barry jacobs: Regular exercise is a healthy antidote to stress and can help prevent heart disease — the biggest problem is that too many people get too little of it, according to Guelph Mercury. But the new research suggests there may be better or worse times to exercise, and that extremes can trigger harm. "This study is further evidence of the connection between mind and body. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. When you're angry, that not the time to go out and chop a stack of wood," said Barry Jacobs, a psychologist at the Crozer-Keystone Health System in suburban Philadelphia and an American Heart Association volunteer. Results were published Monday in the Heart Association journal Circulation. He had no role in the study , led by the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian parents: The provision was part of a 1977 law that automatically removed citizenship from people born abroad to Canadian parents who were also born outside the country. "The government holds a big responsibility for this," Janzen said. "They've created a mess." The law applies to people born between Feb. 15, 1977, and April 16, 1981, no matter how quickly after their birth they moved to Canada, according to The Waterloo Record. It was rescinded in 2009, but the change didn't apply retroactively. Bill Janzen, the former head of the Mennonite Central Committee office in Ottawa, said he and his colleagues met with the federal government throughout the 1980s and 1990s to find a fix to the so-called 28-year rule. The only way to prevent the automatic loss of citizenship was to apply to retain it before the age of 28 — a detail legal experts contend the government failed to adequately communicate to those affected. Go home and enjoy Canada. ... Once a Canadian, always a Canadian,' " Janzen said, noting that officials often pointed out the absence of any expiry date on their citizenship cards. "It happened again and again and again." Janzen has helped more than 180 people navigate the expensive and time-intensive process of regaining their citizenship over the years, So far, 160 requests have been approved. Janzen said he has heard numerous stories of people going to citizenship officials and being told they had never heard of the law. "They said, 'Don't worry about it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pilot project: Canada immigration minister says he has heard about a pilot project, and one small-government advocate says he been advising policy-makers on it, according to Brandon Sun. David Bier of the libertarian Cato Institute said he used the experience of the northern neighbour while making the case to government officials that the private sector could play a bigger role in resettling refugees. An assistant secretary of state reportedly referred to it at a public forum. Related Items Articles Unshackled, Trump unleashes aggressive attacks on own party He said there was initial reticence when he first discussed it last year with government officials, but he said the White House became enthusiastic and the State Department got involved in the details. Nearly half the Syrian refugees Canada brought in starting late last year entered through private or quasi-private initiatives. In the meantime, the Canadian program started getting international attention."The fact that it was already in operation in Canada and had proven successful was invaluable to our advocacy," Bier said in an interview. "I have no doubt that this is going to happen . This is something that part of the agenda and is being developed by the most important actors in the American refugee system."The Canadian program allows people to sponsor a refugee for $12,600, which includes help with income and initial costs like groceries and rent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

study ties: Regular exercise is a healthy antidote to stress and can help prevent heart disease — the biggest problem is that too many people get too little of it, according to The Waterloo Record. But the new research suggests there may be better or worse times to exercise, and that extremes can trigger harm. "This study is further evidence of the connection between mind and body. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. When you're angry, that not the time to go out and chop a stack of wood," said Barry Jacobs, a psychologist at the Crozer-Keystone Health System in suburban Philadelphia and an American Heart Association volunteer. Results were published Monday in the Heart Association journal Circulation. He had no role in the study , led by the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-trump republicans: With advance voting already underway, Trump is being trampled by a stampede of Republicans abandoning him, according to Hamilton Spectator. At least one-third of the party senators have now declined to support Trump, rescinded their support, asked him to resign, or declared they'll vote for someone else. Election historians say it unprecedented. As if that weren't enough, his own running mate publicly scolded him this weekend. Add a former Republican nominee to that list. The anti-Trump Republicans now include about 17 senators, 24 representatives, several governors — and counting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

