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Nov 26, 2025 6 min read

Zohran Mamdani: An inspiration for immigrants

In Kurdish myth, Kawa Asinngar, a blacksmith, lived under the rule of the tyrant King Zahak, who carried two serpents on his shoulders.  A court physician advised Zahak that the...

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Nov 26, 2025 5 min read

Why do we need Temporary Foreign Workers?

Arriving in Canada 20 years ago, one of the first things I tried to master was placing an order for a “double-double” at Tim Hortons. It was an unnerving experience...

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Nov 26, 2025 3 min read

Scams and deepfakes put newcomers at risk as Canadians struggle with digital...

The scale of digital deception targeting would-be immigrants to Canada is “really scary,” says Simon Fraser University professor Ahmed Al-Rawi, who studies misinformation.  “There are a lot of fake websites...

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Nov 26, 2025 5 min read

How “Big Canada” went bust

Review: Borderline Chaos, by Tony Keller (Sutherland House, 2025) The federal budget presented to Parliament Nov. 4 included a section on annual immigration targets, a rather unusual addition given the...

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Nov 26, 2025 4 min read

North Vancouver MP says diplomatic sponsorships keep Iran’s detained activists in spotlight

International attention may not change how Iran treats its political prisoners, but it may keep individual political prisoners in the spotlight – and alive, says North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson....

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Nov 25, 2025 3 min read

Niles man gets 25 years for sexual assault of minor

NILES — A packed courtroom witnessed a Niles man being sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting a minor child between 2020 and 2022. Family and friends of the...

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Nov 25, 2025 3 min read

Dowagiac man gets prison time for violating probation

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man is going to prison after violating his probation from a 2024 second degree criminal sexual conduct conviction. Trent Aaron Conrad, 23, homeless and formerly of...

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Nov 25, 2025 2 min read

Niles MSP to host annual ‘Stuff a Blue Goose’ event

NILES — A local law enforcement agency is doing its part to make sure area families have a happy and healthy holiday season. The Michigan State Police Niles Post will...

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Nov 25, 2025 2 min read

Dowagiac man gets jail, probation for The Twirl robbery

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man who robbed the Cassopolis Tastee Twirl shop last February was sentenced to jail and probation Friday in Cass County Circuit Court.       Mathew Aaron Crider,...

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Nov 25, 2025 3 min read

Cassopolis hosts Master Plan Open House

CASSOPOLIS — The Village of Cassopolis is looking ahead after hosting an open house for their upcoming Master Plan on Thursday. Billed as “The Voices of Cassopolis,” the effort by...

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Nov 25, 2025 2 min read

Santa to return for Dowagiac’s Candlelight Christmas Parade

DOWAGIAC — Santa Claus is returning to the Grand Old City.  The beloved Candlelight Christmas Parade, proudly presented by the Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce and the City of Dowagiac, will...

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Nov 25, 2025 3 min read

Cass County employees give back to community with food drive

CASS COUNTY — As families across the country prepare to gather around their Thanksgiving tables, Cass County employees are turning their gratitude into action by helping restock shelves at local...

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Nov 25, 2025 2 min read

Southwestern Michigan College continues presidential search

DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees will interview an additional finalist for the institution’s next president.  The board will interview Dr. Klint Pleasant, of Rochester Hills, on...

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Nov 25, 2025 5 min read

SMC professor to write textbook on serial killers

DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College Criminal Justice Professor Dr. Don Ricker is writing a book on serial killers. A textbook, no less. He signed a contract with Kendall-Hunt Publishing of...

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Nov 25, 2025 3 min read

Niles native leads new Navy training that informs, inspires submariners

MAGNA, Utah — A Niles native played a key role in a naval training event that gave sailors a rare opportunity to peek behind the curtain of the development of...

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Apr 7, 2025 1 min read

Hidalgo named Wooden Award finalist

LOS ANGELES — For the second time in as many years, Hannah Hidalgo is a finalist for the top award in women’s college basketball. On Tuesday, the Irish sophomore was...

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Apr 7, 2025 3 min read

Dowagiac man gets prison time for criminal sexual conduct

CASSOPOLIS — A Dowagiac man is going to prison after being sentenced for sexually molesting an underage girl over several months in 2023. James Joseph Tovey, 26, of Dowagiac, pleaded...

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Apr 7, 2025 3 min read

Dowagiac woman gets probation, jail for embezzling thousands

CASSOPOLIS — An employee of a Dowagiac organization that provides guardianship related services was sentenced to probation, jail and over $36,000 in restitution for stealing from the organization’s clients. Runyon...

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Apr 7, 2025 2 min read

Beacon Health System to acquire Ascension Healthcare System

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Beacon Health System, a locally-owned and governed nonprofit healthcare provider in northern Indiana and southern Michigan, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Ascension healthcare system...

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Apr 7, 2025 1 min read

Breaking and entering arrest made in Cass County

CASS COUNTY — A 39-year-old male was arrested Thursday on suspicion of breaking and entering, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Clint Roach reports that at approximately 2:17...

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