Aaron Cruikshank: The couple had been renting in Vancouver east side for several years and wanted to stay, but they quickly realized astronomical housing costs meant the city was out of reach. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Something similar in east Vancouver would have been at least double," says Cruikshank, 36, who works as a management consultant. When Aaron Cruikshank and his wife decided to start having kids a decade ago, they figured it was time to leave the world of apartment rentals and buy a home. Instead, they found a condo in Surrey, a growing suburban community south of Vancouver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Winnipeg Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux: Local Kurds met with Winnipeg Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux Sunday to ask for help for their brethren under siege in the Middle East. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Lamoureux party has so far opposed sending in Canada military to the Middle East to intervene in the conflict, looking instead at alternative forms of help involving funding and weapons. Kurdish residents in Winnipeg held a rally last week in support of their brethren in the Syrian town of Kobani. Photo Store With the Kurdish city of Kobani in northern Syria under attack from Islamic State militants, city Kurds were calling on Canada to step up military and humanitarian support to the Syrian Kurds. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Unemployment: And thats not all: 20 percent of Canadians are Muslim while the Christian population shrinks. Unemployment stalks the land, according to The Chronicle Herald. The problem is, the statements arent facts. They are widely held but entirely incorrect perceptions and they are common across the western world and Here are some facts to illuminate your day: violent crime is getting worse, the country is overrun with immigrants, theres an epidemic of teenage pregnancies and we ve become a nation of geriatrics. No wonder people think we need to crack down on crime, choke off border access, enforce morality on teenagers and encourage Christian family values. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

school board policies: These grassroots partnerships have emerged in the absence of legislation or school board policies that address the issue effectively. They have helped create gardens and outfit sports teams at schools that would otherwise go without, and have helped to build nascent ties between school communities a few kilometres and multiple income brackets apart. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Toronto school fundraising raises questions about equity in public-education system Parent councils are taking it upon themselves to bridge the fundraising gap between the citys schools, forming partnerships between have and have-not communities. School fundraising tool: See how each school stacks up (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Corporal Nathan Cirillo: It is a strange new world we re in. Twice in one week, a deadly foreign conflict came to our backyard. That shakes a nation. The trick is to protect ourselves without losing our confidence and our values. How are we doing so far? More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Whose child-care bribes do you like and I put on my poppy a few days early this year. I suppose a lot of people did. This Remembrance Day, we re wearing them for two freshly fallen soldiers, Corporal Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent. They loved their country and they died because they wore its uniform. Do the Republicans just understand voters better? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

World Health Organization: Canada appears to have used a loophole a rather large one to justify to the World Health Organization its decision to stop issuing visas to residents and nationals of Ebola-affected countries, according to The Chronicle Herald. International health law experts have said Canadas policy, announced Oct. 31, is a violation of the International Health Regulations, known as the IHR. That treaty stipulates that in a global public health emergency, countries shouldnt take actions that impede international trade or travel beyond what the World Health Organization has recommended and The global health agency says Canadas new policy contravenes the spirit if not the letter of the International Health Regulations, but there is nothing the WHO can do about it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

International Health Regulations: The global health agency says Canada new policy contravenes the spirit if not the letter of the International Health Regulations, but there is nothing the WHO can do about it. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. That treaty stipulates that in a global public health emergency, countries shouldn't take actions that impede international trade or travel beyond what the World Health Organization has recommended. And if they do, the WHO can ask them for the scientific evidence underpinning the move. Canada appears to have used a loophole a rather large one to justify to the World Health Organization its decision to stop issuing visas to residents and nationals of Ebola-affected countries. International health law experts have said Canada policy, announced Oct. 31, is a violation of the International Health Regulations, known as the IHR. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Alan Bollard: China - China graft busters want foreign help in their "fox hunt" for corrupt officials who have fled the country and stashed their ill-gotten loot abroad, but misgivings about Chinese justice may deter the U.S. and other nations from wholeheartedly joining the chase. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "We are setting up what is called an anti-corruption and transparency network," said Alan Bollard, Secretariat executive director. "This group will try and bring together the actual operational people who will share information on particular cases, share information about how to get convictions and prosecutions and, if necessary, assets back as well." In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat Alan Bollard speaks about an initiative to setup an anti-corruption and transparency network between members during a press conference ahead of the Economic Leader Week to be held in Beijing, China. Chinas graft busters want foreign help in their fox hunt for corrupt officials who have fled the country and stashed their ill-gotten loot abroad, but misgivings about Chinese justice may deter the U.S. and other nations from wholeheartedly joining the chase. When leaders of Asia Pacific countries meet on Nov. 10-11, 2014 in Beijing, they are expected to endorse a network for member nations to share information on corruption cases and help recover assets that have been moved across borders illegally. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan When leaders of Asia-Pacific countries meet Monday and Tuesday in Beijing, they are expected to endorse a network for member nations to share information on corruption cases and help recover assets that have been moved across borders illegally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canada: International health law experts say Canadas move to stop issuing visas to people from the affected countries contravenes the International Health Regulations IHR , a treaty Canada helped revise after the 2003 outbreak. Earlier this week the WHO asked Canada for the scientific and public health rationale underpinning the decision. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. UNs Ebola chief hopeful outbreak can be halted in 2015 The Canadian government and the World Health Organization have met to discuss travel restrictions Canada imposed on residents of countries with widespread Ebola transmission, both parties confirmed Friday. Dispute over immigration erupts during White House lunch aiming for compromise (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

