Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Smellie
Publication Date: February 28, 2025 - 14:58
Time running out for Canadians seeking visas for family members trapped in Gaza
February 28, 2025
Time is running out for Canadians hoping a federal visa program will provide an escape route for Palestinian family members trapped in Gaza, leaving some still grappling with the complex application process and worried their loved ones won’t get out.Damey Lee is part of a group of immigration lawyers who launched a Federal Court lawsuit representing 53 family members of Palestinian Canadians still stuck at the first stage of the application process. The suit filed earlier this month asks the court to order the Canadian immigration minister to process their initial paperwork and allow them to file their visa applications before the limited program ends in April.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly warns a bad peace deal for Ukraine could have implications for Taiwan, the self-governing island which faces the threat of annexation from neighbouring China.Ms. Joly, whose government has boosted ties with Taiwan significantly in recent years, including an investment deal, was responding to the televised confrontation Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.
February 28, 2025 - 17:59 | Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail
Canada Post and the union representing its more than 55,000 postal workers are returning to negotiations this weekend.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the two sides will be negotiating with the help of a mediator for two days.The parties began mediated negotiations after a nationwide strike, which ended in December after the government directed the labour board to order the employees back to work if a deal couldn’t be reached before the end of the year.
February 28, 2025 - 17:49 | Rosa Saba | The Globe and Mail
Back in January, Ottawa’s largest school board was mulling over a series of program restructurings. If approved, they would leave five alternative schools and various programs in the rearview mirror. Today, word has spread like wildfire that the OCDSB is now considering major boundary changes to its elementary schools, which would lead to another difficult decision for parents and students to make. Matt Day, for example, is the parent of a child who is currently attending Kanata Highlands Public School. If these plans are approved, his daughter will have to change schools. He...
February 28, 2025 - 17:48 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
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