guatemala honduras: By Edith M. Lederer Associated Press Mon., Aug. 22, 2016 Thousands of children trying to escape gang violence and poverty in Central America have made their way to the United States this year — and there is no sign that the flow is letting up, the UN children agency said in a report released late Monday, according to Toronto Star. In the first six months of 2016, UNICEF said almost 26,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended at the U.S. border along with 29,700 people travelling as a family, mostly mothers and young children. The UN said in a report released on Monday that thousands of Central American children seek to enter U.S. to escape gang violence and poverty. Most are from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, three countries with some of the world highest murder and poverty rates, UNICEF said. The flow of young refugees and migrants highlights the critical importance of tackling the violence and socio-economic conditions in their countries of origin. It is heart-rending to think of these children — most of them teenagers, but some even younger — making the gruelling and extremely dangerous journey in search of safety and a better life, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Justin Forsyth said in the report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

time place: Nearly 60 per cent of the British capital residents voted to remain in the European Union in a referendum on June 23, according to CBC. But the rest of the U.K. disagreed, with the exceptions of Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as several cities not far from London. And so London feels this summer, lost in a post-­Brexit haze. Brexit chaos leaves behind 'a leaderless state'Brexit vote a sign U.K. 'longing for a time and place that never was' The anger on the streets felt in those early days after the vote has dissipated somewhat, aided by the fact that most politicians exited stage left on holiday shortly afterwards and that the start date for exit talks with the EU remains unfixed. "I was really surprised by the decision when I woke up on the day after the vote," says Tim Streeter, a banker who works in London financial district. "But, you know, life hasn't really changed so much at the moment, so I think people are picking themselves up after the vote, and the next step is going to be all with the negotiations that might happen." It a vote that sticks in the craw of most Londoners, running contrary to their own sense of identity in a city that has prided itself on its cosmopolitan and multi­cultural outlook. A lot of anger' "I think it 23 per cent of the economic growth in the U.K. is generated in London," says Guardian newspaper columnist Dave Hill. "There was a recent study published by the Centre for Cities which said that about 30 per cent of the taxes raised in London go to the rest of the U.K., so there is a sense that London subsidizes the rest of the country. "So, there was a lot of anger." An on­line petition calling on the mayor of London to declare independence from the rest of the U.K. was launched shortly after the vote — calls for a city­ state that reportedly garnered over 170,000 signatures. The fact that London is the engine fuelling the economy for the rest of nation makes the decision bite all the more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

milk: There are thousands of restaurants offering the full gamut of international cuisines, but the city no-frills diner-style cafes, some of them decades old, remain perennial favourites with locals, and still do a roaring trade, according to CTV. Known in Cantonese as "cha chaan tengs" or "tea restaurants" they serve up cheap local favourites, from fried egg sandwiches and buttery French toast to noodle soups and macaroni. In Hong Kong, it milk tea that keeps things running -- a potent nostalgia-infused caffeine hit, with fierce competition to brew the best in town. The standard accompaniment is a milk tea, or "lai cha" -- a tangy, deep-tan brew made from blends of black tea strained repeatedly for strength, then mixed with condensed or evaporated milk. At family-run tea shop Lan Fong Yuen, on a hilly market street in Hong Kong Central district, business shows no sign of slowing after 60 years. The city gulps down around 2.5 million cups a day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sengal: Order this photo Tesfalem Beyin Sengal is shown with his wife Selamawit Tesfalem Halefom, according to Toronto Star. Sengal is hoping she can soon join him here. Advocates are seeking a change to a law that prohibits sponsorship of undeclared dependants. By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Mon., Aug. 22, 2016 Eritrean refugee Tesfalem Beyin Sengal waited 11 years before he was resettled to Canada from an Ethiopian camp in March. The rule took effect in 2002 to combat fraud and misrepresentation, assuming the non-disclosure was meant to deceive officials, as in cases where an applicant left out a sick family member to get around the medical requirement and later tried to submit a humanitarian critics say, the law also inadvertently catches many who have legitimate reasons not to name family members when applying, as was the case with Beyin Sengal. Now, the Toronto man faces being permanently separated from his wife and newborn baby due to an obscure immigration law banning immigrants and refugees from bringing over undeclared dependants after getting permanent status. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

