Canadian Citizenship Certificate backlog hits 136,000, wait time now nearly 3 years
Over 136,000 await Canadian citizenship certificates, as per the IRCC data/Image: AI Representative Image More than 136,000 people are now waiting for Canada to process applications for proof of citizenship, with estimated wait times exceeding 33 months…
Mortgage rates today: Rates rise to 6.91% — should homebuyers wait or buy now?
Mortgage rates have gone up compared with last week. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 6.91% today, according to Zillow lender marketplace. The 30-year rate is 24 basis points higher than it was a week ago. Mortgage rates today are higher, with…
Elon Musk reacts to Irish man’s discovery that he would have to wait for 14 years to get Indian citizenship
Elon Musk reacts to a viral post about getting Indian citizenship. Aidan Joyce, a social media account that claimed to be an Irish man, said he fell in love with India and wanted to make Kolkata his home. He asked Elon Musk‘s AI chatbot Grok how he…
At 15, Lynne Cox broke the English Channel record for men and women; at 30, after an 11-year wait for permission, she swam through 38°F water from Alaska to the Soviet Union
Lynne Cox: The Swim That Lifted the Iron Curtain Fifteen years after setting a world record in the English Channel, 30-year-old American endurance swimmer Lynne Cox entered the 38°F (3.3°C) waters of the Bering Strait and completed a historic 2.7-mile…
Judge moves Alex Murdaugh retrial from small county, but motion to toss out case will wait
LEXINGTON, S.C. — The judge in Alex Murdaugh’s murder retrial decided Friday to move the case out of the rural South Carolina county where it consumed life for six weeks in 2023. Judge moves Alex Murdaugh retrial from small county, but motion to…
Did Olivia Miles try to injure Caitlin Clark ‘on purpose’? Video from Fever vs Lynx sparks row; ‘Wait, what…’
The high-voltage Minnesota Lynx vs Indiana Fever WNBA game in Minneapolis on Sunday saw the Lynx largely dominate Caitlin Clark and co deep into Quarter 3. Star of the show for the Lynx was guard Olivia Miles, who scored 25 points, completing 10 of 13…