Heatwaves with higher humidity levels can be more perilous because the air cannot efficiently absorb excess moisture. This limitation restricts the human body's ability to evaporate sweat and affects the moisture content of certain infrastructure like evaporative coolers.
Canada's first Sikh Defence Minister has been heckled in Parliament, with an Opposition member shouting that MPs needed an 'English-to-English' translation as he spoke.
Georgia Sheehan and Esther Qin jumped from fourth to first with their final effort in a women's three-metre springbroad synchronised diving competition beset by technical difficulties with the electronic scoring system on Wednesday.
In a crackdown on fraudulent immigration consultants, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee activities of immigration consultants."There are people who sometimes seek to unethically make a profit by exploiting the hopes and dreams of newcomers," said Kenney, who was aghast to see rows of billboards announcing guaranteed immigration to Canada in Chandigarh last year.
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney dropped a bomb shell during his keynote address at the Economic Club in Toronto on July 21.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has named a three-member committee for the Community Historical Recognition Program to sensitize and inform Canadians about the 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy.
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has named a 3-member Indo-Canadian Committee for the Community Historical Recognition Program to look at the projects from the community for sensitizing and informing the Canadians about the tragic 1914 Komagata Maru tragedy.
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced that Canada will start issuing 10-year visas.
In 2010, Canada welcomed the highest number of permanent residents in 50 years, Jason Kenney, minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, announced on February 13.
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney visited Delhi and Chandigarh recently to discuss the issue of crooked immigration consultants.
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney convened a roundtable discussion in Toronto with members of Air India victims' families on June 18, a day after Justice John Major released his 4,000-page report.
Canada will undertake a review of its immigration rules after a diplomatic row with India over denial of visas to people on grounds that their service in army, police and intelligence units made them complicit in human-rights violations.
In a statement issued on Thursday night, Canada has said the language used while denying the visa "doesn't reflect the policy of the Canada government."
Canada said on Saturday that terrorist groups would not be given any quarter in the nation even as it stepped up security at airports and other vital installation as recommended by the Kanishka inquiry commission.
Immigration minister Jason Kenney has singled out the Canadian medical profession as less willing than others to 'play ball' to speed recognition of the credentials of foreign-trained professionals.
Kenney Jacob, an online supporter, has been a very active campaigner and feels that Shashi Tharoor is 'nothing but a victim.' He spoke to rediff.co's Vicky Nanjappa about the page, and how Tharoor is trending online today:
Candian Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited a group of 16 Indo-Canadian business leaders and professionals for a round table discussion on June 14.
"It was a historic visit to Canada and Prime Minister Harper and His Holiness met for 40 minutes," said Jason Kenney, secretary of state for multiculturalism, also a close adviser to Harper.
Thousands of revellers streamed into the town of Windsor, trying to capture their own little piece of the extravaganza that is the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday. Well-wishers flew in from all over the world to get a glimpse of the bride and groom. Some enthusiasts even camped out for six days to get a prime spot to view the newlyweds.
Roseanne Barr in the tweet about former US President Barack Obama's senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said: "Muslim Brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby."
The two leaders witnessed artistes dancing to the popular Tune Mari Entry Aur Dil Mein Baji Ghanti from the Ranveer Singh starrer Gunday and Radha Teri Chunari and Disco Deewane from the 2012 blockbuster Student of the Year, among others.
Canada's Parliament came under attack on Wednesday with a barrage of gunshots fired both inside and outside the building as a soldier was killed in the assault and a man with a rifle was gunned down by security forces.
The 65th Emmys will be held on September 22 in Los Angeles.
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