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Canada invites PNP candidates in first Express Entry draw after CRS points change
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitiations to apply (ITAs) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 825 ITAs to candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw. To be considered for this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 764...
Canada Updates Travel Warning for US Again
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Regions in Canada where low-wage LMIAs won’t be processed, as of April 4
The federal government has released its quarterly list of census metropolitan areas (CMAs) where low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) will not be processed. In August 2024, it was announced that the government would stop processing LMIA applications under the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) for CMAs with an unemployment rate
Canada to impose 25% tariffs on $29.8B in U.S. goods starting Thursday
OTTAWA — The federal government will impose 25 per cent tariffs on U.S. goods worth $29.8 billion in retaliation for steel and aluminum tariffs the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed today...
Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
BRUSSELS (AP) — Major trade partners swiftly hit back at President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, imposing stiff new taxes on U.S products from textiles and water heaters to beef and bourbon...
Bank of Canada cuts its key interest rate to 2.75% as tariffs roil economy
OTTAWA —The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday as the tariff battle with the United States starts to weigh on the Canadian economy. The policy rate stands at 2.75 per cent after the central bank’s seventh consecutive rate cut...
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Bitcoin Rallies as US Crypto Bill Nears Finish Line, AI Trade Cools
Bitcoin rose about 2% to trade above US$66,800 on Tuesday, and Coinbase shares closed up 9.6% at US$175.85. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Congress was at the “1-yard line” on the CLARITY Act and pressed lawmakers to pass it before the August recess. The bill passed the House 294-134 in July 2025 but sits on
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PHOTOS: Peter Obi Reveals Outcome of Meeting with Swiss Ambassador
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has revealed the outcome of his meeting with the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff. Obi disclosed that his discussions with the Swiss official focused on strengthening development partnerships and advancing Nigeria’s growth through investments in education, healthcare and poverty reduction. In a post shared
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Bitcoin is NOT Changed by Proof Of Node
You might have heard about BIP-110; here’s why this fork is not just bad for Bitcoin, but it is built on a misunderstanding of what a Bitcoin node is and what it is good for. As well as why, because of this misunderstanding, BIP-110 will fail. This article is a Take . Opinions expressed are
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Bitcoin Maxi Jack Dorsey Unveils New Open Source Group Chat App
Tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey has announced a new group chat platform aimed at reducing teams’ reliance on platforms like Slack, in the Bitcoin maxi’s latest push for decentralization. The Block co-founder wrote Tuesday on X that the new app, named Buzz, was “for teams of people and agents of all sizes” and “model-agnostic, decentralized, self-sovereign
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Coinbase Wants To Be Canada’s ‘Everything Exchange’ — With Crypto, Stocks, and Prediction Markets
Crypto giant Coinbase is making its “everything exchange” push in Canada. Eric Richmond, country director and CEO of Coinbase Canada, told BNN Bloomberg in a Tuesday interview that the move would allow Canadians to not only buy crypto but also trade tokenized stocks and put money on prediction markets. “Coinbase believes we have a new