air force: Officials said that number could reach a maximum of about 8,000 under present plans, according to CTV. The troop numbers have been changing at a dizzying pace, with Trump drawing a hard line on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections. The Pentagon says more than 7,000 troops were being sent to the southwest border to support the Customs and Border Protection agents. Just last week officials were indicating that about 800 to 1,000 might be sent. The next day, the Air Force general running the operation said more than the initially announced total were going, and he pointedly rejected a news report that it could reach 14,000, saying that was not consistent with what's actually being planned. On Monday, officials announced that about 5,200 were being deployed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen speaks to reporters outside the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on May 31, according to Toronto Star. The federal government is continuing its plan to gradually increase the number of immigrants it accepts into Canada with a new target of 350,000 admissions by 2021. The target for new arrivals in Canada will rise to 350,000, which is nearly one per cent of the country's population. PATRICK DOYLE / THE CANADIAN PRESS The figures were announced Wednesday as part of government's updated multi-year immigration levels plan, which covers the next three years. The vast majority of these newcomers are coming under economic programs designed to address skills shortages and gaps in the labour market. The target rises annually from 310,000 this year, counting all classes of new arrivals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campaign rally: In this Oct. 4 photo, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn, according to Toronto Star. In recent days, Trump has made aggressive moves aimed at pushing policies that could boost Republicans in next week's midterm election. Trump in recent days has made aggressive moves aimed at pushing policies that could boost Republicans next week deploying thousands of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in the largest such operation since the Mexican Revolution, floating the idea ending birthright citizenship and warning he intends to halt the caravan of Central American migrants. Evan Vucci / The Associated Press The president has also moved to lower Medicare drug prices and suggested the idea of a 10 per cent tax cut for the middle class, sending administration and congressional officials scrambling to assemble a new tax policy. This is the most focused and concerted effort to use all of the powers of the presidency to shape a midterm election that I have ever seen, said William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Governance Studies Program and a former domestic policy adviser in the Clinton White House. The cumulative acts reflect the extent to which Trump has transformed parts of the federal bureaucracy into a factory of threats, directives and actions an outgrowth of a campaign strategy which the president and his political advisers settled on as their best chance to hold the Republican congressional majorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

louise bourgault: There are 5,500 jobs to fills, a spike from the 800 available last year, according to CTV. These are companies that will pay very well, said Louise Bourgault, head of the Sherbrooke Board of Trade, adding that in some cases, they'll even provide housing. There have never been so many jobs available in the region, according to the Sherbrooke Board of Trade. Recruiters say the Townships offer the chance for not only a good career, but exceptional quality of life. Recruiters are hoping immigrants in particular will take a chance on the area. We have a lake, ski hills, golf courses, and not much traffic congestion, said Bourgault. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saturday nyt: Signs, flowers and other mementos at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, where 11 people died during a shooting rampage on Saturday, according to Toronto Star. HILARY SWIFT / NYT Like the mosque shooter, the synagogue attacker was motivated by malicious hate in this case, virulent anti-Semitism prompted by his disdain for immigration. Tragically, more families are facing the unspeakable pain of losing loved ones to bigoted violence in the wake of Saturday's attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which claimed the lives of Jewish worshippers on a serene Sabbath morning. In the minutes before he launched his cowardly attack, the gunman wrote these ominous words online Screw your optics, I'm going in. As Shakespearean tragedy tells us, something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Once more, we are forced to contend with a macabre display of hate-driven violence directed against minority targets. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saudi consulate: As of Tuesday, investigators still had not determined how they died, according to CTV. The sisters' bodies were taped together and facing each other, but had no obvious signs of trauma, police said. The sisters, Tala Farea, 16, and Rotana Farea, 22, were discovered Oct. 24 on a bank of the Hudson River, about 225 miles from Fairfax, Virginia, where they lived and were reported missing in August. They were both fully clothed. Saudi Arabia's Consulate General in New York said in a statement that it had appointed an attorney to follow the case closely. Their mother told detectives the day before the bodies were discovered, she received a call from an official at the Saudi Arabian Embassy, ordering the family to leave the U.S. because her daughters had applied for political asylum, New York police said Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

