Canada’s Parents and Grandparents sponsorship program closed to expressions of interest from eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents after opening briefly on January 28.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said it would accept 27,000 Interest to Sponsor forms on a first-in, first-served basis this year as a first step in the annual application cycle for its Parents and Grandparents Program, known as the PGP.

The form was available for mere minutes…

Adelaide's 80-year heat record could topple this Thursday, after authorities upgraded the forecast to a 45C "horror day".

The city's highest recorded temperature stands at 46.1C, but John Nairn of the Bureau of Meteorology said that figure could be topped.

"When we go to a number like (45C) we have to be cognizant that there's two records that we've got for Adelaide," he told reporters on Tuesday.

"One on East Terrace (Kent Town) in 2009 where we got to 45.7 and the…

David Warner arrived back home on Monday knowing he will never hold a leadership position in Australian cricket again.

At the very same time, two of the three national men’s sides are experiencing an unprecedented leadership vacuum.

Warner may not be the answer, but it’s abundantly clear there is a dearth of players who are equipped to captain at international level, primarily because very few batsmen have established themselves in the wake of the ill-fated South Africa Tour 10…

President Donald Trump on Friday said he is planning changes to H-1B visas, which are issued temporarily to highly educated immigrants so they can work in specialty occupations, that would create simplicity, certainty and a possibility that the workers could become U.S. citizens.

"H1-B [sic] holders in the United States can rest assured that changes are soon coming which will bring both simplicity and certainty to your stay, including a potential path to citizenship. We want to…