Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: David Baxter
Publication Date: July 4, 2025 - 10:05
Academics call on Ottawa to speed up visa approvals as Palestinian students left stranded amid delays
July 4, 2025
A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region.Ayman Oweida, chair of the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network, said the two students, twin sisters, were killed in an airstrike in Gaza in December.
Anthony Santander has been transferred to the 60-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation, the Toronto Blue Jays announced Friday.
July 4, 2025 - 16:17 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
Shania Twain, country music’s top-selling female artist, led the Calgary Stampede's signature opening day parade on Friday.Country music superstar Shania Twain, in a white hat and white fringed jacket, sat on top of a white horse that clip clopped to cheers through the downtown Friday as she kicked off the Calgary Stampede and its signature parade.“It’s exhilarating. I just have to stay calm for my horse. I don’t want him to read my energy. I’m sure I’ll just have a smile stuck to my face the whole time,” Twain told reporters after she was given her official marshal badge to lead the...
July 4, 2025 - 16:17 | Bill Graveland | The Globe and Mail
Quebec Premier François Legault told the news conference the electricity deal is a positive sign for an industry that has been hit by 50 per cent tariffs on imports to the U.S.
July 4, 2025 - 15:52 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada
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