The latest Ontario minimum wage increase will take effect on October 1, 2026, bringing important changes for workers and employers across the province. The general minimum wage will rise from $17.60 to $17.95 per hour, reflecting an annual adjustment tied to inflation.

New data shows 42.5% of immigrants found jobs within 3 months, while 48.5% of non-permanent residents secured work quickly. Despite faster hiring in 2026, wage gaps persist, with newcomers earning up to 33% less than Canadian-born workers. zurl.co/fe7g7

The Government of Canada has announced a set of temporary border measures in response to the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and rising concerns in Uganda and South Sudan. canadaimmigration.news/canada-intro... #canadaimmigrationnews #bordermeasures #ebola

Canada committed nearly $7 million toward international migration projects supporting safer migration pathways and stronger immigration systems across multiple regions. zurl.co/jpqEu #canadaimmigrationnews #migrationpolicy #globalmigration #canadanews

British Columbia has restructured the BC PNP in 2026 with a stronger focus on Care, Build, and Innovate priorities. The province now targets healthcare, childcare, construction, and high-impact professionals while at least 35% of nominations are expected outside Metro Vancouver.

Canada’s international student program is under scrutiny after reports exposed oversight failures, rising fraud concerns, and gaps in institutional compliance monitoring.

The Canada IEC draws April 2026 have invited 4,447 candidates to apply for open work permits, offering new opportunities for young individuals worldwide. Conducted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, these rounds took place between April 11 and April 24.

Ontario issued 1,828 invitations on April 8, 2026, across four targeted OINP draws. Healthcare and early childhood roles received 1,635 invitations, with additional draws for Francophone candidates, physicians, and REDI pilot regions. zurl.co/YXa4i

Newly released data from March 2026 shows a significant shift in Canada’s refugee and immigration processing, marked by a record 8,584 finalized protection claims that outpaced new intakes for the first time in years. zurl.co/4LpFk

Manitoba conducted MPNP Draw 271 and selected 96 candidates under the Skilled Worker stream as the province continued targeted immigration recruitment efforts. canadaimmigration.news/manitoba-pnp... #canadaimmigrationnews #pnpdraw #mpnpdraw #canadapr

WE HAVE A TIE! Today you can vote for the Jets or The Steelers, whose gone? #NFL #Pittsburgh #Steelers #newyorkjets #NewYork

@anelsona.bsky.social on the creation of the secretive Council for National Policy: "They could tilt the Electoral College, they could tilt the House of Representatives and the Senate." Watch Anne talk about the shadow networks that fueled Christian nationalism: www.youtube.com/watch?featur...

$6.1 million on LOBSTER TAIL while kids go hungry!!!!

🎉🍫 #FreddoFridayWinners 🍫🎉 A huge congratulations to this week's #FreddoFriday champions, a year 8 English class from The James Hornsby School. 🥇 Your hard work and dedication on Educake has paid off! 🐸 Your treats are on their way. 🥳 For more info, click the link in the comments. ⬇️

Donald Trump is the most corrupt President in history!

Get the latest ITIL training videos updated for 2026. Learn ITIL 4 best practices for IT service managemen… → https://coursebond.com/course/itil-training-videos-2026-updated-itil-tutorial-for-beginners-itil-course-information-technology-infrastructure-library-course-simplilearn/

With $GLD breaking records, investors are turning their eyes to Surface Metals Inc. ($SURMF | CSE: $SUR) — the little-known Nevada explorer sitting on both gold and lithium assets. “Goldman Sachs Proclaims: Record-High Gold Could Soar to $5,000” INVESTORS READ NOW 👉 bit.ly/FNN-SURMF-SUR

We tend to think of UFOs as objects, but what if that assumption is wrong? Joshua Cutchin explores the possibility that what we’re seeing in the sky might not be vehicles at all, but something closer to consciousness itself. https://f.mtr.cool/ogfwnaedou

So the other day during our 4 year aniversary on twitch, @sashera.bsky.social told us about the magical snack from the land down under, Uncle Toby's Oats! And thanks to Rujii capturing this scrungily moment in animation, we can all enjoy Love ya bean <3 #Femboy #Vtuber #Kobold #Furry #Fy #Animation

LMAO look at these goons trying to catch up with a rolling middle finger on wheels 🤣

Might be my favourite Sinclair line. He sounds so scared. Good

I'm living for this kind of videos The fact that he's still sharing this with us despite all the stalking is precious He's strong and i think that, maybe, he loves us but i can be wrong

"Everybody on a bike is gickin' themselves". ☺️ Fair play to this Garda. If you can't put a basic light on your bike to stay within the law then get off the bike & walk it. There's nothing "sneaky sneaky" about what he's doing - Garda motorbike in plain view & Garda jacket on.

A Rival Mafia Families Romance novel available in ebook and print! @Amazon #MafiaRomance #ForbiddenLove #RomanticSuspense

Protest in Lawrence, Kansas last Sunday. #Resist #Protest #LFK

Drop day energy! You know the drill 💋✨ #Shopify #Apple #Canva #Alibaba #Lovable

Mayor Mamdani: If you work hard in this city, you can find a way in this city. That's why we're investing in childcare and housing. We want it to be a little bit easier so when you're putting in 110%, you can look at city government and say, 'At least someone's trying to meet me halfway.'

