marine environment: In response, the agency has asked landowners to volunteer property as a disposal site for the carcasses, according to CTV. By doing so, landowners can support the natural process of the marine environment, and skeletons left behind can be used for educational purposes, officials said. So many gray whale carcasses have washed up this year that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries says it has run out of places to take them. But the carcasses can be up to 40 feet 12 metres long. Landowner Mario Rivera of Port Hadlock, Washington, told KING5-TV that the smell is intermittent and isn't that bad. That's a lot to decay, and it could take months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marriage licences: According to her research -- which is currently pending final review 3,382 marriage licenses involving minors between the ages of 16 and 18 were issued between 2000 and 2018, according to CTV. This was based on data from provinces' vital statistics offices, which issue marriage certificates. People need to re-think the idea that the practice only takes place in foreign countries, McGill University assistant professor Alissa Koski told CTVNews.ca during a phone interview. Earlier this month, Koski presented her findings in Vancouver to the Canadian Population Society, which is a member of non-profit Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Alberta issued 791, Quebec had 590 and British Columbia had 429 such marriage licences. Koski discovered that Ontario issued the most licences for so-called child marriages, with 1,353. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

william p: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News By Paul Kane Paul Kane Senior congressional correspondent and columnist Email Bio Follow June 15Rep, according to Rabble. Justin Amash R-Mich. has never been afraid to go it alone. Justin Amash R-Mich. answers a question during a town hall event in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 28, 2019. The self-styled libertarian regularly votes present if he feels legislation is misguided. And Wednesday, Amash was the only Republican to support a committee vote that held Attorney General William P. Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress over the administration's refusal to turn over documents related to the 2020 Census. Last week, following many months of disenchantment with the group, Amash resigned from the House Freedom Caucus after being one of the founding members of the rabble-rousing group of conservatives that upended GOP politics for more than four years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: It warns passengers on an Air China flight from Beijing that arrived in Vancouver at 10 50 a.m. that day and those aboard an Air Canada flight to Regina that left at 2 p.m. may have been exposed, according to CTV. The passenger went through Canada Customs and Immigration so the centre says people in the main terminal may also be vulnerable. The centre says a passenger with the disease had a layover at Vancouver International Airport on June 9. Measles is a highly infectious airborne disease and symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash that starts centrally and spreads to the limbs. Passengers, crew and travellers who may have come into contact with measles are asked to check their immunization status. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city life: For all intents and purposes, the unintentional multicultural experiment that is Peterborough a developing city that do date has tried and failed to promote successful integration is, in a nutshell, confused about its future and overwhelmed by its present circumstance, according to Rabble. And it is, under these conditions, that various darker sides' to city life have been able to flourish unchecked. The area of Millfield in central Peterborough. The date is the 8th of June, 2017. In a baffling decision to which the true reasons are perhaps still known only to her, Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap election and it seems since then, up until this moment, has done everything in her power to lose it. Election day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