twitter tuesday.article: Kenney said he has ordered party officials to cancel Strashok's membership, according to Vancouver Courier. He added that he recently asked the board of the UCP to develop a process for screening applicants for membership to block those who have expressed hateful or extreme views. I am shocked and disturbed by reports of hateful and extreme online activity by a UCP member named Adam Strashok, Kenney said in a statement on Twitter Tuesday.article continues below Trending Stories How to get a free reusable festive red cup at Starbucks You can walk over the Seymour Canyon Suspension Bridge next month Class Notes Gangs of Vancouver Neither I nor anyone on my staff was aware of the extreme views of the individual in question. Strashok, who ran the call centre for a time in 2017 during Kenney's United Conservative leadership bid, could not be immediately reached for comment. It's the latest in a series of UCP supporters voicing or associating with those expressing hateful and intolerant views. Kenney was responding to a story in Ricochet Media that investigated ties from members of the Canadian Armed Forces to an online store glorifying the era of white rule in Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ucp member: Kenney said he has ordered party officials to cancel Strashok's membership, according to National Observer. He added that he recently asked the board of the UCP to develop a process for screening applicants for membership to block those who have expressed hateful or extreme views. I am shocked and disturbed by reports of hateful and extreme online activity by a UCP member named Adam Strashok, Kenney said in a statement on Twitter Tuesday. ; Neither I nor anyone on my staff was aware of the extreme views of the individual in question. Strashok, who ran the call centre for a time in 2017 during Kenney's United Conservative leadership bid, could not be immediately reached for comment. It's the latest in a series of UCP supporters voicing or associating with those expressing hateful and intolerant views. Kenney was responding to a story in Ricochet Media that investigated ties from members of the Canadian Armed Forces to an online store glorifying the era of white rule in Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

arrivals: The target rises annually from 310,000 this year, counting all classes of new arrivals, according to Vancouver Courier. The vast majority of these newcomers are coming under economic programs designed to address skills shortages and gaps in the labour market. The target for new arrivals in Canada will rise to 350,000, which is nearly one per cent of the country's population.article continues below Trending Stories How to get a free reusable festive red cup at Starbucks Vancouver loses to Kimberley in pot shop licence race Vancouver law firm takes on one of B.C.'s first roadside cannabis violations You can walk over the Seymour Canyon Suspension Bridge next month The figures were announced Wednesday as part of government's updated multi-year immigration levels plan, which covers the next three years. Hussen says economic immigration is badly needed in areas across the country that are short on workers and long on older residents. This plan is making us very competitive in the global market. In certain regions the hunger for workers is huge, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

