Jun 20 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Karina Reid watched as the little boy, fascinated by the running tap water, jumped into the bathtub. “This is the best day of my life!” then four-year-old Delphin said. Delphin and his pregnant mother Atosha Ngage had just arrived in Canada earlier that day in February 2019. They stayed at a refugee camp in Namibia […]
Jun 18 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced plans to expedite applications and increase the number of refugees to Canada at a news conference Friday. This year, the country will increase the number of protected persons admitted from 23,500 to 45,000 and will also expedite the processing of applications for permanent residency, he said. Over 40,000 protected persons […]
Jun 18 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced plans to expedite applications and increase the number of refugees to Canada at a news conference Friday. This year, the country will increase the number of protected persons admitted from 23,500 to 45,000 and will also expedite the processing of applications for permanent residency, he said. Over 40,000 protected persons […]
Jun 17 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Canadians who have their image posted to Pornhub or other online streaming platforms without their consent should have the right to have it taken down immediately, a parliamentary committee said in a report released Thursday that pushed Ottawa to get tougher on the issue. The House of Commons ethics committee began studying privacy protection and […]
Jun 17 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Canadians who have their image posted to Pornhub or other online streaming platforms without their consent should have the right to have it taken down immediately, a parliamentary committee said in a report released Thursday that pushed Ottawa to get tougher on the issue. The House of Commons ethics committee began studying privacy protection and […]
Jun 15 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Jeanette Westbrook says being sexually abused as a child will haunt her for the rest of her life. The perpetrators used eight-millimetre film, she said, but over time, abusers can transfer footage to the latest technology and continue to disseminate it. "It's the type of crime that you can never get away from," Westbrook said. […]
Jun 15 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Jeanette Westbrook says being sexually abused as a child will haunt her for the rest of her life. The perpetrators used eight-millimetre film, she said, but over time, abusers can transfer footage to the latest technology and continue to disseminate it. "It's the type of crime that you can never get away from," Westbrook said. […]
Jun 14 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Documents related to the firing of two scientists from the high-security laboratory in Winnipeg, and the transfer of viruses to a research facility in Wuhan are too sensitive to hand over to the special committee on Canada-China relations, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. "In this particular case, the information requested has both privacy and […]
Jun 14 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Documents related to the firing of two scientists from the high-security laboratory in Winnipeg, and the transfer of viruses to a research facility in Wuhan are too sensitive to hand over to the special committee on Canada-China relations, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. "In this particular case, the information requested has both privacy and […]
Jun 13 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — It’s dawn in Batangas, a city more than a hundred kilometres north of the Philippine capital city of Manila, when Eric Gutierrez recalls memories of his college best friend Efren Reyes. Reyes was smart and unassuming, and they would play pool, eat fast food and hang out in the early 2000s. Gutierrez jokingly says without […]
Jun 13 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — It’s dawn in Batangas, a city more than a hundred kilometres north of the Philippine capital city of Manila, when Eric Gutierrez recalls memories of his college best friend Efren Reyes. Reyes was smart and unassuming, and they would play pool, eat fast food and hang out in the early 2000s. Gutierrez jokingly says without […]
Jun 10 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Conservatives are blocking the passage of "progressive legislation" put forward by the minority Liberals before MPs wrap up for the summer. In a news conference Thursday, Rodriguez said it's crucial to put politics aside and move forward to debate and vote on key legislation like Bill C-6, which […]
Jun 10 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Conservatives are blocking the passage of "progressive legislation" put forward by the minority Liberals before MPs wrap up for the summer. In a news conference Thursday, Rodriguez said it's crucial to put politics aside and move forward to debate and vote on key legislation like Bill C-6, which […]
Jun 8 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism. After observing a moment of silence for the victims, Trudeau spoke in the House of Commons and called the assault "a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred." […]
Jun 8 2021 — Arvin Joaquin, The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism. After observing a moment of silence for the victims, Trudeau spoke in the House of Commons and called the assault "a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred." […]