Federal Liberal retreat likely to get testy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also sure to hear more complaints from his caucus as Liberals continue to trail Conservatives by a significant margin in polls.
foreign students
New student visa plan expected today from immigration minister
The announcement comes five months after the last cabinet retreat in Charlottetown where Miller and Housing Minister Sean Fraser began floating the idea of capping international student visas.
Liberals look to crack down on international student rackets as part of housing crisis
Liberal cabinet ministers are suggesting the federal government is ready to tackle long-standing problems related to the international student program, including cases of fraud and exploitation by shady educational institutions.
Students from COVID-ravaged U.S. causing dread in Canada
Post-secondary students from the pandemic-riven United States are getting ready to go back to school in Canada — a rite of passage that's causing more anxiety than usual for parents and front-line university workers alike in the age of COVID-19.
Quebec backtracks on changes to immigration program aimed at students
The Quebec government is backtracking on proposed changes to a popular immigration program aimed at university students that would've seen many of them sent home.
Canadian citizen has been detained in China, Global Affairs confirms
Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian citizen has been detained in Yantai, China.