🚫🏳️🌈 Norwich, Ont., votes to exclude Pride flags on township property
The township of Norwich, Ont., has voted to exclude Pride flags from being flown on its property. Instead, the municipality has moved to only fly flags representing municipal, provincial and federal governments.
The bylaw was proposed by Coun. John Scholten who says he believes civic flags best represent all groups of people, and allow everyone to coexist in harmony, regardless of their identity or beliefs.
He concludes that accommodating Pride flags will only inspire other communities to request their own flags.
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The township of Norwich, Ont., has voted to exclude Pride flags from being flown on its property. Instead, the municipality has moved to only fly flags representing municipal, provincial and federal governments.
The bylaw was proposed by Coun. John Scholten who says he believes civic flags best represent all groups of people, and allow everyone to coexist in harmony, regardless of their identity or beliefs.
He concludes that accommodating Pride flags will only inspire other communities to request their own flags.
#Ontario
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PSAC members hold protest at Toronto Pearson Airport
Around 500 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada held a demonstration at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday amid escalating strike action, the union says.
The demonstration, which took place at Terminal 1 departures, prompted Pearson to advise passengers to give themselves extra time amid possible delays.
Ontario PSAC media representative said around 500 striking workers were bussed to the airport for the protest, which was held from around 10 a.m. until noon.
“This is part of PSAC’s escalation to pressure the government to come back to the bargaining table and continue to negotiate, as they have stated they are no longer willing to bargain,” representative said.
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Around 500 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada held a demonstration at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday amid escalating strike action, the union says.
The demonstration, which took place at Terminal 1 departures, prompted Pearson to advise passengers to give themselves extra time amid possible delays.
Ontario PSAC media representative said around 500 striking workers were bussed to the airport for the protest, which was held from around 10 a.m. until noon.
“This is part of PSAC’s escalation to pressure the government to come back to the bargaining table and continue to negotiate, as they have stated they are no longer willing to bargain,” representative said.
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💰Majority of Canadians believe federal workers are paid fairly, poll says
▪️The Angus Reid Institute survey released Thursday said 64 per cent of Canadians believe federal workers are fairly (36 per cent) or overly (28 per cent) compensated, while 17 per cent said they’re underpaid.
▪️The survey found Canadians’ perceptions about compensation appeared to be influenced by their political leanings.
▪️People who voted for the Conservative party in 2021 are more likely to say workers are overpaid: 46 per cent say they earn too much compared with 15 per cent for Liberal party voters and 14 per cent for NDP voters.
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▪️The Angus Reid Institute survey released Thursday said 64 per cent of Canadians believe federal workers are fairly (36 per cent) or overly (28 per cent) compensated, while 17 per cent said they’re underpaid.
▪️The survey found Canadians’ perceptions about compensation appeared to be influenced by their political leanings.
▪️People who voted for the Conservative party in 2021 are more likely to say workers are overpaid: 46 per cent say they earn too much compared with 15 per cent for Liberal party voters and 14 per cent for NDP voters.
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🇨🇦🇸🇩Canada's Sudan relief flights held up by mechanical difficulties
One of Canada's planned evacuation flights out of Sudan ran into mechanical problems Friday. Officials hope the airlift will resume "as soon as possible."
The problem emerged just one day after Canada began its humanitarian mission in Sudan, now in the midst of a ceasefire between two warring factions.
Canada has been staging its evacuation flights out of the nearby nation of Djibouti. Two aircraft are assigned to the mission. Officials did not say where the C-130J encountered its mechanical issues, or what the nature of the problem was, or why the second aircraft could not fly.
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One of Canada's planned evacuation flights out of Sudan ran into mechanical problems Friday. Officials hope the airlift will resume "as soon as possible."
The problem emerged just one day after Canada began its humanitarian mission in Sudan, now in the midst of a ceasefire between two warring factions.
Canada has been staging its evacuation flights out of the nearby nation of Djibouti. Two aircraft are assigned to the mission. Officials did not say where the C-130J encountered its mechanical issues, or what the nature of the problem was, or why the second aircraft could not fly.
