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Canada tightens open work permit rules for temporary resident family members

01/17/2025

Canada has announced more changes to its immigration system, this time affecting the Open Work Permit eligibility for family members of international students and foreign [...]

US Supreme Court upholds law that could see TiKTok banned by Sunday

01/17/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned on [...]

Ontario has started sending out $200 cheques

01/17/2025

The Ontario government has started sending out $200 cheques to taxpayers in a move they say is aimed at addressing the high cost of living. In a statement, the province cited [...]

Trudeau resigns as party leader but will remain prime minister for now

01/06/2025

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Trudeau faced growing pressure from his own party and the [...]

Masengeli apologises to court for contempt, vows to comply moving forward

09/20/2024

Embattled Deputy Inspector General, Administration Police, Gilbert Masengeli has now tendered an apology to the High Court after being found in contempt in a case [...]

Missing Kitengela brothers, activist found alive in Kiambu

09/20/2024

Two brothers and an activist who went missing on August 19, 2024 in the wake of anti-government demonstrations in Kitengela, have been found alive in Kiambu County.According [...]

NDP to join Bloc in backing Liberals against non-confidence vote

09/20/2024

The New Democrats confirmed Thursday they won’t help Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives topple the government next week, and intend to join the Bloc Québécois [...]

Canada’s new limits on international students causing turmoil among colleges, universities

09/19/2024

New, tighter restrictions for international students at Canadian universities and colleges are worrying industry watchers, who warn that continued uncertainty about [...]

WHO declares mpox a global health emergency

08/15/2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) has named mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time, on the heels of a continental emergency [...]

Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims, schools to reopen

05/08/2024

Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday May 10 a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. The president on Wednesday said [...]