immigrant families: Kimmel pointed to the policy that separated immigrant families and asked You've so famously and so powerfully said 'George Bush doesn't care about black people,' it makes me wonder what makes you think that Donald Trump does, or any people at all Kanye considered the question without answering before Kimmel took a commercial break, according to Vancouver Courier. Kimmel earlier asked West if he was worried about his wife, Kim Kardashian West, being alone with the president in the Oval Office. West appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday.article continues below Trending Stories Updated A vintage plane has crashed at the Abbotsford Airshow Vancouver gang task force delivers major blow to organized crime Shaughnessy Canuck Place house has dark history The Perseid meteor shower peaks over Vancouver this weekend West discussed his support for Trump and questioned why people go after the president instead of trying love. The rapper replied Trump is a player. Read Related Topics var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul 2018 Vancouver Courier (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cabinet post: The concern that currently exists in places like Toronto, Surrey, B.C., and other parts of Canada requires that we examine the issue and deal with it in a comprehensive way, according to National Observer. The former Toronto police chief, elected to the House of Commons for the first time in October 2015, earned his first senior cabinet post last month after helping to stickhandle the controversial Liberal cannabis bill between three separate departments to its ultimate approval earlier this year. Bill Blair is acknowledging that the latest rash of shootings most recently in Toronto has touched off a sense of urgency among the public for the government to do more to keep deadly firearms out of the wrong hands. ; This is a significant concern for Canadians, Blair told The Canadian Press in an interview. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now tasked Blair with conducting a deep analysis across government to examine what additional steps could be taken to tackle the scourge of gun violence a subject with which the veteran of the Toronto police is intimately familiar. The government's work will include looking at any measure which will be effective, he added. Because I've got decades of experience, the prime minister has asked me to provide that focus for our government, to look at every aspect in every ministry so that we address all of the issues related to gun violence and that will enable us to take effective action in addressing it, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

christian churches: We can't understand why this is happening, according to Vancouver Courier. Ma said the group shouted Protect faith in China! and Love the country, love the faith! The protest comes as faith groups that were largely tolerated in the past have seen their freedoms shrink as the government seeks to Sinicize religions by making the faithful prioritize allegiance to the officially atheist ruling Communist Party. Many people were crying. Islamic crescents and domes have been stripped from mosques, Christian churches have been shut down and Bibles seized, and Tibetan children have been moved from Buddhist temples to schools. The town's Communist Party secretary had even made a congratulatory speech at the site when the mosque's construction began, said Ma Zhiguo, a resident in his late 70s. The residents of Weizhou were alarmed by news that the government was planning to demolish the mosque despite initially appearing to approve its construction, which was completed just last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

prison: Details of the proposals were not provided, according to Vancouver Courier. The filmmaker, an opponent of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, was given a 20-yaer prison sentence in 2015 for conspiracy to commit terrorism, a crime he denies. Macron urged the Russian leader to find a humanitarian solution since Oleg Sentsov's health seems to be dangerously deteriorating, according to a statement from the president's Elysee Palace office.article continues below Trending Stories Updated A vintage plane has crashed at the Abbotsford Airshow Shaughnessy Canuck Place house has dark history The Perseid meteor shower peaks over Vancouver this weekend Vancouver gang task force delivers major blow to organized crime Macron made several proposals, and Putin pledged to respond to them and to release information about the condition of Sentsov, who was on his 89th day without food Friday. He says he and 64 other Ukrainians imprisoned in Russia are political prisoners and is demanding their release. In their telephone call, Putin and Macron also discussed the necessary conditions to ensure the safe and voluntary return of Syrian refugees to their homeland. Sentsov's lawyer, Dmitry Dinze, said after visiting him Tuesday at a prison on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia that Sentsov has anemia and a slow heartbeat. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

group: With an election looming on Oct. 1, youth wing president Stephane Stril said his group's members are hoping to make a big impression on the party's platform, according to CTV. We have to launch a campaign showing that everyone's on board, everyone's excited, he said. The Young Liberals' convention is often considered the unofficial start of the political season. Everyone wants to start the battle and I think that's we're going to show this Saturday. Stril said the group will focus their convention around issues relevant to millennials, such as education and culture, including the recent debate in the province around cultural appropriation. The group is made up of party members between the ages of 16 and 25. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

