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A uniformed officer holds a clipboard while speaking to a group of students standing in a semicircle on a grassy field, with an apartment building and street visible in the background
August 20, 2026
Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/Top Stories

CBSA raid at Calgary international student protest causing alarm

Border agency has confirmed that 12 individuals at a Calgary student protest were flagged as possibly overstaying their visas, as many more

Screenshot of the Government of Alberta's referendum website showing a promotional video on immigration policy questions for the Oct. 19, 2026 referendum.
August 19, 2026
Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/Top Stories

Albertans flying blind on immigration ahead of Oct.19 referendum

Alberta’s referendum asks voters to endorse greater provincial control over immigration, but the questions do not set out a new immigration system

August 14, 2026
Economy/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/Politics/Top Stories

U.S. tariffs threaten Canada’s newcomer entrepreneurs

As Ottawa and Washington negotiate under tight deadlines, immigrant business owners and newcomer logistics operators across Canada face severe supply chain disruptions,

The Fort Frances, Ontario city limit sign, marking the entrance to the town near the Ontario-Minnesota border.
July 29, 2026
Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/Top Stories

In Fort Frances, ON, the mayor worries about losing the few immigrants he has

Mayor Andrew Hallikas says the town's aging economy runs on temporary foreign workers — and every expired permit means losing someone already

Razan Abu-Ghoush stands on a sunny downtown Toronto sidewalk, wearing a blue-and-white patterned dress and sunglasses, smiling at the camera.
July 25, 2026
Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/Top Stories

The Citizenship Backlog IRCC Isn’t Counting

IRCC confirmed it resolved the real holdup in one applicant’s citizenship file last year — and confirmed it has no practice of

November 16, 2023
Immigration

‘A story we all belong to’: Olivia Chow shares personal immigrant story

Toronto mayor delivers keynote speech at Richmond Hill charity gala

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