Nova Scotia’s population reached 1,000,000 in 2021, which was “a significant moment in our province’s history,” as premier Tim Houston says. Helping fuel this growth was the record-breaking number of 9,020 permanent residents who were welcomed to Nova Scotia in 2021. But those who have gone through the process of applying for a permanent resident […]
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If you don’t want your vote, give it to an immigrant who can’t vote
Immigration represents a large portion of the population in Canada—most of us are immigrants to Turtle Island, after all—but you might not be aware that only immigrants who have achieved Canadian citizenship can vote. Temporary workers who come to this country and contribute to its economy cannot choose their political representative. Lowering the expensive tuitions […]
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One way, together
Together From Aways Tues Oct 15 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Andrea and Charles Bronfman Theatre 1055 Marginal Road 7-9pm, $10 O n any given HFX Wanderers FC game day, there is an international flair throughout the Wanderers Grounds. While the players from over nine different countries play on the field, flags of […]
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Think you might want to stay in Canada after graduation? Start planning now.
Canada has generous immigration programs for international students—on paper. Officially, students can work in Canada for up to three years after graduation, and then, if they wish, become permanent residents with ease. The reality is different. The Canadian immigration system is a labyrinth of tiny rules that are constantly changing. Tripping over any one of […]
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Claudia Pinto’s happy place
Cortaditos, Mexican hot chocolate, empanadas, arepas, tostones, tacos and churros are all among the colourful menu items at the little north end wonder, Cafe Aroma Latino (5780 North Street). Ten years after opening (its anniversary was in June), owner and chef Claudia Pinto reflects on why she wanted to share her love for Latin American […]
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Regional council approves changes to update taxi industry rules
Halifax Regional Council passed the first reading of by-law 1003 and administrative order 39 which moves the process for long-overdue updates to the rules and regulations in HRM’s taxi industry forward. Among the changes is making debit or credit machines mandatory, getting rid of the Halifax, Dartmouth and County zones to make one mega zone, […]
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Calling on the federal government to do better for refugee and asylum seekers
T he Liberal government is already gearing up for the fall elections by sending a troubling “tough on immigration” message. This includes both a move to expand the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), as well as anti-refugee measures put forward in budget implementation bill C-97. Thirteen local groups sent an open letter to MP […]
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Lion’s Club bars anti-immigration event
The National Citizen’s Alliance has had its “Public Discussion on Mass Immigration” event cancelled due to controversy surrounding the anti-immigration party. The NCA, an unregistered right-wing party, has been garnering controversy over the past year, having been banned from the Annapolis Valley Blossom Festival after promoting its platform in the festival’s parade. The group also […]
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United by hate
Decked out in leather vests and black hoodies, the Soldiers of Odin are spreading their message of white nationalism on the streets of Halifax. At least, they were up until a couple of weeks ago. The Nova Scotia chapter of the far-right Soldiers of Odin network disbanded earlier this month over disagreements with the mother […]
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Matt Whitman and Faith Goldy
Matt Whitman doesn’t want you to get the wrong impression about his support for Toronto’s most prominent white-nationalist mayoral candidate. “Retweeting for a friend. Stay calm,” writes Whitman in a retweet from earlier this week of Lindsay Shepherd’s March 22 Macleans story, “Why I invited Faith Goldy to Laurier.” The Hammonds Plains–St. Margarets councillor has since […]
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Conservatives leave Halifax with a policy playbook for next election
No abortion debate, no euthanasia, no “passport babies.” Conservative Party members gave Andrew Scheer his marching orders for the 2019 election. At the Conservative convention in Halifax over the weekend, delegates from around the country voted on policy resolutions that should steer the direction of their Party for the upcoming federal election. Thirty policies made […]
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Federal Court to decide on Abdoul Abdi’s future
Canada’s Federal Court will hear the case of a former ward of the province facing deportation to Somalia. Abdoul Abdi’s fate was to be decided on Wednesday by the Immigration and Refugee Review Board. But news of the federal hearing later this May caused the IRB to put a pause on its own proceedings. The […]