AdvertisementHolders of expired or soon-to-be-expired post-graduate work permits (PGWP) their permits starting Tuesday, nearly four months after the federal government .Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on Tuesday that PGWP holders whose permits have already expired, or will be expiring between Sept 20, 2021 and Oct. 2, 2022, will be for an extension or a new permit lasting up to 18 months.For those whose permits expire from Oct. 2 to Dec. 31, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says these individuals won't need to do anything to get the 18-month extension unless...…AdvertisementHolders of expired or soon-to-be-expired post-graduate work permits (PGWP) their permits starting Tuesday, nearly four months after the federal government .Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on Tuesday that PGWP holders whose permits have already expired, or will be expiring between Sept 20, 2021 and Oct. 2, 2022, will be for an extension or a new permit lasting up to 18 months.For those whose permits expire from Oct. 2 to Dec. 31, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says these individuals won't need to do anything to get the 18-month extension unless...WW…

TORONTO --Daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada have skyrocketed amid the third wave of the pandemic and have now outpaced the United States per capita.As of Saturday, the rolling seven-day average number of new cases in Canada was 207.27 cases per million people, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Oxford's . In the U.S., it's 206.66 cases per million people.The pandemic response in the U.S. was previous widely criticized by experts. But as vaccinations ramped up, cases plummeted."It is incredible to look south at the United States," said Dr....…TORONTO --Daily new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada have skyrocketed amid the third wave of the pandemic and have now outpaced the United States per capita.As of Saturday, the rolling seven-day average number of new cases in Canada was 207.27 cases per million people, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Oxford's . In the U.S., it's 206.66 cases per million people.The pandemic response in the U.S. was previous widely criticized by experts. But as vaccinations ramped up, cases plummeted."It is incredible to look south at the United States," said Dr....WW…

AdvertisementOn Monday, Walmart announced that it would be closing six locations in Canada. The company said in a news release that in addition to closing these stores, it plans to spend over $500 million upgrading its other stores.Here is the list of Walmart stores that will close:Walmart says staff at the closing stores will be offered jobs at other nearby Walmart locations.​Advertisement…AdvertisementOn Monday, Walmart announced that it would be closing six locations in Canada. The company said in a news release that in addition to closing these stores, it plans to spend over $500 million upgrading its other stores.Here is the list of Walmart stores that will close:Walmart says staff at the closing stores will be offered jobs at other nearby Walmart locations.​AdvertisementWW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: Students at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo are furious after they’ve been asked to purchase an external webcam so instructors can look over their shoulder remotely during exams, despite the fact that webcams are in short supply on online stores.Mathematics department chair Roman Makarov wrote in a email to all math students taking summer courses that built-in...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: Students at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo are furious after they’ve been asked to purchase an external webcam so instructors can look over their shoulder remotely during exams, despite the fact that webcams are in short supply on online stores.Mathematics department chair Roman Makarov wrote in a email to all math students taking summer courses that built-in...WW…