World Health Organization: International health law experts say Canadas move to stop issuing visas to people from the affected countries contravenes the International Health Regulations IHR , a treaty Canada helped revise after the 2003 outbreak. Earlier this week the WHO asked Canada for the scientific and public health rationale underpinning the decision, according to 660 News. After the meeting, however, both parties appeared to have agreed to an accepted line on Canadas visa restrictions. And while that message seems to imply that the World Health Organization has no problem with Canada restricting travel from the three countries, no one from the WHO would explicitly confirm that on Friday and The Canadian government and the World Health Organization have met to discuss travel restrictions Canada imposed on residents of countries with widespread Ebola transmission, both parties confirmed Friday. In this unprecedented Ebola outbreak, the WHO has repeatedly urged countries not to close their doors to people from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, saying to do so would be counterproductive and could increase the risk of international spread of the disease. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Republican-led Congress: NEW N.Y. - Lower taxes for medical device makers. Lighter regulations for coal. If the new Republican-led Congress manages to push through these policy changes it could lift stocks in the health and energy industries, market strategists say. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Those big issues are off the table and on hold until after the presidential election in 2016," says David Lebovitz, global market strategist at JPMorgan Funds. In this April 11, 2011, file photo, a group of visitors from around the world walk through the Medtronic Distribution and Logistics Campus near Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tenn. If the new Republican-led Congress manages to push through policy changes, such as lower taxes for medical device makers and lighter regulations for coal, it could lift stocks in the health and energy industries, market strategists say. AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mike Brown, File To be sure, President Obama still has two years left in the White House and can use his veto power to stop legislation. A Republican Congress can't repeal the entire Affordable Care Act. Any big tax or immigration reform ideas will have to be reached through compromise. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Corporal Nathan Cirillo: It is a strange new world we re in. Twice in one week, a deadly foreign conflict came to our backyard. That shakes a nation. The trick is to protect ourselves without losing our confidence and our values. How are we doing so far? More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Whose child-care bribes do you like and I put on my poppy a few days early this year. I suppose a lot of people did. This Remembrance Day, we re wearing them for two freshly fallen soldiers, Corporal Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent. They loved their country and they died because they wore its uniform. Do the Republicans just understand voters better? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

International Health Regulations: The global health agency says Canada new policy contravenes the spirit if not the letter of the International Health Regulations, but there is nothing the WHO can do about it. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. That treaty stipulates that in a global public health emergency, countries shouldn't take actions that impede international trade or travel beyond what the World Health Organization has recommended. And if they do, the WHO can ask them for the scientific evidence underpinning the move. Canada appears to have used a loophole a rather large one to justify to the World Health Organization its decision to stop issuing visas to residents and nationals of Ebola-affected countries. International health law experts have said Canada policy, announced Oct. 31, is a violation of the International Health Regulations, known as the IHR. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: While these changes are welcome, there are some improvements that can be made. , according to CBC. For decades now, the caregiver immigration program has allowed Canadians to bring in foreign caregivers to care for their relatives. The preservation of this program is important for Canadians in need of child care, elder care and care for family members with disabilities. Path to permanent residency Last week, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced changes to Canada live-in caregiver program that will improve the lives of foreign caregivers and more quickly facilitate their eventual Canadian citizenship. Namely, the government should commit itself to speed up the process for the initial entry of caregivers to Canada to more quickly provide care for Canadian families. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Muhammad Aqeeq Ansari: A federal tribunal also heard Friday that Muhammad Aqeeq Ansari, a 30-year-old Pakistani citizen with permanent residency status in Canada, said he worked for an extremist group known as Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Ontario man integral member of terror group, immigration officials say An immigrant computer programmer accused of being part of an overseas terrorist organization claimed he was sent to Canada on a secret mission, according to an alleged audio recording recovered by police. How Canadas terror laws could change (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