assistant professor: Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, assistant professor in Human Rights and Human Diversity at Wilfrid Laurier University, explored both Florenceville-Bristol and Fredericton between 2009 and 2010, according to CBC. She said despite having fewer services available, the students in Florenceville-Bristol flourished. "They were doing very, very well, but a lot of that has to do with the fact that it was a very homogeneous group," she said. Recent research on the youth immigrant experience in New Brunswick has shown newcomers thrive more in rural settings than in big cities. The youth in Florenceville-Bristol were almost all from Colombia. Research in book Wilson-Forsberg research is documented in her book Getting Used to the Quiet: Immigrant Adolescents' Journey to Belonging in New Brunswick, Canada. Wilson-Forsberg said that caused a critical mash between the students. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian: The numbers show that the Trudeau government has used the law far more aggressively than the Harper government itself, according to CBC. But in a Federal Court filing late Friday, the government said it would not grant a moratorium on revocation cases, and added that claims by some that the system was revoking large numbers of citizenship are speculative. About 90 per cent of the decisions resulted in a negative finding and the loss of a person citizenship. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made the sanctity of citizenship an issue in last year federal election. "A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian," Trudeau said in a leaders' debate three weeks before storming to victory. Ottawa will continue revoking citizenship of immigrants accused of I'll consider moratorium on stripping citizenship without a hearing Maryam Monsef case highlights 'absurdity' of Canadian law, refugee lawyers say As a 'matter of principle,' convicted terrorists are fellow citizens Immigrant communities rallied to the Liberal Party, concerned that Canadians born overseas would be reduced by C-24 to an insecure second-class status. He used it to dress down Stephen Harper for passing Bill C-24, a law that aimed to strip dual citizens of their Canadian passports if they were convicted of crimes of terrorism, treason or espionage against Canada, or took up arms against Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jail: Criminal justice reform advocates say U.S. bail systems unfairly keep low-income defendants — many of whom are minorities arrested for nonviolent crimes — in jail for too long, which not only leads to overcrowding but can affect the outcome of their cases, according to Metro News. In Harris County, the nation third most populous, local officials say they are aware of the problems and recently implemented a $5.3 million plan, including a $2 million grant from the Mac Arthur Foundation, to jumpstart reforms."Low-level, nonviolent offenders should not be rotting in jail waiting for a trial. But Sweeney, an accounting major at Texas Southern University, said he lucky, as others in a similar situation might never have been able to pay."It pretty mentally difficult to fight a misdemeanour from inside of jail," said Sweeney, 27, who described the tough choice many poor defendants face. "I can get out and all I got to do is say, 'I'm guilty,' or I can sit in jail, sacrifice my freedoms and fight a misdemeanour case for the next six months that I can't afford," he said. That just wrong," Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said. They say previously discussed reforms have never come to fruition and they are now focusing on litigation as the best way to address the problem. However, some advocates are skeptical. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic sect: And while Calgary is where his family intends to stay, Alburaki was west of Toronto over the weekend, attending Canada Jalsa Salana -- an annual meeting of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, according to CTV. He was one of hundreds of Syrian refugees attending the conference, according to Safwan Choudhry, a spokesperson for the Canadian chapter of the group. Wissam Alburaki, 41, brought his wife and three children to Canada as refugees last month, landing in Calgary by way of Kuwait and Dubai. Members of the Islamic sect are estimated to be in the tens of millions, Choudhry said. Before, we were seeing this on TV," Alburaki said. "But now we are in -- we are part of this. And this year marks the 40th anniversary of the convention in Canada, which was attended by the community spiritual leader, Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who is from Pakistan. "It very difficult to express my feelings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

squash court: There was a need for work-ready clothing but it quickly grew bigger than a closet, according to CTV. When the YMCA moved, it opened up a larger space. Co-ordinator Katie Haggerty says it started with a small idea. "This actually began in a closet in the global offices of the YMCA, she said. It now held in a squash court. "It just kind of exploded, Haggerty said. Clothing maybe isn't their first priority," said YMCA director of marketing Kevin Lemieux. There a need for all of it." It a sentiment shared by the YMCA, which says the community closet fills that need. "It can be people who don't have very much money, or it can be people who have money but they have to afford other things, food, and other things come first. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

