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Photo credit: CBS A Dutch asylum seeker used government-funded taxis to travel to a hospital where he had no scheduled appointments, costing taxpayers 2,500 euros. NL#TIMES reports that repeated taxi rides raised concerns at an asylum centre in Limburg. Staff noticed that a resident frequently ordered taxis to a nearby hospital, despite not always having…

Photo credit: Shutterstock The City of Toronto says snow removal may take up to three weeks after Toronto was blanketed with heavy snow from back-to-baqck winter storms. CBC News reports that between 16 and 23 centimetres of snow fell across Toronto over the weekend, which was in addition to 15 to 23 centimetres that fell last…

A 38-year-old an from Equitorial Guinea has been deported from Zimbabwe. Bulawayo 24 reports the man has been in the country since 2014 without a valid permit. Apart from being deported, he has also been sentenced to pay a fine of US$100.  The man, Angue Benjamin Nchama was convicted of violating Zimbabwe’s Immigration Act by remaining…

Photo credit: The Nation Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, who is also the Minister of States and Frontier Regions Amir Muqam on Sunday called on United Nations agencies to fulfil their commitment to repatriating Afghan refugees or shifting them to another country as well as resolving the issues of hosting them. The Nation reports…

Photo credit: Reuters As of March 31, BC-based service providers are facing drastic cuts and, in some cases, the total loss of immigrant settlement funding. The Tylee reports that Immigrants, Refugees and Citizenship Canada told The Tylee the funding cuts were made across Canada in regions where they do not expect newcomers will arrive, or…

In a significant move to combat illegal immigration, the Department of Immigration in Lusaka has apprehended 30 suspected illegal immigrants during coordinated raids on three prominent casinos late on February 15 and early on February 16, 2025. Lusakatimes.com reports that the casinos targeted in the operation were Golden Galaxy, Monte Carlo, and Gen Long. The…

Photo credit: CBC Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is betting big and he doubled down on his “Canada First” message in a fiery speech at a rally in Ottawa on Saturday afternoon where he promised, if elected prime minister, to deliver a forceful response to Donald Trump’s tariffs and to build a self-sufficient Canada. The Hill Times…