The family of Harsimrat Kaur Randhawa, a 21-year-old Indian student who was tragically killed by a stray bullet in Hamilton, Ontario, is urging the Indian government to help bring her body back home to Punjab. Randhawa was fatally shot while waiting at a bus stop on her way to work, caught in the crossfire during…
President-elect Donald Trump has once again voiced his apparent desire to see Canada become the 51st state of the United States, sharing a social media post supporting the idea from Canadian entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary. While his remarks have been met with mockery, the persistent nature of this rhetoric is concerning, especially at a time when…
Canada’s border security faces significant challenges, particularly when it comes to tracking illegal goods and people entering the country via rail. According to Mark Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) lacks the infrastructure needed to search trains for drugs, people, and other illicit goods crossing the…
While many Canadian cities face challenges with rising transit fares and declining ridership, Orangeville, Ontario, is experiencing a remarkable turnaround. Ridership in the town has more than doubled over the past two years, following the introduction of a fare-free transit program in 2023, which will continue through 2027. The success of this initiative is generating…
London has the fifth-highest number of reported human trafficking cases in Canada, according to a report released Nov. 1 by Statistics Canada. In 2023, there were 570 cases of human trafficking reported across Canada, with 24 of those incidents occurring in London. Human trafficking refers to the illegal recruitment, transportation, harboring, or sale of people…
With people migrating to the province from around Canada and the world, Alberta broke records for population growth in the last year. As of January 1, 2024, the province’s population increased to a little over 4.8 million, according to updated estimates that Statistics Canada provided on Wednesday. This represents the most tremendous annual increase in…
