facebook post: He says if he'd known who they were, he would have requested the pub's management have them removed.UCP leader Jason Kenney tweeted that the party condemns any group that promotes racial prejudice, adding it's disturbing they would seek to tarnish the campaigns of Indigenous UCP candidates, according to National Observer. Leila Houle, who is seeking the UCP nomination in Edmonton-West Henday, says in a Facebook post that she's beyond upset, calling Soldiers of Odin a violent, racist organization. The photos posted to the Soldiers of Odin Edmonton Facebook page show people wearing hats and other clothing with S.O.O. on them, posing with several candidates for the UCP nomination in Edmonton-West Henday. ; Terry Howlett, president of the UCP Edmonton-West constituency association, says in a statement that the association was not immediately aware what the abbreviation stood for. As an Indigenous woman, I condemn in the strongest possible way the SOO, and the violent, racist activity they have been attached to in Edmonton and across Canada, Houle said in the post Sunday. I absolutely reject the SOO and wish to move on from this disturbing event. I have spent my entire life fighting prejudice and am painfully aware that this fight is an ongoing one. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

adrienne clarkson: At one point, former governor general Adrienne Clarkson, whose Institute for Canadian Citizenship organized the third annual event, jumps in to comment thoughtfully, according to NOW Magazine. Shortly before the next session starts, Ijeoma Oluo arrives. At the Art Gallery of Ontario, Ane Crabtree, the designer behind the The Handmaid's Tale iconic red cloak, and Sage Paul, the creator of the Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto are having a discussion about fashion and politics as part of 6 Degrees Toronto. The essayist, blogger and editor at large at The Establishment magazine, is in Toronto for the first time to speak about power and privilege, a topic that, along with race, has become her life's work. She's continuing those conversations at 6 Degrees over breakfast every morning at the three-day event as part of the research process for her next book. Released late last year, her debut book So You Want to Talk About Race Sealpress became a focal point for discussions about race, racism and social justice in America. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-capitalist activists: Legault has also said he's ready to use the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to pass legislation banning public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious clothing such as Muslim hijabs, Jewish kippahs and Sikh turbans, according to National Observer. Members of Sunday's crowd, which included a large number of women in hijabs, made it clear they weren't among the new premier's supporters. Muslim families pushing strollers, Indigenous community leaders, masked anti-capitalist activists and members of some 50 community groups marched through the city's downtown in a protest that stretched across several blocks. ; Many demonstrators carried signs targeting premier-designate Francois Legault, who has promised to cut immigration and submit new Quebecers to a French and values test within three years of arriving. Not only will I keep my veil, Mr. Stop telling us to take off our clothes, read another that was accompanied by a hand-drawn picture of a woman with her head covered. Legault, I'll put on my cowboy hat to fight for my rights, read one poster. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police officers: The issue has been boiling in the province for more than 10 years, leading to a year-long study of reasonable accommodation by the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, the short-lived Parti Quebecois government's charter of Quebec values and the late Liberal government's religious neutrality law that bans anyone providing or receiving public services from wearing face-covering religious garb, according to Vancouver Courier. Last week, the Liberals suffered a stunning defeat by the upstart Coalition Avenir Quebec, which promises to ban public servants in positions of authority including teachers, judges, police officers and prison guards from wearing religious symbols. And the former prime minister predicts the furor over whether public servants should be banned from wearing religious symbols will eventually fade away as common sense prevails.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver woman attacked on night bus questions transit security VIDEO Here's what Vancouverites need to heed in light of legal weed We asked a Vancouver lawyer for specifics around legal cannabis Safety control or discrimination Pet food labelled 'no ingredients from China' When you ask Quebecers the question, 'Do you want them to lose their jobs ' they say, 'Oh, no,' Chretien said in an interview. Premier-elect Francois Legault has threatened to use the Constitution's controversial notwithstanding clause, if necessary, to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and enforce the ban. Chretien said the debate reminds him of the political quagmire that resulted in the late 1980s and early '90s over Quebec's demand for recognition as a distinct society in the Constitution. Legault is also promising to cut immigration to Quebec by 20 per cent and expel newcomers who fail to pass French language or Quebec values tests within three years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sao: With his pledge of Brazil above all, Jair Bolsonaro has catapulted from the fringes of Congress, where he served as a member of marginal parties for 27 years, to a stone's throw from the presidency, according to Vancouver Courier. A rabble rouser who has reminisced fondly about dictatorship and promised an all-out war on drugs and crime, he just missed outright victory in Sunday's vote and will face former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers' Party in an Oct. 28 runoff.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver woman attacked on night bus questions transit security VIDEO Here's what Vancouverites need to heed in light of legal weed Safety control or discrimination Pet food labelled 'no ingredients from China'Temporary modular housing approved for site at Union and Gore Bolsonaro only needs a few more points to secure victory, and Haddad's supporters vowed Monday to launch a tough fight to make up ground after their candidate finished a distant second. He also pledged to promote traditional values that would roll back the rights of gays and other minorities. The election was a seismic shift for this nation of more than 200 million people, where the left has won the past four elections but deep divisions have opened in the wake of a massive corruption scandal and the 2016 impeachment of then-President Dilma Rousseff. The evils and damages of corruption hurt the people in many ways. Brazil's move fits into a global trend among voters in the United States and Europe, among other places who are choosing anti-establishment and often far-right or populist candidates who target minorities and promise a return to traditional values. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

