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…

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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…

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Montreal says it will only allow Airbnbs across city in summer, crack down during rest of year

The City of Montreal is tightening the rules on short-term rentals arranged through companies like Airbnb as it tries to keep rising rents in check. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said Thursday the regulations introduced by the Quebec government aren’t working. The city is moving to therefore only allow short-term rentals between June 10 and Sept. 10 at primary residences…

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Canada’s Kylee Toth relishes uphill battle of ‘punishing’ ski mountaineering ahead of its Olympics debut

For many people, skiing uphill sounds like nothing more than, well, an uphill battle. But for Cochrane, Alta., native Kylee Toth, gliding upwards on a mountain for hours at a time — also known as the sport of ski mountaineering — is where she finds her sense of peace. “There is this sort of flow state….

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Measles outbreaks in Ontario, Quebec concerning, Canada’s top doctor says – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2025 5:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s top doctor says she is concerned about measles outbreaks with a growing number of cases acquired locally and spreading in Ontario and Quebec. Dr. Theresa Tam says the majority of recent infections…

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London Beer Store latest to close as union calls on Ontario voters to make alcohol sales an issue

The union representing Beer Store employees is calling on Ontario voters to make alcohol sales an election issue after a retail outlet in London became the latest to close. The union said 23 Beer Stores across the province have shut down since Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party accelerated the sale of beer, wine and ready-made cocktails in corner…

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