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Canada revises express entry immigration rules, adds military roles
Published February 19, 2026 5:27am
TORONTO, Canada - Canada introduced new immigration priority categories on Wednesday to bring in skilled workers in fields ranging from research and health care to aviation, and to include certain military recruits.
The new categories align with Prime Minister Mark Carney's goals of broadly reducing the number of new permanent residents in Canada while recruiting skilled workers and scholars and boosting defense capabilities to lessen dependence on the United States.
The government said the shift was aimed at restoring immigration to sustainable levels while finding workers for key industries. Canada's government in recent years has sought to reduce the number of immigrants to ease strains on housing and social services.
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab said the 2026 changes to the...
BREAKING NEWS | Herman Mashaba named ActionSA Joburg Mayoral candidate
SOWETO -"EN-GB">ActionSA has announced its leader, Herman Mashaba, as the party's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg in the upcoming Local Government Elections.
Mashaba, who served as Johannesburg mayor from 2016 to 2019, was unveiled in Soweto after emerging as the preferred candidate from a shortlist of five.
The 2026 mayoral race is expected to be fiercely contested.
The City of Gold faces mounting issues including infrastructure decay, service delivery failures and a worsening water crisis.
Mashaba said his campaign will focus squarely on fixing the city
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