arthur: Why did you wait so long to get married an immigration officer asked Mac Arthur recently, according to The Chronicle Herald. Because I didn't find my soulmate, Mac Arthur responded. His bride was a Jamaican woman 21 years his junior named Cecile Pancheta Brown, whom he had fallen in love with two years earlier and had talked to several times a day ever since. Not long after, Mac Arthur would learn the officer had denied his appeal asking for his wife to be granted permanent residency status. I am not a criminal, but I have been fined in the money I'm going to have to spend to get through this battle, he said We've been found guilty with no trial. Now home in Trenton and thousands of miles away from his wife, Mac Arthur says he is living an immigration nightmare. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

money laundering: Federal agents on Wednesday raided businesses in Nebraska and Minnesota that officials say knowingly hired and mistreated immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, according to Toronto Star. Officials say 14 business owners and managers and over 130 workers were arrested. The investigative arm of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ICE Homeland Security Investigations led the operation that saw about a dozen businesses and plants raided and 17 business owners and managers indicted for fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. Of those, 14 were taken into custody Wednesday and three were still being sought. Most of the arrests occurred in northern Nebraska and southern Minnesota. Authorities also arrested more than 130 workers at various businesses, busing them to Grand Island, Neb., to be questioned and processed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

press conference: This development stands to deepen public fears, misunderstandings and stereotypes, the groups wrote in an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that was signed by Amnesty International Canada, the Canadian Council for Refugees, the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group and six other organizations, according to Toronto Star. Bill Blair, federal minister of border security and organized crime reduction, during a press conference in Toronto on Aug. 3, 2018. They say the new cabinet role creates more confusion about Ottawa's handling of refugee claimants and risks fanning prejudice toward asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the United States. Blair was recently named to the new cabinet role. Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS The letter takes particular aim at the name of the new portfolio, arguing it unjustly associates asylum seekers with crime. Now human rights groups and refugee advocates are taking aim at the name of the new portfolio saying it unjustly associates asylum seekers with crime. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

money laundering: The investigative arm of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations led the operation that saw about a dozen businesses and plants raided and 17 business owners and managers indicted for fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, according to The Chronicle Herald. Of those, 14 were taken into custody Wednesday and three were still being sought. A large federal law enforcement operation conducted Wednesday targeted businesses in Nebraska and Minnesota that officials say knowingly hired and mistreated immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. Authorities also arrested more than 130 workers at various businesses, busing them to Grand Island, Nebraska, to be questioned and processed. Several of the businesses were in O'Neill, Nebraska, a town of about 3,000 about 160 miles 260 kilometres northwest of Omaha. Most of the arrests occurred in northern Nebraska and southern Minnesota. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

seekers: Earlier this month, the city said that about 270 asylum seekers were still living in the student residences, according to CTV. The City of Toronto has worked diligently and compassionately to accommodate the ongoing arrival of refugee and asylum seekers, said Toronto Mayor John Tory in a news release issued Thursday. More than 600 refugees were moved to college dorm rooms in May due to a shelters being unable to cope with the influx of asylum seekers from elsewhere in Canada, but they could only remain in the dormitories until Aug. 9, when students returned for their academic year. With the partnership of other levels of government and surrounding municipalities, we have been able to relocate the dormitory population. Nike, a nurse, she had seen children die during the procedure. A couple says they fled Nigeria with their four children after learning that three of their daughters were facing female circumcision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

side entrance: The Slovenian immigrants, a former car dealer and textile factory worker, had been living in the U.S. as permanent residents, according to Toronto Star. First lady Melania Trump's parents were sworn in as U.S. citizens Thursday. Viktor and Amalija Knavs, both in their 70s, took the citizenship oath at a special, private ceremony in New York City. The Knavses slipped in and out of a side entrance at a Manhattan federal building flanked by Department of Homeland Security police. The couple's lawyer said they had travailed a wonderful journey. They said little other than Viktor telling a reporter thank you when she asked how they felt about becoming Americans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

