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Canada launches new program to grant 33,000 foreign workers permanent residence, immigration minister reveals Lena Metlege Diab says in an interview that the program has been soft-launched as large numbers of migrants are running out of status in Canada.

Canada launches new program to grant 33,000 foreign workers permanent residence, immigration minister reveals #StarExclusive

RCMP Discriminated in Abuse Investigation, Human Rights Tribunal Finds | The Tyee The tribunal stopped short of ordering a new investigation but says police must pay compensation and review policies.

#Update: The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that the RCMP discriminated against First Nations former students when it investigated claims of historical abuse at two northern B.C. schools.

@amandafollett.bsky.social reports.

Let's talk about the morality of the negative economic impact of Tim Houston's attack on Nova Scotia - Halifax Examiner There is a negative economic impact of cutting all the arts and social programs. It is real, and it is enormous, but Houston doesn't value it enough to even measure the loss of them.

Let’s talk about the morality of the negative economic impact of Tim Houston’s attack on Nova Scotia
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya The long read: When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another less...

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Tumbler Ridge: OpenAI CEO agreed to apologize: B.C. Eby The CEO of OpenAI has agreed to apologize to the community of Tumbler Ridge in the wake of last month’s horrific mass shooting, and to help develop recommendations for mandatory reporting of potentially harmful uses of artificial intelligence, according to B.C. Premier David Eby.

OpenAI CEO agrees to apologize to Tumbler Ridge community, B.C. premier says

ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

Don’t let this government tell you this was just a small group of “professional protestors.”

This was massive collective action.

Keep going #nspoli

Seven countries to boycott Paralympics ceremony over flag-flying Russians Seven countries and the British government will boycott the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in protest at the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

OpenAI CEO expressed 'horror and responsibility' over ChatGPT's ties to Tumbler Ridge, AI minister says | CBC News Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says OpenAI's CEO agreed to let Canadian experts into its safety office to help evaluate future threats following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... “Altman has yet to make any public comments about his company's connection to the shooting in the small northern B.C. community last month.”

TW

Imagine serving as a Marine and then being injured at home, on purpose, by a sitting Senator while exercising your constitutionally-protected rights.

oh my god 😂

Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid speaks out against N.S. arts cuts: ‘The arts are why I live in Nova Scotia’ Artists and arts-industry workers have issued warnings after the province axed $130-million in provincial grants

Nova Scotia - like every province in the country - should be reinforcing our cultural programs right now, not cutting them.

But, also, can you imagine how much Reid's going to be paying in income tax for 2025 and 2026? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

Carney calls for 'rapid de-escalation of hostilities' in the Middle East to protect innocent civilians | CBC

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Americans Stranded in the Middle East Aren’t Getting Help from the State Department “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation,” a State department hotline said when NOTUS called Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS: Americans were told to evacuate the Middle East — but the State Dept is not helping them do it.

We called the State hotline. First thing you hear is an automated message: "Do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation."

See, the thing is we haven’t been—not because past presidents were perfect angels or thrilled with Iran, but because they didn’t want to close the Strait of Hormuz, evacuate American civilians from the whole region, and set the world economy on fire.

And the winner for Rogers Best Canadian Film is...BLUE HERON by @sophyromvari.bsky.social! #TFCAawards

We wanted to understand Trump's end game in Iran. So we talked to three unvaccinated Jake Paul fans at a Jack-in-the-Box in Fresno.

Trump’s unclear plan for Iran may be what keeps Canada on the sidelines, experts say The biggest cautionary note for leaders in any political calculation, according to retired Canadian Lt. Gen. Mike Day, is that there is no clear objective and no "end-game" in the

www.thestar.com/politics/fed... for instance

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s army records slowest advance since 2024 amid Starlink cut, data shows Kyiv’s forces find success along southern frontline in February, while Russian troops grind forward in the east. What we know on day 1,469

Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s army records slowest advance since 2024 amid Starlink cut, data shows

That sound you hear is irony dying.

My 2024 support for Donald Trump, who I do not support, has not aged as well as my continued support for Vladimir Putin, who I also do not support.

by Glenn Greenwald

oh no thank you.

so great :)

"From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable."

Salman Rushdie

This is amazing.

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