OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought Wednesday to combat criticism that thousands of people arriving at the Canada-U.S. border to seek asylum are throwing the immigration system into chaos.
The sudden influx of Syrian refugees into New Brunswick's school system has caused the province's Education Department to miss a financial target.
Ottawa is facing increased pressure from Indigenous advocates to look at historic figures celebrated in Canada after an Ontario teachers' group passed a motion to remove Sir John A. Macdonald's name from elementary schools in the province.
The tolls are being eliminated on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges in time for the Labour Day weekend. Horgan says the move will save an average commuter $1,500 a year and commercial drivers crossing a bridge at once a day at least $4,500.
Kaniz Fatima of Calgary posted video of the encounter on social media this week and says women who wear hijabs need to be prepared for such comments.
Simon Laboissonniere says an estimated 4,000 people will get money for the month of September.