student was identified as Kartik Saini. He hailed from Karnal, Haryana, and travelled to Canada in August 2021. He was a student at Sheridan college.
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Ontario Auditor General holds OLG to account with ‘significant’ findings
Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has levelled a series of criticisms at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation in one of a series of prominent findings across 15 audits undertaken.
The OLG’s handling of the region’s casinos was one in an array of areas covered as Lysyk suggested that public organisations need to improve planning and coordination to improve service delivery, and provide more accessible information to help locals make more informed decisions.
Among what was labelled as the “more significant audit findings” was that OLG reported “renegotiated significantly reduced revenue commitments” from casino operators, despite contracts already being in place.
Lysyk also claimed that Hard Rock Ottawa was granted a 25 per cent drop in revenue projections from January 2023 and that OLG failed to fulfil a commitment to First Nations to pay them a share of non-gaming revenue.
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Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has levelled a series of criticisms at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation in one of a series of prominent findings across 15 audits undertaken.
The OLG’s handling of the region’s casinos was one in an array of areas covered as Lysyk suggested that public organisations need to improve planning and coordination to improve service delivery, and provide more accessible information to help locals make more informed decisions.
Among what was labelled as the “more significant audit findings” was that OLG reported “renegotiated significantly reduced revenue commitments” from casino operators, despite contracts already being in place.
Lysyk also claimed that Hard Rock Ottawa was granted a 25 per cent drop in revenue projections from January 2023 and that OLG failed to fulfil a commitment to First Nations to pay them a share of non-gaming revenue.
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Ontario won't allow homes to be built on floodplains
Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is greenlit in areas prone to flooding.
Ford said it's the responsibility of any builder to ensure they protect against development on floodplains.
"I encourage the federal minister to do his research," Ford said at an unrelated news conference. "Maybe I'll call him and inform him of what's going on."
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, had said some of the lands where housing or commercial development is being proposed in Ontario are in floodplains, and flooding is the top climate change cost in Canada.
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Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is greenlit in areas prone to flooding.
Ford said it's the responsibility of any builder to ensure they protect against development on floodplains.
"I encourage the federal minister to do his research," Ford said at an unrelated news conference. "Maybe I'll call him and inform him of what's going on."
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, had said some of the lands where housing or commercial development is being proposed in Ontario are in floodplains, and flooding is the top climate change cost in Canada.
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Chinese immigration to Canada hits new peak as some flee zero-COVID restrictions
Immigration from China has bounced back from pandemic lulls to hit a new peak, according to Canadian government statistics, and immigration consultants report an ongoing surge of inquiries.
Vancouver immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg, co-founder and partner at Larlee Rosenberg, said COVID restrictions have been a new motivator for potential Chinese immigrants.
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Immigration from China has bounced back from pandemic lulls to hit a new peak, according to Canadian government statistics, and immigration consultants report an ongoing surge of inquiries.
Vancouver immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg, co-founder and partner at Larlee Rosenberg, said COVID restrictions have been a new motivator for potential Chinese immigrants.
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Antisemite and Holocaust denier invited to event hosted by Canadian MPs
Nazih Khatatba, editor-in-chief of Meshwar, an Arabic newspaper based in Toronto, was in Ottawa as a guest at an event on Nov. 29 hosted by the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group, to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Khatatba has been criticized for espousing Holocaust denial, pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories and celebrating terrorist attacks in Israel through his newspaper, according to FSWC. FSWC has asked for an explanation of how an individual with a history of promoting antisemitism could have been invited to take part in a parliamentary event, and what steps will be taken to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
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Nazih Khatatba, editor-in-chief of Meshwar, an Arabic newspaper based in Toronto, was in Ottawa as a guest at an event on Nov. 29 hosted by the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group, to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Khatatba has been criticized for espousing Holocaust denial, pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories and celebrating terrorist attacks in Israel through his newspaper, according to FSWC. FSWC has asked for an explanation of how an individual with a history of promoting antisemitism could have been invited to take part in a parliamentary event, and what steps will be taken to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
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Ontario education workers vote on tentative deal
Education workers in Ontario will wrap up voting on Dec. 4 on whether to accept a tentative deal their union struck with the provincial government.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees says more than 50,000 education workers, including custodians and early childhood educators, have been able to vote since online ratification opened last week.
Those workers walked off the job last month after the province passed — then later repealed — legislation that imposed a four-year contract on them and banned them from striking.
The union is slated to announce the results of the vote on Dec. 5.
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Education workers in Ontario will wrap up voting on Dec. 4 on whether to accept a tentative deal their union struck with the provincial government.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees says more than 50,000 education workers, including custodians and early childhood educators, have been able to vote since online ratification opened last week.
Those workers walked off the job last month after the province passed — then later repealed — legislation that imposed a four-year contract on them and banned them from striking.
The union is slated to announce the results of the vote on Dec. 5.
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Shooting at Atwater metro station in Montreal leaves man seriously injured
A 38-year-old man was seriously injured Sunday evening after he was shot inside the Atwater metro station in downtown Montreal.
The victim reportedly fled the station and took refuge in a local business near the Alexis Nihon shopping centre. He was then transported to hospital with serious upper-body injuries, but authorities do not fear for his life.
No other injuries were reported. The suspects fled the scene before officers arrived.
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A 38-year-old man was seriously injured Sunday evening after he was shot inside the Atwater metro station in downtown Montreal.
