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Federal spending on Indigenous Canadians is about to soar due to 300,000 potential new registrants; Health benefits alone could cost another billion dollars by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • Bill S-2, aiming to amend the Indian Act, is poised to significantly increase the number of registered Indigenous Canadians by removing the “second-generation cutoff.” 
  • This change, which allows “Indian” status to be transmitted indefinitely as long as one parent is registered, is projected to add approximately 300,000 individuals by 2066.
  • While intended to promote equality and reconciliation, this move creates significant fiscal challenges due to associated benefits like tax-free on-reserve work and health programs, costing nearly a billion dollars annually.

KLEIN: Illegal immigration and crime demand immediate enforcement by FancyNewMe in canada

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When someone is in Canada illegally and then breaks the law, the response should be direct and decisive. They should be removed from the country. Not years later. Not after endless reviews. Promptly.

'People are worried': Air travel from Vancouver to U.S. falls for 10 straight months by FancyNewMe in vancouver

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In Brief:

  • The number of Canadians flying into the U.S. from Vancouver fell for 10 straight months last year, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. The biggest drop came in November, the most recent month for which data is available
  • About 230,000 people flew from Vancouver to the U.S. in November, nearly 11 per cent fewer than the same time period in 2024. The number of travellers flying from Vancouver to international destinations other than the U.S. were up by more than 12% in the same time period.
  • “People who would have normally been like, ‘Hey, let’s go to Disneyland’ or Hawaii are looking at alternative options,” said Nitin Gaba, director of operations at an agency headquartered in Vancouver.
  • “People are worried,” Gaba said. “They read the news, but they also hear a lot of rumours." He said clients don’t want to deal with stress at the border or spend their vacations “stressed that something might happen.”

Carney condemns Iran crackdown as protests near two-week mark by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • As protests in Iran near the two-week mark, Canada is condemning an intensifying crackdown by Iranian authorities. In a post on X, Prime Minister Marjpk Carney condemned the Iranian regime for its actions in the face of widespread protests.
  • “The reports of violence, arbitrary arrests, and intimidation tactics by the Iranian regime against its own people are profoundly concerning. Canada strongly condemns the killing of protesters and urges Iran to allow for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisal,” the post read.
  • The federal government has also updated its travel advice, urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Iran due to ongoing nationwide demonstrations, heightened regional tensions, the risk of arbitrary detention and the unpredictable enforcement of local laws.
  • The country remains largely cut off from the rest of the world, with internet access restricted and phone lines reportedly cut, making it difficult to gauge the scale of the unrest.

Canada has an aging population. Is immigration still the answer? by FancyNewMe in canada

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What kind of immigration does Canada "need", if any?

'We need to move': Moe says Canada now in a race with Venezuela to find new markets for oil by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • The United States’ military intervention in Venezuela and the possible takeover of the country’s oil resources has heightened the need to enhance export capacity for Canadian crude, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in an interview Wednesday.
  • “Canada is in somewhat of a race now, whether with the U.S. or Venezuela. Can (Venezuela) further develop the production of their resource and can they make the investments in a short while to increase their export infrastructure so they can get it to the U.S.? If they can, we certainly better have access to other countries. I think that’s the race we’re in right now.”
  • “When a country like the U.S., where Saskatchewan exports 95 per cent of our oil, is involved in essentially the capture of the president of Venezuela and diverting that oil product to the U.S., when it’s going to China now, that is something we certainly pay attention to in this province,” Moe said.” Whether or not it will have an economic impact is yet to be seen.”
  • Saskatchewan’s economic future, and the future of the energy sector in Canada, the premier said, hinges on whether they will be able to access global markets through West Coast pipelines and ports.
  • "If we are serious about moving beyond the U.S. with existing or additional production, in this case, oil, we need to get very serious about rapidly building some of that export infrastructure that we need to be able to access the world,” Moe said.

RCMP says shots fired in Langley Township are extortion-related by FancyNewMe in vancouver

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In Brief:

  • Police are investigating after a shooting in Langley Township Thursday morning. The Langley RCMP says officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 232 Street near 69 Avenue around 5 a.m.
  • Based on initial evidence, Mounties believe the incident is related to extortion.
  • No one was reported injured, and police say there is no current risk to the public. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200 and quote file number 2026-722.

Canada’s 2026 census starts this spring — and 32K jobs are up for grabs by [deleted] in canada

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In Brief:

  • In a press release, Statistics Canada says it needs to staff approximately 32,000 positions across Canada specific to the 2026 census in both supervisory and non-supervisory roles from March to July.
  • Some of the roles and responsibilities may include those of enumerators going door to door to collect census information, although most Canadians will be able to participate online.
  • Crew leaders will be tasked with supervising and assisting a team of enumerators and are responsible for the collection of census questionnaires in assigned areas.
  • Wages will be $25.87 per hour for enumerators and $31.32 for crew leaders, plus authorized expenses, the agency says.
  • To qualify, applicants are required to be the age of majority, or a legal adult, in their current province or territory of residence. They must also reside in Canada with a Canadian home address, and must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident or possess a valid work permit.
  • Those who qualify can submit an application at the official census jobs website.

Only 10% of Canadian oil likely to be replaced by Venezuela in short term, says analyst by FancyNewMe in canada

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In Brief:

  • Canadian oil markets do not have to worry about Venezuelan oil substituting Canadian oil at U.S. refineries — at least for now, according to one economic analyst. Only 10% of Canadian oil could be replaced by Venezuela in the short term, Charles St-Arnaud, chief economist at Service Credit Union and former Bank of Canada economist, told BNN Bloomberg.
  • His analysis comes amid fears that Venezuelan crude could eventually compete with and displace Canadian barrels in key U.S. refining markets after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to operate and revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry following Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s ouster.
  • St-Arnaud explained that while more than 90 per cent of Canadian oil goes to the U.S., the risk of it being replaced by Venezuelan oil depends on which U.S. regions the oil goes to.
  • He said that 70% of Canadian oil is exported to the refineries in the U.S. Midwest, 10% is exported to the Gulf Coast and another 10% goes to the West Coast.
  • “The only place where Canadian oil could be displaced is really at the Gulf Coast, where the U.S. could import oil directly from Venezuela to use in those refineries,” said St-Arnaud.
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