OTTAWA — Layoffs are once again hitting the Green Party as party brass look to shave costs amid persistent financial and political woes. The Greens are temporarily laying off half of their staff, or about 10 employees, effective Tuesday, according to three senior party officials who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about internal matters....
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Most Canadians believe Facebook harms their mental health: survey
The vast majority also agreed that Facebook amplifies hate speech, helps spread fake news, damages individuals’ mental health and poses a risk to children and teenagers.
‘I don’t belong here’: Homeless Albertans describe life in Wetaskiwin encampment
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — Alvin Johnson holds on to a tarp flying in the wind as his partner tries to secure the corners of their tent with shards of wood. His weathered hands wipe tears from his eyes as he talks about living in a homeless encampment on the edge of Wetaskiwin, southeast of Edmonton. “I wish they would help us,”...
They are trying to kill us’: Alberta city at odds with homeless outreach group
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — An outreach worker and a nurse lean over an orange mesh fence to speak to a woman on the other side as tents flap in the cold wind at a homeless camp in central Alberta. Someone is in trouble. WETASKIWIN, Alta. — An outreach worker and a nurse lean over an orange mesh fence to speak to...
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Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Turns 100 – “Guiding you all the way home since 1921”
SURREY, British Columbia, Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) today kicked off a...
Delaying Parliament’s return until Nov. 22 will cut off COVID-19 benefits: NDP
The Canada Recovery Benefit and others set up by the government to help Canadians through the pandemic, are due to expire on Saturday, Oct 23.
Facebook whistleblower rekindles questions about cracking down on Facebook in Canada
OTTAWA — The fallout from a Facebook whistleblower’s explosive revelations this month continues to descend on Canada as politicians and...
‘We have made the impossible possible’: Calgary, Edmonton celebrate mayoral firsts
Alberta’s two major cities are set to make history in their mayoral races after Monday’s municipal elections across the province....
Tk’emlúps leaders’ open letter set steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation
The letter says Canada will never achieve reconciliation "through words, apologies and mere signals of virtue," and adds that hard work lies ahead, pointing to a closing sentence in the 111-year-old petition to Laurier that they say remains true today.
Green Party lays off core staff members amid financial drought, internal strife
OTTAWA — Layoffs are once again hitting the Green Party as party brass look to shave costs amid persistent financial...
Post Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) becoming a popular gateway to Canada
By: Dean de Jesus, RCIC Post Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) is becoming one of Canada’s popular immigration gateway as...
After 19 months, U.S. land border to reopen to vaccinated Canadians in November
Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents have been allowed back into Canada since August, provided they have waited at least 14 days since getting a full course of a Health Canada-approved vaccine and can show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test.