Canadian Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has introduced the expansion of the internship program for new Canadian immigrants.

Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney recently responded to some concerns raised after five visa offices at Canadian embassies were closed, stating that Canada still welcomes international students and they will not be affected by these closures.

The deadline for selected applicants to apply through the Federal Skilled Worker Backlog Reduction Pilot Program has been extended by the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) from 4 May, 2012 to May 31, 2012.

Canada and the U.S. announced joint consultations with stakeholders on cross-border business travel between the two countries.

Canada is ranked third in a global ranking of colleges and universities, according to a new report.

According to a May 9 announcement by Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, Canadian Government is proposing amendments to Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act.

Disabled man told he couldn't wear hiking boots while working out The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a Surrey gym to pay a man almost $2,000 after it ruled he was discriminated against because they wouldn't let him wear hiking boots while working out.

Finding smart ways to bring novelty to the franchise without forsaking what made the original so much fun (and in fact doubling down on some of those qualities), Barry Sonnenfeld's third Men in Black easily erases the second installment's vague but unpleasant memory and (though we might hope producers will quit while they're ahead) paves the way for future installments. It's hard to imagine it won't be a hit, and hard to begrudge that success, no matter how saturated we are with comic-book properties.

After more than three years, imprisoned American fraudster Robert Fletcher will finally go to court over criminal charges that allege he founded and led a criminal organization, committed large-scale fraud along with eight other suspects, and forged documents during 2006-2008.

The global edition of The New York Times - International Herald Tribune - offers a take on Ukraine as a EURO 2012 host. The one-page special feature Ukraine: EURO 2012 covers the issues of football championship organization, the state of infrastructure in the country, as well as tourist attractions.

  Parliament voted Tuesday to approve guidelines for drafting Ukraine’s 2013 budget, stipulating that it must be based on President Viktor Yanukovych’s initiatives and the government’s five-year economic reform program.

At first glance from the railway station, Uzhhorod resembles a southern coastal town. The local plants, scents and colours have a slight southern flavour to them. Uzhhorod’s latitude is virtually identical to that of Northern Crimea. By the time the first of Kyiv’s trees begin to blossom, Uzhhorod is already full of green lawns, blossoming jasmine and local sakura revealing its first petals. However, the city is also no stranger to the occasional April snowfall.

The hryvnia depreciated for a seventh day against the dollar, poised for its longest losing streak since December 2008, on speculation uncertainty about Europe’s debt crisis is damping demand for the country’s debt.

Ukraine will use fighters and helicopters to guard its air space and put security and health services on full alert during the European soccer championship, but officials said on May 22 they could do little to stem a likely flood of prostitutes. The country's top security and defence official, Andriy Klyuev, told security chiefs that the world would judge Ukraine by how it dealt with the security challenges posed by the month-long Euro-2012 tournament in June.