Cap on student visas should help take pressure off soaring rents, Macklem says
OTTAWA — As the debate rages on about how to tackle rapidly rising housing costs, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the newly announced cap on international student enrolments should help ease rent price inflation.
“You saw this week the government capping student visas,” Macklem said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
“That, I think, will help take a bit of pressure off rents going forward.”
The federal government announced a two-year limit on new study permits to get a handle on a soaring international
Here’s a look at the 6 things the UN is ordering Israel to do about its operation in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In one of its most closely-watched rulings since its creation in 1948, the United Nations’ top court issued a to protect Palestinians in Gaza to prevent genocide there.
Here is a look at the six so-called provisional measures, issued Friday by a panel of 17 judges at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands. The decision was one step in a broader case that the court is considering about South Africa’s accusation that Israel is against
Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The June 2022 announcement was addressed to parents horrified by the massacre at an Texas: Iowa would spend $75 million in federal pandemic relief funds to improve school building security.
Citing an urgent need to act after Uvalde and shootings outside and in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state would award up to $50,000 each to 1,500 schools to fix vulnerabilities. Like many she rebuffed calls for stricter gun control while
Kenya’s high court rules that deploying nation’s police officers to Haiti is unconstitutional
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s high court on Friday blocked the officers to Haiti to help the .
in November allowing the deployment of 1,000 officers to lead a multinational force in Haiti. But Judge Chacha Mwita said Kenya’s National Security Council, which is led by the president, does not have the authority to deploy regular police outside the country.
“It is not contested that there is no reciprocal arrangement between Kenya and Haiti and for that reason, there can be no deployment
Tech stocks help S&P/TSX composite edge higher, U.S. stock markets also up
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index eked out a gain Friday, while U.S. markets ended the day mixed as tech pulled equities lower.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 23.74 points at 21,125.28.
In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 60.30 points at 38,109.43.The S&P 500 index was down 3.19 points
New York City woman charged after human head, body parts found in her refrigerator
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City woman was charged with concealing a corpse after officers discovered a man’s head and body parts in her apartment’s refrigerator, officials said Friday.
Heather Stines, 45, was charged Wednesday, two days after officers visited her Brooklyn apartment as part of wellness check, according to the New York Police Department.
Officers found multiple black bags in the refrigerator and freezer. Medical examiners were later able to identify the dead man through fingerprints, according to a criminal complaint
Man accused of picking up teen fugitive following escape now facing charges, authorities say
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who authorities say picked up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case after the youth is now facing charges while the search for the teen continues.
Michael Diggs, 18, is accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy and use of a communication facility, city police announced Friday. Court records were unavailable for these charges early Friday, and the city public defender’s office said it has not been assigned to the case.
Authorities said Diggs was driving the vehicle that 1
Federal government posts $19.1B deficit for April to November period
The federal government posted a deficit of $19.1 billion for the first eight months of its 2023-24 fiscal year.
The result for the April-to-November period compared with a deficit of nearly $3.6 billion reported for the same stretch of its 2022-23 fiscal year.
Government revenues for the eight-month period totalled $281.8 billion, up 2.6 per cent from $274.7 billion in
Uber Canada rolls out changes for drivers, couriers two years after deal with union
Uber Canada is making several changes aimed at offering drivers and couriers more transparency about their earnings and better protection when they’re on the road.
The changes include a pilot rolling out later this year that will provide B.C. and Ontario drivers with more information, including the estimated fare and expected destination, before they accept a trip.
The company is also aiming to protect drivers across the country by identifying consumers who falsely report incidents or poorly rate drivers based on traits beyond their control — mechanical issues or bad passenger
Supreme Court rules judge erred in granting stay in drug cases, orders new trial
OTTAWA — Several people arrested for drug-related offences must face a new trial because a judge improperly stayed the charges against them, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
The top court’s judgment, released Friday, also means the accused individuals will have a fresh opportunity to argue the charges should be set aside, in keeping with guidance set out by the court.
Eight years ago, more than two dozen people in various parts of Quebec were arrested and charged with offences related to the trafficking of narcotics, mainly