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Photo credit: Immigration New Zealand Eight staff of Immigration New Zealand have been asked to step down from their duties in the past several weeks over “a series of what appears to be inappropriate and unprofessional Teams chats”.  RNZ reports that NZ Alison McDonald, Head of Immigration NZ, confirmed that the minister had been informed….

There’s no doubt about the fact that he set forth at dawn! His lifelong activism proves it. Recounting his interventions, in most cases, at the risk of his dear life almost seems like a fairy tale. He stuck his neck out when most of his peers were running, tail between their legs, into the bosoms of their…

Photo credit: CBC The provincial government of Ontario committed to enacting new laws to protect migrant farm workers last July but is yet to follow it through. To this end, the advocacy group Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) has sent the province an open letter. In the letter, the group calls for agriculture-specific requirements for…

Photo credit: BBC Although police from Kenya have been deployed to Haiti, the gangs terrorizing the country have warned they would resist the deployment of the Kenyan policemen, who are better armed and equipped than their hosts. The Washington Post reports that hundreds of Kenyan police officers were deployed to Haiti to beat back the…

Photo credit: Global News A person reportedly fell from a ride at Canada’s Wonderland on Thursday. Global News reports that the person was subsequently taken to a trauma centre. York Region Paramedic Services said they responded to the amusement park in Vaughan at around 2:30 p.m. after receiving a call that a person had fallen from a…

Photo credit: Daily Mirror A Sri Lankan and 64 Thai are among the 88 foreigners detained by Malaysian immigration authorities in a crackdown on sex activities at three locations. Daily Mirror Online reports that the operation took place at a hotel and two entertainment venues suspected of offering sex services on Tuesday and Wednesday. The…