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Anti-government protests spread in Iran!
Photo credit: CNN United States President Donald Trump says Iran is in “big trouble” again and has warned he could order military strikes as video showed anti-government protests raging across the country. At the same time, authorities have shut down the internet to contain growing unrest. “Iran’s in big trouble. It looks to me that the…
Toronto Public Health issues drug alert after 3 suspected opioid overdose deaths!
Photo credit: CBC Toronto Public Health (TPH) has issued a drug alert after three suspected opioid overdose deaths earlier this week. CP24 reports that TPH says the reported fatalities are higher than the average number of opioid overdose-related deaths, which has been zero since 2023. The public health agency disclosed that the deaths occurred on January 7at private residences outside…
Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack!
Photo credit: CBC MP Garnett Genius has accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there. However, the university’s student centre said politics had nothing to do with its decision. The Canadian Press reports that Genius said his event at the Toronto campus was…
Pakistan, Iran deport over 3,300 migrants in one day!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Afghan migrants in Pakistan and Iran are living in fear of deportation. AMU reports that as the deportations continue, more than 3,300 Afghan nationals have been returned to Afghanistan on Thursday from Pakistan and Iran, the Taliban-run centre for refugees said. In a daily report, the commission said 622 families comprising 3,371 individuals were…
Border Patrol shoot two in Portland!
Photo credit: NBC News US Customs and Border Protection agents have shot two people in Portland, Oregon, just a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a mother-of-three in Minneapolis. The Daily Mail reports that Department of Homeland Security officials said Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop at 2.19 pm outside Adventist…
US withholds $160m from California over foreign truck-driver licences!
Photo credit: AP News The US Department of Transportation said on Wednesday it is withholding $160 million in federal funds from the state of California for failing to cancel over 17,o000 improperly issued commercial driver’s licences held by non-US citizens. Reuters reports that the department first warned in September that it could take action. The…
TFWs switch jobs and earn more after becoming permanent residents!
Photo credit: the globe and mail Temporary foreign workers in Canada who are granted permanent residency tend to achieve greater economic mobility. They move up the economic ladder more quickly and secure wage increases in the years after settling, a new study has found. The Globe and Mail reports that the paper was published in December by…