statement thursday: Effective immediately, you will suspend processing of all involuntary separation actions, read the memo signed July 20 by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Marshall Williams, according to The Chronicle Herald. The disclosure comes one month after the AP reported that dozens of immigrant enlistees were being discharged or had their contracts cancelled. A memo shared with The Associated Press spells out orders to high-ranking Army officials to stop processing discharges of men and women who enlisted in the special immigrant program. Some said they were given no reason for their discharge. In a statement Thursday, Army Lt. Others said the Army informed them they'd been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defence Department had not completed background checks on them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

birmingham city: Manchester City has already started its pre-season, according to Vancouver Courier. Beckie expects to join her new team after attending camp with Canada prior to a Sept. 2 friendly against Brazil in Ottawa. I'm still a bit on Cloud 9 . . . This really is a very great dream come true. Manchester City opens play in the Continental Tyres Cup on Aug. 19 at Birmingham City with the league opener Sept. 9 at Chelsea. She has strong ties here with most of her relatives still in Saskatchewan. Beckie, whose parents came from Saskatchewan, grew up in Colorado and has holds Canadian and U.S. citizenship. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

justin morrow: Vancouver looked to have the match won on Erik Hurtado's goal in the 84th minute only to have disaster strike, according to Vancouver Courier. Centre back Doneil Henry headed a ball into his own net while trying to clear a shot by Toronto's Justin Morrow with about six minutes gone in extra time.A BC Place Stadium crowd of 16,833 were left in stunned silence. The vision of the game wasn't necessarily what we had anticipated but at the end of the day it's the result that mattered, said Vanney.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver gang task force delivers major blow to organized crime Bistro Pastis to close its doors after two decades on West Fourth Smaller retailers lead exodus from Vancouver Redevelopment of Arbutus Village about to begin Whitecaps' head coach Carl Robinson was left fuming over the game's officiating, saying referee David Gantar had spoiled the game. The Whitecaps had taken an early 1-0 lead in the 24th minute on a Kei Kamara penalty kick when Toronto forward Tosaint Ricketts was called for a handball in the box. We gifted them the first goal with the hand ball, said Vanney. Toronto midfielder Jonathan Osorio tied the game less than two minutes later. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nina l: Some said they were given no reason for their discharge, according to Vancouver Courier. Others said the Army informed them they'd been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defence Department had not completed background checks on them. The disclosure comes one month after the AP reported that dozens of immigrant enlistees were being discharged or had their contracts cancelled. In a statement Thursday, Army Lt. Nina L. Hill said they were stopping the discharges in order to review the administrative separation process. Col. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

scarborough-set fiction: Former Toronto poet laureate Brand, who just announced a launch event for two new books at the Art Gallery of Ontario, is shortlisted for the anthology The Unpublished City Book hug a collection of creative non-fiction by up-and-coming Toronto writers last year, and is planning a second, according to NOW Magazine. The essays in Maracle's My Conversations With Canadians Book hug were inspired by the similar questions about citizenship, reconciliation and prejudice the author has received from readers across the country during book tours. An anthology of emerging writers curated by poet Dionne Brand, an essay collection by Lee Maracle and Scarborough-set fiction by David Chariandy and Carrianne Leung are among this year's Toronto Book Awards nominees. Fiction is represented on the list by Chariandy's novel Brother McClelland & Stewart about two brothers of Trinidadian descent growing up in Scarborough in the 1990s. Another Scarborough-set book up for the prize is Carrianne Leung's That Time I Loved You Harper Collins a collection of short stories exploring the inner lives of people living in a suburban subdivision in the 70s. It topped our list of 2017's best books. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

