Toronto: Canada is sharply reducing its intake of temporary residents, including workers and international students, by nearly 43%, according to the immigration levels plan announced by the government as part of the Federal Budget that was presented on Tuesday. Jobseekers at an Aviation Career Fair in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Bloomberg) There will be a decrease…
From the South Shore to the North Shore, families say they are at a breaking point with their bills. So, we are here to help. WDSU spoke with a money-saving expert to share tips you may not know about.In St. Tammany Parish, it’s another grocery run for Samantha Honeycutt.“It hurts to see people do without,…
Shanghai residents Oneone Han and Pipi Tang arrived in Hong Kong before dawn — they were on a mission. Skipping a hotel, they showered at the airport and at 6am started ploughing through a packed travel itinerary that saw them hitting famous sightseeing locales until late into the night. They had a tight schedule and…
His decision was taken at the end of a rollercoaster day during which the French president himself made no public remarks, but was spotted pacing alone along the banks of the Seine, cutting a solitary figure and apparently weighing up the future of France. Ultimately, the outcome of his deliberations was underwhelming and appears doomed…
The conservative Les Républicains, led by the hardline outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, wanted guarantees that Retailleau would retain his post and would be granted full control over issuing visas and limiting access to medical care for undocumented people. The party, which had supported the previous two minority governments, also wanted assurances that Lecornu would…
WASHINGTON (7News) — A fall Friday on the National Mall is hard to beat. “It was a nice little breeze. The temperature is nice,” Kenny Remo said. “It’s a beautiful day out,” Becca Struble said. “Fall is in the air, so coming out here with my friend. Just enjoying the monuments.” Though suddenly, it all…
“Scrambling fighter jets is NATO’s job,” said a senior EU official. The EU’s “job is to be ready to be in the position we need to be when we have to respond — to enhance our readiness and have the tools to be able to react to threats when needed, reinforcing common tools and capabilities…
Mexico is preparing to raise tariffs on Chinese imports of automobiles, textiles and plastics, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, under a proposal expected to be part of the 2026 budget to be submitted to the nation’s Congress next month. If confirmed, the increase would mark one of Mexico’s sharpest trade shifts in recent years. Officials…
The problem, however, is dissolving parliament is exactly how French politics ended up in this mess in the first place. The political landscape hasn’t much changed since last summer, so elections could very well just deliver another hung parliament. Before Monday, Macron looked unlikely to send voters back to the polls. He has repeatedly, including…
Bayrou has been trying to get lawmakers on board with an unpopular €43.8 billion budget squeeze aimed at reining in France’s budget deficit. By calling a confidence vote on Sept. 8 — two days before a planned nationwide shutdown and two weeks before MPs were expected to return to work — Bayrou is gambling that lawmakers can…