drug charge: But it was back to business as usual the next day, with police detaining hundreds of peaceful demonstrators seeking to turn an exception into the norm.'The Best Day'What a difference a day makes, according to Rabble. On the evening of June 11, there was jubilation in Moscow after Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev announced that the drug charges against Ivan Golunov were being dropped and the investigative reporter would be released from house arrest for lack of evidence. There was euphoria in Moscow as journalist Ivan Golunov walked free after a historic climbdown by the Russian law enforcement authorities, who dropped a drug charge widely seen as fabricated. The joy was centered on the journalists who had joined forces and pushed hard for exactly that outcome -- one that, while not entirely unexpected given omens such as the incredible disappearing drug-lab photos that were removed from a police website, the court decision to keep him at home in the first place rather than in jail, President Vladimir Putin's performative meeting with Russia's human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova, and the tone of reports in the state media, was still a stunner. The best day, wrote Zakharova, who spends her time on the job defending the actions of the Russian authorities at home and abroad and often attacking those of their Western counterparts, adding that she was crying tears of joy. But the celebration was not limited to that cohort, ranging as far afield as rappers, rock stars, and remarks on the Facebook page of Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ground rules: The panel is supposed to lay out the ground rules for deciding which organizations qualify for tax breaks and charitable status -- measures that Ottawa has chosen to help sustain the news industry as it struggles to transition to the digital economy, according to Rabble. That's why it's sobering to read the just-released Digital News Report, a comprehensive study of media trends conducted by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University, and based on data from almost 40 countries and six continents. Support rabble.ca today for as little as 1 per month!What the federal government calls its Journalism and Written Media Independent Panel of Experts hasn't had time to meet yet, but already there is evidence that Ottawa's 600 million plan to help out the news industry is misguided and not likely to work. Ottawa has chosen to direct its aid to three key initiatives a new refundable tax credit that will subsidize the salaries of reporters and editors hired at newspapers that qualify as professional; a new non-refundable tax credit to encourage Canadians to subscribe to digital news outlets; and charitable tax incentives for not-for-profit journalism. Despite the efforts of the news industry, researchers found only a small increase in the numbers paying for any online news -- whether by subscription, membership, or donation. According to Digital News Report, the outlook on all those fronts seems to be bleak. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration pilot: By taking the decisions on matching immigrants to employers and communities out of Ottawa's hands, rural and northern areas struggling with population declines and worker shortages hope to find newcomers who want to come and stay, according to CTV. People don't realize just how much the rural economy needs immigration, Hussen said. On Friday Hussen announced the communities chosen for the rural and northern immigration pilot -- a program that will give rural employers the ability to directly select immigrants to hire in their businesses and will also give immigrants the ability to choose one of these 11 communities to make their permanent residence. He has spoken to rural employers desperate for workers, some of whom are turning away multimillion-dollar contracts because of a lack of skilled labour. And I know how much these small towns are relying on that large employer to stay in place. Some of them are saying, 'We're going to make decisions to move if we don't have the workers that we need,' and that's just unacceptable. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leger poll: More significantly, the poll also suggests the Liberals have opened up a 14-point lead over the Conservatives when it comes to which of the two main parties Canadians would prefer to see form government after the Oct. 21 vote, according to CTV. At the same time, however, the poll suggests more Canadians are worried about the prospect of four more years of Trudeau's Liberals than they are about the Conservatives regaining power. The Leger poll suggests the Liberals have closed the gap slightly with the front-running Conservatives since April and dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government has eased a bit. The poll of 1,528 Canadians, randomly recruited from Leger's online panel, was conducted between June 7 and 10 for The Canadian Press; polling experts say online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not generate a random sample of the population. Another 13 per cent said they would vote for Jagmeet Singh's NDP, 11 per cent for Elizabeth May's Green party and three per cent for Maxime Bernier's fledgling People's Party of Canada. Thirty-eight per cent of respondents said they would vote for Andrew Scheer's Conservatives if an election were held today, versus 29 per cent for Trudeau's Liberals -- a two-point dip for the Tories and a two-point uptick for the Grits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

death: There is much to grieve for, according to National Observer. The climate emergency is causing many of us to feel a rising grief that is difficult to process and that can, at times, threaten to overwhelm us. Flooding, fires, refugees. But grief itself is a well-known, well studied human emotion and there is much we have learned from the death and dying process of individuals that can help us navigate this larger ecological grief. Though often misinterpreted, the stages were intended to illustrate some of the emotions that individuals feel after a diagnosis of illness or death and are not intended as stages, but rather different modes that one may move between. Applying the well-known five stages of death and dying developed by Elisabeth K bler-Ross gives us a map to help us navigate through these difficult times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jewish: Quite often the media will not hear about those things, according to Vancouver Courier. You only hear about it when a tragedy happens, but we have thwarted several attempts in our city. Palmer broke the news to reporters after a Vancouver Police Board meeting at the Jewish Community Centre, where the audience heard that Jewish people are consistently targeted more for hate crimes than any other group in the city.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver's largest car free day festival takes over Main Street on Sunday Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Three's company Teen stabbed in 'violent dispute over limo' in Downtown Vancouver We follow up on threats very quickly, and there have been a number of threats for active shooter type situations not related to the Jewish community but related to other places in Vancouver over the years that we have proactively stopped, the chief told reporters. Palmer said police conduct active shooter drills and run evacuation and lockdown exercises at various sites around the city. The chief said such training, which includes a video showing people how to run, hide and fight, assists the Jewish community but also gets officers familiar with a facility in case they have to respond to an emergency. He didn't say which ones, but noted the Jewish community requested extra training. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