indian ocean: Lina, then 40, had arranged for a friend, the principal of a local Catholic girls' school, to drive them all to the airport, according to Toronto Star. By nightfall, the travellers were hurtling over the Indian Ocean en route to Paris. So they'd be out of the way, the younger ones had been sent off with a few rupees to buy cane-sugar drinks from the vendors near the Bombay house the family had rented for the months leading up to this day. Cecil Preyra with wife Lina and eight of their children in 1968. Prospective employers said he was overqualified. He was turned down for 75 jobs after he immigrated to Canada, even though he had a university degree. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

moreland battle: Barely a week until NBA teams must declare their regular-season rosters, the extra period was a chance for players like Canadian Chris Boucher and Deng Adel, who was a revelation in Friday's pre-season win over Melbourne United, to catch Nurse's favourable eye, according to CTV. The biggest battle that's probably raging is the two-way spot, Nurse said. And so he went deep down his benches for a bonus quarter. We've got Jordan Loyd at one of the two-way spots, and the other one is still up for grabs. Deng Adel has made a big step forward here. I would imagine it's Chris and Eric's Moreland battle that they're playing right now. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nils usakovs: With all the votes counted, results Sunday from Latvia's electoral committee showed the left-wing Harmony party winning with 19.8 per cent support, according to CTV. The country's Russian minority is a major political force as it accounts about 25 per cent of Latvia's nearly 2 million people, a legacy of nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation that ended in 1991. Voters in Latvia, a member of the European Union and NATO, chose Saturday from more than 1,400 candidates and 16 parties to fill the country's 100-seat parliament. Harmony is led by Nils Usakovs, the mayor of Riga, the capital, since 2009. Sunday's result would give the party 23 seats at the Saeima legislature, one less it has now. But it has been shunned by other Latvian parties and kept out of the Cabinet over suspicions that it's too cozy with Moscow, despite the party's pro-EU stance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

