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Canada Urged to Tighten Immigration Controls
Immigrants Wait Longer for Surgery in B.C.
Student Crackdown Hits Canada’s Language Schools

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Canada Urged to Tighten Immigration Controls

Despite sharp cuts to international students and temporary workers, a leading immigration policy group says Ottawa still cannot reliably track how many people leave Canada after their permits expire

Immigrants Wait Longer for Surgery in B.C.

New research involving more than 159,000 surgeries found immigrants faced longer waits for elective procedures, with racialized newcomers experiencing some of the longest delays

Student Crackdown Hits Canada’s Language Schools

New figures show enrolment in Canada’s English and French programs falling sharply, with Asian students among the sector’s biggest source markets as Ottawa continues to reduce international student numbers

Asia Takes Climate Battle to Court

From typhoon survivors in the Philippines to young activists in South Korea, India and Malaysia, communities across Asia are increasingly using the courts to demand action and compensation for climate-related harm

Local news

Celebrating Philippines online and at home

Philippine Days is one of the Lower Mainland’s longest-running annual events

Extinction Rebellion’s cult-like threat to society

Ultimately, they want nothing short of a transfer of democratic power to oligarchies of frantic enviro-zealots

“To respect the environment is to respect the creator”

Giant eco-candle will burn in Surrey for 550 hours in conjunction with the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak

Pressure mounts for a seal harvest in B.C.

Growing markets in Asia will support sealing industry that can protect wild fish stocks and create 4,000 jobs say First Nations groups

Regional news

Vancouver International Dance Festival

Fang-Yi Sheu and friends headline the Vancouver International Dance Festival from March 12-21

 

Vancouver International Dance Festival

Linnea Christine Wong amongst others headlines the annual Vancouver International Dance Festival
 

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