Immigration minister says struggling universities must ask provinces for help

News Staff / citynews - HALIFAX — Canada’s immigration minister says universities and colleges struggling to balance the books after federal cuts to the international student program will have to turn to their provincial governments for financial help. Lena Diab told a crowd in …

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Saskatchewan alumina deposit discovery a ‘potential gamechanger’

Ashley Beherns / globalnews - An estimated 6.8 billion tonne alumina deposit was found near Tisdale, being a new resource for Sask. it will provide economic benefits as it is holds a third of global reserves

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Jeffrey Epstein denied permission to visit Canada in 2018, documents show

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Canadian government informed Epstein he was inadmissible because he was convicted of a crime considered an indictable offence in Canada.

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Pattison Developments says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed

Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - The proposed sale had sparked protests on both sides of the border as the U.S. agency faces intensifying scrutiny

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Alex Pretti: U.S. DOJ opens federal civil rights investigation into death

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the FBI will lead the federal probe into Pretti's death.

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Carney jokingly takes credit for Heated Rivalry’s success: ‘I greenlit this thing. I stood up to the Americans’

National Post Staff / nationalpost - Carney said during a speech that the show could only be made in Canada as the country 'celebrates what makes us different'

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Feds’ single-use plastics ban to stand after Federal Court appeal ruling

Ling Hui / torontosun - The Responsible Plastic Use Coalition, representing major players in the Canadian plastics industry, had launched the court challenge

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3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, says U.S. DOJ

Rachel Goodman / globalnews - Among the latest released files are more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, some taken by Jeffrey Epstein himself, said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Canada’s economic growth stalled in November, may have contracted in fourth quarter

theglobeandmail - Full-year growth expected to be at 1.3 per cent in 2025, Statscan says

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NDP confirms five contestants for leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Five candidates have met the final requirements in the NDP’s leadership election and will have their names on the ballot when party members choose a new leader for the beleaguered party. Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson …

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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won't thwart gun buyback

sootoday - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn't foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.

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Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec’s private doctors' federation challenges a law requiring new doctors to work five years in the public system, calling it discriminatory and harmful to patient care.

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Quebec announces compensation plan for caregivers

News Staff / citynews - Quebec has launched its national home support policy (PSAD), investing $107.2 million, and caregivers can now be compensated. Health Minister and Minister Responsible for Seniors and Caregivers Sonia Bélanger made the announcement Thursday morning in Pier…

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Ontario’s police watchdog not investigating alleged assault on lawyer at courthouse

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario's police watchdog says it is not currently investigating allegations that police officers assaulted a lawyer at an Oshawa, Ont., courthouse.

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WARMINGTON: ‘Dangerous’ Toronto jail escapee nabbed — but how did he get out in the first place?

Joe Warmington / torontosun - Steven Alexander Guzman Marroquin was able to impersonate another inmate set for release from the Toronto South Detention Centre

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Ontario takes over Peel District School Board, halts plan to lay off 60 teachers

Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Government also said it will take over York Catholic District School Board if it fails to address concerns in two weeks

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National summit on extortion crisis to be held in B.C., premier says

Amy Judd / globalnews - Premier David Eby said on Wednesday that the federal government is committing 20 more officers and helicopter support to police in B.C.

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