Vancouver International Film Festival.: "Every time my writing partner Michael Begler and I decided to do something where we said, 'Oh, no one ever going to make this,' it always ended up changing our careers," Amiel said in an interview at the Vancouver International Film Festival. , according to Hamilton Spectator. Begler personal experience also helped contribute to the birth of "The Knick," which stars Clive Owen and airs on HBO Canada. With a background in sitcoms, "The Knick" showrunner Jack Amiel was excited that the 1900-era medical drama pushed him out of his comfort zone. The pair began as writers on programs including "Malcolm In the Middle" and "The Tony Danza Show," then wrote and produced features: the teen romantic comedy fairytale "The Prince And Me" 2004 and "The Big Miracle" 2012 about whales trapped in Alaska. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Friends of Syria Group: The irony is that the two leaders, along with others in the so-called "Friends of Syria" Group of countries FSG , created the Frankenstein known as They organized a covert war against Syria using jihadist mercenaries; arranged funding from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar; enlisted Turkey and Jordan to provide military bases and training; encouraged Israel to provide medical support in the Occupied Golan Heights; and funnelled arms and equipment from defeated Libya and Yugoslavia. For more than three years in Syria, jihadist mercenaries executed priests, journalists and prisoners of war; beheaded "infidels"; practised cannibalism; looted homes; engaged in sexual slavery; destroyed churches; used poison gas on civilians, and shamelessly posted videos of themselves committing some of these barbaric acts. All this without criticism from Obama or Harper. , according to Hamilton Spectator. There are many problems with Obama idea of airstrikes against in Iraq and Syria and increased funding for "moderate rebels." First, airstrikes against Syria without the consent of its government is a violation of its sovereignty and of international law. So is arming mercenaries to overthrow its government, whose president, incidentally, was recently re-elected with a big majority in an election with a massive turnout. If the U.S. really wants to stop it should co-operate with the Syrian government On 9/11 anniversary, United States President Barack Obama announced escalating military attacks against in Iraq and Syria and increased funding and training of "moderate rebels" in Syria, to the tune of $500 million. He also called for a new "coalition of the willing" to do the dirty work. In response, the Harper government of Canada, with neither parliamentary nor United Nations approval, dispatched commandos to Iraq. However, when an offshoot of al-Qaida jihadists in Syria funded by the FSG, invaded Iraq, pursued Yezidis up a mountain, and beheaded two U.S. journalists, Obama suddenly appeared concerned. In my opinion, he was only concerned about them as pretexts for intervention. He was, in fact, upset that al-Maliki government ordered remaining U.S. troops out of Iraq and that nearly overran the new U.S. puppet statelet in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the oil fields and headquarters of U.S. oil corporations are located. Obama ensured that al-Maliki was replaced. He drew a red line around Kurdistan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Halifax Stanfield International Airport: WestJets inaugural Halifax-to-Glasgow flight lifts off on May 29, the company announced at a news conference Friday at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, according to The Chronicle Herald. We ve analyzed this for a while now as being a viable route and here we are, Bob Cummings, the companys executive vice-president of sales, marketing and guest experience, said in an interview and A new link between New Scotland and old Scotland will take flight in May. The Calgary-based airline introduced the new daily direct non-stop seasonal service as primarily a leisure route for those interested in exploring the shared roots and cultural ties on either side of the pond. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark: Clark took a bold stand in a speech to the province business community Thursday, just ahead of her government return to the legislature and planned introduction of new LNG laws, according to CTV. "We should not think about people who come from across the world to British Columbia to work as being something less than the rest of us," she said, after laying out her Liberal government priorities and - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has accused federal politicians of "tragically misdirected" policies over the issue of temporary foreign workers, as she pushes for the thousands of skilled labourers needed for her envisioned liquefied natural gas industry. She told the Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon that as federal election campaigning unfolds, leaders in Ottawa must stop playing politics over the controversial program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Shawna Sampson: Vegetables unfit for market are usually the only produce that make it to the food bank in north-end Halifax. But not this year, according to The Chronicle Herald. I actually tried zucchini for the first time and I ve been eating a lot of that, Shawna Sampson, 26, said at the food bank and An urban farm in the heart of Halifax has grown more than 450 kilograms of crisp greens, crunchy cucumbers and fresh beans for the nearby Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Adrienne Clarkson: The ancient Greek ideals about citizen-centred democracy that Adrienne Clarkson repeatedly cites in Belonging , the book version of this years CBC Massey Lectures, sound so much more uplifting than the contentious, coarsened values we have grown used to in 2014. