Backlogs and processing delays of temporary U.S. visas required by entertainers, athletes and artists has forced some Canadian bands to cancel U.S. tour dates because paperwork wasn't processed in time.
Some Canadian musicians set to perform in the United States this summer face the question — will the show go on?
"It's all this work we did kind of thrown out. Pointless," Bravener said. "It's frustrating because we're just going down to play music." Lewis paid about $2,000 to apply for a P-2 temporary visa back in April. He said he's been approved nine times before and has never waited longer than 40 days to get the green light.
"This isn't going to affect Drake on his next U.S. tour. This is not going to affect Justin Bieber. But this is going to have a harder effect on those niche musicians," Castro said, pointing to indie artists and jazz musicians whose margins on tour are already thin.Castro described how the temporary U.S.
White said a lobby group made up of arts and entertainment entities, including lawyers, is working as quickly as possible to resolve the issues with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 'Shoot for the stars': Indigenous contestants in Miss Universe Canada on the importance of representationThe term 'coffee badging' has gained some new significance this week with multiple outlets reporting Amazon is allegedly taking measures to counter the workplace trend it refers to.Canada’s airports, hospitals and police services are still returning to normal operations a day after a defective update to computers using Microsoft Windows caused a global technology outage.
A donated clawfoot bathtub has become the preferred lounging spot for a pair of B.C. grizzly bears, who have been taking turns relaxing and reclining in it – with minimal sibling squabbling – for the past year.A pair of cemetery investigators are cleaning and preserving as many gravestones they have permission to work on, as they conduct their research and document gravestones.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders remained dominant on defence as they held Winnipeg to only field goals for points on Friday night in their 19-9 victory.Excitement and energy filled the air Saturday as the third annual Scotland's Yard Road Hockey Classic made its much anticipated return to Kitchener.The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the union representing 10,000 of its workers reached a tentative agreement Saturday, clearing the way for stores to open Tuesday.
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