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King Charles now officially the RCMP’s commissioner-in-chief
King Charles has officially been appointed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner-in-chief, the RCMP said in a press release on Friday.
Charles formally accepted the noscript at a ceremony at Windsor Castle in England. In attendance was RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme and Canada’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale.
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King Charles has officially been appointed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioner-in-chief, the RCMP said in a press release on Friday.
Charles formally accepted the noscript at a ceremony at Windsor Castle in England. In attendance was RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme and Canada’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale.
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C-11 online streaming bill becomes law despite protests from digital giants
A federal bill officially became law on Thursday, after it cleared the Senate following one of the longest studies in the upper chamber’s history.
The Online Streaming Act, or Bill C-11, passed the Senate and received royal assent Thursday evening, bringing to an end more than a year of political debate between the Liberal government and the legislation’s critics.
The Liberals introduced the bill early last year in an attempt to subject streaming giants like Netflix, Disney Plus and Spotify to the same regulations that already apply to traditional television and radio broadcasters in Canada.
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A federal bill officially became law on Thursday, after it cleared the Senate following one of the longest studies in the upper chamber’s history.
The Online Streaming Act, or Bill C-11, passed the Senate and received royal assent Thursday evening, bringing to an end more than a year of political debate between the Liberal government and the legislation’s critics.
The Liberals introduced the bill early last year in an attempt to subject streaming giants like Netflix, Disney Plus and Spotify to the same regulations that already apply to traditional television and radio broadcasters in Canada.
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🇨🇦🇲🇽Canadian warship intercepts boat carrying $50M worth of cocaine off Mexico
A Canadian warship has returned home to British Columbia after intercepting nearly $50 million worth of cocaine off the coast of Mexico as part of an international counter-narcotics operation.
The coastal defence vessel HMCS Edmonton and its crew of approximately 40 sailors arrived back at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt on Friday following a 10-week deployment to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The coastal defence ship, alongside a pair of U.S. Coast Guard cutters and an American helicopter, intercepted a suspected drug-smuggling vessel off Mexico on April 8.
The Department of National Defence says seven people were arrested and are now in U.S. custody after the boat was found to be carrying 755 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated Canadian street value of $49.5 million.
#Mexico #US
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A Canadian warship has returned home to British Columbia after intercepting nearly $50 million worth of cocaine off the coast of Mexico as part of an international counter-narcotics operation.
The coastal defence vessel HMCS Edmonton and its crew of approximately 40 sailors arrived back at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt on Friday following a 10-week deployment to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The coastal defence ship, alongside a pair of U.S. Coast Guard cutters and an American helicopter, intercepted a suspected drug-smuggling vessel off Mexico on April 8.
The Department of National Defence says seven people were arrested and are now in U.S. custody after the boat was found to be carrying 755 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated Canadian street value of $49.5 million.
#Mexico #US
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🇨🇦🇺🇸Canada and U.S. agree to trace guns intercepted at border
Canada and the United States have agreed to trace guns that are intercepted at the border, a move meant to enhance efforts to stop the smuggling of handguns to the north from the world's biggest private firearm market, officials from both countries said on Friday.
Canada's Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said they signed four agreements in Ottawa aimed at addressing cross-border crime, including one featuring increased tracing of firearms.
Canada's Border Services Agency will cooperate with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to trace guns seized at the border to see who purchased them and whether they were previously used in crimes.
#US
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Canada and the United States have agreed to trace guns that are intercepted at the border, a move meant to enhance efforts to stop the smuggling of handguns to the north from the world's biggest private firearm market, officials from both countries said on Friday.
Canada's Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said they signed four agreements in Ottawa aimed at addressing cross-border crime, including one featuring increased tracing of firearms.
Canada's Border Services Agency will cooperate with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to trace guns seized at the border to see who purchased them and whether they were previously used in crimes.
