The recent decline in Canada’s population has been attributed to a decline in the number of international students studying in Canada. Canada sees population decline between July and October 2025. That’s why Canada’s population fell 0.2 per cent in the third quarter — from July 1 to October 1, 2025 — according to data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada. As of October 1, 2025, the province’s population stands at 41,575,585 – down from 41.65 million on July 1. Ontario (-0.4%) and British Columbia (-0.3%) saw the largest population declines in the third quarter of 2025, followed by Manitoba and the Northwest Territories (both -0.2%). According to preliminary estimates, every province and territory except Alberta and Nunavut (both +0.2%) declined in population. This was the only other quarterly drop on record to come in 2020, and was attributed to Covid-19 border restrictions. “While growth in Alberta remained positive, it was the lowest for this province since the second quarter of 2021 (+0.1%), when border restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 were still in place,” the official statement said. Why has Canada’s population declined? The recent decline was attributed to a drop in the number of international students studying in Canada after Ottawa promised to reduce the number of study permits issued. According to the official release, the preliminary estimates revealed that the population decline in Canada was mainly due to a decrease in non-permanent residents. “This trend is the result of changing government policy regarding international migration,” it said. In recent years, Canada has reformed the International Student Program – tightening admissions requirements for temporary foreign workers, tougher enforcement of employer compliance and tougher labor market impact assessments to mitigate fraud, among other things. On September 18, 2024, Canada announced additional measures to manage the volume of temporary resident arrivals. These measures included: 1. Announcing a further reduction in the intake limit on international student study permits for 2025 based on a 10% reduction from the 2024 target of 485,000 new study permits issued, and then stabilizing the intake limit for 2026 so that the number of study permits issued remains the same as the 2020-202 programme. better aligned with immigration goals and labor market needs limiting work permit eligibility, later this year, to spouses of master’s degree students to only those whose program lasts at least 16 months 3. Limiting work permit eligibility later this year to spouses of foreign workers in managerial or professional occupations or in sectors with labor shortages—under Canada (WPTF Work Permit Program and IMPTF).

Bogor – The Indonesian National Police Mobile Brigade Corps opened a national indoor skydiving championship at the Soemardhi Wind Tunnel Building, Cikeas, Bogor, West Java (West Java). This championship is expected to be a momentum for the rebirth of athletes in Indonesia. “We have informed that this wind tunnel belongs to the state, belongs to the community, which happens to be entrusted to the Brimob unit,” the commander of the Brimob Polri Corps, Komjen Ramdani Hidayat, opened his remarks on Thursday (18/12/2025). “That’s why, as we said last year, this facility has become a public facility on top of that. Because everyone can train, practice, use it,” he continued. Scroll to continue content. This event itself will be held on December 18-25, 2025. Ramdani said that the championship was divided into 10 categories ranging from professional participants to children with a total of 138 participants. “That’s why we invite you, ladies and gentlemen, all colleagues who might want to train, please train here. We only have one job, to look after each other. And maybe our wind tunnel is one of the best, yes, the facilities are the most adequate,” he explained. The National Police Mobile Brigade Corps is holding a national indoor skydiving championship in Bogor from 18-25 December 2025. (Rizky Adha/detikcom) He also advised children who are still in school to come and practice. Because, Ramdani said, resuscitation must be done for skydiving athletes as well. “That’s why we welcome boys and girls who want to come here. We suggest that maybe in the future there should be a rebirth. That now at the entrance of the junior high school, when the high school goes in, there is a performance route. But there has never been a performance route in this wind tunnel,” he said. According to him, championships at the student level are also important for the rebirth of athletes. One is to get a certificate so you can continue your education through the achievement route. “So it’s channeling talents, channeling hobbies, looking for rebirth, including our children’s careers. That’s something we might have to think about in the future,” he added. Ramdani added that there has never been a special path to achievement in the sport of skydiving. So it is important to hold competitions at student and child level. “I have never seen certification schools or special achievement pathways. Perhaps we suggest that hopefully in the future we will look for other than revitalization and other things, at least to facilitate our children’s achievement pathways in their respective schools,” he concluded. (rdh/wnv)

