Tag: Immigration
London rents rise at slower pace amid cap on foreign students
A move by Ottawa to cap international student permits appears to be bringing some relief to renters in college towns across Ontario, though the effect isn’t being felt as strongly in London yet, new figures suggest. Average asking rents across Canada grew in September by an annual rate of 2.1 per cent to $2,193 a […]
Pearson: Canadians undivided on thankfulness for our country
We’ve been observing Thanksgiving for 145 years as a country.
Michigan elections FAQ: Where Trump, Harris stand on immigration, border security | Bridge Michigan
Immigration has become a key issue in the presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Here are the facts, and where the candidates stand….
Ontario ministry continues to investigate fatal industrial accident
An Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development investigation into an industrial accident that resulted in the death of two workers near Owen Sound on Oct. 3 is ongoing. A ministry spokeperson said via e-mail on Wednesday that inspectors returned to the scene to continue their investigation on Friday (Oct. 4). During the […]
Two workers die at agricultural elevator facility near Owen Sound
Two workers died at an agricultural elevator facility southwest of Owen Sound on Thursday and the Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating. A ministry spokesperson confirmed just before 1 p.m. on Friday that two workers had succumbed to their injuries after a scaffold collapsed inside a silo at the Sharedon Farms facility on Grey Road […]
London region population to boom by 50% over next 25 years: Queen’s Park
The booming London area will lead Southwestern Ontario in population growth over the next 25 years with an expected increase of more than 50 per cent, the latest snapshot from Queen’s Park projects.
Fact focus: False, misleading claims made in JD Vance and Tim Walz debate | Bridge Michigan
From pregnancy registries to immigration numbers, housing and insulin prices, a look at false or misleading claims by JD Vance and Tim Walz in the vice presidential debate….
Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin | Great Lakes Now
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.