#US
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Treasury Board urges PSAC to let members decide on government's 'final offer'
The federal government is urging leaders with the Public Service Alliance of Canada to let its members review the government’s latest offer, one it calls “fair, competitive and reasonable.”
In an open letter released Saturday, the Treasury Board Secretariat said its “final updated comprehensive offer” given to the union on Friday addressed all of PSAC’s remaining demands.
“Along with the new wage package, we also presented solutions to address priorities such as telework, seniority, and contracting without impeding our ability to deliver services to Canadians,” the letter said.
“This is a fair, competitive and reasonable final offer, with wage and non-wage improvements, and we believe that employees should have an opportunity to review the details of it.”
Both sides said they will continue to negotiate through the weekend to try to reach a deal to end the national strike by 155,000 public servants, now in its 11th day.
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The federal government is urging leaders with the Public Service Alliance of Canada to let its members review the government’s latest offer, one it calls “fair, competitive and reasonable.”
In an open letter released Saturday, the Treasury Board Secretariat said its “final updated comprehensive offer” given to the union on Friday addressed all of PSAC’s remaining demands.
“Along with the new wage package, we also presented solutions to address priorities such as telework, seniority, and contracting without impeding our ability to deliver services to Canadians,” the letter said.
“This is a fair, competitive and reasonable final offer, with wage and non-wage improvements, and we believe that employees should have an opportunity to review the details of it.”
Both sides said they will continue to negotiate through the weekend to try to reach a deal to end the national strike by 155,000 public servants, now in its 11th day.
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Shortage of Canadian family doctor residents increases
March data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service showed 268 resident family medicine residency positions remain unfilled across Canada after the first iteration of the 2023 match. Psychiatry residency was second with 23 vacant spots.
In 2019, there were 138 unfilled positions in family medicine and that number has gone up every year.
Around 4.6 million Canadians are without a family doctor, according to a 2019 report by Statistics Canada. In Ontario, 15 per cent of the population is without a family doctor, 2022 research released by Inspire Primary Health Care showed.
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March data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service showed 268 resident family medicine residency positions remain unfilled across Canada after the first iteration of the 2023 match. Psychiatry residency was second with 23 vacant spots.
In 2019, there were 138 unfilled positions in family medicine and that number has gone up every year.
Around 4.6 million Canadians are without a family doctor, according to a 2019 report by Statistics Canada. In Ontario, 15 per cent of the population is without a family doctor, 2022 research released by Inspire Primary Health Care showed.
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Government wants to automatically file taxes for low-income Canadians
In the recent federal budget, the government announced the creation and expansion of a couple of pilot programs aimed at getting millions of low-income Canadians to file their taxes, and giving them access to benefit programs they are ennoscriptd to.
The government says as many as 12 per cent of Canadians don't file their taxes every year, most of whom are low-income Canadians. It's estimated that non-filers missed out on more than $1.7 billion worth of government rebates and programs they were ennoscriptd to in the 2015 tax year alone.
A program called File My Return allows Canadians to file their tax returns by answering a series of simple questions over the telephone. The goal is to triple the uptake on that program to 2 million people annually.
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In the recent federal budget, the government announced the creation and expansion of a couple of pilot programs aimed at getting millions of low-income Canadians to file their taxes, and giving them access to benefit programs they are ennoscriptd to.
The government says as many as 12 per cent of Canadians don't file their taxes every year, most of whom are low-income Canadians. It's estimated that non-filers missed out on more than $1.7 billion worth of government rebates and programs they were ennoscriptd to in the 2015 tax year alone.
A program called File My Return allows Canadians to file their tax returns by answering a series of simple questions over the telephone. The goal is to triple the uptake on that program to 2 million people annually.
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Police have stopped listing gender and last names of missing persons in Mississauga, Brampton
Peel Regional Police will no longer release the last name or gender of a missing person in most cases, changing a longtime practice.
“Where there is a picture, we will no longer provide last names unless there is an investigative value to do so,” the spokesperson stated.
Police are concerned that releasing the last name will make the missing person vulnerable to future online searches.