Jakarta – The Merdeka Group distributed humanitarian aid amounting to IDR 977,106,674 through the Indonesian National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS). This was done to support the handling of flood and landslide disasters in a number of areas of Sumatra Island. This donation is a form of concern and solidarity of Merdeka Group’s subsidiaries and employees towards communities affected by natural disasters, as well as a form of the company’s active participation in supporting the ESDM disaster preparedness program of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia. The aid funds were collected from the contribution of PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk as the holding company together with a number of subsidiary entities, as well as the active participation of employees within the Merdeka Group. The entities involved include PT Bumi Suksesindo (BSI), PT Puncak Emas Tani Sejahtera (PETs), PT Gorontalo Sejahtera Mining (GSM), PT Sulawesi Cahaya Mineral (SCM), PT Batutua Kharisma Permai (BKP), PT Batutua Tembaga TMBaga, and RayaBTIM. PAGE TO CONTINUE CONTENT The humanitarian aid was symbolically handed over by the President Director of PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk, Albert Saputro, to the Head of BAZNAS RI for Collections, Rizaludin Kurniawan. “We hope that this assistance can ease the burden on the people affected by the disaster. Thank you to BAZNAS RI for the professional coordination and management of aid distribution. Hopefully all parties involved will always be given strength, and the recovery process can go well,” says Albert in a written statement, Thursday (18/12/2025). The donation was officially handed over on Friday (12/12) at the Treasury Tower, floors 67-68, District 8 SCBD, Jakarta. The Merdeka Group fully entrusts the management of aid funds to BAZNAS RI so that they can be distributed to affected communities in a targeted, transparent and sustainable manner. These donated funds will be used to meet various urgent needs, from providing basic logistics, health services, psychosocial support for survivors, to restoring community social facilities. The distribution of aid is focused on the regions of West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh which currently still need continuous support in the post-disaster recovery process. Albert added that all Merdeka Group operations sent Emergency Response Team (ERT) volunteers to disaster areas, especially in North Sumatra. Meanwhile, BAZNAS RI Head of Collections Rizaludin Kurniawan expressed his appreciation for the trust the Merdeka Group has placed in BAZNAS RI. “We express our utmost gratitude and appreciation for the Merdeka Group’s trust in BAZNAS RI. This donation comes not only from the company but also from employee participation, which shows the spirit of concern and solidarity of the business world towards communities affected by disasters,” said Rizaludin. He added that the impact of the disaster in the Sumatra region was extensive and required medium to long-term management. Therefore, support from various stakeholders, including the private sector, is an important element to ensure that the recovery process runs optimally. Currently, BAZNAS RI has mobilized massive resources by establishing 117 posts and deploying more than 800 volunteers, consisting of medical staff, psychosocial service teams, public kitchen managers and other humanitarian officers working directly in the field. The donation handover event was also attended by the Head of Corporate Communications PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk Tom Malik and the Head of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Division of BAZNAS RI Budi Setiawan. This momentum confirms the Merdeka Group’s commitment to continue contributing to humanitarian efforts and supporting sustainable social development in Indonesia. (acd/ega)

