OTTAWA – Fewer temporary foreign workers, fewer international students, fewer permanent residents. Canada “cuts” the population and does so through a Plan (the “2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan”) which, as explained today in a press release by the office of the Minister of Immigration, Marc Miller, “will pause population growth in the short term to achieve well-managed, sustainable growth in the long term”. (more…)
TORONTO – Last week, October 15-20, at the University of Tampa, Florida, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men’s champions hosted Team Italy’s ‘Club Italia LA28’ for a series of combined practices and games.
TORONTO – The long-awaited “robust cut” in interest rate has finally arrived: 0.50. In fact, the Bank of Canada announced today the change in the rate from 4.25% to 3.75%. The half percentage point cut is the fourth consecutive cut by the central bank, after inflation fell from 2.7% in June to 1.6% in September, but it is the first of 0.50: the previous ones were all 0.25.
TORONTO – Italian Film Producer Andrea Iervolino just announced that 365 Days star Michele Morrone will be joining the cast of his new movie Maserati: The Brothers, alongside film legend Anthony Hopkins. Morrone will star as Alfieri Maserati, the founding member of the company (formed in 1914), who would later be joined by his brothers Bindo, Ettore and Ernesto. The film follows the family behind the high performance luxury/sports car, perhaps the least known among its competitors when considering brands like Jaguar, Aston Martin, Porsche, Audi or Mercedes.
TORONTO – Thousands of international students who were supposed to study in Ontario will miss the fall semester, after Ottawa announced cuts to study permits in Canada, due to “excessive pressures on public services” and a “shortage of accommodation”, both due to “too many presences” of foreigners in the country (this is the main justification given by the federal government). (more…)