The victim reportedly fled the station and took refuge in a local business near the Alexis Nihon shopping centre. He was then transported to hospital with serious upper-body injuries, but authorities do not fear for his life.
No other injuries were reported. The suspects fled the scene before officers arrived.
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Most Canadians back invocation of Emergencies Act during 'Freedom Convoy' protests
A new survey has found that two in three Canadians say they support, at least to some degree, the invocation of the Act.
More than 1,000 Canadians were asked about their thoughts on the Emergencies Act in a survey conducted by Nanos Research. Of the respondents, 48 per cent said they support the use of the Emergencies Act, while 18 per cent said they somewhat support the decision.
In addition, 23 per cent said they oppose the use of the Act and seven per cent said they somewhat oppose it.
Support for the use of the Emergencies Act was highest in Atlantic Canada, where 74.6 per cent indicated they support or somewhat support the decision. This was followed by Quebec, where 73.4 per cent said they at least somewhat support the use of the Act.
The strongest opposition to the use of the Act was in the Prairies, where 43.7 per cent said they oppose or somewhat oppose the measure. Canadians aged 55 or older were also more likely to support or somewhat support the use of the Act compared to younger Canadians between the ages of 18 and 35.
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A new survey has found that two in three Canadians say they support, at least to some degree, the invocation of the Act.
More than 1,000 Canadians were asked about their thoughts on the Emergencies Act in a survey conducted by Nanos Research. Of the respondents, 48 per cent said they support the use of the Emergencies Act, while 18 per cent said they somewhat support the decision.
In addition, 23 per cent said they oppose the use of the Act and seven per cent said they somewhat oppose it.
Support for the use of the Emergencies Act was highest in Atlantic Canada, where 74.6 per cent indicated they support or somewhat support the decision. This was followed by Quebec, where 73.4 per cent said they at least somewhat support the use of the Act.
The strongest opposition to the use of the Act was in the Prairies, where 43.7 per cent said they oppose or somewhat oppose the measure. Canadians aged 55 or older were also more likely to support or somewhat support the use of the Act compared to younger Canadians between the ages of 18 and 35.
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Ontario’s CUPE education workers vote to ratify four-year contract
Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted 73 per cent in favour of the contract. The new deal will give workers a $1-an-hour wage hike each year of the four-year contract, amounting to an average annual increase of 3.59 per cent.
The 55,000 members includes caretakers, early childhood educators, education assistants and other support staff. Roughly 41,000 workers cast their ballots to vote on the new deal.
Laura Walton, president of the Ontario School Board Council of Unions, an affiliate of CUPE that represents the workers, said at a news conference that her members work hard to help students, and don’t earn nearly enough.
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Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) voted 73 per cent in favour of the contract. The new deal will give workers a $1-an-hour wage hike each year of the four-year contract, amounting to an average annual increase of 3.59 per cent.
The 55,000 members includes caretakers, early childhood educators, education assistants and other support staff. Roughly 41,000 workers cast their ballots to vote on the new deal.
Laura Walton, president of the Ontario School Board Council of Unions, an affiliate of CUPE that represents the workers, said at a news conference that her members work hard to help students, and don’t earn nearly enough.
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🇭🇹 Canada levies new sanctions against Haiti’s economic elite
Canada unveiled another round of sanctions against members of Haiti’s economic elite, accusing three high-profile individuals of aiding armed gangs that have thrown the country into turmoil.
The Ottawa government said it would freeze any assets that Gilbert Bigio, Reynold Deeb and Sherif Abdallah hold within Canada.
Canada has already sanctioned senior members of Haiti’s political class, including a former president, Michel Martelly, and former prime minister, Laurent Lamothe.
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Canada unveiled another round of sanctions against members of Haiti’s economic elite, accusing three high-profile individuals of aiding armed gangs that have thrown the country into turmoil.
The Ottawa government said it would freeze any assets that Gilbert Bigio, Reynold Deeb and Sherif Abdallah hold within Canada.
Canada has already sanctioned senior members of Haiti’s political class, including a former president, Michel Martelly, and former prime minister, Laurent Lamothe.
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Canada's largest pension fund cut investments in Apple and Tesla
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) sharply reduced its investments in Apple Inc. and Tesla Inc. as well as three Chinese electric car companies in the third quarter of 2022, MarketWatch reports.
The fund sold 1.3 million shares of Apple in July and September and ended the period with 3.5 million shares of the company in its portfolio, according to documents that CPP management sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The investment in Tesla fell nearly in half to 368,900 shares.
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Canada Pension Plan (CPP) sharply reduced its investments in Apple Inc. and Tesla Inc. as well as three Chinese electric car companies in the third quarter of 2022, MarketWatch reports.
The fund sold 1.3 million shares of Apple in July and September and ended the period with 3.5 million shares of the company in its portfolio, according to documents that CPP management sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The investment in Tesla fell nearly in half to 368,900 shares.
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🇺🇦 The Canadian authorities are going to provide 15 million Canadian dollars for equipment needed by Ukraine for humanitarian demining.
The funding will cover facilities and activities needed to locate and clear land mines, unexploded ordnance and other "explosive remnants of war.
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The funding will cover facilities and activities needed to locate and clear land mines, unexploded ordnance and other "explosive remnants of war.
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🇨🇦🇺🇦Власти Канады собираются выделить 15 миллионов канадских долларов на оборудование, необходимое Украине для гуманитарного разминирования.
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Финансирование будет касаться объектов и мероприятий, необходимых для обнаружения и обезвреживания наземных мин,…
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