Jakarta – The security officer at the Salemba Detention Center, Eka Kartjareja, has the results of a search in the detention cell of the accused in the drug selling case, Ammar Zoni et al. Eka admitted to finding crystal methamphetamine, marijuana and ecstasy. This was conveyed by Eka when he was a witness at the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday (18/12/2025). The defendants in this case are defendant I Asep bin Sarikin, defendant II Ardian Prasetyo bin Arie Ardih, defendant III Andi Muallim alias Koh Andi, defendant IV Ade Candra Maulana bin Mursalih, defendant V Muhammad Rivaldi, and defendant VI Muhammad Amar Akbar alias Ammar Zoni. Eka said the search for the three accused was carried out on January 3, 2025. Eka admitted to finding packets of methamphetamine and ecstasy in Andi Mualim’s cell. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENTS “What did you find there?” asked the prosecutor. “I found narcotics, believed to be 3 medium packs of crystal methamphetamine, each with 11 small packs, 7 small packs and 5 small packs and 1 small pack containing ecstasy which is believed to be pink colored ecstasy,” Eka replied. “Where was the evidence found?” asked the prosecutor. “Beside his bed,” answered Eka. Eka then continued the search in Muhammad Rivaldi’s cell. However, he admitted that he did not find anything in the cell. “After being searched, what was Rivaldi found?” asked the prosecutor. “I did not find anything, but because it was an order from superiors, I took the prisoners to the security staff room to report to superiors,” Eka replied. Eka said the last order he received was to search Ammar Zoni’s cell. Eka admitted he found methamphetamine and marijuana above Ammar’s cell door. “After searching, what did you find?” asked the prosecutor. “I searched, and searched the room, above the bedroom door, because the system is on one level, sir. One room but on one level. When there was a search above the door, there was evidence of what we suspected to be crystal methamphetamine and marijuana,” Eka replied. Eka admitted that he only searched Andi, Rivaldi and Ammar’s rooms. He said the police were already at the detention center when the search was carried out. “So there is a police force ma’am, I checked from Koh Alim, there is a police force. Proceed to Muhammad Rivaldi, there is also a police force ma’am, and finally Ammar Zoni, I beg your pardon, Muhammad Amar Akbar alias Ammar Zoni. The police already exist sir,” Eka said. Ammar Zoni’s charge Ammar Zoni was previously charged with selling crystal methamphetamine at the Salemba Detention Center, Central Jakarta. Ammar Zoni received the methamphetamine from someone named Andre, then sold it and distributed it in the detention center. Ammar Zoni was charged with five other accused, namely accused I Asep bin Sarikin, accused II Ardian Prasetyo bin Arie Ardih, accused III Andi Muallim alias Koh Andi, accused IV Ade Candra Maulana bin Mursalih, and accused V Muhammad Rivaldi. It appears that the buying and selling of drugs has been going on since December 31, 2024. “To commit criminal acts of attempt or criminal conspiracy without rights or against the law, to offer for sale, to sell, to buy, to receive, to be an intermediary in the buying and selling, exchange or handing over of class I narcotics in non-weight-5 forms (more than vegetable) were carried out by the accused,” the prosecutor said. (mib/rfs)

Jakarta – A man with the initials WP (30), a resident of Blora, was arrested by the police for embezzling IDR 308 million from sugar cane farmers in Kudus. The suspect used the money to gamble online. “Regarding this embezzlement, it is interesting because it started with sugarcane farmers in PG Rendeng on December 2, 2025 who demanded payment for sugarcane that went to PG Rendeng,” explained Kudus City Police Chief, AKP Subkhan, as reported by detikJateng, Thursday (18/12/2025). He explained that this incident started when five farmers from Pati asked for payment for the sugarcane deposited at PG Rendeng Kudus. According to him, PG Rendeng made payments to the vendor. The seller is an official third party that looks after the farmer’s plants. Subkhan emphasized that the seller was indeed in the business of buying sugarcane. Scroll TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT In this case, the seller also gave his officers in the field the initials WP to hand over to the farmers. The value transferred to WP was IDR 308 million. “After PG Rendeng was tracked down, all sugarcane purchases transferred from farmers to the seller,” he explained. “And the seller also passed it on to officers in the field. This means that the person embezzled in this case is the seller’s officer. The value is about Rp. 308 million,” he explained. According to him, the farmers reported the incident to the police. Then on 12 December 2025, the police arrested the perpetrator in the Grobogan area. “We will take it straight to Kudus,” he explained. Read the full news here. (rdp/idh)

