The NDP has released the official rules for its leadership race – and they’re telling candidates they must gather specific numbers of signatures from supporters in diverse regional, racial and LGBTQ+ groups.
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson said Friday she is “considering” entering the race.
A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety – and Canada wasn’t.
Ehab is one of about 70 students from Gaza pursuing study opportunities abroad with the help of the Canadian-based Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network.
Ehab said he applied for his Canadian student visa in February. The Canadian Press has agreed not to publish his last name owing to security concerns.
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A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region.
Ayman Oweida, chair of the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network, said the two students, twin sisters, were killed in an airstrike in Gaza in December.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive sector CEOs Wednesday morning to discuss U.S. tariffs and ways to protect Canadian supply chains from the trade war with the United States.
A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office said the CEOs of Ford Canada, Stellantis Canada and GM Canada met with Carney, along with Brian Kingston of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.
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