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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its first Express Entry draw of 2025 targeting healthcare and social services professionals, issuing 500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residency. This specialized draw, conducted on May 2, required candidates to have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 510 and to have submitted their […]

Canada’s 2025 federal election ended in dramatic fashion with Mark Carney’s Liberals securing a fourth consecutive term—albeit another minority government. While the Liberals fell just short of a majority, the victory represents a political comeback few predicted months ago. Carney now turns to building a functioning government while preparing for tense negotiations with U.S. President

Edmonton is leading Canada’s real estate market in growth this year, with new forecasts predicting one of the strongest price increases nationwide. According to Royal LePage’s Q1 2025 Home Price Update and Market Forecast, the average home price in Edmonton is expected to climb by nine per cent by the end of the year, reaching

Canada’s latest general election has marked a milestone for the Indo-Canadian community, with a record 22 Indian-origin candidates poised to enter the House of Commons. This rise in representation comes as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney led his party to a fourth consecutive term in office, though just shy of a parliamentary

Thousands of Hydro One customers across southwest, central, and eastern Ontario are dealing with power outages after powerful winds swept through the region, toppling trees and damaging power infrastructure. As of late Wednesday morning, approximately 17,000 customers were affected by outages stretching from Port Loring to the Almaguin area, and from Powassan to Mattawa and

Elections Canada has announced that more than 19.2 million Canadians cast a ballot in the recent federal election, representing over 67 percent of eligible voters. Although turnout surpassed that of the last federal election, when just 62.6 percent of voters participated, it fell short of the historic record set in March 1958, when 79.4 percent

As Canadians prepare to cast their ballots on Monday, April 28, many voters are making final decisions in one of the country’s most consequential elections in recent history. With the campaign coming to a close, here’s a clear breakdown of everything you need to know before heading to the polls. Who’s Running for Prime Minister?

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, many are wondering how effective it is in the real estate world—particularly when it comes to pricing homes for sale. To find out, I decided to test some of the most popular AI programs by asking them to evaluate one of my listings in Kelowna. The results were

Canada’s 2025 federal election has been flooded by an unprecedented wave of AI-generated content, making it the most “dystopian” campaign the country has ever seen, according to researchers. Aengus Bridgman of the Ontario-based Media Ecosystem Observatory, speaking to The Canadian Press, said the explosion of artificial intelligence–produced memes, deepfake videos, and false news impersonations filled

Canadians turned out in unprecedented numbers during the advance voting period for the 2025 federal election, with Elections Canada reporting a record-breaking 7.3 million ballots cast — a 25% increase from the 5.8 million recorded during the same period in 2021. Newly released figures provide a closer look at which days and regions led the