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MPs must close loopholes that allows extortion suspects to claim refugee status: Eby
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (250+ words) Winnipeg -10" C, Snow British Columbia Premier David Eby says federal lawmakers must close "corrosive" loopholes that allow suspects in extortion-related shootings to apply for refugee status as the "paralyzing" situation undermines public confidence and commerce. British Columbia Premier David Eby…...
Conservative MP launches petition to end temporary foreign worker program
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (492+ words) Winnipeg 32" C, Cloudy OTTAWA " Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to end the temporary foreign worker program. The petition says the temporary foreign worker program is a "large contributor" to an unsustainable level of immigration and claims the…...
Child among 2 migrants who died attempting to cross English Channel to Britain in small boat
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (185+ words) Winnipeg 24" C, Cloudy with wind It brings the number of deaths this week on the risky migration route to at least three, French maritime authorities said. At least 14 people have died so far this year. French rescue services found the…...
1 person dies, 1 missing, when a boat overloaded with migrants sinks in the English Channel
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (325+ words) PARIS (AP) " One person died and another is missing after a boat overloaded with migrants broke apart during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel, French maritime authorities said Monday " bringing the death toll this year in the perilous…...
UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (617+ words) Winnipeg 20" C, Cloudy What's billed as a "blitz on illegal working" is part of a pledge by the center-left Labour government to reduce immigration -" a priority for many voters -" and stop the growing popularity of the hard-right party Reform U.K. The…...