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. But democracy has always been messy, as the Greek historian Thucydides made clear when he wasnt putting phrases in Pericless mouth that can still be deployed to soothe CBC audiences. Demagogues go with the turf, rhetoric trumps rationality, bullies abound, and when everyone has a voice, consensus is a strained and temporary illusion. The diversity that we, like Pericles, claim to prize necessarily includes people we cant stand and ideas we dont want to hear and The distance between Periclean Athens and Ford Nation is not as huge as some would have you think. Adrienne Clarkson commemorates contributions of Canadian soldier (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mount Allison University: The Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts was officially opened at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., on Friday, the same day Crawfords biography, Fire in the Belly, by Gordon Pitts, was launched at the university, according to The Chronicle Herald. This guy was tremendously influential, and it was a story that people really didnt know, said Pitts, a retired business columnist with the Globe and Mail and an author who struck up a lasting friendship with Crawford about a dozen years ago and Hes acclaimed as the man who saved Canada. And there will be a farewell service Saturday at 2 p.m. for Crawford at the Peniel United Church in Five Islands, the tiny Colchester County community where Crawford was born Nov. 7, 1931. He died Aug. 12 in Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: In a significant move, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said on Friday that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has failed to make the case for Canada to join the U.S.-led combat mission, which includes several other Canadian allies. The party has traditionally supported Canadian military missions while in opposition, although a Liberal government opted not to participate in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Nations rally to support U.S. efforts attacking Islamic State Canada is poised to go to war in Iraq without the support of the federal opposition parties, whose leaders say they will not back a government motion to join U.S.-led air strikes because past interventions in the region have failed. Harper seeks six-month military mission to Iraq, with no ground troops (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Olivia Chow: The 90-minute gathering broke the pattern of recent debates by including fourth-place contender Ari Goldkind and by having audience members pose questions directly to the candidates. , according to CBC. Olivia Chow came down hard on one man in particular when he prefaced a question about her qualifications with remarks about her personal history as an immigrant. Vote Compass comes to Toronto mayoral election Toronto election signs coming to a lawn near you Housing, transit, sidewalk repair and even uranium processing were among the topics discussed Wednesday night as the top four candidates to be Toronto next mayor gathered for a debate in Corso Italia . The questions covered an unpredictable range of issues, appearing at times to puzzle the candidates. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Justin Trudeau: Trudeau made the off-colour joke during a brief question-and-answer session with journalist Don Newman at the Canada 2020 conference, according to CTV. It just doesnt work like that in Canada and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is facing criticism for suggesting that Canada should consider a humanitarian mission in Iraq rather than trying to whip out our CF-18s and show how big they are. Why arent we talking more about the kind of humanitarian aid that Canada can and must be engaged in, rather than trying to whip out our CF-18s and show them how big they are? Trudeau said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Quincy Butler: Butler received the news on Wednesday. The fourth year defensive back is not expected to return to the team this season, according to CTV. In August, Butler entered a guilty plea to a charge of assault causing bodily harm and received18 months probation and The Calgary Stampeders have announced starting defensive back Quincy Butler has left the team after Canadian immigration officials confirmed the American import is no longer eligible to work in Canada. The cornerback, a Texas native who has been with the CFL team since 2011, was suspended by the club on June 1 following an assault outside of the Cowboys nightclub on May 15, 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Megan Ross: College was never discussed around the dinner table, according to The Star. I feel the more education you have, the better off you are, says Ross and Megan Ross is the first in her family to attend post-secondary studies. The 31-year-old is in her second year of studies at Durham Colleges 911 emergency and call centres communications program. Attending college is a source of pride for Ross, whose father is a former coal miner from Scotland, who worked as a taxi driver and construction worker in Canada, and whose mother didnt work outside the home. In my family, you finished school and got a job. No one ever asked me if I wanted to go to college, says Ross. Today, Ross motivation is to show her 7-year-old son that school doesnt have to end with a high school diploma. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Irena Ratmanski: Irena Ratmanski, 56, appeared in a Brampton court Wednesday and was ordered detained until Oct. 24 on four charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, according to court records, according to The Star. You have what I would describe as a very extensive immigration history. This history is so long I cannot recount it in my decision. I am just going to highlight what I believe are the most important examples of areas which concern me, said Harry Adamidis, member of the IRB, at a detention review for Ratmanski held Sept. 24. The detention order was upheld by an Ontario justice of the peace Wednesday and The mother of one of the women who allegedly disrupted a Sunwing flight could be facing her fifth deportation from Canada, according to a transcript of a hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board. Ratmanski allegedly lied to border services officers about her previous deportation orders, failed to disclose her aliases when entering the country and lied about having children, according to the court information. