Reading given suspended deduction for abandonment

With the stated goal of targeting institutional “bad actors” — and amid concern about the impact growing numbers of international students are having on the housing market — Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on Monday that the federal government will cap the number for student visas to be granted over the next two years.

The Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank has had to suspend its emergency assistance program because 80 per cent of its budget has been depleted in just over a month.