As for gender, police say they will no longer reveal if the person is male or female over fears they may misidentify the sexual orientation of those who cannot be found.
#Ontario
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Peel Regional Police will no longer release the last name or gender of a missing person in most cases, changing a longtime practice.
“Where there is a picture, we will no longer provide last names unless there is an investigative value to do so,” the spokesperson stated.
Police are concerned that releasing the last name will make the missing person vulnerable to future online searches.
As for gender, police say they will no longer reveal if the person is male or female over fears they may misidentify the sexual orientation of those who cannot be found.
#Ontario
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🇺🇸U.S. asks Canada to reimpose visa requirements for Mexico to stem surge of crossings at northern border
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the Biden administration has asked Canada to consider putting back in place the visa requirements for Mexican nationals.
At this moment Mexicans don't need a visa to travel to Canada, while the U.S. requires a visa for Mexicans to enter. American border officials say some Mexican nationals are using Canada's visa-free rule to fly into the country and then cross south illegally into America.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection data show a spike in migrants entering the U.S. from Canada after Trudeau lifted the visa requirement in December 2016: there were 1,169 apprehensions of Mexicans the year before the requirements were lifted but the number nearly doubled to 2,245 in 2018, a year after the requirements were lifted.
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the Biden administration has asked Canada to consider putting back in place the visa requirements for Mexican nationals.
At this moment Mexicans don't need a visa to travel to Canada, while the U.S. requires a visa for Mexicans to enter. American border officials say some Mexican nationals are using Canada's visa-free rule to fly into the country and then cross south illegally into America.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection data show a spike in migrants entering the U.S. from Canada after Trudeau lifted the visa requirement in December 2016: there were 1,169 apprehensions of Mexicans the year before the requirements were lifted but the number nearly doubled to 2,245 in 2018, a year after the requirements were lifted.
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🇺🇸U.S. to end vaccine requirements for Canadians at land border, international air travellers
The U.S. is ending its COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travellers and Canadians at the border as of next week, officials announced on Monday.
By the end of the day on May 11, international air travellers, federal employees and federal contractors will no longer need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, the White House said in a statement Monday.
The statement added that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will also “start the process to end their vaccination requirements for ... certain noncitizens at the land border."
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The U.S. is ending its COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travellers and Canadians at the border as of next week, officials announced on Monday.
By the end of the day on May 11, international air travellers, federal employees and federal contractors will no longer need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, the White House said in a statement Monday.
The statement added that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will also “start the process to end their vaccination requirements for ... certain noncitizens at the land border."
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🇺🇦 Defence firm paid Ukrainian broker to secure $92M, sole-sourced contract with Ottawa, lawsuit says
▪️Roshel, a Canadian defence company, is accused of breaking anti-corruption laws to secure a sole-sourced, $92-million contract with the federal government for armoured vehicles destined for Ukraine, according to a former executive’s lawsuit.
▪️The Canadian Commercial Corporation, overseeing the deal, says it had asked Roshel Inc. to cease production for nearly one month while it investigated the allegations of corruption and bribery.
▪️The CCC’s audit is related to allegations that Roshel paid cash to a former Ukrainian official to “influence decisions made by the Ukrainian government and/or military” that culminated in Canada’s purchase of 200 of the company’s vehicles in January to be sent to Ukraine, according to a lawsuit filed on Feb. 28 by Anton Sestritsyn.
▪️Sestritsyn, who was the company’s vice-president of business development from June 2022 until his resignation in February, is suing Roshel and its president, Roman Shimonov, for $1.5 million for wrongful or constructive dismissal.
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▪️Roshel, a Canadian defence company, is accused of breaking anti-corruption laws to secure a sole-sourced, $92-million contract with the federal government for armoured vehicles destined for Ukraine, according to a former executive’s lawsuit.
▪️The Canadian Commercial Corporation, overseeing the deal, says it had asked Roshel Inc. to cease production for nearly one month while it investigated the allegations of corruption and bribery.