job seekers: With a background in human resources, Ahmad said he understands job searching can be difficult in Alberta right now. "I'm expecting to start from scratch," he said. "I'm not expecting that I'll get some high job immediately because I need to be in the system." MORE CALGARY NEWS How are Calgary students performing Check out the test resultsMORE CALGARY NEWS Air Canada takeoff in Calgary aborted after engine problem Newcomers Canada owner Erin Flynn said a positive attitude is essential for job seekers in a lagging economy, according to CBC. Erin Flynn owns and runs Newcomers Canada, which hosted the event offering a one-stop shop for resources and jobs. Days after landing in Calgary from Pakistan through the Federal Skilled Workers Program, Ahmad was at the BMO Centre on Saturday for the fourth annual Newcomers Canada Career Fair. But with Alberta unemployment rate at 8.5 per cent, she says the focus is shifting to education. "When the economy changes like that we have different things we can offer," said Flynn. "So we're maybe not full of employers this year but we're full of universities or colleges or, other settlement organizations that can all help with that, so it doesn't matter what the economy is doing, there are organizations to help with settlement and career." Luckily for Ahmed, it didn't take long to find a job that piqued his interest. Several employment fairs held in recent weeks in Calgary have attracted big crowds and Flynn said one of the most important things for all job seekers is to keep a positive attitude and not get discouraged. "Everybody you talk to helps," she said. "One exhibitor might be able to fill in, 'go see that booth,' or 'talk to that person,' it all helps to put it together," she said. "The more people you talk to the easier it going to get." Similar events are planned in Toronto and Ottawa later this month and in November. Muhammed Ahmad was one of more than 1,000 recent arrivals who took part in the Newcomers Canada job fair. "It says here human resources technology and finance… I have done my masters back home in finance," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rcmp tipline: He told CTV Question Period host Evan Solomon he thinks it one of the many reasons why the Conservatives lost last year, according to Huffington Post Canada. I regret very much several issues that we blew up to a scale they should never have reached in the last campaign. The former cabinet minister expressed his regrets over the pledge to create a tipline for so-called barbaric cultural practices. It why we lost, he said in a segment that aired Sunday. The RCMP tipline was a Conservative promise to combat barbaric cultural practices that includes polygamy, forced marriages, and female genital mutilation. Former immigration minister Chris Alexander speaks to media in Toronto on Sept. 19, 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump: Obama then listed an array of groups that he said Trump has insulted during the course of the campaign, according to The Chronicle Herald. He didn't directly address a video obtained by The Washington Post and NBC News that was made public Friday showing the Republican presidential nominee bragging about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women. I don't need to repeat it — there are children in the room, he said to laughter. A Miss Universe insulted by Trump steps up for Clinton Ahead of debate, Trump revives allegations against Clintons Trump slams GOP ahead of debate, raises Clinton scandalsAP: 'Apprentice' cast and crew say Trump was lewd and sexist Analysis: Why are Republicans dropping Trump now He insecure enough that he pumps himself up by putting other people down, Obama said. Tammy Duckworth, the candidate he hopes will win his old U.S. Senate seat. Obama spoke at a fundraiser for Rep. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

washington post: He didn't directly address a video obtained by The Washington Post and NBC News that was made public Friday showing the Republican presidential nominee bragging about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women. "He insecure enough that he pumps himself up by putting other people down," Obama said, according to CTV. Obama spoke at a fundraiser for Rep. Obama then listed an array of groups that he said Trump has insulted during the course of the campaign. Tammy Duckworth, the candidate he hopes will win his old U.S. Senate seat. Mark Kirk, the incumbent. She is running against Republican Sen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic sect: And while Calgary is where his family intends to stay, Alburaki was west of Toronto over the weekend, attending Canada Jalsa Salana — an annual meeting of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, according to The Waterloo Record. He was one of hundreds of Syrian refugees attending the conference, according to Safwan Choudhry, a spokesperson for the Canadian chapter of the group. Wissam Alburaki, 41, brought his wife and three children to Canada as refugees last month, landing in Calgary by way of Kuwait and Dubai. Members of the Islamic sect are estimated to be in the tens of millions, Choudhry said. Before, we were seeing this on TV," Alburaki said. "But now we are in — we are part of this. And this year marks the 40th anniversary of the convention in Canada, which was attended by the community spiritual leader, Caliph Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, who is from Pakistan. "It very difficult to express my feelings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

