maia sandu: His rival Maia Sandu, an ex-World Bank official who ran on an anti-corruption platform, had nearly 46 per cent, according to Brandon Sun. Everyone understands that I have won, he said later in Romanian just after midnight. Igor Dodon, who has promised to restore closer ties with Moscow and made comments in Russian immediately after the polls closed Sunday had just over 54 per cent of the votes, with more than 98 per cent of the ballots tallied. He thanked Sandu for waging a tough but good fight and said he would be a president for all Moldovans. As results came in, Dodon urged Moldovans to be calm. Dodon tapped into popular anger over corruption under the pro-European government that came to power in 2009, particularly over the approximately 1 billion that went missing from Moldovan banks before the 2014 parliamentary elections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

october ballot: Candidates clashed over whether to make party membership free, called for a more positive message to Canadians and lamented the party failure to master social media, according to The Waterloo Record. Ontario MP Michael Chong said nixing the party membership fee would help attract the young people, new Canadians and urban-dwellers the party so badly needs. A two-hour debate Sunday among nine rivals for the federal Conservative leadership often morphed into an autopsy of the party ill-fated 2015 election campaign. We need to build a much bigger Conservative party, Chong said. The Conservatives are trying to rebound from a resounding loss in the October 2015 ballot that saw Justin Trudeau Liberals win a majority, reducing the Tories to official Opposition status. Longtime Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai echoed the sentiment We need to build that base. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

organizers: More than 1,000 people joined the march that started mid-afternoon and extended into the evening, according to Brandon Sun. It was the latest in days of demonstrations across the country, and even throughout the world. Organizers in Manhattan carried signs in English and Spanish saying things like Hate wont make us great, and chanted, We are here to stay. Protests were held Sunday in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia and more cities. In Los Angeles, a few hundred people gathered outside CNN Los Angeles headquarters, and in San Francisco, hundreds of people, including many families with children, marched from Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach chanting Love trumps hate! By nightfall, a few hundred people marched across downtown San Francisco main street, blocking traffic at an intersection when they held a sit-down protest. Several hundred protesters Sunday marched around Philadelphia City Hall and then down Market Street to Independence Mall, carrying signs and chanting Donald Trump has got to go! and This is what democracy looks like. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