party headquarters: The projections were made with 44 per cent of ballots counted, according to Toronto Star. Milorad Dodik, Bosnian-Serb candidate for Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite Presidency, speaks at party headquarters in Banja Luka on Sunday. Preliminary official results from the election gave Dodik 56 per cent of the vote and his main opponent, Mladen Ivanic, 42 per cent. Dodik claimed victory in a race for the Serb seat of Bosnia's three-man presidency, a post he will share with Muslim and Croat leaders in a country splintered by ethnic divides. Ivanic conceded defeat. MILAN RADULOVIC / AFP/GETTY IMAGES The will of the people leaves no doubt what they want, Dodik said, adding that voters punished his opponent for his servile policies toward the West. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-capitalist activists: Legault has also said he's ready to use the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to pass legislation banning public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious clothing such as Muslim hijabs, Jewish kippahs and Sikh turbans, according to Vancouver Courier. Members of Sunday's crowd, which included a large number of women in hijabs, made it clear they weren't among the new premier's supporters. Muslim families pushing strollers, Indigenous community leaders, masked anti-capitalist activists and members of some 50 community groups marched through the city's downtown in a protest that stretched across several blocks.article continues below Trending Stories Hawkers Market returns to Vancouver next month Greater Vancouver home prices to drop 21 per cent by 2019 analysis The top Instagram fall photo spots in VancouverA tale of old Yale Many demonstrators carried signs targeting premier-designate Francois Legault, who has promised to cut immigration and submit new Quebecers to a French and values test within three years of arriving. Not only will I keep my veil, Mr. Stop telling us to take off our clothes, read another that was accompanied by a hand-drawn picture of a woman with her head covered. Legault, I'll put on my cowboy hat to fight for my rights, read one poster. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian government: First, the loss of the investor-state dispute-settlement ISDS process, which allowed private corporations to sue governments for lost profits related to public policy, and the removal of NAFTA's energy proportionality clause, which obliges Canada to export a set amount of energy to the U.S. Meanwhile, Brent Patterson notes that while the USMCA may not contain an ISDS process, its six-year anniversary review process will likely achieve a similar effect, deterring the Canadian government from imposing regulations that may be deemed unfavourable by foreign investors, according to Rabble. But the new deal is no cause for celebration, Patterson argues. Sujata Dey, a trade campaigner with the Council of Canadians, points to two wins in the new agreement. Clauses related to the environment and Indigenous communities fail to bind countries to adopt the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples; lengthens drug patents, shoring up Big Pharma's profits; and Canadian farms will take a blow now that the U.S. has access to the Canadian dairy supply management chain. For more in-depth coverage of USMCA and its implications for Canadians, listen to Unifor President Jerry Dias interviewed on rabble radio, read Brent Patterson on why Big Oil companies are celebrating, and follow Duncan Cameron's analysis on why the deal represents a capitulation to Trump on trade. All in all, the agreement is far from the progressive trade deal Trudeau promised. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrant: IPW called the forum a first-of-its kind, according to CTV. It said the forum was held as part of a campaign this election to encourage newcomers to vote called Got Citizenship Go Vote!' The forum aimed to provide a space for immigrant and refugee community members to ask questions of candidates in respect to their positions on immigrant employment opportunities, poverty reduction, diversity-expanding initiatives and a host of other newcomer civic concerns. Immigration Partnership Winnipeg IPW hosted a forum on Saturday that tackled topics around immigrants, refugees and newcomers. Traditionally, immigrant and refugee voter turnout amongst eligible voters is quite low, said IPW director Abdikheir Ahmed in a press release. In 2017, Statistics Canada said visible minorities make up one quarter of the population in Winnipeg, with 52,000 immigrants settling in the city within the last five years. We want to change that and ensure more newcomer Winnipeggers come out to vote so they have a say in who makes decisions on their behalf at City Council and on the school boards. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

district police: The city's district police chief was among the wounded, he said, according to Vancouver Courier. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for Kabul's police chief, said that nine others, including six police officers and three civilians, were wounded in the bomb blasts.article continues below Trending Stories The top Instagram fall photo spots in Vancouver Here's who's running for mayor in Vancouver this election Five unregulated, Uber-like companies already operating in Richmond Vancouver photographer fights to keep lights on at Dunbar dark room Mujahid said a roadside bomb hit a military vehicle as police arrived to respond to an insurgent attack, then a second blast took place in the same area causing casualties. Elsewhere, in the western Ghor province, eleven people, including seven civilians and four police officers, were killed after security forces raided a village to arrest a militia commander, said Abdul Hai Khateby, spokesman for the provincial governor. His gunmen battled with security forces causing casualties, he added. According to Khateby, security forces were tracking down the local commander known as Alipoor, who is accused of criminal activities in the Lal wa Sarjangal district. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

room china: Its statement said the agency looks forward to an official response from China's authorities to address concerns over the president's well-being, article continues below Trending Stories The top Instagram fall photo spots in Vancouver Here's who's running for mayor in Vancouver this election Five unregulated, Uber-like companies already operating in Richmond Vancouver photographer fights to keep lights on at Dunbar dark room China, in the midst of a weeklong holiday, has yet to comment on the 64-year-old security official's disappearance, according to Vancouver Courier. Calls and faxed questions to the foreign and public security ministries went unanswered. The Lyon-based international police agency said it used law enforcement channels to submit its request to China about the status of Meng Hongwei. Meng's wife says she hasn't heard from him since he left the French city of Lyon at the end of September. French authorities say he boarded a plane and arrived in China but his subsequent whereabouts are unknown. France has launched its own investigation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

