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There have been recent media reports of international students having received letters from the Canada Border Services Agency advising of their inadmissibility and potential removal as a result of suspected fraudulent documents included with their student visa applications.
There is heightened media attention surrounding increased volumes of asylum seekers crossing from the United States (U.S.) into Canada in-between ports of entry, primarily at Roxham Road; and whether or not Canada and the United States are re-negotiating the Safe Third Country Agreement.
The Globe and Mail reported on CSIS documents assessing the threat of a PRC strategy to influence the 2021 election.
Media is reporting on concerns raised by the Correctional Investigator pertaining to progress being made by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to expand harm reduction services in Canada’s federal penitentiaries.
The Globe and Mail reported that the Prime Minister and his office received more than one briefing concerning former Ontario Liberal Cabinet Minister and current Deputy Mayor of Markham Michael Chan in relation to alleged ties to the PRC consulate in Toronto.
PSPC’s award of a Standing Offer to Sinclair Technologies in 2021 to provide radio frequency filtering equipment and related technical assistance to the RCMP.
Recent media reports have highlighted call from the firefighter community for more support, and action to address firefighter shortages, including in rural communities