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  New Year’s Eve supposed to be welcomed with at least a bang of drums or Baby Rockets attached to broomsticks.In Canada, the only noise that will drive away evil spirits in this house is the whir of the heater in the laundry room. No elaborate fireworks display, no loud …

  There is a growing interest among permanent residents in Canada to become Canadian Citizens. The changes in rules last October 2017 made citizenship application easier for aspiring citizens. For example, instead of four years in the last six, the Liberal government scaled it to three out of five-year physical …

UPDATES: Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft approved by City Council, their services will begin on March 01, 2018. Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft are coming into the Winnipeg’s market. They will be able to operate alongside taxis in Winnipeg as early as March 01, 2018 as part of a …

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will give priority to the old backlog from the Live-in Caregiver Program applications by the end of 2018. In the website posted on Dec.3, it said, “its goal is to finalize 80 percent of applications for permanent residence submitted on or before Oct. 1, 2017, …

Winnipeg is now home to the only two Jollibee stores in Canada as the second branch opened earlier today in Northgate Mall, Winnipeg, MB. Close to the first anniversary of the first Jollibee store along Ellice Avenue, the second store was welcomed by a line similar to the first with …

Finance Minister Bill Morneau announces last fall that there will be an increase in Canada Child Benefit (CCB) in 2018. He said that an average Canadian family with two children will see approximately $200 more in CCB payments next year and about $500 more in 2019. The Liberal government promised …

By: James Ryan Manalo A dozen stray dogs and puppies were rescued at a local garbage dump in a far north part of the province, Monday morning. Calgary-based Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society – AARCS, and New Beginnings Animal Rescue Society in Northern Alberta, endured the 10-hour journey to reach …

Canada has announced that it will set aside $10 million to fund scholarships for students and professionals from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in the next five years. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said in her opening remarks during the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial held in the Philippines, …

Together with the Canada and Manitoba governments working towards the province’s 20-point Economic plan, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) announced a number of changes. This move is reportedly called the MPNP Renewal. Change Effective Date New Skilled Worker Overseas Stream – Manitoba Express Entry Pathway criteria in effect January 2018 Skilled …

Sudden death of Conservative Sen. Tobias Enverga has shocked everyone as seen by the flood of condolences on social media. His colleagues have nothing but good things to say about the late senator. He died at age 61 during a parliamentary trip to Medellin, Colombia due to a heart attack. …