york city: Police raided an underground gay bar in Manhattan and all hell broke loose, according to Vancouver Courier. Violent counter demonstrations broke out in the aftermath. Flashback to June 28, 1969 in New York City, in what was the touchstone moment for gay rights in both the U.S. and Canada. It was high time for America, and the world at large, to take a long look in the mirror. Canada decriminalized homosexuality in 1969. Within a year, the first gay pride marches were happening in major U.S. cities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gun charges: Here's another ugly freaking scumbag drug dealer, Moniz wrote in one instance, drawing ire from friends and family of the accused, according to Rabble. In another post, for example, he wrote, This cockroach gave a bad name to our Cape Verdean community. BROCKTON A local celebrity in his own right, Manny Moniz was a polarizing, ever-present figure on the Brockton Hub, the Facebook group of nearly 60,000 users where he was notorious for sharing news stories with booking photos of people arrested on drug and gun charges, shaming them and labeling them as scumbags. Moniz, a longtime resident of Avon, who owned an area painting company, died on Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital following a rapid decline, after being diagnosed last year with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Moniz, according to his longtime girlfriend, has continued to attract controversy even in his death, with some of his detractors sending her nasty, threatening messages about him, and others posting gleeful remarks about his demise on the Brockton Hub page. Moniz was 51 years old. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

car horns: This is the best day of my life! said John Cooke, 35, of Toronto, according to CTV. The crowd sang Queen's We Are the Champions as they streamed into clogged streets. Thousands of spectators who jammed Jurassic Park, the fan zone outside the team's empty downtown arena, to watch Game 6 of the finals on big screens erupted in gleeful pandemonium as the final buzzer sounded. Some climbed poles and waved shirts, car horns blared in a triumphant cacophony. It's magical. I've never been a part of something like this, said Jocelyn Campbell, 23, of Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

life sentences: I've wanted to plead guilty since day one, Hicks told Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson, according to CTV. Hudson sentenced Hicks to three consecutive life sentences without parole, tacking on five more years for shooting into a building. Craig Stephen Hicks, 50, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder more than four years after the February 2015 slayings and two months after incoming District Attorney Satana Deberry dropped plans to seek the death penalty in hopes of concluding a case she said had languished too long. Hicks burst into a Chapel Hill condo owned by 23-year-old Deah Barakat and fatally shot Barakat, his wife, Yusor Abu-Salha, 21 and the woman's 19-year-old sister Razan Abu-Salha. Relatives said the victims were targeted because they were Muslim, and asked federal authorities to pursue hate-crime charges. At the time, Chapel Hill police said Hicks claimed he was provoked by competition over parking spaces at the complex where they lived. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