▪️The CCC’s audit is related to allegations that Roshel paid cash to a former Ukrainian official to “influence decisions made by the Ukrainian government and/or military” that culminated in Canada’s purchase of 200 of the company’s vehicles in January to be sent to Ukraine, according to a lawsuit filed on Feb. 28 by Anton Sestritsyn.
▪️Sestritsyn, who was the company’s vice-president of business development from June 2022 until his resignation in February, is suing Roshel and its president, Roman Shimonov, for $1.5 million for wrongful or constructive dismissal.
#Ukraine
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Some 35,000 CRA workers continue strike as tentative deal reached with Treasury Board
🔹PSAC tweeted Monday evening that the two sides had met throughout the day and late into the night, without an agreement. Earlier in the day, the CRA said in a statement that the agency and the union had resumed in-person negotiations, with "a view to reach a new collective agreement as soon as possible, that is both fair to employees and reasonable for taxpayers."
🔹The country's largest federal public-sector union announced early Monday morning it had reached deals with the government covering more than 120,000 public servants across the country and bringing them back to work after a 12-day strike. The tentative agreements came after the Treasury Board, which oversees the administration of the federal government, tabled what it described as a "final offer" on Friday.
🔹They include 11.5 per cent wage increases over four years, with an additional 0.5 per cent group-specific allowance in the third year of the contracts. The union says the compounded wage increases add up to 12.6 per cent over four years.
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🔹PSAC tweeted Monday evening that the two sides had met throughout the day and late into the night, without an agreement. Earlier in the day, the CRA said in a statement that the agency and the union had resumed in-person negotiations, with "a view to reach a new collective agreement as soon as possible, that is both fair to employees and reasonable for taxpayers."
🔹The country's largest federal public-sector union announced early Monday morning it had reached deals with the government covering more than 120,000 public servants across the country and bringing them back to work after a 12-day strike. The tentative agreements came after the Treasury Board, which oversees the administration of the federal government, tabled what it described as a "final offer" on Friday.
🔹They include 11.5 per cent wage increases over four years, with an additional 0.5 per cent group-specific allowance in the third year of the contracts. The union says the compounded wage increases add up to 12.6 per cent over four years.
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💰Tentative deal with PSAC estimated to cost Treasury Board about $1.3B per year
As a tentative contract agreement has been reached between the PSAC and the Treasury Board, covering more than 120,000 federal government workers across the country, the Treasury Board president Mona Fortier said the cost to taxpayers is estimated to be about $1.3 billion per year, "less than half of the cost of PSAC's original demands."
She said the negotiations weren't easy, but resulted in an agreement that was fair to both sides and "reasonable for taxpayers."
"It also provides an additional year of stability and certainty," Fortier said, referring to the decision to bring the tentative agreement up to 2024 instead of 2023.
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As a tentative contract agreement has been reached between the PSAC and the Treasury Board, covering more than 120,000 federal government workers across the country, the Treasury Board president Mona Fortier said the cost to taxpayers is estimated to be about $1.3 billion per year, "less than half of the cost of PSAC's original demands."
She said the negotiations weren't easy, but resulted in an agreement that was fair to both sides and "reasonable for taxpayers."
"It also provides an additional year of stability and certainty," Fortier said, referring to the decision to bring the tentative agreement up to 2024 instead of 2023.
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🇨🇳 Alleged Chinese police stations still open in Quebec, despite minister’s claims
Two Montreal-area community groups under investigation for allegedly hosting secret Chinese government police stations say they continue to operate normally, contradicting claims by the public safety minister that all the clandestine stations in Canada have been shut.
The two groups - Service à la Famille Chinoise du Grand Montréal, based in the city's Chinatown district, and Centre Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud, in the Montreal suburb of Brossard, Que. - say the RCMP has taken no action against them.
Meanwhile, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told a parliamentary committee last Thursday, "the RCMP have taken decisive action to shut down the so-called police stations."