party members: Ontario MP Michael Chong said nixing the party membership fee would help attract the young people, new Canadians and urban-dwellers the party so badly needs, according to Brandon Sun. We need to build a much bigger Conservative party, Chong said. Candidates clashed over whether to make party membership free, called for a more positive message to Canadians and lamented the party failure to master social media. Longtime Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai echoed the sentiment We need to build that base. Many party members have since complained that the party failed to generate enthusiasm with its largely stay-the-course proposals. The Conservatives are trying to rebound from a resounding loss in the October 2015 ballot that saw Justin Trudeau Liberals win a majority, reducing the Tories to official Opposition status. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump campaign: Trump orbit now include some of the most incendiary members of the so-called alt-right and neoconservative movements, and Republican Party stalwarts with very different outlooks, according to The Waterloo Record. Trump is considering which will get the big White House jobs. That remains an open question. The incendiaries Stephen Bannon The chairman of Breitbart News, who took a leave of absence to run Trump campaign, is an enthusiastic evangelist for the alt-right movement that has fanned some of Trump most divisive rhetoric about Muslims and immigrants. Newt Gingrich The former House speaker crusaded for the impeachment of President Clinton, brought the government to a shutdown that backfired on Republicans and more recently has called for every Muslim in America to be tested, and then deported if they are found to believe in Sharia law. He was named Trump chief strategist Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american president: Olivier Douliery / TNS By Daniel Dale Washington Bureau Fri., Nov. 11, 2016 WASHINGTON The morning after the election, Sadia Jalali, a therapist, was called in to speak at her children Islamic school in Houston, according to Toronto Star. Emergency counselling. He and his team, though, have already signalled that he is planning to backtrack on several major policy pledges. She told the kids about the checks and balances confronting an American president, about the difference between politicians campaign rhetoric and behaviour in office. One asked, she said, Can he make us leave Another What country would we go to And then, afterward, from a wide-eyed little boy Can he kill us Fear, hate, retaliation and uncertainty have marked the three chaotic days since the stunning election victory of Donald Trump, with the jubilation of his larger-than-expected, largely white legion of supporters mixed with the horror of many members of racial and religious minority groups. They were unconvinced, and they were terrified. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ge commitment: That echoed Apple CEO Tim Cook message to workers that the tech giant welcomes everyone, regardless of what they look like, where they come from, how they worship or who they love, according to Hamilton Spectator. Oscar Munoz of United Continental Holdings said in a message to employees that they represent every creed and conviction, background and belief. Jeffrey Immelt affirmed GE commitment to people of all races, genders and sexual orientations in an internal blog post Wednesday musing on the election. Diversity issues have come to the fore as the presidential campaign exposed and deepened bitter divisions on matters such as the treatment of women and minorities; the rights of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender workers; and gender disparities on the job. Starting about midnight on Tuesday, Karyn Twaronite, global diversity and inclusiveness officer at consulting and accounting firm EY, said she received hundreds of emails from employees raising concerns, thoughts and observations as well as areas of angst. Following Donald Trump surprise victory over Hillary Clinton this week, companies now are grappling with how to ease tensions and move forward. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ge commitment: That echoed Apple CEO Tim Cook message to workers that the tech giant welcomes everyone, regardless of what they look like, where they come from, how they worship or who they love, according to The Waterloo Record. Oscar Munoz of United Continental Holdings said in a message to employees that they represent every creed and conviction, background and belief. Jeffrey Immelt affirmed GE commitment to people of all races, genders and sexual orientations in an internal blog post Wednesday musing on the election. Diversity issues have come to the fore as the presidential campaign exposed and deepened bitter divisions on matters such as the treatment of women and minorities; the rights of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender workers; and gender disparities on the job. Starting about midnight on Tuesday, Karyn Twaronite, global diversity and inclusiveness officer at consulting and accounting firm EY, said she received hundreds of emails from employees raising concerns, thoughts and observations as well as areas of angst. Following Donald Trump surprise victory over Hillary Clinton this week, companies now are grappling with how to ease tensions and move forward. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

guarantee games: His players were wandering the Bryce Jordan Center hardwood with their phones out, cameras snapping and videos rolling as they took in the sights and sounds of Penn State cavernous arena, according to Guelph Mercury. A few hours later, Brown apprehension over whether his team was prepared to open the season against a Power 5 team had faded with its 87-81 win over the Nittany Lions. As soon as he joined his team for a shootaround earlier Friday, Albany coach Will Brown grew worried. They call these games bye games or guarantee games or money games, the big boy is supposed to beat the little boy, Brown said. We were here to win. We didnt come here just to play in a nice arena and get some money out of it and all that stuff. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

greg nordman: In July, Syrian refugees and their families had a full day of active play focusing on soccer, according to CTV. The Autumn Soccer Basketball Series took place at the Axworthy Health & Rec Plex, but this time, the focus was on basketball. It just been a great opportunity to reach out and feel like you re making a positive influence and letting them see what Canada all about, said Greg Nordman, a volunteer soccer coach. My brother and I have a passion for helping refugees such as the Syrian community and all kids in the core, said Bob Axworthy, in a release. The event includes a day of workshops, pick-up games and an opportunity to meet sport mentors. After running these events, we ve started looking into making programs year round through the charter fund that would provide the children and others in Winnipeg with sports mentorship and an introduction to the University of Winnipeg and education. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media friday: Matthew Green spoke out on social media Friday following a report in The Globe and Mail that Judge Bernd Zabel who works in a Hamilton courthouse wore a hat that read Make America Great Again, a campaign slogan used by the U.S. president-elect, according to Metro News. In his statement, Green said Ontario judicial system should steer clear of politics. Coun. I certainly would not feel like I was getting an unbiased decision if I walked into a court of law and saw a Make America Great Again hat, knowing that this week the Ku Klux Klan is about to hold a victory rally for ... Trump in North Carolina, he said Saturday. Green noted that judges are specifically told not to participate in any partisan political activity in the Principles of Judicial Office, a document created by the Ontario Court of Justice. The city councillor called on the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice to remove Zabel from the bench if he does not resign, and the Hamilton Spectator reported that a complaint against Zabel has been filed with the Ontario Judicial Council. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