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) obtained evidence of IDR 900 million in cash after conducting an OTT in the Banten area. A total of nine people were arrested. “The team also obtained evidence, an amount of money in cash, about Rp. 900 million,” KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said Thursday (18/12/2025) at the KPK building, Kuningan, South Jakarta. The Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) coordinated with the attorney general’s office and the police in investigating this case. The nine people arrested in Bekasi and Jakarta are still being interrogated intensively. Scroll to continue content “How the developments will be, what will be the legal status, including the chronology, construction of the case. We will convey it fully at the next opportunity,” he said. The Corruption Eradication Committee said that 9 people were arrested in connection with the OTT. Those arrested were a prosecutor, two lawyers and six private parties. The parties that were arrested are still being investigated. The KPK has 1 x 24 hours to announce the legal status of the arrested parties. Watch DetikSore Live: (idn/dhn)

Location of work permit in Singapore husband and wife cheated lakhs in Bathinda. Updated: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:52 (IST) In Bathinda, a person cheated a couple of Rs 4 lakh by promising them a work permit in Singapore. Police Station Civil Lines registered a case and started investigation…Read more Fraud of lakhs in the name of sending money abroad (symbolic photo) Jagran Correspondent, Bathinda. Police from the Civil Lines police station have registered a case against a person for defrauding a husband and wife of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of sending them abroad. The accused cheated Rs 4 lakh from the victim’s family on the pretext of getting a Singapore work permit. The police registered a case based on the complaint and started investigation, but the accused has not been arrested yet. Remove Advertisement Just Read The News Assistant Police Station Officer Kaur Singh said that Veerpal Kaur, resident of Pyori village, lodged a complaint with the police station’s civil line. It was told in the complaint that the accused Charanjit Singh, a resident of Malout, lured his son and daughter-in-law to send them to Singapore. The accused took a total of Rs 4 lakh from them in different installments by assuring them of getting a work permit. The victim said that despite waiting for a long time, her son and daughter-in-law were not sent abroad and also the accused returned the money. Feeling cheated, he complained about it in writing to the district police captain. According to the police, after investigating the complaint, based on the statements of the victim, a case was registered against the accused under relevant sections. The police are currently investigating the case and efforts are being made to arrest the accused. Police officials appealed to the common people to check their complete information and documents thoroughly before giving money to any agent or person in the name of sending money abroad, so that such fraud can be avoided.

Updated: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:49 (IST) The work of the elevated road of Dehradun-Delhi Expressway is in the final stage. There will be no traffic jam when you enter Dehradun in the new year. This project will provide connectivity to the city or … read more Dehradun-Delhi Expressway. Jagran Archives Ankur Aggarwal, Dehradun. The new year 2026 will be nothing short of a great gift for Doon. Especially for Doon-Delhi transporters. On this route, one will get relief from the severe traffic jam of about 18 km between Dehradun and Mohand and there will be no problem of mobile network. Remove Only advertisement Read News Actually there is often pressure on the old road in Mohand and the situation is such that vehicles are sometimes stuck in one place for four to five hours. Especially during the tourist season, weekends and festival seasons, traffic jams are inevitable, but even on normal days, if a truck or other heavy vehicle breaks down or meets with an accident, there is a big traffic jam. Then lack of mobile network becomes the second biggest problem for the people stuck in the traffic jam. Now this problem is going to disappear soon. The expressway that the residents of Doon have been waiting for to open for the last one year is now going to be completed. After the statement that Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, gave in Parliament on Wednesday, it became clear that the wait is now only 10 to 15 days, that is, vehicles will start galloping on this highway in the new year. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is finalizing the 12 km elevated road at Mohand on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. The work to install mobile towers here has been completed and speed limit signs have also been put up. Although the 12 km long elevated road built on the river in the forest of Mahand in the Uttarakhand region, in 213 km of Delhi-Doon highway, was ready in October 2024, but due to many works of the highway project prepared in different packages, it has not yet been opened for vehicles. Due to the increasing wait for the completion of the project, the vehicle riders going to Doon, Meerut, Delhi etc are also worried. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed almost all the work of the last phase in Mohand. As the mobile phone network in the Mohand forest area was missing on the old highway, this deficiency was rectified on the new elevated road. To maintain mobile connectivity, 12 mobile towers have been installed here. According to Pankaj Maurya, project director of the NHAI, the mobile network will no longer disappear in any part of the elevated road surrounded by forest area. Cameras that act automatically by measuring speed have also been installed on elevated roads. New Flyover for Datkali Temple: The construction of the new flyover being built for Datkali Temple is also in the final stage. This flyover will connect with the lane coming from Saharanpur with a slight rise, cross the second lane from the top and reach Datkali Temple. Actually, the biggest challenge in this area was that after the opening of the elevated road, vehicles from both sides would pass quickly. At the same time, a large number of people come to visit the Daatkali temple. Now they have to cross the road. Because of this, there was a possibility of accident in the future. In view of this, a rainbow-shaped flyover from the lane coming from the Saharanpur side of the elevated road itself would be helpful. A look at the elevated road project Total length – 12 km Total budget – Rs 1500 crore Total pillars – 575 Also Read – Vehicles will no longer be able to drive at high speed on Delhi-Meerut Expressway, maximum speed limit fixed