In mid-March the RCMP announced they were investigating the two Montreal-area groups — along with alleged Chinese police stations in Vancouver and Toronto. At the time, RCMP Sgt. Charles Poirier said the Chinese government used the stations to put pressure on members of the Chinese community in Canada, sometimes by threatening friends or relatives living in China.
#China #Quebec
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Two Montreal-area community groups under investigation for allegedly hosting secret Chinese government police stations say they continue to operate normally, contradicting claims by the public safety minister that all the clandestine stations in Canada have been shut.
The two groups - Service à la Famille Chinoise du Grand Montréal, based in the city's Chinatown district, and Centre Sino-Québec de la Rive-Sud, in the Montreal suburb of Brossard, Que. - say the RCMP has taken no action against them.
Meanwhile, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told a parliamentary committee last Thursday, "the RCMP have taken decisive action to shut down the so-called police stations."
In mid-March the RCMP announced they were investigating the two Montreal-area groups — along with alleged Chinese police stations in Vancouver and Toronto. At the time, RCMP Sgt. Charles Poirier said the Chinese government used the stations to put pressure on members of the Chinese community in Canada, sometimes by threatening friends or relatives living in China.
#China #Quebec
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🇺🇸 Ontario and Nova Scotia remove licensing barriers for U.S. doctors
In an attempt to cope with an acute shortage of doctors, Nova Scotia and Ontario are now allowing board certified US physicians to start practicing medicine immediately with full licensure. They'll no longer have to start with a limited license and take additional exams or be supervised for up to a year to become fully licensed.
Physicians shortage in Canada is expected to intensify over the next decade and is estimated to be about 44,000 physicians by 2028, with family doctors accounting for 72% of the deficit.
#US #healthcare #Ontario #NovaScotia
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In an attempt to cope with an acute shortage of doctors, Nova Scotia and Ontario are now allowing board certified US physicians to start practicing medicine immediately with full licensure. They'll no longer have to start with a limited license and take additional exams or be supervised for up to a year to become fully licensed.
Physicians shortage in Canada is expected to intensify over the next decade and is estimated to be about 44,000 physicians by 2028, with family doctors accounting for 72% of the deficit.
#US #healthcare #Ontario #NovaScotia
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Montreal to make 10 commercial arteries pedestrian-only streets this summer
More than 8.3 kilometres of city streets will be closed to traffic during the summer months — and in some cases, into the early fall weeks.
The closings are part of a three-year, $12 million municipal program that aims to lure pedestrian shoppers to commercial areas. Tourism Montreal expects Quebec’s biggest city to attract about 9.5 million visitors this year, up from about 8 million in 2022.
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More than 8.3 kilometres of city streets will be closed to traffic during the summer months — and in some cases, into the early fall weeks.
The closings are part of a three-year, $12 million municipal program that aims to lure pedestrian shoppers to commercial areas. Tourism Montreal expects Quebec’s biggest city to attract about 9.5 million visitors this year, up from about 8 million in 2022.
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👑Federal government strips religious symbols from crown adorning Royal Coat of Arms
The Trudeau government is set to use the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday as an opportunity to reveal a new design for the Canadian crown that sits on the Royal Coat of Arms.
The St. Edward’s Cross that has been part of the Coat of Arms since 1957 — and on a myriad of police and military badges across the country — will be replaced by a new design created by the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
People who have seen the design say it replaces all Christian and religious symbols (crosses and fleur-de-lis) with maple leafs, snowflakes and stars.
*the picture shows the Canada's Royal Coat of Arms as it currently looks.
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The Trudeau government is set to use the Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday as an opportunity to reveal a new design for the Canadian crown that sits on the Royal Coat of Arms.
The St. Edward’s Cross that has been part of the Coat of Arms since 1957 — and on a myriad of police and military badges across the country — will be replaced by a new design created by the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
People who have seen the design say it replaces all Christian and religious symbols (crosses and fleur-de-lis) with maple leafs, snowflakes and stars.
*the picture shows the Canada's Royal Coat of Arms as it currently looks.
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