hangar-sized hall: In the Ag Pavilion, the squeals of the Piglet Derby have fallen silent, according to Vancouver Observer. But there still lingers a whiff of hay bales, manure and something else; something implacable, disconsolate -- an intangible presence that refuses to be forgotten. No more neon, no more deepfried strawberries, animatronic dinosaurs or jousting horsemen. Audience members drift in, picking our way through the acres of parking lot puddles for tonight's performance of The Japanese Problem. At length, producer/director Joanna Garfinkel shows up to shepherd us into the hangar-sized hall. A far cry from standard theatre-going protocols no lobby, no ushers, no tickets.A couple of functionaries just check off our names on a list and tell us to wait on a wooden bench until they're ready for us much as the entry procedure might have been in 1942-43, when the PNE barn served as the holding pen for Japanese-Canadians uprooted from their expropriated West Coast en route to inland relocation camps where they were to be interned as enemy aliens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hhs officials: That number represents about 13 per cent of all unaccompanied children the administration moved out of shelters and foster homes during that time, according to CTV. The agency first disclosed that it had lost track of 1,475 children late last year, as it came under fire at a Senate hearing in April. The Health and Human Services Department recently told Senate staffers that case managers could not find 1,488 children after they made follow-up calls to check on their safety from April through June. Lawmakers had asked HHS officials how they had strengthened child protection policies since it came to light that the agency previously had rolled back safeguards meant to keep Central American children from ending up in the hands of human traffickers. Rob Portman of Ohio, the panel's chair, said Wednesday. The fact that HHS, which placed these unaccompanied minors with sponsors, doesn't know the whereabouts of nearly 1,500 of them is very troubling, Republican Sen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

house arrest: Never has such a tribute been revoked, according to Toronto Star. For Suu Kyi, de facto president of Burma as the Star style guide insists on calling Myanmar it should be. Bullit Marquez / AP Nelson Mandela The Dalai Lama Aung San Suu Kyi Article Continued Below Aga Khan IVMalala Yousafzai They are the six distinguished individuals who have been given honorary Canadian citizenship. Where once Suu Kyi was a human rights icon, the world's most famous political prisoner, kept under house arrest for nearly two decades by Burma's military regime, she has undergone a disgraceful metamorphosis, neither raising a finger nor uttering a word of condemnation for her country's ethnic cleansing of the uniquely despised and dehumanized Rohingya Muslim minority. Tens of thousands have been killed. Upwards of a million Rohingya have fled over the border into Bangladesh since a ferocious military crackdown against them began in August 2017, subsisting in squalor into displacement camps with scarce food, clean water or medicine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

master distractor: Michael Moore, photographed at TIFF on Sept. 7, expresses what almost sounds like admiration for Donald Trump's skill as a master distractor, writes Peter Howell, according to Toronto Star. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Why can't I get some kind of papers As a back-up! Can we get a campaign going in this country to fight on my behalf They don't have to give me a passport. My grandfather was Canadian, the moviemaker from Flint, Mich., says by way of a greeting, as he works through a series of press interviews in a hotel lobby restaurant. Just give me some kind of thing where I don't have to do a Handmaid's Tale run into this country! He admits his desire to be at one with Canada isn't entirely motivated by his intense dislike of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, whose unlikely rise to power is examined and excoriated in Fahrenheit 11/9, the inflammatory new Moore documentary that opens wide Friday. Article Continued Below Man, what can we do to get Coffee Crisp in the United States What is wrong with us that we don't have that yet Something's wrong with that. Seems Moore, 64, has long been jealous about our chocolate bars especially Coffee Crisp, which he can't obtain stateside. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rejections: However, a CTV News analysis of the data shows that when you adjust the results to take into account the average number of these rejected applications per riding, the rate of rejections was higher in Conservative ridings than in Liberal-held ridings, according to CTV. On average, Conservative ridings averaged 6.5 rejections, while Liberal ridings averaged 4.1 rejections per riding. According to numbers recently tabled in the House of Commons, Liberal-held ridings experienced the largest overall number of applications rejected on account of being incomplete and deemed ineligible according to the government's evaluation. These results were tabled in Parliament on the request of Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, who asked for the government to via an Order Paper Question present the total number of applications rejected on the basis of issues with the attestation. According to the minister's office, ineligible applications do not go forward, and are ultimately denied the chance for funding. The results however, speak to the number of funding applications deemed incomplete which, according to the minister's office is different than being rejected. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city hall: Toronto's election campaign has been at the centre of a political storm for nearly two months, ever since Premier Doug Ford announced his plan to slash the city's council from 47 seats to 25.A judge initially found the plan unconstitutional, but the province's top court sided with the government on Wednesday, suspending the earlier ruling and making clear that the city would elect 25 councillors on Oct. 22, according to Vancouver Courier. For Fletcher, a municipal veteran, fewer seats mean she's now running against fellow Coun. Paula Fletcher, who was among many registering as candidates at city hall on Thursday. Mary Fragedakis a situation that's playing out among several incumbents. It's hard ... The voters will decide which one of us they want to send back. Mary and I are friends, we have worked on a lot of issues together, said Fletcher. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

