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An RBC report from last week says that Saskatchewan is failing to put skilled immigrants to work in their field of expertise. The process of getting a licence or out-of-province credentials recognized is long and complicated and discourages a lot of workers to choose Saskatchewan. Read more: Employers seeking ‘very …
Read More »N.S. gunman’s frequent trips abroad put him on a border watch list. They found nothing
A newly released document shows the Canada Border Services Agency had grown suspicious about Gabriel Wortman before he murdered 22 people in April 2020. The document is part of a trove of material released by the Mass Casualty Commission last week as it wrapped up its public hearings into the killings and their aftermath. Wortman and …
Read More »Liberals put inflation help, disability benefit at top of fall parliamentary agenda
The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada’s most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today. Many will be watching to see if sparks fly between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Those hoping for that first showdown will have …
Read More »Ontario has promised to put immigrant nurses to work faster. That change is long overdue
This column is an opinion piece by Yamaan Alsumadi, a nursing student in Thunder Bay, Ont. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. I’m a fourth-year nursing student studying at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., and I’m in a classroom filled with people who are …
Read More »Administrator put in charge of Thunder Bay police oversight body details divisions, governance failings
The administrator tapped to oversee the Thunder Bay Police Services Board says in a report released Thursday that he has found a divided group and “a very concerning failure” to act on past recommendations. The Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) released Malcolm Mercer’s report on Thursday, about five months after he …
Read More »Sarah Mitton’s shot put title highlights Canada’s 5-gold day at Commonwealth Games
Sarah Mitton’s gold medal in women’s shot put on Wednesday highlighted Canada’s five-gold medal haul at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Wednesday. The Brooklyn, N.S., native, managed a 19.03-metre throw to edge Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd by just 0.05. New Zealand’s Maddison-Lee Wesche grabbed the bronze medal. “The goal from the beginning was …
Read More »B.C. scholar with expired Chinese passport says renewing it could put personal safety at risk
A prominent Chinese human rights scholar working in Vancouver says her career and personal safety are at risk because of an expired passport and delays in Canada’s immigration system. Guldana Salimjan is a postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, who also directs the University of British Columbia’s Xinjiang Documentation Project, …
Read More »Enmax has put electricity load limiters on more than 1,500 Calgary homes this year
City-owned Enmax has finally released the number of customers it has on load limiters months after CBC News initially asked for the information. A limiter is a device added to a meter to restrict the flow of electricity. Stoves, dryers and other appliances that use a lot of electricity no …
Read More »Worker protests, mass illness lead Apple to put iPhone plant on probation
Apple has put a Foxconn manufacturing plant that makes iPhone 12s and is running trial production of the iPhone 13 on probation, Reuters reported today. The move comes after both Apple and Foxconn determined that some worker dorms and dining rooms failed to meet requirements. Production at the plant in …
Read More »Dell Releases Patch for BIOS Flaws That Put Over 30 Million Devices at Risk of Remote Attacks
Dell laptops, desktops, and tablets have four “severe” vulnerabilities that could let hackers take over the devices, affecting over 30 million computers. The company confirmed this and has released a patch for the vulnerability in its BIOSConnect feature. This is designed to enable remote recovery and firmware updates, but also …
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