genocidal campaigns: The 25-year-old advocate for victims of sexual violence says will be thinking of her mother, who was slain by IS militants, and other Yazidis who were killed, according to Vancouver Courier. She says we must work together with determination - to prove that genocidal campaigns will not only fail, but lead to accountability for the perpetrators and justice for the survivors. She says as a survivor, I am grateful for this opportunity to draw international attention to the plight of the Yazidi people, who have suffered unimaginable crimes under Islamic State militants. She also congratulated her co-winner, Dr. President Donald Trump hasn't commented on the new Nobel Peace Prize winners but his new ambassador to Congo has.U.S. Ambassador Mike Hammer says in a Twitter post Congratulations Dr. Denis Mukwege, a man I admire greatly who has dedicated his life to helping women of sexual violence. 5 50 p.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

boy: He stood there like the boy on the burning deck, according to Rabble. He was so desperate he tried Americanization -- of team franchises, not the game -- which thankfully failed. He wasn't a player, coach or owner but he saved Canadian football, a unique cultural entity. But because of him, the CFL still exists. The rest has been limp. That was his glory run. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

caucus today: He takes over from Philippe Couillard, the outgoing premier who resigned his seat and quit as party leader Thursday, according to CTV. Couillard's departure followed a resounding Liberal election defeat Monday at the hands of Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec. Arcand was chosen by the party's caucus today to lead the Opposition in the legislature. Arcand, first elected in 2007, is a former cabinet minister representing the Montreal riding of Mont-Royal-Outremont. He says details of the race to find a permanent leader will be finalized in the coming months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

iraqi woman: I was overcome with emotion to see that she's recognized for the work that she's done and the safety and security that she's brought to literally thousands of women and girls that have suffered persecution and torture that is just unimaginable for most of us, Ambrose told CTVNews.ca during a telephone interview from London on Friday morning, according to CTV. Murad became a global advocate for victims of sexual violence after she escaped torture and rape by ISIS militants in Iraq in 2014. The former MP and interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada worked closely with the Iraqi woman to bring Yazidi women and girls fleeing sexual slavery under ISIS rule to Canada and saw her courage first hand. Two years later, she became a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking at the age of 23 and has used her platform ever since to bring attention to the plight of the Yazidi people a persecuted religious minority in northern Iraq. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor who treats victims of sexual abuse. On Friday, Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to share with Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

yazidi family: NADIA MURAD In this Monday, May 22, 2017 file photo, Human rights activist Nadia Murad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, according to CTV. AP Photo/Ronald Zak Born in northern Iraq in 1993 to a Yazidi family, Nadia Murad was just 19 when Islamic State militants stormed her remote village in 2014 and massacred hundreds as part of their efforts to exterminate the ancient religious minority group. Here is everything you need to know about Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege. Many younger women, however, were spared death for another awful fate that saw Murad and an estimated 3,000 Yazidi women and underage girls kidnapped by the extremists and forced into sex slavery. Murad eventually relocated to Germany where she received medical treatment and began her campaign to tell the world about the atrocities endured by Yazidi women like herself. Murad's 2017 book, The Last Girl, details her story of losing her family and being beaten, raped and tortured as an ISIS captive before she managed to escape after three harrowing months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minute speech: It is a fundamental democratic principle. ; The message seemed squarely aimed at Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec, which swept to power Monday on a platform promising a hard line on religious symbols in the public service and immigration, according to National Observer. It was toward the end of Couillard's roughly 10-minute speech, that he said he wanted to speak about our freedoms. The majority does not have all the rights, and those that it exercises must be compensated by a protection of those of minorities, he said in the foyer of the national assembly in Quebec City. Over the course of our 400 years of history, we have defended them, sometimes to the point of ultimate sacrifice, he said. They are precious and therefore fragile. They are contained in the Quebec and Canadian charters of rights and freedoms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

