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A Jamaican immigrant denied permanent residency because the Canadian wife who sponsored him was 17 years his senior has won another shot at staying here.
Richard Ricardo Williams, who lives with his spouse in Port Coquitlam, B.C., applied to the Federal Court for a review after an immigration officer turned down his application.
The officer “found that the couple’s 17-year age difference was evidence of an ingenuine relationship,” Justice Negar Azmudeh wrote in a recent decision.
That’s an “unfounded assumption or stereotype,” said the judge.
“It is unclear what the officer’s...
January 23, 2026 - 13:41 | Chris Lambie | National Post
On the heels of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call for unity in Quebec City on Thursday, the Parti Québécois is laying out a roadmap ahead of the coming provincial election with a promise of a referendum at its heart. Members of the sovereigntist party will gather this weekend at a convention in St-Hyacinthe, a small city east of Montreal, to vote on the party’s “national project” – a suite of policies that opens with an “unambiguous” promise to hold a third referendum on independence.
January 23, 2026 - 13:33 | Maura Forrest | The Globe and Mail
American aquariums say they visited Marineland last week with the goal of "providing hope and a future" for 30 beluga whales that face euthanasia should they not be moved.
January 23, 2026 - 13:28 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
American aquariums say they visited Marineland last week with the goal of "providing hope and a future" for 30 beluga whales that face euthanasia should they not be moved.
January 23, 2026 - 13:28 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The province of Manitoba has recruited 13 U.S.-trained physicians to practice in communities as part of an effort to improve access to family doctors and reduce wait times.
January 23, 2026 - 13:25 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
OC Transpo reported slight improvements to its bus and train problems Friday, but only about 30 per cent of Line 1 train cars are operational and five per cent of scheduled bus trips are not occurring.
January 23, 2026 - 13:18 | | CBC News - Ottawa
