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Canada Invites 2,500 Candidates In Healthcare-Focused Express Entry Draw
Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw aimed at candidates with skills and experience in healthcare and social services occupations, issuing 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to candidates on October 15. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking...

Schneider Electric Canada opens new distribution centre in Ont.
Schneider Electric Canada stated that the new distribution centre brings manufacturing operations closer to Canadian customers. (Credit: Schneider Electric Canada) MISSISSAUGA — Schneider Electric announces that it has officially opened a new...
Beaulieu Canada announces plans to submit a comprehensive offer to employees
In a press release, the company stated that the offer will improve wage conditions while maintaining employees' benefits and rights. ACTON VALE — At a meeting held on October 16, 2025, Beaulieu Canada announced that it informed the union that it...

Canada Threatens Stellantis with Legal Action Over Planned Move to U.S.
The Canadian government is threatening legal action against automaker Stellantis, after the company announced plans to shift production of its Jeep Compass model out of Brampton, Ontario and into the U.S. In an October 15 letter to Stellantis CEO...

UVic holds strong among Canada’s best in 2026 university rankings
The University of Victoria ranked just shy of being one of the top 10 universities in Canada, according to a new ranking list published in October. The Times Higher Education Canada University Rankings 2026 uses data collected from the World...

China proposes a tariff-drop swap with Canada
The Chinese Ambassador recently told a Canadian national television audience that his country is willing to remove its tariffs on Canada’s pork products, seafood, and, by far the largest of the categories, canola oil, seed, and meal if Canada...

Canada Immigration Pilot Programs 2025
On This Page You Will Find Overview of Canada’s 2025 immigration pilots Rural Community Immigration Pilot Francophone Community Immigration Pilot Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot Home Care Worker and Caregiver Work Permit Francophone Minority...

Canada Extends Federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot Until End of 2025
On This Page You Will Find: Overview of the EMPP extension Intake caps for 2025 streams Key eligibility requirements Benefits and settlement supports Frequently asked questions Federal EMPP Extended to December 2025 Immigration, Refugees and...

USMNT, Mexico hold steady in world rankings, Canada drops
Spain have strengthened their grip atop the FIFA men's world rankings following the October international window, with the three North American World Cup co-hosts having mixed fortunes. The USMNT remained No. 16 and Mexico held steady at No. 14,...
Ford set to face questions on jobs, conflict-of-interest allegations as legislature resumes
Open this photo in gallery:Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends Question Period in October, 2024.Chris Young/The Canadian Press Doug Ford is set to face pointed questions about unemployment rates, conflict-of-interest allegations and the state of...
Canada Post service disruption update
Posted on October 16, 2025 by Vauxhall AdvanceCanada Post and its unionized postal workers have switched to a rotating strike format from a full countrywide job action that halted all deliveries for more than two weeks. Mail delivery for newspaper...

Carney announces hiring of 1,000 new Canada Border Services Agency officers
PRIME Minister Mark Carney on Friday announced the hiring of1,000 new Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers.These new officers will help crack down on the movement of stolen goods, illegal guns, and drugs, enforce import measures, and...

Wayne Rooney and Benjamin Sesko cause excitement as clear message sent on Man United job
Wayne Rooney could be suited to a different role(Image: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images) Wayne Rooney has been informed that his prospects of managing Manchester United are finished. However, former teammate Danny Simpson reckons he...

Bank of Canada will be 'humble' as it returns to economic forecasts: Macklem (Canada)
Photo: The Canadian Press Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is seen during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Governor Tiff Macklem says the Bank of Canada will have to be "humble" in its...

RBC leads Big Five Canadian banks in customer satisfaction for second straight year
RBC is once again proud to be ranked Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among the Big Five Retail Banks by J.D. Power, marking the fifth time it has earned this ranking in the past six years. The ranking is based on insights from the J.D. Power 2025...

Canada threatens automaker Stellantis against moving production to the US
Canada is not pleased with automaker Stellantis. Canada has threatened legal action against carmaker Stellantis NV over what Ottawa says is the company’s unacceptable plan to shift production of one model to a United States plant. Stellantis is a...

Highway to readiness: Canadian fighter jets touch down on public road in Estonia
Royal Canadian Air Force pilots have conducted a highway landing in Estonia, as part of an exercise to support Nato's deterrence and defence posture in Central and Eastern Europe. CF-188 Hornets touched down on the Jägala-Käravete highway, part of...
In Haines and Skagway, the feared Canadian boycott never quite materialized
Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Canada last winter fueled fears that Canadians would respond by canceling cross-border visits to Alaska this summer, potentially hitting local economies. New data shows fewer people did cross the Canadian...
1,000 new Canadian border guards announced at B.C. event
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new border security measures will be part of upcoming federal budget A promise of 1,000 new border guards is the cornerstone of a series of new measures announces by the federal government on Friday (Oct. 17) to boost...

Netflix Canada orders period romance drama based on The Gilbert Girls book series
Netflix Canada has handed an eight-episode order to The Granville Girls, a period drama based on US author Cat Cahill’s romance book series The Gilbert Girls. Building Forever is one of the novels in the Gilbert Girls series by Cat Cahill The...