court documents: Prosecutor Timothy Hasson filed the court documents while asking that Wahhaj be held without bail after he was arrested last week with four other adults facing child abuse charges, according to CTV. He poses a great danger to the children found on the property as well as a threat to the community as a whole due to the presence of firearms and his intent to use these firearms in a violent and illegal manner, Hasson wrote. The documents say Siraj Ibn Wahhaj was conducting weapons training with assault rifles at the compound near the Colorado border where authorities say they found 11 hungry children living in filthy conditions in a raid Friday. Prosecutors did not bring up the school shooting accusation in court on Wednesday during an initial appearance by the abuse suspects. In the court documents, authorities said a foster parent of one of the 11 children removed from the compound had told authorities that the child had been trained to use an assault rifle in preparation for a school shooting. A judge ordered Wahhaj held without bond pending further proceedings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chiang rai: The area is home to ethnic minorities with roots in neighbouring Myanmar, according to CTV. In all, 12 boys and their 25-year-old coach were trapped by the flooding until their dramatic rescue by Thai navy SEALs and other experienced divers that concluded July 10. All four had been stateless, and their lack of citizenship deprived them of some basic benefits and rights, including the ability to travel outside of Chiang Rai, the northern province where they live. Nopparat Kanthawong, the head coach of the Wild Boars team, said the four received official Thai ID cards along with another teammate who had not been in the cave but also applied for citizenship. I want to say that football soccer can elevate the lives of kids whose families may not be in the best position. I'm happy, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hrm councillors: On the main stage, starting at 3 p.m., audiences will enjoy performances by Jeri Brown, Elsy Makhlouf, Diaga Irish Dance, Atlantic Kids Bhangra Group, Korean Association of Nova Scotia Drum Group, Arsoniste, Shan-E-Punjab, The Filipino Association of Nova Scotia, Rush! Bahamian Culture, Dancing Divas, SMU Taiko, Vibeat Dance Studio, East Coast Combat Hapkido, Serpentine Studios and Evolution Sounds, according to The Chronicle Herald. Along with the array of performers, some of the region's leaders will be participating in the event, including Mayor Mike Savage, Minister of Immigration Lena Diab, Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage Leo Glavine and several HRM councillors. Starting with a parade at 2 p.m. along Lower Water Street, the vibrant celebration of the city's diversity will continue with a waterfront party at Salter Lot until 9 p.m. Organized by the Halifax-based immigration platform, My Halifax Experience, the inaugural Mosaic Festival will break the mould of past multicultural festivals, wowing spectators and participants with a carnival-inspired display of colourful culture. So many cultures will be represented in the parade, on stage and in the vendors' area. We can't wait to showcase the talent we have in this city, says Ifeanyi Emesih, founder of My Halifax Experience and Mosaic Festival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kansas: Sharice Davids won the Democratic primary even though her closest primary opponent, Kansas labour attorney Brent Welder, picked up the endorsement of Vermont Sen, according to Toronto Star. Bernie Sanders. Davids, who would be the first gay, Native American elected to Congress, narrowly won a six-way primary in her eastern Kansas district, shattering the mould for a congressional primary winner in conservative Kansas and embodying the range of ethnicities and sexual orientations of Democratic candidates running throughout the country this fall. Danielle Hull Robinson / The Associated Press Notably, the 38-year-old lawyer and activist from Kansas City, Kansas, is among a wave of gay, bisexual and transgender candidates running the vast majority as Democrats including at the top of the ballot in key states. Roughly 200 LGBT candidates are expected to be on the November ballot across the country for state and federal office, the most ever, according to Sean Meloy, senior political director of the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a non-partisan political advocacy group. Voters in the third congressional district have sent a clear message to the nation Fairness and tolerance are Kansas values, said Tom Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas, a LGBT advocacy organization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ifeanyi emesih: Ifeanyi Emesih is the organizer of the Mosaic Festival, a multicultural festival that will take place for the first time this August on the Halifax Waterfront. / Contributed Jeri Brown, an American jazz singer, is scheduled to perform at the first-ever Mosaic Festival in Halifax on Aug. 18, 2018, according to Toronto Star. Buddy Holland / Contributed We decided to bring people together and celebrate diversity through food and music The easiest way to get introduced to someone else's culture is through food or music or dancing, he said in an interview. Ifeanyi Emesih is the organizer of the inaugural Mosaic Festival, and said he wants to give locals and newcomers in Halifax a space to connect and share their different cultural traditions. The one-day festival on Aug. 18 will feature food and other vendors, musicians, dancers and a parade that will march along the waterfront from Pier 21 to the Salter St. parking lot. Article Continued Below He compared it to Toronto's Caribbean Festival formerly Caribana which attracts more than one million people to the city each year and culminates in a parade of people wearing elaborate headdresses dancing to traditional Caribbean music. Emesih said the parade will be the crowning feature of the Mosaic Festival, with people showing off the traditional costumes of their home cultures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marigold bloom: There are even classes for garden-related photographs and flower arrangements, as well as baking and preserves, according to The Chronicle Herald. This show is for gardeners of all ages, with special categories for children such as It's Not Easy Being Green,which calls for one hosta leaf;Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer, Do,in which one daisy of any colour is required; and Inch Worm, Inch Worm, Measuring the Marigolds,for which children enter one marigold bloom to be judged on the width of the bloom. You can enter Garden Melodies,the Valley Gardeners Club's 36th annual open horticultural show, if you grow veggies, fruit, flowers, houseplants or outdoor containers. Adults can enter cut flowers in 22 different classes. If veggies and fruit are more your thing, there are classes for all the items commonly found in local gardens, as well as classes for Any Other Vegetable and Any Other Fruitwhere you can show off your more exotic produce. No matter what you grow, if it doesn't fit into one of the specific classes it's bound to be covered by one of the catch-all classes any perennial vine, other perennial flowers and other annual flowers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