monger organizers: In the wake of recent racially and religiously motivated shootings in the United States and Canada, it is absurd and unconscionable to provide a coveted speaking platform to a hate monger, according to National Observer. Organizers of the Munk Debates, under some misguided notion of promoting free speech and encouraging uncomfortable or polarizing conversations, felt it necessary to invite Bannon to debate the rise of populism at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall. It's a justifiable request and one I fully support. The Munk Debates are self-described as a neutral public forum to discuss challenging issues and ideas. I'm baffled by those who downplay both his troubling past and his more recent involvement in some of Trump's most abhorrent anti-immigrant policies. I can't help but wonder what exactly is challenging, enlightening or edifying about ideas like racism, bigotry, and white supremacy What haven't we figured out about these belief systems so far that we need Bannon to clarify for us Bannon isn't controversial, he's dangerous ; Bannon, U.S. President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, senior advisor, and co-founder of Brietbart News, is not some controversial figure who deserves to be heard and debated; he's dangerous. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vancouver council: Yes, I got it that Green Party candidate Pete Fry, the son of Trinidadian born Liberal MP Hedy Fry, handily won a spot on council, according to Vancouver Courier. But for the major ethnic groups in our city, people of Chinese, Indian or Filipino heritage, the representation is zero.article continues below Trending Stories How to get a free reusable festive red cup at Starbucks You can walk over the Seymour Canyon Suspension Bridge next month Vancouver loses to Kimberley in pot shop licence race Class Notesrelated Meet your new Vancouver city councillors Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart promises housing crisis in better shape' by 2022More women elected to Vancouver council but still work to be done Don't blame the political parties. But the result that could be a game changer is the colour of the council that will now represent our city, a city that is roughly made up of 45 per cent people of colour. Right, left and centre included visible minorities on their ballot. And these are groups Chinese, Indian and Filipino whose presence and contribution is undeniably growing. A person of Chinese heritage has run for mayor in the past two elections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: Ironically, Rodriguez claimed to the Globe and Mail that Canada is not a racist society, wherever one lives, according to Rabble. While Rodriguez walked back that odd statement a few days later, it was only one of many perplexing and disappointing things that have happened in recent weeks. Two weeks ago, the Globe and Mail queried Rodriguez about a series of closed-door consultations on racism that had recently been quietly launched by Heritage Canada. As far as Heritage Canada's new consultations about racism, it's difficult to have a warm fuzzy feeling. The public is not made aware of when they will take place, or who has been invited. First, they are shrouded in secrecy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

birthright citizenship: An end for the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, according to CTV. With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump is rushing out hardline immigration declarations, promises and actions as he tries to mobilize supporters to retain Republican control of Congress. Tent cities for asylum seekers. His own campaign in 2016 concentrated on border fears, and that's his final-week focus in the midterm fight. But his timing is striking. This has nothing to do with elections, the president insists. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kashruth council: As the head mashgiach Hebrew for supervisor of the Kashruth Council of Canada, Brogna's job is to supervise the kosher status of restaurants and catering venues to ensure the food and cooking equipment is up to the standards of Kashrut, or Jewish dietary laws, according to Toronto Star. Rabbi Mendel Brogna is the COR Senior Mashgiach. There's no punchline, it's literally part of Rabbi Mendel Brogna's job. Brogna shows off his torch he uses when he makes kosher large ovens or large appliances. Brogna was on scene at Prime on Avenue Steakhouse for an interview. They need to be heated to a certain degree, or if not possible, boiling water is poured on the appliance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mayflower passengers: Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, according to Toronto Star. That birthright is protected no less for children of undocumented persons than for descendants of Mayflower passengers, the United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit wrote in a 2006 law review article. But Judge James Ho, a recent Trump appointee, may stand in his way. Contrary to Trump's announcement Tuesday, Ho said that a constitutional amendment was the exclusive way to restrict birthright citizenship. The president's comments to Axios on HBO come amid a renewed push for hardline immigration policies in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ndp spokesperson: I ask the Munk Foundation to cancel its invitation out of respect for the victims in Pittsburgh, NDP MP Charlie Angus told CBC News, in French, according to Rabble. It isn't acceptable to give provocateurs like Mr. The party said having Bannon participate in the Munk Debates is inappropriate after the death of 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue this past weekend. Bannon the opportunity to present their extreme views, he said. Bannon is scheduled to debate conservative commentator David Frum on Friday evening at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall about the rise of populism. An NDP spokesperson later confirmed Angus' views reflect those of the party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pittsburgh synagogue: Louis ocean liner, which resulted in more than 250 of them dying at the hands of the Nazis, according to CTV. The apology has been months in the making and was scheduled before a gunman killed 11 Jews at a Pittsburgh synagogue -- the deadliest attack on Jews in American history. Trudeau is to apologize next week for a 1939 decision to reject an asylum request from more than 900 German Jews aboard the MS St. The shooting has sparked countrywide vigils and forced a re-examination of the prime minister's plans. Steve McDonald, the director of policy with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said his group hopes the apology will spur wider talk about how to address anti-Semitism regardless of our background. Trudeau's office says the text of the apology will be changed to reflect the Pittsburgh killings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police officers: The Toronto event marks the latest in a series of commemorations that have sprung up across Canada since Saturday morning, when an armed gunman stormed the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and killed 11 congregants, according to CTV. Six other people were injured in the attack, including four responding police officers. The vigil, organized by the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, drew in thousands of people of all faiths beginning at 7 p.m. Ultimately the target was all Jews, period, and everybody in this community knows it, and in communities across Canada and throughout the world, Steve Shulman of the UJA said. A number of people made speeches on Monday night, including a relative of Joyce Fienberg, one of the 11 Jewish-Americans killed. The way that the Jewish community reacts to anti-Semitism is to come together because coming together means strength, and coming together as well with people from other faith groups and other backgrounds in this great multicultural city and country adds to that strength. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