peak level: The dollar's share dropped slightly to 61.7%. That is down more than 7 percentage points from its peak level before the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, according to CTV. It's primarily diversification away from the dollar, which benefits the euro, ECB executive board member Benoit Coeure said. The euro's share of measurable foreign reserves held by central banks and governments around the world rose 1.2 percentage points during 2018 to 20.7%, reversing a declining trend. The dollar, however, is still very much the dominant currency for international trade, borrowing and reserves, despite a slow diversification toward other currencies over recent years, most recently toward the Chinese yuan. Russia sold about 100 billion worth of U.S. dollar-denominated assets in the wake of new rounds of U.S. sanctions, making the euro Moscow's main currency holding with 39% of reserves. Factors affecting the dollar's use include countries selling dollars to support their own currency, and U.S. financial sanctions such as those against Russia, which has moved some holdings to other currencies to avoid U.S restrictions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate change: The apology gives me faith in our legal system that truth can still win out, even in an era of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts,' Mann said in an email to National Observer, according to National Observer. Renowned climate scientist Michael E. Mann got an apology Friday from a think-tank that published an interview attacking his reputation. Eight years later, the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy which often promotes climate change denial apologized Friday and wiped the inflammatory interview from its website. In the fight against climate disinformation, experts like him are turning to new arenas. Mann is best known as the lead researcher on a landmark 1998 paper on climate change. In the fight against climate disinformation, experts like Mann, an atmospheric scientist at Pennsylvania State University, are turning to new arenas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

coal mines: They were at the Vancouver Convention Centre, where the Canadian government hosted the Clean Energy Ministerial, a summit that brought together around 2,500 government officials, private sector representatives and experts from 25 countries in late May, according to National Observer. One booth in particular stood out at a recent Clean Energy Summit in Vancouver, writes brennaowen . It was laden with bright red hats, pens and bumper stickers that proclaim I love Canadian oil and promote the consumption of fossil fuels. At another, an engineer explained how new practices used to clean up inactive coal mines can also be used to create jobs in Alberta's oilpatch while cleaning up abandoned sites. The logos of some fossil fuel companies were also splashed around the room, with representatives explaining their efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The I love Canadian oil souvenirs are a hallmark of Canada's Energy Citizens, an initiative of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the largest group of oilpatch lobbyists in Canada. ; Their goals include clearing the way for new fossil fuel development and pipelines that can carry Canadian oil and gas to international markets. But one booth in particular stood out, laden with bright red hats, pens and bumper stickers that proclaim I love Canadian oil and promote the consumption of fossil fuels. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

right: I raise my hand as one of those voices that's pointed to the capacity for foreign actors to try to put their finger on the scale of our upcoming federal election, or just to sow distrust in our democratic institutions, according to National Observer. But the more that researchers take a look at what is happening in countries around the world, the more the threat appears much more complex than just the Kremlin pulling strings. Worrying about Russian interference in our elections or possibly even Chinese is a hot topic in media and political circles. What's also apparent is a transnational extreme right movement exists, connecting and strategizing with local groups through online networks sometimes further backed by Russia, but not always. As Canadian scholar Barbara Perry has noted, the Internet gives them a place to express and connect with others on the basis of white European chauvinism that serves to then empower and embolden them as part of a common cause that is global rather than simply local. International researchers have been sounding the alarm that the extreme right is using increasingly sophisticated online strategies to amplify its messages on social media platforms, seeking to bring fringe ideologies into the mainstream. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

apartment resident: An apartment resident heard cries and notified the manager, who pulled the child from the dumpster, according to CTV. The boy was taken to a hospital. Authorities say the baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag shortly before noon Tuesday in the city of Stockton, south of Sacramento. Police say he's doing well. Police say she could face charges of child abuse and endangerment. Police found the baby's 15-year-old mother nearby and she was taken to a hospital. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