beer: Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday the province would decrease the lowest legal price to allow brewers to sell 355ml cans or bottles for a dollar a beer, according to CTV. The current minimum is 1.25. Ont. Dominion City Brewing Co., an Ottawa brewery, said on Instagram Wednesday morning that it will soon offer a Buck-a-Beer blonde ale. As an independently-owned brewery, we can tell you unequivocally that it is impossible to sell a beer for a dollar without compromising quality, Dominion City wrote. The beer will cost 3.55 for a 355ml can, but the company will donate 1 from each sale to support refugee integration efforts in Ottawa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ruling: U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen did not immediately issue a ruling Wednesday, according to The Chronicle Herald. But he asked pointed questions of both sides about how this case compared to his ruling three years ago against another expansion of immigrant protections by former President Barack Obama. Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, argued that the state's claims were baseless during a hearing in a lawsuit that's being closely watched by immigrants and advocates on both sides. In that case, Hanen ruled against an expansion of DACA and new protections for immigrant parents. The expanded protections never went into effect. A federal appeals court sided with Hanen and the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4, leaving his ruling in place. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

daca: But he asked pointed questions of both sides about how this case compared to his ruling three years ago against another expansion of immigrant protections by former President Barack Obama, according to Vancouver Courier. In that case, Hanen ruled against an expansion of DACA and new protections for immigrant parents. Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, argued that the state's claims were baseless during a hearing in a lawsuit that's being closely watched by immigrants and advocates on both sides.article continues below Trending Stories Smaller retailers lead exodus from Vancouver Police asking for help finding convict who failed to return to Vancouver halfway house Vancouver campus is Yorkville University's first Reader's rant on teachers belies his loneliness, bitternessU.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen did not immediately issue a ruling Wednesday. A federal appeals court sided with Hanen and the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4, leaving his ruling in place. If Hanen rules in Texas' favour now, his decision would conflict with three other federal judges who have stopped President Donald Trump's administration from ending DACA. Legal experts say that conflict would draw the attention of higher courts and potentially the U.S. Supreme Court.DACA, created by the Obama administration in 2012, has authorized around 700,000 people brought to the U.S. illegally as children to obtain work permits and driver's licenses. The expanded protections never went into effect. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chason yeboah: Laneways, streets, parks, public space and alternative exhibition spaces, in addition to galleries will be used to activate the neighbourhood in new exciting ways for the public, according to NOW Magazine. The festival will also curate a series of programming to accompany the exhibition and artist installations that will galvanize the public. The event features exterior/ interior installations in historic Victorian and eclectic architecture. Programming will include historic tours, workshops, talks, family activities and musical performances. Reception 5-10 pm, Sep 5 Cafe Pamenar, 307 Augusta. Group exhibition including Lido Pimienta, Raini Perera, Patrick Cruz, Ness Lee, Luke Parnell, Shellie Zhang, Chason Yeboah, Philip A Saunders and Dave Setrakian. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.