Canada's invitation just got better.

“We’re giving these doctors a clear pathway to permanent residence in Canada to fill critical health workforce gaps, while helping support reliable care and a stable health system for Canadians,” a press release from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said.

Foreign-trained doctors who are nominated for this program will receive expedited 14-day work permit processing. Additionally, 5,000 federal admission spots – in addition to the Provincial Nominee Program allocations – will be reserved for provinces and territories to nominate licensed doctors with job offers."

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Ottawa is introducing a new 'express entry' category for foreign-trained physicians in an effort to address health workforce challenges in Canada, the federal government announced Monday.

"Four weeks. One of Europe’s toughest air exercises. A major milestone for Canada.

During Ex COBRA WARRIOR 25-2 in the UK, three RCAF fighter pilots earned their Mission Commander qualification—a key step toward leading large, multidomain NATO operations.

Then, the RCAF members moved to Estonia for TARASSIS and trained alongside Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia and allies from Latvia, Finland, UK, and more reinforcing interoperability and collective defence. Learn how our members led, trained, and proved their skills overseas."

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Here is an article by the Esprit de Corps magazine.

By Tim Ryan

"As Canada contemplates which submarine to purchase, the selection of a Korean boat would open up new opportunities both from a security perspective as well as an economic one.

Hanwha is pointing out that the KSS-III Canadian Patrol Submarine is proven, in-service, in active production, and meets all the operational and urgent delivery requirements for CPSP. That includes superior underwater surveillance capability and deployability in the Arctic with extended range and endurance that will provide stealth, persistence and lethality to ensure that Canada can detect, track, deter and, if necessary, defeat adversaries in all three of its oceans."

IIO GETS IT RIGHT.

Unsecured pellet gun, a replica of a firearm, lead to the tragic death.

"The IIO’s narrative confirms that Chase left home with a pellet gun taken without his parents’ knowledge, then called 911 himself.

His dad says he had taken the airsoft gun out of a drawer in their house that was normally locked."

"British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has concluded the two officers who opened fire acted lawfully, but in a striking and unusually pointed section of its report, the civilian watchdog also revealed that none of the officers involved had any autism-specific training and emphasized how Chase’s neurodivergence may have shaped the encounter."

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"Time to Boycott Costco. If you are a republican, stop shopping their till they drop their lawsuit against the US government." Threads 12-2-2025

The post refers to a lawsuit Costco has filed against the American federal government regarding their tariffs. "Costco just broke ranks with the majority of corporate America, suing the Trump administration on Friday for allegedly overstepping its authority to impose sweeping tariffs this year — and demanding its money back if the Supreme Court ultimately strikes them down."https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/economy/why-costco-is-suing-trump

"My family thanks you for this post. We shared it with our teenagers who are in the process of contacting Costco International in Issaquah, Washington requesting they create local charities to which those customers opposed to the GOP tariffs designed to destroy foreign economies may contribute $. We are grateful for this motivator as we haven't seen our teenagers this motivated.

"McKinnon said an ‘eagle-eyed’ witness in the school’s front parking lot spotted a suspicious man running away and followed him in their vehicle to a nearby mall.

“From what I learned, it sounds like they just happened to be at the right place at the right time,” McKinnon said.

She said thanks to this witness, police were able to find the suspect very quickly and, along with mall security, arrested the man in the mall parking lot."

"According to court records obtained by CTV News, George pled guilty to sexual interference in 2022. His criminal history dates back to 2015 and shows several ‘failure to comply with conditions’ charges and others, such as unlawful dwelling in a home and weapons violations."

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A convicted sex offender has been arrested after Winnipeg police allege an intruder in an elementary school hid inside a bathroom stall and grabbed a child.