society: Survival swimming is critical for everybody, he said Tuesday, according to Metro News. But, he added, having the program in schools could be especially helpful to immigrant families. In the wake of three drowning deaths at two provincial beaches this month, Lifesaving Society Manitoba CEO, Carl Shier, penned a letter to the provincial ministers of education and health, urging the government to implement the society 'Survive to Swim' program in all schools. There too many new Canadians coming in that haven't got the background and the swimming skills sets that many others grow up as it part of their lifestyle. Lessons include teaching kids how to properly hold their breath, tread water and swim 50 meters. Shier said the society program has been taught in northern communities for the past decade, and teaches children the how-tos to prevent drowning accidents, instead of focusing on perfecting a particular stroke. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british columbia: Shergo and his siblings are the cousins of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian toddler whose lifeless body was photographed on the shores of a Mediterranean beach last September, according to Brandon Sun. The picture spread across the globe and jarred the world into responding to the Syrian refugee crisis. Now, nine months after arriving in British Columbia with his parents and four siblings, the 15-year-old refugee is preparing to enter Grade 10 and wants to one day become a police officer."I like ... to help people," Shergo said, explaining that he likes the idea of giving back. In the wake of the photograph, the Canadian government committed to taking in tens of thousands of displaced Syrians, a pledge that paved the way for the Kurdi family arrival in late December. Shifts sometimes lasted as long as 24 hours, he said, and frequently he didn't get paid. Speaking in broken English at his aunt home in Coquitlam, B.C., Shergo talked about how difficult his job was in Istanbul. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian press: The meeting follows data showing that in May the country had its worst one-month performance in real gross domestic product in seven years — dating back to the darkest days of the Great Recession, according to The Waterloo Record. Statistics Canada said the economy contracted 0.6 per cent that month, in large part due to the Alberta wildfires. The council, created to provide advice to the Trudeau government, is scheduled to meet Finance Minister Bill Morneau in Toronto on Wednesday. Barton, global managing director of the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., told The Canadian Press that the group is "driving along" four classic work streams. The group, he said, is looking at options to boost immigration as a way to help offset the demographic obstacle. Canada rapidly aging population is one of the challenges that council members have been exploring, he added. "We're going to have really big headwinds on labour-force participation over the next 10 to 15 years, so how do we get more people to participate in the economy " said Barton, a Canadian who is a sought-after international expert who has advised governments and big companies with economic strategy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american side: Clair River over the weekend, pushing nearly 1,500 participants in dinghies over the border and onto the shores of Sarnia, Ont, according to CTV. Most of the unintentional border-crossers arrived without passports, phones or arrangements to get back home, creating a major headache for law enforcement and emergency responders on both sides of the river. "They were pushed over pretty quickly, and because they had no control over these dinghies and the wind was basically directing them and the current, they ended up over here," Sarnia Police Const. Strong winds disrupted the annual Port Huron Float Down on the American side of the St. John Sottosanti told CTVNews.ca. Emergency response crews from several Sarnia chemical plants also helped with the situation, as a number of boaters landed near their facilities. "It was pretty much a spontaneous reaction," Sottosanti said. He added that while some had paddles to keep themselves on course, "others tied numerous dinghies together to try and keep together and hopefully move as one, but they were not successful at all." Police, border security and coast guard agencies from both sides of the border stepped into to help round up the wayward Americans and return them to Port Huron. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

application forms: Officers say the callers have used a phone number that is close to the one for the police force, according to CTV. Citizenship and Immigration Canada, meantime, has issued a statement saying it does not phone people to collect money. They say the callers told people that if they didn't pay them a certain amount of money, they'd be arrested by Charlottetown Police Services. The department also says it doesn't ask clients to confirm basic personal information that has already been provided on application forms. Police say anyone who receives a suspicious call should hang up and contact them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