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bay Ward: On September 26th the Street talk team was in Bay Ward to hear directly from you what are the major issues in your ward? What could make your ward a better place to live? Ottawa Votes 2014: # streetTalk , according to CBC. Bay Ward is located in the West end of Ottawa, and includes Bayshore, Britannia Village, Carlingwood, Crystal Bay, Lakeview Park, Woodroffe, and Lincoln Heights. The ward is bordered by the 417 to the south, and the Ottawa River to the north. It extends as far east as Maitland Avenue and as far west as Riddell Drive. From Sept. 22 to Oct. 23, Ottawa will visit the 23 electoral wards in the city of Ottawa to get the inside track on the issues people are talking about on the eve of the upcoming municipal election. Candidates running in Bay Ward George Guirguis Michael Pastien Alex Cullen Brendan Mertens Trevor Robinson Mark Taylor (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jan Mohammad Arash: "Now that we've decided to seek asylum, the danger has multiplied," said Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, who along with Capt. Noorullah Aminyar and Capt. Mohammed Nasir Askarzada travelled more than 500 miles by taxi from a Wal-Mart on Cape Cod to Niagara Falls, according to The Star. "Our pictures are in the newspapers in Afghanistan, Pakistan and all around the world. Now our government has turned against us," Arash, 49, said inside the federal detention facility outside Buffalo, where they are being held. Three visiting Afghan military officials went missing over the weekend, causing a small media panic before they were found Monday at the border and N.Y. - Three Afghan military officers who sought refuge in Canada after taking off from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said Wednesday they were trying to escape Taliban violence at home but now face the wrath of their own government as well. The three walked across the Rainbow Bridge connecting New York to Ontario, Canada, to claim refugee status on Sept. 22 and were turned over to U.S. authorities, who charged them with immigration violations and began removal proceedings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Google: The program, called Codemakers, is part of Actua , an educational charity with a three-year plan to run summer camps and school workshops across the country. I WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tackles Google, dispels health rumours I Google Geek Street Fair in Toronto brings tech to kids , according to CBC. Actua is mandated to target under-served populations, including girls, aboriginal youth, children of immigrants and kids from homes facing socioeconomic challenges, says Flanagan. Google has announced a $1.5 million grant on Wednesday to help introduce 100,000 Canadian kids to coding and working with cutting-edge technologies We know kids are incredible consumers of technology at a very young age, says Jennifer Flanagan, Actuas chief executive. What we want to do is bring them from consumers of that technology to producers of that technology. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Google: In an interview with The Canadian Press, Schmidt talked about the company growing presence in Canada, going up against former privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, and his unabashed love for BlackBerry, according to CTV. Schmidt: We have something like 400 engineers and something like 700 or 800 employees here and I always knew Waterloo was a fantastic engineering centre. What recently happened is the University of Toronto and Montreal have become real centres for machine intelligence. So within Google in the U.S., we're hiring people from Canada to solve the fundamental problems of artificial intelligence and that a new fact. It didn't used to be, you tend to think Waterloo was a programming languages university and they broadened what they were trying to do and - Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt made a rare visit to Canada on Wednesday, to help announce a $1.5 million grant to support the educational charity Actua and speak at an event promoting his new book "How Google Works," written with Jonathan Rosenberg, an adviser to CEO Larry Page. CP: What is Canada reputation within Google, what are the offices and employees in Waterloo, Ont., Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto known for? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Eric Schmidt: Google s executive chairman Eric Schmidt made a rare visit to Canada on Wednesday, to help announce a $1.5 million grant to support the educational charity Actua and speak at an event promoting his new book How Google Works, written with Jonathan Rosenberg, an adviser to CEO Larry Page, according to The Chronicle Herald. CP: What is Canadas reputation within Google, what are the offices and employees in Waterloo, Ont., Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto known for and In an interview with The Canadian Press, Schmidt talked about the companys growing presence in Canada, going up against former privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, and his unabashed love for BlackBerry . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Lucia Vega Jimenez: The inquest into the suicide death of Lucia Vega Jimenez, 42, watched on Wednesday grim close-circuit security video of the curly haired woman carrying a yellow towel from her cell in the dungeon-like holding facility below the airports hotel and into a shower stall. It then heard testimony from the young guard who cut her down, according to 660 News. After being alerted by a concerned detainee, he knocked on the bathroom door and announced he would enter if there was no response and B.C. A series of mistakes was made by the private security firm hired by Canadas border agency to guard a Mexican woman who hanged herself inside holding cells at Vancouvers airport, a coroners jury has heard. More than 40 minutes elapsed between the time Jimenez disappeared behind a door and the time Genesis Security guard Jivan Sandhu entered the womens common room in the facility. