Addiction is the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing or activity. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance behaviour, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon…
Photo credit: the globe and mail Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned. The election campaign will kick off barely a week after Carney became prime minister and appointed his cabinet. Carney will go to Rideau Hall to speak to…
Photo credit: LinkedIn The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has asked citizens to report suspected immigration fraud involving marriage, work visas, and other benefits. business Standard reports that the body posted on social media, “Getting married just to receive immigration benefits is a crime and can lead to deportation, arrest and substantial fines.”…
Photo credit: Daily Mail A migrant worker has died while working on a new stadium being built for the 2034 World Cup. The Guardian reports that Muhammad Arshad, a Pakistani, fell to his death from an upper level during the construction of the Aramco Stadium in the eastern city of Al Khobar on 1 March, according to…
prorogue: verb transitive verb 1. defer, postpone 2. to terminate a session of (something, such as a British parliament) by royal prerogative intransitive verb : to suspend or end a legislative session Source: Merriam-Webster dictionary
Photo credit: Balkan Insight Protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. BBC reports that Ekrem Imamoglu of the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) is seen as one of President Recep Erdogan’s strongest political rivals. The prosecution accused him of corruption and…