neighbouring cameroon: Stealing food meant for starving children is beyond the pale and only adds insult to injury, Barguma said, according to CTV. Boko Haram seven-year-old insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced more than 2.6 million in Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon, Niger and Chad. The allegations in Adamawa state centre on officials and market traders accused of selling food items donated by Nigeria customs service, said Hassan Barguma, chair of a committee focused on refugees in the Adamawa state assembly. Lawmakers and officials are already investigating reports that food aid was stolen in Borno state, the birthplace of Boko Haram where the U.N. has warned that tens of thousands of children could die from malnutrition. Nigeria customs service in August released 11 trucks of food aid including rice, oil and spaghetti for refugees in Adamawa state. The reports sparked protests from refugees who at one point blocked a main highway heading into Maiduguri, the northeast largest city. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nigeria: Local lawmakers in northeast Nigeria are investigating fresh allegations that officials have diverted food aid intended for Boko Haram refugees, according to Toronto Star. Sunday Alamba / AP By Ibrahim Abdulaziz Associated Press Sat., Nov. 12, 2016 YOLA, NIGERIA Lawmakers in northeastern Nigeria are investigating new allegations that officials have diverted crucial food aid intended for people who have fled from Boko Haram extremists. Sunday Alamba / AP Children displaced by Islamist extremists wheel food handed out to them at the Bakassi camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria on August 27. The allegations in Adamawa state centre on officials and market traders accused of selling food items donated by Nigeria customs service, said Hassan Barguma, chair of a committee on refugees in the Adamawa state assembly. Boko Haram seven-year-old insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced more than 2.6 million others in Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon, Niger and Chad. Stealing food meant for starving children is beyond the pale, Barguma said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people attention: I was shocked, he recently told Metro Morning, according to CBC. I thought, if I make a story about a child in a suitcase, that will get people attention. Last year, I saw a picture of a child in an X-ray of a suitcase. How Syrian refugees arriving in Canada became extras in their own stories In his short film The Suitcase, he imagined the story of a five-year-old girl stowing away in an airplane to get to Canada. Submitted by Philip Leung Leung drew on his own immigrant experience for inspiration. Philip Leung wrote and directed The Suitcase. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian family: Peace by Chocolate Trudeau sweet on N.S. family They even have a catchy name Peace By Chocolate, according to The Chronicle Herald. We need your help to build a bigger factory, employ more people and continue telling the Syrian refugee story as a part of our new space, said family spokesman Tareq Hadhad in a news release. A few months later, a Syrian family small factory in Antigonish hums with activity as Nova Scotians eagerly buy up chocolate and orders stream in from as far away as B.C. It has been a busy few months for the Hadhad family, who arrived in Canada as refugees but have now gone full North American, complete with a GoFund Me campaign that raised 8,600 in four days and hiring a public relations firm to help expand their business. Before their country was destroyed by civil war, Tareq father Assam ran a chocolate factory in Damascus that was one of the Middle East biggest, shipping treats across the Arab world. They remained there, unable to work, until the Canadian government airlifted tens of thousands of Syrians to a new life in Canada. After war erupted in 2011, their factory was destroyed by a missile and the family fled to Lebanon. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