north-central b.c: They've never said No, but they've never said Yes, and they've never said they would sit down and negotiate what it would look like, according to CTV. That's all we're asking at this point, said David Crampton of the Dena Kayeh Institute, which is spearheading the project. The proposal would cover the ancestral areas of three Kaska Dena First Nations and would be larger than Vancouver Island, taking up a massive section of north-central B.C. Premier John Horgan's government hasn't said whether it supports or opposes the idea after seven months of phone calls, letters and meetings with officials from various ministries, say the project's proponents. We're not sure why. The First Nations have applied for 4 million in federal government funding for the project, known as the Kaska Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, and now fear it won't receive funding because B.C. hasn't signed on. We have no idea really what's going on in the background of all this. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wheels: Gauthier, who became the first female Canadian Monster Jam World Finals winner, told CTV News Channel she easily fell in love with the sport, according to CTV. It's more technical than people think, she said. But the loud engines and big wheels of a monster truck were too much to steer away from. Gauthier is one of the female drivers who'll make an appearance at the Monster Jam in Toronto later this month at the Scotiabank Arena. What most people might not know is that drivers control the front and back wheels separately. A Monster Jam truck weighs approximately 5,400 kg -- with 360 kg wheels -- and typically runs on 1,500 horsepower. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bay biden: Trump has zeroed in on Biden as a threat to his reelection chances and is testing themes to keep him at bay, according to CTV. Biden, meanwhile, is campaigning as a front-runner with near-universal name recognition relishing the fight with Trump while trying to ensure he doesn't ignore the demands of the crowded Democratic primary . People don't respect him, Trump said of Biden after touring a renewable energy facility in Council Bluffs. The back-and-forth on Tuesday laid bare the rising political stakes for each man. Even the people that he's running against, they're saying 'Where is he What happened ' With a dose of exaggeration, the Republican president added He makes his stance in Iowa once every two weeks and then he mentions my name 74 times in one speech. That reminds me of Crooked Hillary. I don't know. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

region: It comes against the backdrop of high-stakes diplomatic activity aimed at easing tensions between the two foes, according to Vancouver Courier. The initiative, from beginning to end, was born in Lebanon. ... But I won't deny that this initiative had positive results on the region and appears to have stopped much of what might have happened, Zakka told reporters shortly after arriving in Lebanon. In his first comments after arriving in his native Lebanon, Nizar Zakka denied reports that his release was part of a wider deal but suggested that it had helped avert further escalation in the region.article continues below Trending Stories Controversial Vancouver restaurant Escobar has suddenly closed The heat is on Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for temperatures in the 30sBaby attacked by family dog flown to Vancouver hospitalB.C. paying foster parents instead of supporting struggling families, experts say Zakka's release comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers. Zakka is one of several prisoners with either dual nationality or links to the West held in Iran. The White House said it was thankful for Zakka's release but wants to see other Americans who are detained there released as well. Lebanese officials have for years asked for his release, and it was not clear why Iran decided to act now. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dogon: The killings highlight the Malian security forces' inability to contain the spreading extremism by fighters linked to the Islamic State organization and al-Qaida and the growing danger of frightened communities arming themselves, according to CTV. Nineteen people were missing after the Dogon village of Sobame Da was attacked around 3 a.m. on Monday, said Interior Security ministry spokesman Amadou Sangho. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on the ethnic Dogon village, though tensions have been high since an ethnic Dogon militia was accused of carrying out a massacre in an ethnic Peuhl village in March that left at least 157 dead. Homes were burned and animals slaughtered, the government said. Some Peuhl leaders had vowed to carry out reprisal attacks for the March bloodshed that was blamed on the Dogon militia known as Dan Na Ambassagou. The village is in the commune of Sangha, the heart of the Dogon militia blamed for the March attack that has been the deadliest so far. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

education cuts: Tabitha Bernard, a spokesperson for Engage Canada, said in a written statement that the group's ad campaigns are meant to fight back against the dominance of corporate interests on the airwaves, according to CTV. The ad that ran during Monday night's Raptors game accuses Scheer of hiding something and says that, if elected, he would follow Ontario Premier Doug Ford when it comes to health care and education cuts. Where did the group get the cash to pay for a Toronto Raptors playoff commercial that could cost upwards of 50,000 The group is hesitant to say. The group describes itself as a grassroots organization. Formally created in December 2014, according to incorporation documents, Engage Canada orchestrated a targeted ad campaign against Stephen Harper in the lead up to the 2015 federal election. Corporate records and archived union documents show that it is comprised of veteran political strategists and individuals with strong ties to some of Canada's largest union groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.