washington post: He didn't directly address a video obtained by The Washington Post and NBC News that was made public Friday showing the Republican presidential nominee bragging about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women."He insecure enough that he pumps himself up by putting other people down," Obama said, according to Brandon Sun. Obama spoke at a fundraiser for Rep. Obama then listed an array of groups that he said Trump has insulted during the course of the campaign. Tammy Duckworth, the candidate he hopes will win his old U.S. Senate seat. Mark Kirk, the incumbent. She is running against Republican Sen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

advocacy groups: She said her mother never told she and her sisters they were born in Iran because she did not think it mattered, according to Globe and Mail. The Justice Department says the advocacy groups' motion is similar to another ongoing case, titled Hassouna, which has granted stays of proceedings to about 60 people who have received citizenship revocation notices from the government. Monsef said she only learned that she was born in Iran, not Afghanistan as she had believed, after an inquiry from The Globe last month. The only difference between Hassouna and this motion is that the BCCLA and CARL claim that they should be granted standing to get a stay on behalf of 'those persons who cannot find a lawyer – or who do not know that they should even try,' read the government response. Laura Track, a lawyer with the BCCLA, said her team was blown away by the government response. Even if there was evidence showing there were individuals who received notices but did not have the 'knowledge, resources or skills' to hire a lawyer, that would not justify a wholescale suspension of the operation of law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

appeal process: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers launched a constitutional challenge to the federal law because they say there is no proper appeal process, according to The Chronicle Herald. They argue the government should stop all citizenship revocation until the matter is settled in court. Ottawa will not heed the demands of two civil society groups and impose a moratorium on its practice of citizenship revocation, said lawyer Angela Marinos, in a letter to the Federal Court. The government confirmed on Friday it won't be doing that. "We are very disappointed that the government refuses to stop stripping people of citizenship without a hearing, choosing to defend the last government unfair process in court instead," said BCCLA executive director Josh Paterson. Paterson said hiring lawyers are expensive and immigrants should have the right to a formal appeal process before losing their citizenship. Marinos said in her letter that people who have their citizenship revoked have the right to file for judicial review of the government decision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian law: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers launched a constitutional challenge to the federal law because they say there is no proper appeal process, according to CBC. McCallum: I'll consider moratorium on stripping citizenship without a hearing Maryam Monsef case highlights 'absurdity' of Canadian law, refugee lawyers say John McCallum acknowledges internal Liberal debate on immigration file They argue the government should stop all citizenship revocation until the matter is settled in court. Ottawa will not heed the demands of two civil society groups and impose a moratorium on its practice of citizenship revocation, said lawyer Angela Marinos, in a letter to the Federal Court. The government confirmed on Friday it won't be doing that. "We are very disappointed that the government refuses to stop stripping people of citizenship without a hearing, choosing to defend the last government unfair process in court instead," said BCCLA executive director Josh Paterson. Paterson said hiring lawyers is expensive and immigrants should have the right to a formal appeal process before losing their citizenship. Marinos said in her letter that people who have their citizenship revoked have the right to file for judicial review of the government decision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian tradition: They are among the thousands who came to this country earlier this year as refugees, and now find themselves somewhere in the long task of building new lives for themselves, according to CBC. My wife, who has been helping them with everything from doctor appointments to birthday parties for several months now, was keen to introduce them to this Canadian tradition. On Sunday night, we're eating with old friends who are visiting from Vancouver, while on Monday night, we're hosting new friends from Syria. I'm looking forward to welcoming them to our home again, as they've welcomed me and my family several times before. Smoke hangs in the air over the city of Homs, where there has been continuous fighting, airstrikes and artillery shelling during the Syrian war. And yet I'm uneasy about explaining the idea of giving thanks to a family of refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