Remove ads read only news Clerk of Samagra Shiksha Department arrested on bribery charges, ACB took him to Dumka By Kaushal kumar Singh Edited By: Nishant Bharti Updated: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:49 PM (IST) A clerk of Samagra Shiksha Department, Jharkhand, has been arrested on bribery charges. Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) team acted … read more Clerk of Samagra Shiksha Department arrested Jagran Correspondent, Jamtara. Saurabh Sinha, a clerk working in the Samagra Shiksha department, was arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) team. Saurabh Sinha is said to be working as a daily wage worker in Jamtara Comprehensive Education Department. Remove advertisement Just Read News ACB’s actions caused a stir in the department. After the arrest, the ACB team took Saurabh Sinha with them to Dumka. The case is said to be related to bribery, although official confirmation from the ACB is awaited. After this action, the possibility of investigation at departmental level is also expressed.

By SANTOSH KUMAR PANDEY Edited by: Piyush Pandey Updated: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:47 (IST) A major road accident took place in Rasgovindpur police station area of ​​Mayurbhanj district yesterday evening. A Bolero vehicle went out of control near Nalgaja Bridge and fell into a ditch 40 feet below…read more Bolero got stuck. (Jagran) Jagran Correspondent, Angul. A major road accident took place in Rasgovindpur police station area of ​​Mayurbhanj district late on Wednesday night. A Bolero vehicle went out of control near the Nalgaja bridge and fell about 40 feet down into a ditch. Five people who were riding in the vehicle were seriously injured in the accident, of which the condition of three is said to be critical. According to the information, there were a total of nine people in the Bolero. All were from Gopiballabhpur in West Bengal to Jhatiyada village in Mayurbhanj district to attend a marriage ceremony. Remove Advertisement Read Only News While crossing Nalgaja Bridge, the driver lost control of the vehicle due to which the Bolero fell straight off the bridge. On hearing the sound of the accident, nearby villagers reached the spot and with the help of local people, the injured were taken out. All the injured were first taken to the Rasgovindpur Community Health Centre. When his condition became critical from there, he was referred to Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital, Baripada. Among the injured, the condition of Satyavan Babul, Rawson Das and Krishna Bagh remains critical. The other two injured are also being treated in hospital. After the accident, the driver of Bolero fled from the spot. The police are looking for him. The Rasgovindpur police have started investigation into the incident. In the initial investigation, speed and carelessness are considered to be the cause of the accident. At the same time, local people say that due to lack of adequate security arrangements on the bridge and road, accidents have already happened on this route. Also Read- A speeder crushed a 7-year-old innocent girl who was playing on the roadside, she died; driver in custody