effect june: However, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said the immigrants killed were not detainees, according to Vancouver Courier. Officials say the SUV's driver and front-seat passenger were U.S. citizens, but seven others in the vehicle were immigrants in the country illegally. The crash occurred late Wednesday in a rural part of the state more than 120 miles 193 kilometres north of the Mexico border.article continues below Trending Stories City declines request from Vancouver independent candidates to number election ballots Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Archives Vancouver Canucks draft Swedish twins It's raining dead birds in Metro Vancouver The Arizona Department of Public Safety declined to say whether an SUV involved in the collision was being used as part of a smuggling operation or may have been connected to a government immigration facility in nearby Florence. The driver, front-seat passenger and four immigrants in the SUV were killed. The driver and front-seat passenger in the other vehicle also were killed. Three other immigrants were taken to hospitals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family members: She works as a lawyer and human rights activist in the refugee camps of Bangladesh, where over 725,000 Rohingya Muslims are now staying after fleeing extreme violence from the Myanmar militia.article continues below Trending Stories City declines request from Vancouver independent candidates to number election ballots Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Archives Vancouver Canucks draft Swedish twins It's raining dead birds in Metro Vancouver The vast majority of those in the camps are women and children, many of whom were gang raped and tortured and lost family members in brutal mass slaughters, according to Vancouver Courier. But many of them still want to go home to Myanmar. Sultana is Rohingya. They want to go back, because that is their life, their ancestral land. Canada is a most powerful country now in the world. But they need a safe zone, Sultana said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

helen humphreys: Writers set to appear include Gwen Benaway, Carianne Leung, Nicholas Jennings, Helen Humphreys, NOW's Alice Klein and many others, according to NOW Magazine. September 22-23 at Harbourfront Centre. 235 Queens Quay West. Sunday is the fair, with exhibitors taking over the Astro Turf outside Harbourfront Centre. Sat noon-5 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm. And Alice Show about queer icons Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas returns. Free. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ardern: The country has previously been criticized for not taking enough refugees after the annual quota remained at 750 for three decades before it was raised to 1,000 this year, according to CTV. Ardern said moving the number to 1,500 represents a significant increase. Liberal Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Wednesday that the new quota will take effect from 2020. It is the right thing to do, she said. Ardern said she doesn't anticipate the negative reaction to refugees that some people have had in countries like Germany because New Zealand gives refugees intensive support to ensure they have adequate housing and are well integrated into the community. It puts New Zealand much more in line with the humanitarian policies of other developed countries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

francophone voters: With less than two weeks to go until the Oct. 1 vot,e it has turned into a poisoned apple, according to Toronto Star. Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer addresses his caucus during a meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2018. Coalition Avenir Qu bec Leader Fran ois Legault thought he was reaching for a low-hanging fruit when he embraced the issue. The failing efforts of the Coalition Avenir Qu bec to make immigration an election issue in Quebec should make Scheer pause, Chantal H bert writes. The latest L ger sounding done between last Thursday's French-language debate and Monday's English-language debate found a six-point drop in the party's lead among the francophone voters who will determine the outcome of the election. Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS Since midcampaign, the CAQ has lost a significant amount of support. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