‘ISRAEL’ KILLS 6 PEOPLE AND INJURES 34 SEMITIC PALESTINIANS IN GAZA, OCCUPIED PALESTINE ON FIRST DAY OF EID. ZERO HEADLINES FROM WESTERN MEDIA SO FAR. #EndIsraeliTerrorism

“A protester breached the airside perimeter at Shannon Airport in #Ireland today, climbed onto the wing of a parked #US Air Force C-130 Hercules and damaged the fuselage with what is believed to be an axe, taking the aircraft out of service. Shannon Airport […] [Original post on kolektiva.social]

💥City of Rasslin💥 @dedrian91.bsky.social #powerrankings 🔋 for the week of May 11-17 2026 💥Watch City of Rasslin: youtube.com/@cityofrassl... #aew #roh #wwe #revpro #darbyallin #athena #gunther

Israeli settlers terrorize Palestinian residents in Wadi Hamroush, northern Hebron.

ДЕМІЛІТАРИЗАЦІЯ

Proud to be right back where it all started on the last major piece of our I-80 modernization here at the Des Plaines River bridges.

✈️ 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 - 𝐄𝐩. 178 #𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 #𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐤 #𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 Like this post and want to support independent journalism? You can help! Like it 👍 Share it 👆 Follow me 👉 Subscribe 🤘 to The Business Behind The News #business #businessnews #tbbtn #youtube #shorts

Watching Remarkably Bright Creatures and all I can think of is the Flying Nun. That was a show. A nun who could fly when the wind caught her cornette.

Hornbills in India monogamous , mate for life. Live 35 -40 years in the wild, 50-70 years with human care. The female seals herself into a natural tree cavity seals it with mud leaving only a slit for the dedicated male to pass food to her and then the chicks for 3 Months until they can leave!

#nokings

Ukrainian frontline medics saw the ocean for the first time during their US trip. They also attended SOMA 2026, where representatives of Khartiia and the 3rd Army Corps presented their evacuation research and received the conference’s top award. 🇺🇦🏆

Happy Friday everyone 👋🏾

#chipmunk Time for a slightly late lunch....

It's DAY 2 of the annual subathon and we only have 9 hours left on the clock! I plan on clocking in AT LEAST a 12 hour day today so you GOTTA raise this timer! YCH of your character at 20 subs, GUARANTEED LEGENDARY PULL in Mutt set at 50 subs, and so much more! MAKE TIMER GO UP! twitch.tv/cassmutt

Spurs seem loose, upbeat going through shooting drills this morning after singing “Happy Birthday” to Harrison Barnes.

DIRECTO @JijantesFC Javier Manquillo: "La primera temporada en el Newcastle le costó un poco adaptarse, pero ahora ha crecido mucho." : "No le veo el nivel de jugadores top como Lamine. Eso son palabras mayores." http://twitch.tv/gerardromero

Big promises, new packaging. The White House’s “Great Healthcare Plan” targets drug prices, subsidies, and transparency. But history shows reforms like this can shift costs as much as they reduce them. The fine print matters. @sonyasloanmd.bsky.social @drhaydeebrown.bsky.social @meidastouch.com

oh I COMPLETELY agree

"Just please help ... I am quite worried about how this direction is heading." Nicolas Carlini, a research scientist at top AI company Anthropic, says AI is rapidly improving at hacking. He's used AI to find so many bugs that he can't report them.

Explore the Community Action Plan: www.FIMCommunity.org

The reason past presidents have avoided conflict.

Your much needed Afternoon #TimelineCleanser ... Patience and determination are their own rewards, but sometimes you get the ball as well.

Get your headphones ready! We're kicking off a new season of InChoir with a conversation with Clare Stewart and Penelope Appleyard about the Apollo5 album "Anam." Just look for InChoir on NPR One or wherever you get your podcasts. buff.ly/4DthhG5

Would you use PayPal if it was a bank? Buy now, pay later firms and crypto companies are making moves to become banks, and PayPal wants to join the party. PayPal says it has filed applications with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the FDIC to establish PayPal Bank.

Bora de Multiplayer no #NintendoSwitch2 ! twitch.tv/rowguii #Multiplayer #TwitchStreaming #gaymer

Shea Langeliers puts the A’s ahead in the 6th with a 467-foot 2-run dinger

Please save him

Eita! Entendeu???

🔨 🪜 We're building something new...launching May 12th! 🪛 🚧

Aufstieg hin oder her. Vom Schalker Herzen faseln, aber nichts für Rudi machen. Beschämend. Danke an Ender Ulipinar, der mit königsblauen Blut das geschafft hat, was der Verein nicht schaffen konnte oder wollte. #S04

Anaheim Ducks v Vegas Golden Knights, winner gets to face Avs for the West (Wild, I don't know if they can pull it off but prove me wrong.)

To me, Pride Month is for all of us. Whether you’re in the LGBTQ community or not - everyone should be able to be their full and whole selves in this country.

#BTTC via @ossoff.senate.gov 🚨 #SHIT4BRAINS IS LOSING IT over Jon Ossoff’s speech in Georgia: “In Atlanta, a wave is building… the kind of wave that comes once a generation… Georgia will bow to no king.”