Global National: Oct. 24, 2024 | Why is Canada reducing its immigration targets?
The federal government is making major changes to its immigration targets, by reducing the number of people granted permanent residency per year starting in 2025. Mackenzie Gray breaks down the numbers, what's behind the changes and the reaction as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces questions about his future. The horrific death of a 19-year-old Walmart employee has left Halifax’s Sikh community shaken. Heidi Petracek looks at the disturbing details, how it's believed her mother found her and the message from police to the public. As the U.S. and Qatar work to restart ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is warning that civilians in northern Gaza are “rapidly exhausting all available means for their survival.” Redmond Shannon reports on the two main issues that are hindering aid from getting in. With less than two weeks to go until the U.S. presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's campaigns are diverging into two very different directions. Jackson Proskow looks at how Harris' accumulation of celebrity endorsements could shift the race to the White House and how Trump says he would deal with his legal troubles if elected. A new report says 17 per cent of Canadian adults (or about 5.4 million people) don't have a primary care provider. As Katherine Ward explains, federal funding was introduced this year to help increase access, but only time will tell how much those tax dollars will help people trying to find a doctor or nurse practitioner. Plus, the Aboriginal Curling League is still going strong three decades after it was founded in Winnipeg. Teagan Rasche looks at how it brings the community together and the family behind it all. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #GlobalNational #Canada