box: Many of these children come from families with a single parent, or newly landed immigrant families but every child who receives a box will know that Santa remembered them, according to Toronto Star. The Santa Fund baby box includes soap, baby powder and a rubber duck. This year, 45,000 kids aged newborn to 12 in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Ajax and Pickering will receive boxes full of presents this Christmas. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star For kids aged 7 the Santa Fund box includes a game, cookies and toque. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star Our fundraising goal, like last year, is 1.7 million, with 100 per cent of that money going to the gift boxes themselves. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star Nine year olds will receive a board game, socks and mitts in their Santa Fund gift boxes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

birthright citizenship: An end for the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, according to Vancouver Courier. With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump is rushing out hardline immigration declarations, promises and actions as he tries to mobilize supporters to retain Republican control of Congress. Tent cities for asylum seekers. His own campaign in 2016 concentrated on border fears, and that's his final-week focus in the midterm fight.article continues below Trending StoriesVPD dog mistakenly bites 75-year-old Vancouver man during arrest of burglary suspects Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's historyB.C. winter forecast Dry pattern to spell shortened 2018-19 ski season Vancouver rolls out new online kindergarten registration to avoid lineups This has nothing to do with elections, the president insists. Trump says he will send more than 5,000 military troops to the Mexican border to help defend against caravans of Central American migrants who are on foot hundreds of miles away. But his timing is striking. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian search: The Bill also introduced changes to vacation entitlements, paid sick days and equal pay rules, according to NOW Magazine. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce OCC Retail Council of Canada, Food and Beverage Ontario and temp agency lobby group ACSESS Association of Canadian Search, Employment & Staffing Services have all been calling for the Ford government to quash the bill. Last week, Ford followed through on his warning, killing plans for a 1 increase in the minimum wage to 15 an hour, among other measures, in the name of efficiencies. We have been persistently urging the government to take immediate action and repeal Bill 148 due to the compounding labour reforms, which come at too high a cost to the economy and workers, reads an OCC press release that was regurgitated verbatim in the legislature by Economic Development Minister Jim Wilson. He told CBC Metro Morning that Ontario lost 90,000 jobs since changes under Bill 148, including a 14 minimum wage, were introduced. On October 3, OCC head Rocco Rossi went further. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

