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The Canadian federal government has given a second chance to nationals and former residents of Israel and Palestine, who would otherwise have faced deportation from Canada. On September 29, 2026, Canada granted affected individuals the opportunity to obtain permanent immigration status in Canada as protected persons, even if they had previously been refused.

Workers in their 50s share job searching and career pivot experiences. For our Still in the Game series, Business Insider has been interviewing and surveying people in their 50s who are navigating career changes. As we've shared their struggles and triumphs through unemployment and career pivots, we've heard from more than 100 readers via emails and comments, many expressing the same sentiment: "Thank you for showing me that I'm not alone. "While looking for work or starting over at any age comes with challenges — especially after spending decades building a career and in the current difficult job market — some of those challenges may come as a surprise.

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A major Ontario condo construction lender says it won’t relax its loan criteria for developers despite a sharp drop in projects and industry calls for more support. In the fourth year of the real estate downturn, developers have been shelving or postponing condo projects because mom-and-pop investors are no longer interested in buying preconstruction units. Individual investors used to account for the vast majority of preconstruction condo purchases in the Toronto region. The lack of investors means that developers cannot sell the amount of units required to qualify for construction financing. Lenders typically require 70 per cent of a project’s units be sold before they will provide the developer with financing to launch construction. “The 70 per cent remains a good metric,” said Kevin VanKampen, head of business banking with Meridian Credit Union, the province’s largest credit union that has been providing condo developers with loans for at least two decades. With condo prices falling, Mr.

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