container homes: She also visited an art and handicrafts workshop where she talked with the female students, according to The Chronicle Herald. Around 5,000 Syrian refugees live in container homes in the camp, which was visited by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in September and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in April. The Anadolu Agency said Saturday the U.S. actress toured the social facilities and preschool in Nizip before giving refugee children there presents. Anadolu Agency said Friday that Lohan had visited a book fair in Istanbul Sultanbeyli district where she bought books for the refugee children. Source Source The Associated Press Photo: Caption: U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan holds a Syrian refugee child as she visits a Turkish government-run Syrian refugee camp in Nizip near Turkey border with Syria, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. The actress has been visiting refugee families and facilities around Turkey for the past two weeks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government proposal: The mayor led several hundred people protesting a government proposal to house a few dozen migrants in an abandoned wing of a psychiatric hospital while they apply for asylum or study other options, according to Metro News. Left-wing activists answered with their own, smaller rally to welcome the migrants — but then were drowned out by yet another gathering organized by the anti-immigrant, far-right National Front party. Competing rallies were held Saturday in Pierrefeu in Provence in southeast France, under watch of gendarmes. The National Front is making the Calais relocation plan a nationwide cause, urging mayors to resist and organizing protests across the country. President Francois Hollande has pledged to close the Calais camp before winter and relocate as many as 9,000 migrants living there to 164 sites around France while their cases are examined. Resistance to immigration is central to the campaign platform of National Front leader Marine Le Pen in her bid for the French presidency next year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

college: The public reporting focus for colleges and universities is often on the other end of the equation: enrolment, according to Brandon Sun. In fact, I get asked about our enrolment almost every day by some, but rare that someone asks about how many people actually graduate from the college.A few years back, our board of governors adopted an approach that put an increased emphasis on the college results rather than on our activities. That up from 954 in 2013. In 2013, they also approved a new strategic direction for the organization. This plan was informed by the overall situation in Manitoba. That plan asserted that the college needed to double that number of graduates by 2025. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lucien bouchard: He said Lisee campaign statements regarding limiting immigration made it clear he advocated for a "closed nationalism" that has some ideological parallels to European right-wing populist parties, according to The Chronicle Herald. Lisee, a one-time adviser to former premiers Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard, ran a campaign focused on immigration and identity issues that raised the ire of opponents and younger voters who saw him playing on fears and divisions in society. Couillard made the comments during a trip to Iceland only hours after Lisee, 58, was elected PQ leader on Friday. Lisee argued immigration has not been a great benefit to Quebec and that the province must reduce the number of immigrants it accepts every year in order to better integrate them. That what we see elsewhere in world." When questioned, he would not say which European parties he was referring to specifically. On Saturday, Couillard said the PQ seemed to be moving closer to "a kind of nationalism of the besieged, nationalism of the fearful, of people who don't want to deal with diversity, who prefer Quebec remains folded in on itself. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lucien bouchard: Lisee, a one-time adviser to former premiers Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard, said during the leadership campaign he would not hold a referendum in his first mandate as premier, according to Huffington Post Canada. The next election will be held in the fall of 2018, with the following one set for 2022. Jean-Francois Lisee, 58, was elected PQ leader Friday, winning more than 50 per cent of support on the second round of voting. Lisee became leader after beating out fellow members of the legislature Alexandre Cloutier and Martine Ouellet and the unelected Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. His strategy of not supporting a referendum in a first PQ mandate paid off at a time when polls consistently suggest Quebecers do not want another plebiscite on the province political future. Jean-Francois Lisee on Friday night. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mug game: That impressive show may be set to go full-blown Broadway on Greenberg, with a host of towering new players — in various stages of planning and approval — poised to hit this city downtown stage over the next five years, according to Metro News. Predicting skyscraper development is a mug game, says Greenberg, with economic and engineering contingencies almost exclusively driving what actually gets built and how. It actually is magical, says the city former urban design and architecture chief, whose perch near King and Bathurst Sts. puts him in the front row for the nightly performance. But as it stands, 10 projects boasting towers of 240 to 300-plus metres are slated to join Toronto skyscraper cast by around 2020 in what being called the Manhattanization of the city skyline. At 92 floors and 305 metres, the larger of these jagged King St. These include a two-tower project by Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry and theatre impresario David Mirvish in the Entertainment District. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.