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Ottawa’s cap on the intake of international students is here and it comes with provincial quotas, which were announced on Friday. The federal government has adjusted the total number of student visa applications based on the population of each province. This means that while some provinces will see drastic decreases …
Read More »Manitoba’s governing Tories gain a bit of ground in new poll, ahead of election – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new opinion poll suggests Manitoba’s governing Progressive Conservatives have closed a bit of the gap in public support ahead of the election slated for Oct. 3. The survey by Probe Research suggests that among decided voters, the Tories and Opposition New …
Read More »RCMP tried to gain Soviet naval intelligence from defector during Cold War, records show
The young Russian seaman who turned up exhausted and bleeding on the British Columbia shore struck a Canadian intelligence official as well mannered, sincere and athletic, built like Tarzan of the movies. Less than two years later, defector Sergei Kourdakov would die in a California motel room – apparently by …
Read More »For Queen’s Jubilee, Boris Johnson leans on nostalgia for political gain
Queen Elizabeth has seen a great deal of change in British society during her 70 years on the throne. The territory where she reigns has shrunk. The influence of her United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been diminished. Now, as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, Her Majesty’s government …
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