AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoImmigration/Health Care: UBC says it wasn’t told about IRCC changes to post-graduation work permits that may have led to a Scottish midwife being rejected twice for work in B.C., adding fuel to a province-wide midwife recruitment push. Labour Market: Young Canadians are facing another tough summer job market as youth unemployment sits at 14.3% and experts urge networking beyond crowded online postings. B.C. Energy Politics: An Angus Reid poll finds support for LNG pipeline expansion is up, with B.C. backing Westcoast LNG at 61%—a sharp contrast to earlier pipeline fights. Housing/Cost Pressure: Food inflation may be cooling, but grocery bills are still rising, and insolvencies are climbing. Sports/Canada: Sidney Crosby is set to represent Team Canada at the men’s world hockey championships. Also making news: Canadore College will wind down its Parry Sound campus and lay off staff amid enrolment and funding pressure.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.