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Tariffs. The Countering Economic Coercion Act (HR 1135, introduced Feb. 21 by Reps. Meeks, DN.Y., and Cole, R-Okla.) would grant the following authorities to the president to support partners and allies facing economic coercion by other countries : (1) increase in duties on imports from foreign adversaries committing economic coercion, (2) decrease in duties on non-import-sensitive goods imported…
Mackenzie Crook, famous for his roles in The Office and Detectorists, has appealed to the public for help in trying to find his 62-year-old sister-in-law Laurel Aldridge, who was last seen on Tuesday.
The actor, 51, said that his family were “really worried” about Ms Aldridge, who he described as a “wonderful mother” who was “usually very happy”.
She failed to turn up at a chemotherapy session on Tuesday and has not been seen or been in contact with her family since then.
“It’s incredibly difficult. She is in quite a vulnerable position at the moment,” he told BBC Radio…
Published on February 10th, 2023 at 08:00am ESTFamily is one of the primary pillars of Canadian society. Accordingly, Canada has several family sponsorship programs that the country’s citizens and permanent residents (PR) can apply under to reunite with their loved ones.
In fact, among family-class immigrants, Canada seeks to welcome some 80,000 newcomers per year under its Spouses, Partners, and Children category. One program under this category is called Inland Spousal and Common-Law Partner Sponsorship.
This program is for spouses or common-law partners who are legally living together in Canada.
Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration
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—News organizations are still struggling over how to cover Donald Trump.Years after he crashed onto the political scene and ascended to the Oval Office, in large part by exploiting the press’ insatiable appetite for spectacle, the nation’s top news organizations continue to give oxygen to the disgraced president’s trivial stunts.A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.The latest example comes by way of Bob Woodward. Trump this week filed a $50 million lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
Cars cruised through Montreal streets on Saturday denouncing Quebec’s French-language law known as Bill 96.
“We’re doing it because we have to save English Montreal,” said organizer Mario Napolitano. “Bill 96 will destroy the city.”
Napolitano is part of the group Bridging Ethnic Communities, a non-profit organization that “unites Quebecers of all languages, ages, and cultures while opposing discrimination, racism and violation of freedoms imposed by the provincial government through its implementation of unreasonable language laws,” according to its website.
Napolitano said the motorcade would respect traffic laws and that the protests would be peaceful.
Bill 96 is being challenged…
The United States Department of Labor has reached an agreement with a food company after two children were discovered operating meat-processing equipment, in violation of federal law.
The agreement, announced on Friday, is the latest in the department’s crackdown on child labor violations, which have surged in recent years, as several states move to loosen workplace protections for youths.
“The Department of Labor and the Biden-Harris administration see child labor as a scourge in this country and will not tolerate violations of child labor laws,” Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda said in Friday’s press release, underscoring President Joe Biden and…
In a bid to tackle the rising ignorance among Indian students about Canadian laws and rules, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) is pressing the Immigration Minister to implement a mandatory clause for visa applicants. Murarilal Thapliyal, president of the esteemed Indo-Canadian organization, highlights the severe consequences of this lack of awareness.
Mandatory Canada Law Awareness and additional measures to be enforced for visa applicants to ensure the safety of Indian students in Canada(Shutterstock)Tragically, a number of Indian students have lost their lives in road accidents or drowned in ponds due to their unfamiliarity with local laws. The lack…
Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey finally got some good news a week after getting robbed at gunpoint by six masked men.
Police in Harris County, Texas, arrested Winfrey in April 2023 on misdemeanor assault charges after a woman he was dating accused her of grabbing her hand and causing “bodily injury,” according to court records obtained by ESPN.
However, Winfrey completed a pretrial diversion program, and the court has now dropped the charges ahead of his next court date, scheduled for July 11. With that, Winfrey returned to Browns’ minicamp practice after spending the previous two days working out…