Students say agents used forged letters without their knowledge For Karanveer Singh, the pieces of his Canadian dream started to fit together one by one. In 2019, the 24-year-old from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India, received a letter of acceptance for the business administration program at Loyalist College, a public college in Belleville, Ont. That letter was then used to obtain a student visa and his entry into Canada. Singh’s dream? To build a better life for himself while sending money back home to support his physically disabled father, who soldRead more

FSIN vows to mount legal challenge to Sask. First Act The Saskatchewan First Act was borne out of meetings and consultations, but its a lack of consultation with Indigenous communities that has the act destined for a courtroom. On Thursday, Saskatchewan Party government members voted unanimously to pass the act, known as Bill 88. The government has said the bill is meant to assert provincial jurisdiction and prevent federal government intrusion. Usually, bills pass with little fanfare outside of cheers and the sounds of hands slapping desks on the governing party’sRead more

Suspect had no prior criminal record, but officers had been called to the home before, police said Friday Edmonton police say the two officers killed early Thursday were shot multiple times as soon as they arrived at the apartment suite where a woman had called for help with her 16-year-old son. Edmonton Police Service Deputy Chief Devin Laforce said Friday that there was no indication of violence when police responded to the call, and they didn’t know there was a gun in the home. Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const.Read more

Incidents in Nanaimo, Prince George raise questions around welfare of unhoused people Recent events, including a violent attack, at homeless encampments and tent cities in B.C. have raised questions about who is responsible for them, and what is being done to help people experiencing homelessness in the province. On Monday, a man was shot at an encampment in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, while attempting to retrieve an item allegedly stolen by someone who resided there. A day later, the city of Prince George voted to create a centralized homeless camp in the Moccasin Flats area, to stop campsRead more

‘We have reason to believe that there are victims, deaths,’ said police’s arson commander At least six people are considered missing and could still be in the rubble following a major fire that raged through a historic building in Old Montreal on Thursday morning, emergency officials said at a news conference Saturday. Investigators had initially said one person was believed to be missing after the fire. Montreal fire operations chief Martin Guilbault said information recently confirmed from various sources led them to conclude more people were trapped inside when the fireRead more