comedy master: How often do we get a 'Moonlight' How often do we get 'Black Panther' she said, according to Vancouver Courier. What to me will be true equality is when 'Black Panther' comes out and it's just like 'Captain America.' article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Cops crackdown on fireworks crowd Cat found dead on swing with zap traps around neck and legsVPD dog mistakenly bites 75-year-old Vancouver man during arrest of burglary suspects Waithe, an actress and Emmy-winning screenwriter with the streaming comedy Master of None who was in the film Ready Player One, joined in conversation with comedian Hannah Gadsby at an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lunch. There are a million 'La La Lands' every year. The event marked the launch of an academy initiative aimed at creating opportunities for female filmmakers to network and celebrate inclusiveness. Music legend and activist Annie Lennox also spoke at the event, making a case for global feminism to support women and girls in crisis worldwide. It included presentation of a newly established Academy Gold Fellowship to young filmmaker Geeta Malik, writer-director of the award-winning online short Aunty Gs and films including Beast and Troublemaker. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pittsburgh synagogue: Louis ocean liner, which resulted in more than 250 of them dying at the hands of the Nazis.article continues below Trending Stories Cat found dead on swing with zap traps around neck and legsVPD dog mistakenly bites 75-year-old Vancouver man during arrest of burglary suspects Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Cops crackdown on fireworks crowd The apology has been months in the making and was scheduled before a gunman killed 11 Jews at a Pittsburgh synagogue the deadliest attack on Jews in American history, according to Vancouver Courier. The shooting has sparked countrywide vigils and forced a re-examination of the prime minister's plans. Trudeau is to apologize next week for a 1939 decision to reject an asylum request from more than 900 German Jews aboard the MS St. Trudeau's office says the text of the apology will be changed to reflect the Pittsburgh killings. Trudeau mentioned that idea in a letter to Jewish leaders on the weekend. Steve McDonald, the director of policy with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said his group hopes the apology will spur wider talk about how to address anti-Semitism regardless of our background. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sex slaves: Adiba, 27, fled her home in northern Iraq's Sinjar district after Islamic State militants massacred Yazidi villages, capturing women as sex slaves, and says some of her family members were among the estimated 10,000 Yazidis killed in the genocide, according to National Observer. Her parents and her brother are still living in a camp in Iraqi Kurdistan and she did not use her last name out of fear for their safety. She's urging the government to help them navigate their new world and to allow their family members to join them in Canada. ; The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has persecuted Yazidis, a minority religious sect mostly in northern Iraq. She says she was living in a refugee camp when she learned the Canadian government would sponsor Yazidi women to move to Canada. We were dropped off at the Radisson Hotel, staying in the lobby, hungry, thirsty ... no language to even buy water, she said in an interview through an interpreter. As one of the first of the group to arrive, she spent her first few nights scared and alone in a hotel in Toronto until a non-profit organization offered to help. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

active-duty troops: Following a break on Sunday, the migrants, many of them fleeing violence in their home countries, resumed their march towards the United States border, according to Toronto Star. As fatigue from the heat, distance, and poor sanitary conditions has set in, the numbers of people participating in the march has slowly dwindled, but a significant group are determined to get to the United States. Some of the thousands of Central American migrants rest after arriving into the small town of Santiago Niltepec on Oct. 29 in Santiago Niltepec, Mexico. On Monday an official said that the Pentagon will deploy up to 5,000 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to prevent members of the migrant caravan from illegally entering the country. In an interview Monday, Trump said the U.S. would build tent cities for asylum seekers. Spencer Platt / Getty Images Trump, eager to keep voters focused on illegal immigration in the lead-up to the elections, stepped up his dire warnings about the caravans, tweeting, This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you! But any migrants who complete the long trek to the southern U.S. border already face major hurdles both physical and bureaucratic to being allowed into the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ezra shanken: We go through times of light together and we go through times of darkness together, according to CTV. Right now, we are going through a time of mourning, said Ezra Shanken, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver hosted the event on Sunday afternoon, as a way to show its solidarity with those impacted by the senseless tragedy. Saturday morning, a gunman opened fire during a baby-naming ceremony inside Tree of Life Synagogue, killing 11 and injuring six people. When people are killed in a sanctuary, it's exactly the opposite of what one expects or what one hopes for of being a safe place, said Rabbi Jonathan Infeld with Congregation Beth Israel. The suspect, Robert Gregory Bowers, is now facing 11 state charges of homicide, six counts of aggravated assault and 13 counts of ethnic intimidation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.