Canada prisons fail to follow solitary confinement rules, report finds

October 4, 2024October 13, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

The special units replacing solitary confinement in Canada’s prisons disproportionately house Black and Indigenous inmates and those with mental illness, and most inmates are not getting the required minimum four hours outside their cell, a report found.

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Disability rights groups challenge Canada’s assisted death framework

September 26, 2024October 13, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Disability rights groups have challenged the constitutionality of Canada’s framework for medically assisted death, arguing that providing assisted death violates people’s rights if their death is not “reasonably foreseeable.”

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Canadian provinces seek to treat more drug users against their will

September 26, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Nia Williams – Reuters

With illicit drug use, homelessness and untreated mental illness reaching a crisis in parts of Canada, the governments of at least three provinces want to treat more people against their will, even as some health experts warn involuntary care for drug use can be ineffective and harmful.

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Canada further tightens rules on temporary workers, students

September 18, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is further reducing the number of study permits it will grant to foreign students and tightening eligibility for work permits in a bid to cut down on the number of temporary residents in the country, the government said on Wednesday.

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Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center will contest extradition, lawyer says

September 16, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish center in support of Islamic State will contest his extradition hearing to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters.

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Canada to donate ‘up to 200,000’ doses of mpox vaccine

September 11, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is donating “up to 200,000” doses of mpox vaccine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center was in Canada on student visa

September 10, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish center in support of Islamic State was in Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister said on Tuesday.

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Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada’s welcoming image

September 6, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A growing perception in Canada that immigration is to blame for some of the country’s economic woes is fuelling a xenophobic backlash evidenced by a surge in reported hate crimes against visible minorities, advocates and community members say.

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Border crackdown: Canada turning away more foreigners

September 3, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is closing its doors to more visitors and temporary residents by approving fewer visas and turning away more people who reach its borders with official documents, according to government data obtained by Reuters.

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Canada to reduce number of temporary foreign workers

August 26, 2024August 31, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is reducing by tens of thousands the number of temporary foreign workers it brings in, reversing some expansions to the program it made in 2022 as the government struggles to bring down numbers of temporary residents.

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