caesars: They support a welcoming community and it's our pleasure to award them with that prestigious award, says Fred Francis, director of programs and developments, according to CTV. In its 16th years, the award celebrates individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to building a welcoming community. During the Multicultural Council's Annual General Meeting, Caesars Windsor Cares was presented with the Herb Gray Harmony Award. Caesars also announced Tuesday evening that they will be the lead sponsor for the Harmony Ribbon Campaign. Regional president of Caesars Entertainment Kevin Laforet says the campaign is about diversity and a more inclusive community. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian support: Members of groups who are sponsoring two Syrian refugee families hold up signs welcoming their charges as they wait for the families to arrive at Toronto's Pearson Airport, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, according to Toronto Star. A new poll shows 74 per cent of Canadians support taking in refugees. The Pew survey of global attitudes on migration, released Wednesday, pegged Canadian support for refugees at 74 per cent, with 22 per cent opposed and 4 per cent of adult respondents saying they didn't know or refused to say. Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS The views from Canada match similarly strong majorities in many EU countries, according to Pew, where three-quarters or more of adult respondents in Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and the Netherlands all back taking in refugees from countries where people are fleeing violence and war. Yet three years after a record 1.3 million migrants sought asylum in Europe, including large influxes of people displaced by war in Syria and Iraq, the 2018 Pew survey even found majority support for taking in refugees in Greece and Italy, two of the main entry points during the 2015 migration surge. But Pew's new EU data came with a caveat while strongly supportive of refugees, a significant majority of European adults disapprove of the way the European Union has dealt with the refugee crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

des moines: Collin Daniel Richards makes his initial court appearance after being charged with the murder of Iowa State golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Story County Courthouse in Nevada, Iowa, according to Toronto Star. Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register / The Associated Press Hours after Cristhian Bahena Rivera was arrested last month in Tibbetts' death, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the farmhand had killed the beautiful young woman because of the nation's disgraceful immigration laws. But politicians who quickly expressed outrage about the immigrant suspect charged with killing runner Mollie Tibbetts have been silent or more restrained about the white homeless man accused in the death of a college golf star from Spain. The president recorded a video citing Tibbetts' slaying in his case for building a wall on the border with Mexico and adopting other policies intended to keep immigrants from entering illegally. The White House press office did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday on Barquin, who was the Big 12 women's golf champion this year and a 22-year-old engineering student. So far, Trump and many others who followed his lead have not weighed in on the death of Celia Barquin Arozamena, who was attacked Monday while golfing on a course near Iowa State University. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nova scotia: The docile green crabs shrink from a threat, while the newcomers are more apt to wave their pincers and charge, according to CTV. What we're seeing is this insane level of aggressiveness, said Markus Frederich, a professor at the University of New England. Green crabs from Nova Scotia are the same species as their cousins that already inhabit Maine waters, but are ornerier and angrier, threatening to accelerate harm to the coastal ecosystem by gobbling up soft-shell clams and destroying native eel grass, a researcher said. They're each genetically distinct. Green crabs, even the docile ones, are considered a scourge that can devour soft-shell and juvenile clams. The new crab variant that originated in northern Europe is hardier and adapted to colder water than the more docile crab, which originally came from southern Europe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent use: Merchants can also market to Chinese consumers, while customers can receive promotional information through the mobile app, according to Vancouver Courier. In China, Alipay has more than 700 million users and more than 70 per cent use the app to pay for goods and services.article continues below Trending Stories Director Kevin Smith had a rubbish start to his day in Vancouver86 per cent of Canadians want to restrict the sale of vaping products to youth British Columbians back use of red light cameras to catch speeders survey Downtown Eastside Canada's most famous junkie' comes clean We see this partnership as an opportunity to help our stakeholders and merchants to become China-ready, said Nancy Small, chief executive officer of Tourism Richmond in a press release. Alipay, which is associated with Chinese online retail giant Alibaba, allows merchants to highlight their business on a location-based discover function. We're seeing visitation from China grow year over year. According to Tourism Richmond, approximately one million Chinese visitors spent time in Richmond in 2017. Offering this payment option is a first step to welcoming Chinese customers, whether they're here as a tourist visiting Metro Vancouver, international student or new immigrant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city representatives: This to me is almost an act of treason, says Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam in a phone interview with NOW. It is not insignificant that Ford's plan to reduce the size of city council comes just when governance as diverse as the city's populace seemed on the horizon, says Myer Siemiatycki, a professor of politics at Ryerson University, according to NOW Magazine. This election was going to be a game-changer, says Siemiatycki. Now that the court's have ordered a stay of proceedings, Ford's hostile takeover of city hall and plan to reduce the number of city representatives from 47 to 25 has turned upside down a municipal election that, before he intervened, would have featured one of the most diverse pools of electoral candidates ever witnessed in Toronto. The main hit will be taken by racialized communities, the LGBT community, minority religions, all of whom finally stood a chance of making breakthroughs in seeing increased, or in some instances for the first time, election of their own community members onto city council. According to the latest census data, single-parent households are three times as likely to be low-income. For nearly as long as judicial institutions have existed in Canada, marginalized communities have had to look to officials with whom they do not identify, and who therefore cannot suitably represent their specific needs, to advocate on their behalf, which has left many under-resourced and overlooked. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