troy riddell: But he added that he would be surprised if the council recommended removal from the bench, according to Hamilton Spectator. We do not know if Justice Zabel supported Trump anti-establishment narrative, or his policies on trade or ISIS, or the darker undertones of Trump. Troy Riddell, a professor who specializes in judicial politics at the University of Guelph, wrote in an email that the judge wearing a hat supporting Donald Trump may be enough grounds for the Ontario Judicial Council to take disciplinary action beyond just a warning. This differs, for example, from judges who have directly made inappropriate comments about women or minorities, he wrote. Hamilton Coun. The Ontario Court Justice is under fire after reportedly entering a courtroom at the John Sopinka Courthouse Wednesday morning wearing a red Make America Great Again hat. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump victory: Trudeau is out of whack with a U.S. leader who is casting doubt on the fundamentals of the Canada-U.S. relationship, starting with the rules for the 760-billion trade that key to Canada economy, according to Globe and Mail. Read more The real reason Donald Trump got elected We have a white extremism problem Read more Dion says Canada will lobby U.S. to stand by multilateral agreements Read more TPP seen as doomed after Trump victory A week ago, Mr. Mr. Trudeau was in control of his agenda. There ll be new accusations his climate-change policies will disadvantage Canadian industry when the new president scraps emissions-reduction measures. Now, much of it could come under pressure. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s.-mexico border: The additional agents will assist with screening and processing immigrants taken into custody along the border, many of whom are unaccompanied children and families, according to Metro News. Hundreds of thousands of people have sought asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border in the last two years, and the majority are Central American families who often turn themselves in as opposed to mostly Mexican men trying to evade capture, according to a federal report obtained last month by The Associated Press. Agents from Tucson, Arizona, and San Diego will be temporarily reassigned to the Rio Grande Valley, and agents working another portion of the Texas border will join them, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. Since 2014, the Rio Grande Valley has led the nation as the region with the most apprehensions of immigrants entering the U.S. illegally. Before 2012, there were fewer than 30,000 a year. Asylum seekers, many of them fleeing drug-fueled violence south of the border, peaked in 2014 at 170,000, nearly triple the 63,000 who arrived the previous year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

warda ahmed: Unless it a conscious, consistent effort by everybody at a community level, it wont reach its full potential, says Warda Ahmed, community recreation co-ordinator at Social Planning Council of Winnipeg, according to CBC. Ahmed, who was born in Somalia and raised in India, is one of 10 women participating in a 10-week circle for reconciliation that started Oct. 26 at the council. However, some say it will take active participation from everyone to break down the misconception, educate one another and make things better. Five adult women from each of the Indigenous and newcomer communities are taking part. It one way to overcome the negative stereotypes that create misunderstandings and prejudice. The circles are intended to help build relationships with Indigenous people and for the women to discuss what reconciliation means to them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s.-mexico border: The additional agents will assist with screening and processing immigrants taken into custody along the border, many of whom are unaccompanied children and families, according to The Waterloo Record. Hundreds of thousands of people have sought asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border in the last two years, and the majority are Central American families who often turn themselves in as opposed to mostly Mexican men trying to evade capture, according to a federal report obtained last month by The Associated Press. Agents from Tucson, Arizona, and San Diego will be temporarily reassigned to the Rio Grande Valley, and agents working another portion of the Texas border will join them, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. Since 2014, the Rio Grande Valley has led the nation as the region with the most apprehensions of immigrants entering the U.S. illegally. Before 2012, there were fewer than 30,000 a year. Asylum seekers, many of them fleeing drug-fueled violence south of the border, peaked in 2014 at 170,000, nearly triple the 63,000 who arrived the previous year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marcela reyes: Marcela Reyes carefully rolled out clay and sculpted it in the form of a flower the outline of the petals representing her journey as a Colombian immigrant, according to Brandon Sun. Reyes described the bittersweet experience of coming to Canada back in 2009. EAL students were helping Carias with his thesis for his bachelor of fine arts, creating individual clay pieces that will all be joined together as part of his thesis exhibition exploring immigrants in Brandon and immigration issues. It was an exciting time, but also terribly sad when she had to leave her family. TIM SMITH/THE BRANDON SUN Something good, something not, she said as she traced her finger through the highs and lows of the sculpture. Enlarge Image Brandon University student Albyn Carias, centre, checks out clay work done by ACC ESL students on Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media friday: Matthew Green spoke out on social media Friday following a report in The Globe and Mail that Judge Bernd Zabel who works in a Hamilton courthouse wore a hat that read Make America Great Again, a campaign slogan used by the U.S. president-elect, according to Guelph Mercury. In his statement, Green said Ontario judicial system should steer clear of politics. Related Stories Hamilton judge under fire for... Coun. I certainly would not feel like I was getting an unbiased decision if I walked into a court of law and saw a Make America Great Again hat, knowing that this week the Ku Klux Klan is about to hold a victory rally for ... Trump in North Carolina, he said Saturday. Green noted that judges are specifically told not to participate in any partisan political activity in the Principles of Judicial Office, a document created by the Ontario Court of Justice. The city councillor called on the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice to remove Zabel from the bench if he does not resign, and the Hamilton Spectator reported that a complaint against Zabel has been filed with the Ontario Judicial Council. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sophomore guard: The early results are encouraging judging by Saturday opener, according to The Waterloo Record. The sophomore guard scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the Seminoles 88-67 win over Charleston Southern. Florida State Dwayne Bacon said a major focus of improvement during the off-season was working on refining his jump shot. It was pretty good. I feel like I took a lot but I got to the basket too and mixed it up a lot, said Bacon, who last season became the first freshman in school history to lead the team in scoring and rebounding, The 6-foot-7 guard struggled shooting from the perimeter last season, making only 28.1 per cent from beyond the arc. I didnt just settle for a lot of 3s. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