beef plant: Ontario rival King Cole Ducks also plans to increase its output to stay competitive, according to CBC. Canada three largest producers, which also include B.C. supplier Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, expect overall annual production to double from the current level of 5.5 million ducks. Brome Lake, the country oldest processor of domestic Pekin duck, is spending $30 million to build a facility in a former beef plant in Asbestos, Que., that will double its annual production capacity in five years to four million birds. A popular delicacy in Asian communities, duck is increasingly being sampled by new consumers. "The young generation is trying more and more different products and duck is one of them," said Claude Trottier, president of Brome Lake, founded in 1912. Brome Lake, the country oldest processor of domestic Pekin duck, is spending $30 million to build a facility in a former beef plant in Asbestos, Que Brome Lake hopes to begin production in November, four months after a fire destroyed its processing operations, offices, distribution facilities and a retail store in Knowlton, Que. Although pricier than chicken, the red meat protein is increasingly being selected as an alternative to beef, which has experienced steep price increases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

duck: Ontario rival King Cole Ducks also plans to increase its output to stay competitive, according to Metro News. Canada three largest producers, which also include B.C. supplier Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, expect overall annual production to double from the current level of 5.5 million ducks.A popular delicacy in Asian communities, duck is increasingly being sampled by new consumers."The young generation is trying more and more different products and duck is one of them," said Claude Trottier, president of Brome Lake, founded in 1912. Brome Lake, the country oldest processor of domestic Pekin duck, is spending $30 million to build a facility in a former beef plant in Asbestos, Que., that will double its annual production capacity in five years to four million birds. Although pricier than chicken, the red meat protein is increasingly being selected as an alternative to beef, which has experienced steep price increases. Processing has temporarily been shifted to a co-owner operations in Indiana. Brome Lake hopes to begin production in November, four months after a fire destroyed its processing operations, offices, distribution facilities and a retail store in Knowlton, Que. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

class valedictorian: By the time I hit middle school, I was bringing home more As than a family-sized box of Alphabet cereal, according to Huffington Post Canada. I graduated with honours throughout high school. Shortly before turning 11, I made class valedictorian. I threw down a repeat performance during university between scoring scholarships and awards. I made curfew like my life depended on it. I was clueless when it came to drugs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pekin duck: Ontario rival King Cole Ducks also plans to increase its output to stay competitive, according to The Chronicle Herald. Canada three largest producers, which also includes B.C. supplier Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, expect overall annual production to double from the current level of 5.5-million ducks. Brome Lake, the country oldest processor of domestic Pekin duck, is spending $30 million to build a facility in a former beef plant in Asbestos, Que., that will double its annual production capacity in five years to four-million birds. A popular delicacy in Asian communities, duck is increasingly being sampled by new consumers. "The young generation is trying more and more different products and duck is one of them," said Claude Trottier, president of Brome Lake, founded in 1912. Brome Lake hopes to begin production in November, four months after a fire destroyed its processing operations, offices, distribution facilities and a retail store in Knowlton, Que. Although pricier than chicken, the red meat protein is increasingly being selected as an alternative to beef, which has experienced steep price increases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

democrats people: Carter, considered a worldwide ambassador for Habitat for Humanity, said he doesn't like to advocate for particular issues because he works equally with Republicans, Democrats and people of many religious beliefs in his role with the home building charity, according to CTV. But he did say that "everybody knows that I'm a Democrat, and I'll be voting Democratic." Clinton, a former first lady and Secretary of State, is running against Republican billionaire businessman Donald Trump. The 91-year-old Carter spoke with The Associated Press on the site of a Habitat for Humanity construction project in Memphis. Polls have shown that Clinton is unpopular with voters, Trump even more so. "It been an exciting and unprecedented kind of campaign this year, and unfortunately, the way it turned out, both choices in the major parties are quite unpopular," Carter said. "But I don't have any doubt that one of the candidates is better qualified than the other." Carter, who has battled cancer in the past year, is being joined by about 1,500 volunteers during a weeklong effort to build 19 homes in a low-income neighbourhood near the city downtown. Moving amid the skeleton framing of the house, Carter appeared energetic and sure-footed as he talked with workers and used a level to make sure wooden beams were installed correctly. The former president wore blue jeans, a hard hat, a tool belt and a red bandanna around his neck as he hammered nails into the wooden frame of a house under construction. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

