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Letter to feds decries immigration status checks at Calgary protest
Hundreds of civil rights groups wrote the federal government to criticize status checks on international students during a Calgary protest. Over 250 organizations signed a letter sent on Sept. 2, calling for an investigation into allegations that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued removal orders to several people protesting changes to work permit eligibility.…
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2 more beluga whales die at Chicago aquarium, including 1 recently rescued from Canada
CHICAGO (AP) — Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, including one that was rehomed at the facility just weeks earlier as part of an international effort to rescue Canada’s last captive whales, the aquarium announced Wednesday. Rain, a 20-year-old female, was the second to die out of a group of four…
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Internal data reveals 726 Quebecers waiting in hospital for long-term care beds
Hundreds of Quebecers are occupying hospital beds while waiting for a spot in a long-term care facility, and the number is on the rise, reveals data released by Santé Québec through an access to information request. It’s a situation that raises concerns for patients rights advocates who warn many elderly people now living in an…
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Canada’s Colombian diaspora mobilizes to aid earthquake survivors
They are thousands of kilometres from their home country, but the Colombian diaspora in Canada remains connected to their roots and has coordinated efforts to help, sending money to local organizations in Colombia rather than sending supplies directly from Canada to speed the process. Montreal resident María José Contento’s family lives in Cali, one of…
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Beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium days after coming from Canada park in rescue effort
CHICAGO (AP) — A beluga whale died days after it was transported hundreds of miles to a Chicago aquarium from a shuttered Ontario park as part of an ongoing effort to rescue Canada’s last captive whales. The whale, a 23-year-old female named Peekachu, died suddenly Tuesday as caretakers tried to rehydrate her, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium…
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Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired. Authorities have said that Tyrin Johnson turned toward…
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Ontario was warned of ‘suspicious’ OSAP activity at a few career colleges: documents
The association representing career colleges in Ontario began warning the government about possible “suspicious” student financial aid activity at a few campuses three years ago, documents show. Career Colleges Ontario also asked the government to refer certain related concerns to police, though the details of those concerns and whether they apply to any particular institutions…
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Privacy watchdog takes Google to court in long-running ‘right to be forgotten’ case
Canada’s privacy commissioner is asking the Federal Court to order Google to de-list specific search results, after Google refused to comply with the watchdog’s recommendations. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne’s office said a year ago that Google wouldn’t implement its recommendation to de-list specific articles in the search results for an individual’s name. The case, which…
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Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni
NEW YORK (AP) — Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Lewis J. Liman explained in a written…
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California and the federal government battle over hospice fraud, as victims lose coverage and care
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At 71 and a few years into retirement, Linda Henry felt like she was in good health, and only went to her doctor in Southern California for the occasional checkup. So it was a shock when she found out in 2024 that she had been enrolled in hospice, a specialized end-of-life…
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Malaysia to return 1,476 Myanmar nationals in first phase of voluntary repatriation program
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will repatriate 1,476 Myanmar nationals next month in the first phase of a voluntary program, the Home Ministry said on Thursday, as the government moves to address the country’s long-running refugee and undocumented migrant issue. The repatriation is part of a broader program involving 5,000 eligible Myanmar nationals who…