unc greensboro: Marial Shayok scored 15 points to lead the offence in Virginia 76-51 win against UNC Greensboro on Friday night, according to Guelph Mercury. Meanwhile, the defence the bedrock of Bennett program held the Spartans scoreless for more than 11 minutes spanning halftime as the game turned into a methodical rout. When it was over, he saw the Cavaliers have some balance and depth to work with, along with a defence that looked ready from the tip. With this team and us this year, I think there even more unknowns because of the amount of newcomers, the lack of experienced guys, Bennett said. I just want them to battle and play hard each possession. So we just didnt know what to expect. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

agent man: Vaughn died Friday morning after a brief battle with acute leukemia, said his manager, Matthew Sullivan, according to Metro News. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was an immediate hit, particularly with young people, when it debuted on NBC in 1964. He was 83. It was part of an avalanche of secret agent shows I Spy, Mission Impossible, Secret Agent spoofs Get Smart books The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and even songs Secret Agent Man inspired by the James Bond films. The pair, who had put aside Cold War differences for a greater good, worked together each week for the mysterious U.N.C.L.E. United Network Command for Law and Enforcement in combatting the international crime syndicate THRUSH. Girls age 9 to 12 liked David McCallum because he was so sweet, Vaughn said in a 2005 interview in England. Vaughn urbane superspy Napoleon Solo teamed with Scottish actor David McCallum Illya Kuryakin, a soft-spoken, Russian-born agent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

agent: By Frazier Moore Associated Press Fri., Nov. 11, 2016 NEW YORK Robert Vaughn, the debonair, Oscar-nominated actor whose many film roles were eclipsed by his hugely popular turn in television The Man From U.N.C.L.E., has died, according to Toronto Star. He was 83. Paul Chapman reports. Vaughn died Friday morning after a brief battle with acute leukemia, according to his manager, Matthew Sullivan. It was part of an avalanche of secret agent shows I Spy, Mission Impossible, Secret Agent spoofs Get Smart books The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and even songs Secret Agent Man inspired by the James Bond films. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was an immediate hit, particularly with young people, when it debuted on NBC 1964. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.