
January 2025






Canada announces launch date for new permanent residence pathways for home care workers
mmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that new immigration pilots for home care workers will open on March 31, 2025. These new pilots are referred to collectively by IRCC as Canada’s “Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots”. These pilot programs will replace the previous permanent residence (PR) pathways for caregivers, which have expired. Home…

Captains Crosby, Matthews to shoulder big tasks in 4 Nations Face-Off
Fifteen years after he scored the “Golden Goal” to deliver Canada an Olympic championship on home ice in Vancouver and 11 since he captained his country to another victory in Sochi, Sidney Crosby is taking on a familiar job for another international competition. Crosby is reprising his role as Canada’s captain for the 4 Nations…

Saskatoon students drop the puck with NHL legends – Saskatoon
Imagine being in high school and walking into the gym for a game of floor hockey, only to face off against an NHL legend. That’s how students at E.D. Feehan Catholic High School were spending their morning, playing the game with some of hockey’s greatest. Grade 9 students and best friends Eli Rowan and Cash…

Convoy and court case underway as B.C. ostrich farm fights order to kill birds due to avian flu infection
A B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill off its entire herd of what it says is roughly 400 birds due to an avian flu infection is instead fighting its case in court — and in the court of public opinion. Universal Ostrich is located on a rural road near Edgewood, in B.C.’s West Kootenay region….

Quinn excited by Northern Soccer League opportunity, says ‘sky is the limit’ for Canadian talent
When Quinn was a young and aspiring soccer player, they would scour the local newspaper to clock the next time the Canadian women’s soccer team would play in Toronto. “Growing up, there weren’t many opportunities to watch professional sports for women,” Quinn told CBC Sports. “I was obviously really excited whenever the national team came…