attempted murder charge: James Longneck, 22, was on remand at the Saskatoon jail at the time the attempted murder charge was laid. , according to CBC. A surveillance video from the jail shows Longneck, Pinnell and a third man attack two other men in a common kitchen area. Knives, chairs, trays and broom handles were used as weapons. A man charged with trying to kill another prisoner during a jailhouse brawl, has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Shelby Pinnell was also in the remand unit when, last April, the two of them were involved in that fight and both were charged with attempted murder. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Captain Mohammad Nasir Askarzada: Captain Mohammad Nasir Askarzada has an uncle in Montreal, the attorneys said, which should have made him exempt from a 10-year-old treaty under which he and the other officers apparently were turned away. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Soldiers Afghan officers detained at Canadian border now in U.S. custody Lawyers for one of three Afghan military officers facing deportation after sneaking away from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said he was improperly denied entry into Canada when he arrived at the border seeking refugee status. Andr Picard Ottawas treatment of refugees is shocking (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mohammad Nasir Askarzada: N.Y. - Lawyers for one of three Afghan military officers facing deportation after sneaking away from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said he was improperly denied entry into Canada when he arrived at the border seeking refugee status. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Refugee advocates say the case proves some of their worst fears about the 2004 Safe Third Country Agreement, which has dramatically decreased the flow of asylum seekers through the United States into Canada. They say the rules have been applied unevenly and have left some non-criminal claimants, like the Afghan officers, behind bars in the United States and facing life-or-death removal proceedings. Afghan Capt. Mohammad Nasir Askarzada with his daughter in Kabul Afghanistan. AP Photo/Razmeen Joya Capt. Mohammad Nasir Askarzada has an uncle in Montreal, the attorneys said, which should have made him exempt from a 10-year-old treaty under which he and the other officers apparently were turned away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

George Cumbers: The Falcons, who are featured in a newly produced Heritage Minute , lost two members to First World War combat, then rebounded to win the first-ever Olympic hockey championship, according to The Star. They were disbanded to enlist in the war and lost players Frank Buster Thorsteinson and George Cumbers in combat overseas and Their names may not be familiar to modern hockey fans but the Winnipeg Falcons were hockey heroes. The team was formed in the 1912-13 season in Winnipeg , made up mostly of immigrant kids from Winnipegs Little Iceland. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

provincial Department of Finance: Narendra Budhia, director of economic and fiscal analysis for the provincial Department of Finance, told about 50 delegates attending the Manitoba Association for Business Economic 26th annual Outlook Conference in Winnipeg the consensus forecast is for the Manitoba economy to post real gross domestic product GDP growth of 2.5 per cent for 2015. Highlight package, according to Winnipeg Free Press. are some of the economic highlights for Manitoba from the past 11 years: Manitoba will post the fourth best economic performance in the country in 2015, according to the latest consensus forecast from nine key private-sector forecasters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: Alexander brought up the case of Nasira Fazli this week as he talked publicly about the need for legislation to crack down on so-called honour killings and polygamy among immigrants, according to The Star. While what he did is clearly a crime, among the gravest crimes that can be committed and that he is facing the full consequences of the law for murder, this was also a barbaric cultural practice in that he felt that he had been dishonoured by her ability to be independent and Criminal defence lawyers are dismayed that Immigration Minister Chris Alexander publicly branded a man charged with killing his wife a murderer before his trial. Not much more than one year ago, she was killed 48 stab wounds by her husband, Feraidon Mohammad Ibrahem, who had been in this country only for a few months, sponsored by her, Alexander told a news conference at a womens centre in west-end Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Conservative governments: It is deliberate in that it panders to those who fear that foreigners particularly Muslims threaten the fabric of Canadian society, according to The Star. Indeed, the Conservative governments proposed Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act yes, that is its formal name is reminiscent of a bylaw banning polygamy and the stoning of women that was enacted in 2007 by the Quebec village of H rouxville and Immigration Minister Chris Alexanders bizarre declaration of war against barbaric cultural practices is both deliberate and unnecessary. It is unnecessary in that most of the practices it hopes to curb, including polygamy and so-called honour killings, are already illegal in this country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

school board policies: These grassroots partnerships have emerged in the absence of legislation or school board policies that address the issue effectively. They have helped create gardens and outfit sports teams at schools that would otherwise go without, and have helped to build nascent ties between school communities a few kilometres and multiple income brackets apart. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Toronto school fundraising raises questions about equity in public-education system Parent councils are taking it upon themselves to bridge the fundraising gap between the citys schools, forming partnerships between have and have-not communities. School fundraising tool: See how each school stacks up (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada: S immigration minister truculently announced Tuesday that the government will comply with a Federal Court ruling obliging it to provide health care to asylum-seekers, for now. Chris Alexander also said the Harper government is appealing the decision. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced in 2012 it would no longer pay for health benefits for refugee claimants and privately sponsored refugees the first year they are in Canada. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander CP The decision of the federal government to cut funding in the first place is baffling, particularly to those who provide services for refugees in Canada. Moreover, it is disingenuous to spin the reason for axing the program as economic rather than what it is, ideological. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

President Barack Obama: Analysts: How GOP Congress could boost US economy , according to Winnipeg Free Press. So what can and should the now-dominant Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama do together to benefit more Americans? AP Voters made clear Tuesday that they're worried about the economy, despite steady job gains, a robust stock market and faster economic growth this year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

provincial governments: Last month, the New Brunswick, Ontario and federal commissioners of official languages were calling on the federal and provincial governments to do more to increase immigration in francophone communities outside of Quebec. , according to CBC. 3 Corporation, the economic development corporation for Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe, is offering workshops, teaching recent immigrants the ins and outs of doing business in Canada. A group in Greater Moncton is helping francophone immigrants become Canadian entrepreneurs. Michel Estiot, who moved to Moncton from France in March, has already found a day job, and started his own company: Acadian Sails and Shades. Tori Weldon/ They called the francophone immigration situation "worrisome." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.