penny oleksiak: Sprinter Andre De Grasse took the bronze in the men 100 meter run, according to Huffington Post Canada. With 22 total medals Canada ranked tenth among nations in its medal performance. Sixteen-year-old Penny Oleksiak hauled in four medals including tying for gold in the women 100 meter free-style swim. But, up total medals can be misleading. In terms of population, for example, the U.S., is nearly almost 10 times the size of Canada. Some nations are much bigger and richer than others and field bigger teams that compete for more medals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugees: The centre settlement manager said the OCCSC has widened its focus to helping all new Canadians since it was founded in 1971, but the influx of refugees from Syria deserves special attention, according to CBC. Ottawa hosts welcome party for Syrian refugees at Lansdowne Park Surge in Syrian refugees has school backpack program seeking donations "They need a lot of services because many of them have spent years in refugee camps where the kids didn't have any opportunity to go to school," said Rupert Yeung. "Among the newcomers they're a very high-needs group. The Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre held a party at the Boys and Girls Club on McArthur Avenue in Ottawa Sunday afternoon to spread awareness of its new programs, which include language, job and technology workshops. This is why we wanted to do something about it." Rupert Yeung of the OCCSC says half the people in their language and job programs aren't from China. He said it helped around 100 Syrians who have been to one of its workshops so far. "The most important need for them is the language ... this is what we are trying to help them with," he said. "We've started offering them special workshops in computer literacy and smartphone applications literacy. English lessons important In June the centre moved Hassan Ezdahmad, an Arabic-speaking IT worker who they hired after he finished one of their job programs, to a new job as manager of its Syrian refugee services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

school supplies: O'Donnell said the demand last year was 27 per cent more than the previous year, according to CBC. After the first week of the three-week school supply drive this year, more than 450 children were helped. But going forward to start this year, we knew we were going to start the year with a smaller level of inventory, including donations of cash, which helps us to kind of fill the need," said Mary O'Donnell, executive director of Moncton Headstart. "It always regrettable that we have to reach out and ask for donations, but that the type of work that we do," she said. 450 children helped in one week According to Moncton Headstart website, in 2015, more than 700 children were provided school supplies. O'Donnell said the list of needed supplies is long and, depending on the child grade, can vary. "I would just say everything," she said, adding that cash donations also help fill a particular need, such as backpacks. MAGMA also provided Moncton Headstart with information about family sizes to help fill the school supply need, said O'Donnell. Newcomers Moncton Headstart is working with the Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area MAGMA to help serve newcomers to the Greater Moncton Area, especially in cases when a translator is needed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

duck: Ontario rival King Cole Ducks also plans to increase its output to stay competitive, according to Brandon Sun. Canada three largest producers, which also include B.C. supplier Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, expect overall annual production to double from the current level of 5.5 million ducks.A popular delicacy in Asian communities, duck is increasingly being sampled by new consumers."The young generation is trying more and more different products and duck is one of them," said Claude Trottier, president of Brome Lake, founded in 1912. Brome Lake, the country oldest processor of domestic Pekin duck, is spending $30 million to build a facility in a former beef plant in Asbestos, Que., that will double its annual production capacity in five years to four million birds. Although pricier than chicken, the red meat protein is increasingly being selected as an alternative to beef, which has experienced steep price increases. Processing has temporarily been shifted to a co-owner operations in Indiana. Brome Lake hopes to begin production in November, four months after a fire destroyed its processing operations, offices, distribution facilities and a retail store in Knowlton, Que. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pekin duck: Ontario rival King Cole Ducks also plans to increase its output to stay competitive, according to The Waterloo Record. Canada three largest producers, which also include B.C. supplier Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, expect overall annual production to double from the current level of 5.5 million ducks. Brome Lake, the country oldest processor of domestic Pekin duck, is spending $30 million to build a facility in a former beef plant in Asbestos, Que., that will double its annual production capacity in five years to four million birds. A popular delicacy in Asian communities, duck is increasingly being sampled by new consumers. "The young generation is trying more and more different products and duck is one of them," said Claude Trottier, president of Brome Lake, founded in 1912. Brome Lake hopes to begin production in November, four months after a fire destroyed its processing operations, offices, distribution facilities and a retail store in Knowlton, Que. Although pricier than chicken, the red meat protein is increasingly being selected as an alternative to beef, which has experienced steep price increases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

