Passport
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Passport pickup office opening in Kingston, Ont.At an event Wednesday outside the Service Canada office at the Frontenac Mall in Kingston, Ont., local MP Mark Gerretsen announced there will soon be a passport pickup service.CanadaSep 7
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Montreal seniors still seek answers for Guaranteed Income Supplement payment cutSeniors say they are still not getting adequate explanations for why some were getting their Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) payments cut with little or no warning.CanadaAug 9
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Scouts honour patience as passport wait times threaten ability to travelIt was a frantic dash to salvage a trip to Finland--as Edmonton scouts raced to get their passports processed in time for take-off.CanadaJul 12
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Feds aiming to clear passport backlog in next ‘4 to 6 weeks’: ministerMinister responsible Katrina Gould said about 100 new passport workers were now on the job, with another 500 coming online 'over the next month.'CanadaJul 11
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Triage system for backlogged passports underway in Calgary and EdmontonAfter months of complaints, Service Canada has implemented new measures at passport offices in Edmonton and Calgary to help alleviate long lines.CanadaJul 4
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Long waits continue at B.C. passport office despite government pledge to speed renewalsPeople were waiting hours at the passport office in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday, with the line stretching out into the street.CanadaJun 29
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Passport lineups spill over into N.B. amid ongoing application process delaysLineups formed at the Fredericton location for Service Canada, including many people from Quebec hoping to fast-track their passport applications amid delays elsewhere.CanadaJun 27
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After long wait times, a B.C. woman found it faster to fly to Edmonton to replace her passportHundreds of people have spent days and nights lining up outside Service Canada passport offices recently, desperate to get a passport in time for travelling.CanadaJun 22
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Hundreds wait outside passport offices in Montreal as Service Canada deals with major backlogCamping chairs, blankets and sleeping bags were all on display Thursday as hundreds of Montrealers hunker down for the long haul to get a passport renewal.CanadaJun 2
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Passport bottlenecks spilling over to EI, CPP applicantsB.C. resident Kim Boechler said she waited more than 13 hours cumulatively over three separate attempts to submit death benefit paperwork for a cousin with mobility issues.CanadaMay 25
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