official said.article: But then, nothing, according to Vancouver Courier. His wife, who put out a call on Friday, said she hasn't heard from her 64-year-old husband since the end of September, the official said.article continues below Trending Stories Courier stages first Vancouver mayoral debate of 2011 election At just 12 years old, Dex Shelton is already chairman of the board Burnaby mayor and council chime in on pipeline squabble with Alberta Wintery weather warning for Metro Vancouver this week To make matters murkier, Meng is not just the head of Interpol He's also a vice minister for public safety in China. Meng Hongwei, Interpol's president, boarded a plane and arrived in China, according to a French judicial official. Interpol, based in Lyon, would say only that reports that its president is missing is a matter for the relevant authorities in both France and China. Whether China was taking action was unknown. France launched its own investigation on Friday morning, according to the judicial official who wasn't authorized to speak publicly and asked for anonymity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

owner: Over 6,000 women and girls were taken captive by Daesh Islamic State fighters, and many remain in captivity, according to National Observer. They were forced into domestic and sexual servitude, passed from owner to owner like chattel across Iraq and Syria. It was a profound moment of recognition for the sexual violence perpetrated against Iraq's Yazidi minority. Some, he said, were as young as nine and were raped up to 20 times daily. In Canada, Rev. The Yazidi women were described as the most traumatized group yet to be admitted to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

supreme court: And then it was only thanks to some bold and daring citizens bringing forward complaints that the law was upheld by the Supreme Court, according to NOW Magazine. Now, thanks to Mohamad Fakih, we have a ruling that permits those targeted by hate speech to use Canada's defamation law to protect themselves against racist attacks. It took years for Canada to develop its hate propaganda laws, which are criminally based with a high bar of proof. Fakih grew up in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. To escape the sectarian violence, Fakih immigrated to Canada shortly after a visit in 1998, eventually purchasing a small restaurant at Dixie and Eglinton in Mississauga. His mother was a victim of a bombing in the capital. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

university: She now works for a university in Massachusetts after obtaining her master's degree in bioinformatics, according to Vancouver Courier. I was stressed I might also lose my position at the university as well as my legal status in this country. Terrified to return to Sudan and unable to fathom a life without proper legal documents, the 55-year-old was one of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who got temporary relief after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with its plans.article continues below Trending Stories Courier stages first Vancouver mayoral debate of 2011 election At just 12 years old, Dex Shelton is already chairman of the board Sun Sui Wah removes shark fin from menu Photos This has to be one of the cutest seal releases in Metro Vancouver yet This is a good day, Elarabi said Thursday. Elarabi is one of some 300,000 immigrants from Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti and Nicaragua who for now will keep their temporary protected status, known as TPS, under the ruling. He found there is evidence that President Trump harbours an animus against non-white, non-European aliens which influenced his ... decision to end the TPS designation. It's granted to citizens of countries ravaged by natural disasters or war and lets them live and work in the U.S. until the situation improves back home.U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco granted a request late Wednesday to block the administration's plans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

india: They were arrested in 2012 for entering India illegally and have been held in prison since then, according to Toronto Star. In this file photo taken on Jan. 19, Rohingya refugees rest on temporary shelters near the village of Baruipur, some 55 km south of Kolkata. The deportation was carried out after the Supreme Court rejected a last-minute plea by the seven men's lawyer that they be allowed to remain in India because they feared reprisals in Myanmar. India on Oct. 4 deported seven Rohingya to Myanmar, despite UN warnings that the men faced persecution in a country where the army is accused of genocide against the Muslim minority. Each carried a bag of belongings. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Indian authorities handed the seven over to Myanmar officials at a border crossing in Moreh in Manipur state, according to a document signed by border authorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minute speech: It is a fundamental democratic principle, according to CTV. The message seemed squarely aimed at Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec, which swept to power Monday on a platform promising a hard line on religious symbols in the public service and immigration. The majority does not have all the rights, and those that it exercises must be compensated by a protection of those of minorities, he said in the foyer of the national assembly in Quebec City. It was toward the end of Couillard's roughly 10-minute speech, that he said he wanted to speak about our freedoms. They are contained in the Quebec and Canadian charters of rights and freedoms. Over the course of our 400 years of history, we have defended them, sometimes to the point of ultimate sacrifice, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.