french-language drama: Until October 4 at the Studio Theatre, 99 Downie Street, Stratford, according to Toronto Star. Stratfordfestival.ca and 1-800-567-1600. By Karen Fricker Theatre Critic Sun., Aug. 21, 2016 The Aeneid Written by Olivier Kemeid, translated by Maureen Labonté, directed by Keira Loughran. Olivier Kemeid play is loosely based on Virgil epic about the hero Aeneas search for a new home after the Trojan War — a quest that led to the founding of Rome and the extension of Western civilization. The play was nominated for a Governor General Award for French-language drama and has been translated into four languages since it was first produced in Montreal in 2007 . In the intervening years its story — inspired by the mythic figure referred to in a program note as the most famous of all refugees — has only become more topical. A parallel stimulus was the story of Kemeid own grandfather, who left revolutionary Egypt in 1952 on a journey that led his family to Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ice cream: In Newfoundland, he took scores of selfies in the Cornerbrook area and had a celebrity moment with comedian Mark Critch in St, according to The Chronicle Herald. John's. In Prince Edward Island, the PM served ice cream. In Bridgetown, he was greeted by either hundreds or thousands of Nova Scotians and announced funding for infrastructure and public transportation. Trudeau is a man of style, so much so that he faces criticism that his government lacks substance. Make no mistake about it, Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jesse billauer: More than 40 people with disabilities, including 14 recent immigrants from Syria and Iraq, signed up for the event at Martinique Beach near Halifax on Saturday, according to Toronto Star. Organizers say it is the only Canadian stop for Life Rolls On, which sets up similar events in cities across the continent. By The Canadian Press Sun., Aug. 21, 2016 MARTINIQUE BEACH, N.S. — Surfers of all abilities hit the water at a Nova Scotia beach this weekend for They Will Surf Again, an event that allows people with disabilities to enjoy the freedom of riding the waves. Jesse Billauer, who founded the U.S.-based organization after a surfing accident rendered him quadriplegic around 20 years ago, flew in from California to support the roughly 115 volunteers assisting with the event. By being able to get out into the ocean, have that freedom and independence they might have lost. It makes you feel weightless ... A lot of people in wheelchairs don't get that sensation, Billauer says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ukrainian: Until then, histories of Ukraine, especially those officially permitted by Moscow, tended to paint a provincial picture, placing Ukraine squarely within a Soviet context, according to Globe and Mail. Ukraine was the cradle of Slavic peoples and the breadbasket of the USSR, so the clichés went. Subtelny book did in the country it examined. There were no books on Ukrainian history that were objective being used in Ukraine, noted Dr. In 1982, York history department partnered with the Canadian-Ukrainian community to fund a three-year professorship to teach courses in Ukrainian history and Soviet nationalities. Jurij Darewych, president of the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre and a former physics professor at Toronto York University. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

alonzo: Guatemalan prosecutor Hilda Pineda said Lopez Alonzo was a truck driver for the elite Guatemalan army unit that carried out the killings in Las Dos Erres, according to Metro News. She said he guarded women and children being held inside a church while other soldiers interrogated and killed the men, who were accused for stealing missing guns. Victims' relatives hope Santos Lopez Alonzo will be held accountable for the onslaught that wiped out the small village of Las Dos Erres in 1982. Pineda, who presented the charges before a judge, said Lopez Alonzo is accused of murder and crimes against humanity. The now-64-year-old Lopez is among four former soldiers accused in the massacre who were arrested after heading to the United States. During the hearing, Lopez Alonso listened closely as they read out the names of the more than 200 people killed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bikes: As demand for bike donations grew, Gilles Remillard, a retired farmer, began buying bikes off of Kijiji, according to CTV. He then turned their garage into a bike shop to polish up rusty bikes and fix broken ones in order to donate them. Gilles and Huguette Remillard decided to donate bicycles to the Refugee and Immigration Community Organization of Manitoba after they met a refugee family in their community from the Ivory Coast. There are really no words to express their faces, Huguette Remillard told CTV Winnipeg. According to Gilles Remillard, they like to deliver them so they can see the children faces when they see their new bikes for the first time. The Remillard not only buy and fix up the bikes but all deliver them to the recipients. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

community leaders: There is a weariness in the room; they have been here before explaining what they do to journalists, researchers, other police officers, community leaders, social workers, parents, according to Toronto Star. The list goes on. Three members of the East Jutland Police department sit around the table. A lot of this isn't rocket science, I guess . . . . Supt. Article Continued Below I said that. Allan Aarslev, the designated spokesman, cuts me off. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.