Juno Jump Start | International students who dragged and killed man with car face deportation
Gaganpreet Singh and Jagdeep Singh are facing deportation and only up to four years in jail, the feds have approved over a hundred thousand visas for temporary foreign workers, and more.
International students who dragged and killed man with car face deportation
Two international students, Gaganpreet Singh and Jagdeep Singh are facing deportation and only up to four years in jail, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run in Surrey on January 27, 2024.
Temporary foreign workers hired to fill McDonald’s, university jobs
The federal government has approved over a hundred thousand visas for temporary foreign workers in the last half of 2024 despite growing youth unemployment and housing unaffordability. Jobs being filled include McDonald's and Tim Hortons workers as well as better-paying professor positions in academia.
“Made in Canada” labels possibly mislead shoppers in grocery stores
A leading Canadian food researcher is raising alarm over misleading “Made in Canada” labels appearing on products that don’t and can’t grow in Canada.
Top COVID doctor convicted of child sex crime banned from practicing medicine
A disgraced B.C. public health official who oversaw COVID-19 pandemic measures has agreed to never practice medicine again following a conviction for child sex offences.
Mendicino to resign as Carney’s chief of staff this summer
Marco Mendicino, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, will resign this summer. This departure from the Liberal government comes as Carney prepares for his first throne speech next week. Mendicino is reportedly planning to run for Toronto Mayor in 2026.
Doubling Canada’s LNG production could offset nearly all of its emissions globally
A new Fraser Institute study found that if Canada wants to reduce global GHG emissions, it could sell Asia some of the cleanest LNG in the world. Canada could replace much of Asia’s coal-powered energy, which generates nearly twice the GHG emissions as natural gas for the same amount of electricity.
The Alberta Roundup | Edmonton’s controversial bike lane expansion hits some democratic speed bumps
Residents from several Edmonton neighbourhoods are formally requesting the Alberta government intervene to halt a bike lane expansion, calling it undemocratic, unsafe, and fiscally irresponsible. Tune into The Alberta Roundup.
Stellantis halts EV muscle car production in Windsor
Citing an ongoing trade war with the United States, Stellantis has halted production of the electric Dodge Charger Daytona in Windsor, Ontario, despite poor sales figures.
Liberals outraged with Quebec City bar’s “no woke” hiring policy
A Quebec City bar's job advertisement is generating controversy and Liberal backlash due to its explicit rejection of candidates who identify as "woke," "pro-Liberal," or "pro-CAQ," or those who supported COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine mandates.
Civil liberties group joins Supreme Court fight over NSICOP Act
A leading Canadian civil liberties group is set to intervene in an eight-year-long constitutional challenge against the Liberal government’s NSICOP Act, now pending before the Supreme Court. The group argues that the act silences parliamentarians, violating their constitutional right to parliamentary privilege.
Off The Record | Jivani’s Petition, Carney’s Trump Talks, and Canada Post Chaos
This week on Off The Record, Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s petition to end the Temporary Foreign Worker Program ignites debate, claiming it steals jobs and suppresses wages for Canadians.
High-risk Vancouver sex offender arrested hours after his release from prison
A high-risk sex offender, previously convicted of multiple violent crimes involving children, was arrested only hours after his most recent release after breaching release conditions.
Productivity falls in 8 of 10 provinces, following years-long trend
New data from Statistics Canada shows that while annual labour productivity rose 0.2 per cent in 2024 to $59.20, only Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador saw productivity gains, with 2 per cent and 1.1 per cent growth respectively. Nunavut also saw labour productivity rise 11.8 per cent, while productivity in the Northwest Territories rose 5.3 per cent.
Quebec seeks French-language quota for streaming services
Quebec is looking to force streaming giants to adhere to French-language quotas in as part of the implementation of the Online Streaming Act.
This is so awful. We don’t understand why they are not awaiting trial in jail but are outside free?