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Raman Vandher: Lucia Vega Jimenez seemed to accept the fact that she was being deported and that her flight was booked back to Mexico, case officer Raman Vandher told the inquest on Tuesday, according to 660 News. She didnt have a lot to say when we asked about how she felt about it. She understood, Vandher said on the inquest on its second day and B.C. A Mexican woman willingly signed travel documents for her deportation and was calm and showed no distress in the days before she hanged herself, a Canada Border Services Agency officer told an inquest into the death. Together with a senior colleague, Vandher informed the woman of the plan while observing her reaction so they could assess if an escort would be required for security purposes, she testified. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jan Mohammad Arash: "Now that we've decided to seek asylum, the danger has multiplied," said Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, who along with Capt. Noorullah Aminyar and Capt. Mohammed Nasir Askarzada travelled more than 500 miles by taxi from a Wal-Mart on Cape Cod to Niagara Falls, according to CTV. "Our pictures are in the newspapers in Afghanistan, Pakistan and all around the world. Now our government has turned against us," Arash, 49, said inside the federal detention facility outside Buffalo, where they are being held and N.Y. -- Three Afghan military officers who sought refuge in Canada after taking off from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said Wednesday they were trying to escape Taliban violence at home but now face the wrath of their own government as well. The three walked across the Rainbow Bridge connecting New York to Ontario, Canada, to claim refugee status on Sept. 22 and were turned over to U.S. authorities, who charged them with immigration violations and began removal proceedings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

HRM: Count me in for heat pump deal, according to The Chronicle Herald. This program should, in his opinion, be offered to people in the HRM who live outside the area where natural gas is available. What about people like me who do not live in the HRM? I very much doubt natural gas will be available in my area in my lifetime. Would we not be entitled to the same loan offer to have heat pumps installed? Just wondering and Interesting Readers Corner in the Sept. 29 edition. Michael Poulton suggests Efficiency Nova Scotia and HRM offer $2,000 loans toward the purchase and installation of heat pumps. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Berndt Feuerbacher: The leaders of Russia and China space agencies were conspicuous by their absence at the opening plenary session, sparking questions from among the thousands of participants. , according to Hamilton Spectator. "They were foreseen to be here with us, they have been with us in the past, and they will be with us in the future," Feuerbacher said. Ottawa apparent refusal to grant visas to the most senior Russian and Chinese delegates at a prestigious international astronautical conference Monday blindsided the head of Canada space agency, who was left struggling to come up with an explanation. The questions initially landed in the lap of Berndt Feuerbacher, past president of the International Astronautical Federation, who was moderating the session featuring the heads of space agencies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

maternal and child health: Re: Canada to create fund to boost maternal and child health, Sept. 25, according to The Star. Theres no question the Harper Conservative party has moved further to the right during its time in power, but the notion that the sensibility of the country has moved with it is the kind of right-wing ideological wishful thinking ideas without actual facts that has come to symbolize this party and Re: PM plays unfamiliar role on world stage, Sept. 27 PM plays unfamiliar role on world stage, Sept. 27 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canada Border Services Agency: Under the Canada-U.S. perimeter security pact, the federal government committed to begin collecting records as of last June 30 on people leaving Canada on international flights, according to 660 News. Canada Border Services Agency spokeswoman Esme Bailey would not reveal a new deadline for the project, saying only that information on proposed changes would be provided in due course and The Conservative government is three months late on delivering a tracking system it continues to tout as a means of stopping homegrown terrorists from joining overseas conflicts. However, the Tories missed that deadline because legislative and regulatory changes are needed before the plan can take effect. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

American President Franklin Roosevelt: The Second World War was still raging on in 1944, although victory for the Allies now seemed possible. Stories of the horrors the Nazis had inflicted on Jews had become more familiar, and American President Franklin Roosevelt thought some gesture was needed to reach out to European Jews. An assistant was sent to Italy the Allies now controlled much of the Italian boot to find 1,000 war refugees who might be offered refuge in the States, according to The Star. Accommodation for the families was found in decommissioned military barracks that played a leading role in the War of 1812, Fort Ontario in Oswego, and the barracks were renovated to house the families. This was the only refugee camp in the States during the Second World War, and the 982 individuals had no official status in America: they were admitted simply as guests of the president and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. The assumption was that they would return to Europe once the war was over and The small City of Oswego, at the southeast corner of Lake Ontario in New York state, is hardly top of mind in a place like Toronto. But it is where a social experiment took place in the 1940s that Toronto should replicate today. Emphasis was placed on finding families, particularly those who had escaped from cruel prison, and of the 3,000 individuals who expressed an interest, places on ships were found for 982 people to come to America. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.