maine waters: What we're seeing is this insane level of aggressiveness, said Markus Frederich, a professor at the University of New England, according to National Observer. They're each genetically distinct. Green crabs from Nova Scotia are the same species as their cousins that already inhabit Maine waters, but are ornerier and angrier, threatening to accelerate harm to the coastal ecosystem by gobbling up soft-shell clams and destroying native eel grass, a researcher said. ; The docile green crabs shrink from a threat, while the newcomers are more apt to wave their pincers and charge. The new crab variant that originated in northern Europe is hardier and adapted to colder water than the more docile crab, which originally came from southern Europe. They can destroy eelgrass that provides a hiding place for juvenile sea creatures. Green crabs, even the docile ones, are considered a scourge that can devour soft-shell and juvenile clams. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mexico: The president recorded a video citing Tibbetts' slaying in his case for building a wall on the border with Mexico and adopting other policies intended to keep immigrants from entering illegally, according to Vancouver Courier. So far, Trump and many others who followed his lead have not weighed in on the death of Celia Barquin Arozamena, who was attacked Monday while golfing on a course near Iowa State University. But politicians who quickly expressed outrage about the immigrant suspect charged with killing runner Mollie Tibbetts have been silent or more restrained about the white homeless man accused in the death of a college golf star from Spain.article continues below Trending Stories Director Kevin Smith had a rubbish start to his day in Vancouver86 per cent of Canadians want to restrict the sale of vaping products to youth British Columbians back use of red light cameras to catch speeders survey Downtown Eastside Canada's most famous junkie' comes clean Hours after Cristhian Bahena Rivera was arrested last month in Tibbetts' death, President Donald Trump declared that the farmhand had killed the beautiful young woman because of the nation's disgraceful immigration laws. The White House press office did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday on Barquin, who was the Big 12 women's golf champion this year and a 22-year-old engineering student. Steve King, an Iowa Republican who tweeted that Tibbetts would be alive if immigration laws were enforced and added Leftists sacrificed thousands, including their own, on the altar of Political Correctness. Neither has Rep. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

square: On Saturday, tens of thousands of people gathered peacefully in Addis Ababa's Meskel Square to cheer one group's return, according to Vancouver Courier. Two days later, police fired tear gas there to disperse people protesting killings blamed by some on youth from the same ethnicity.article continues below Trending Stories Director Kevin Smith had a rubbish start to his day in Vancouver86 per cent of Canadians want to restrict the sale of vaping products to youth British Columbians back use of red light cameras to catch speeders survey Cultural Society connects local Tamils with their heritage Suddenly, the government of 42-year-old Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appears to be reaching for security tactics whose unpopularity helped to bring down the previous government, while some Ethiopians who cheered Abiy's reforms now accuse him of being soft on the unrest that poses his biggest challenge so far. While exiled groups once banned as terror organizations are welcomed home to join political dialogue, deadly violence erupts on the fringes of celebrations. The internet winked off this week across the capital, a once-common act to control dissenting voices. Some have even called for the return of the state of emergency that Abiy lifted in one of his first acts in office. The National Security Council has vowed all necessary measures against those spreading anarchy, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

year: It will be the lowest ceiling on admissions since the program began in 1980, according to CTV. The announcement Monday came despite calls from global humanitarian groups that this year's cap of 45,000 was too low. Up to 30,000 refugees will be allowed into the country next year, down from a cap of 45,000 this year. Pompeo sought to head off potential criticism of the reduction by noting that the U.S. would process more than 280,000 asylum claims in addition to more than 800,000 already inside the country who are awaiting a resolution of their claims. The 30,000 cap is the maximum number of refugees the U.S. will admit during the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. These expansive figures continue the United States' long-standing record as the most generous nation in the world when it comes to protection-based immigration and assistance, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

corruption scandals: The Liberals can't defend their record on education and health care, Legault told reporters on Day 27 of the 39-day campaign, according to CTV. Furthermore, the Coalition leader brought back a thus far under-used weapon against Couillard corruption allegations. Following Monday night's English-language debate in which he was attacked for wanting to expel immigrants who fail to pass a values and French-language test, Legault came out hard against Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard. Couillard is trying to run a fear campaign, Legault said south of Montreal. Corruption scandals have dogged Couillard's government since he won the 2014 election, primarily involving alleged misdeeds committed by the previous Liberal government under his predecessor, Jean Charest. He doesn't want to talk about the investigation into corruption in his party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

party: And it never ends well, according to Toronto Star. Enter Maxime Bernier, the latest pretender to the post of vox populi. It takes an oversized ego and a narrow mind to make such a claim. His newly stamped People's Party of Canada claims to be the only true voice of the Canadian people. Maxime Bernier speaks about his new political party during a news conference in Ottawa on Friday. No one is speaking for the people, Bernier declared in launching his new party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

press release: Timothy Evans, senior director at the World Bank Group called it a cost we simply can't afford, according to CTV. The vast majority of those deaths 5.4 million happened to children under the age of five. The report, co-authored by UNICEF, the World Health Organization WHO and the World Bank Group, found that in total, an estimated 6.3 million children under 15 died in 2017from preventable causes. Newborns who died from complications during childbirth made up approximately half of those deaths. Princess Nono Simelela, assistant director-general for family, women and children's health at WHO, in a press release. Millions of babies and children should not still be dying every year from lack of access to water, sanitation, proper nutrition or basic health services, said Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights activist: The word was coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516 as the title of a book -- it's a marriage of the Greek for ou not and topos a place . Its meaning is an ideal place that does not exist . Connelly, a human rights activist whose 11 books of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction include three books that have explored the stories of Burmese dissidents, political prisoners and refugees, was one of four writers launching a preview of the anthology Refugees Worldwide II. The problems of the world can be overwhelming, but many people do care, proclaimed Connelly, whose life path has taken her into many places of conflict, according to Rabble. Her 2005 novel The Lizard Cage set in a solitary confinement cell in Burma captured Britain's Orange Broadband New Novelist's Prize and was shortlisted for the Kiriyama Prize in the U.S. The Toronto-based writer has travelled extensively in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, including living on the Thai-Burmese border on and off over the years. It's a fitting statement concerning the subject matter of the panel she is sitting on. I understand sometimes, it is a refuge to look away. This second edition will be published in 2019 by Ragpicker Press in English and Wagenbach Verlag in German. The anthology's first edition was launched in 2017 -- cofounded by the festival's director Ulirich Schreiber along with editor Luisa Donnerberg and translator Lucy Curzon -- as an attempt to draw away the refugee narrative from Eurocentricism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s.-backed coup: Since it doesn't serve to justify further domination by the powerful, few in the Canadian media commemorate the original 9/11, according to Rabble. Even fewer recognize Canada's role in the U.S.-backed coup. In the aftermath, 3,000 leftists were murdered, tens of thousands tortured and hundreds of thousands driven from the country. The Pierre Trudeau government was hostile to Allende's elected government. Worried about growing support for socialism, Ottawa gave 8.6 million to Frei's Chile, its first aid to a South American country. In 1964 Eduardo Frei defeated the openly Marxist Allende in presidential elections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.