poverty: It says the closest runner-up is Montreal, where 25 per cent of children were living in poverty that year, according to Hamilton Spectator. A coalition of groups including the Children Aid Society of Toronto issued the report as the city weighs up to 600 million in cuts to programs and services such as community housing, transit and student nutrition. The report, titled Divided City Life in Canada Child Poverty Capital, says 133,000 children in Toronto 27 per cent were living in low-income families in 2014, the year the data were collected. It says racialized families, new immigrant families, single-parent families and families with disabilities are up to three times more likely to live in poverty. The groups are urging Toronto city council to follow through on its poverty-reduction strategy and address its fiscal shortfall to prevent cutbacks to social services. Only half of children in families with an annual income of less than 30,000 were found to participate in out-of-school art or sports programs, compared with 93 per cent of students in families with an income of 100,000 or more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee applicants: It sad, he said, according to CBC. Yemane estimates there are more than 7,000 Eritrean-Calgarians, possibly the second largest population of Eritreans in Canada, behind Toronto. This year, they say they were only allowed to sponsor 21 refugees through the Eritrean Canadian Community Association of Calgary, said former president Mussie Yemane, despite there being thousands of hopefuls. He says nearly everyone has relatives who want to come here as refugees. The three refugee applicants would have to be Eritreans who are currently based in Sudan. MORE CALGARY NEWS I dont think we are above some politicians using race to bait their constituency, says Brown authorMORE CALGARY NEWS Mosque holds open house to connect with Calgarians, reduce misconceptions, vandalism Recently, the group gained three more sponsorship slots, an allocation Yemane said the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society offered up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shield: Our freedoms are not inherent, they do not flow from our glacial waters, they do not roll forth from our great plains and they are not chiselled into the Canadian shield, according to Metro News. Our freedoms come from fragile and hard won social licence, they come from laws written on paper and they can be changed, amended or destroyed with the stroke of a pen, with the casting of a ballot, by the silence of the media or the indifference of the public. We are not special, we are not exceptional and we are not without hatred. Our freedoms are cloaked in the shadow of colonialism, many are recent and none are irrevocable. While many Canadians spent the week following the U.S. election counting their lucky stars they live north of the 49th parallel, taking to social media to sooth themselves with pride-filled hashtags, others were celebrating Donald Trump ascendancy.A poll released by Mainstreet/Postmedia last week found that 20 per cent of Canadian men and 15 per cent of Canadian women would have voted for Donald Trump if theyd had the chance. Canada, we are precarious, we are flawed and we are at risk. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

staci tyldesley: Then-Chief Glenn De Caire announced the charges against five officers in June 2015 after an investigation into discrepancies with 32 tickets, according to CBC. The four scheduled to begin trial on Monday are all constables Bhupesh Gulati, Shawn Smith, Stephen Travele and Daniel Williams. The four officers are members of Hamilton ACTION team known mostly for patrolling downtown, and were charged after a probe begun in late 2014. Each initially faced related charges like conspiracy, fabricating evidence and breach of trust. Staci Tyldesley, began a preliminary hearing on similar charges last month. A fifth officer, Const. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stance contrasts: Two million or 3 million people could be immediate targets for deportation under this approach, Trump said, providing a likely inflated figure, according to CTV. And that big, beautiful wall at the Mexican border Trump said he may be amenable to a fence along some parts of the roughly 2,000-mile border. In his first postelection interview, Trump said he will focus on deporting criminal immigrants and not everyone living in the United States illegally. The softened stance contrasts sharply with Trump campaign rhetoric. A look at Trump shifting immigration stance FOCUS ON CRIMINALS Trump said in an interview with 60 Minutes broadcast Sunday that immigration enforcement will concentrate on criminals. As a candidate, he called for everyone living in the country illegally to return to their home countries and for Mexico to pay billions of dollars for the wall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tareq hadhad: He had been following the story for a while, Tareq said Sunday in an interview, according to Toronto Star. He was so excited. Tareq Hadhad and his father, Issam, had an unexpected meet-and-greet with Trudeau during his trip to Sydney, N.S., last week.A video of Thursday encounter shows Trudeau embracing both men and calling the Hadhad family an extraordinary example of the kind of strength and leadership and engagement that comes with bringing new people to Canada. When he came, he knew our names, he hugged us. Tareq said Peace by Chocolate is struggling to keep up with orders since Trudeau turned a spotlight on the Hadhads during a recent address to the United Nations. It was a very, very special thing for us. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump tower: Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway tells reporters at Trump Tower that the transition team is working on naming members of the incoming president staff and Cabinet, according to The Chronicle Herald. Trump on Sunday named Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus as chief of staff and campaign adviser Steve Bannon as chief strategist and senior counsellor. A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump says the incoming president will make additional appointments to his team this week. Conway says incoming first lady Melania Trump is also interviewing potential aides and Trump team is making plans to fill the vacancy of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. 11 45 a.m. If selected, Grenell would be the first openly gay person to hold a Cabinet-level foreign policy post. President-elect Donald Trump is considering Richard Grenell as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according to a person familiar with transition planning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump victory: What, then, does Trump victory say about the American electors and their political system First, a major caveat, according to Rabble. More people voted against Trump than for him. What more, Donald Trump is a potential demagogue similar in temperament to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, actually received two million votes more than did Donald Trump. Rather it is an idiosyncrasy, some would say a flaw, embedded in the way the American electoral system is designed. So the outcome is not the rigged election that Trump darkly warned about if he lost. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

undocumented immigrants: Colour Code A podcast about race in Canada Opinion Woe to us who belittled the clout of the white working class Opinion Trump didn t win only because Clinton lost Mr, according to Globe and Mail. Trump statements about banning Muslim immigrants from entering the country has exacerbated fears among Muslim Americans and undocumented immigrants that they will be deported. According to CNN exit polls, only 8 per cent of African-Americans and 29 per cent of Latinos voted for the president-elect. Despite overwhelming evidence of his impolitic comments and bigotry, he was still elected. He had widespread support from working-class white Americans, a group especially hit hard economically because of de-industrialization and jobs moving overseas. For some people the election of Donald Trump will now sanction and embolden bigotry. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

undocumented people: Chris Albert / The Associated Press By Alexander Panetta The Canadian Press Mon., Nov. 14, 2016 WASHINGTON Donald Trump has sat down for his first interviews since becoming U.S. president-elect, has shared his views on his state of mind since the stunning victory, and made announcements on his plans for the country, according to Toronto Star. Here are top developments from recent days Deportations An estimated 11 million undocumented people live in the U.S. Trump suggested he will deport many, but not most. The interview aired on Sunday night. In his 60 Minutes interview, Trump referred to the people he wants to deport as gang members and drug dealers It s probably two million, it could be even three million. Trump said he ll make a decision later about the rest, whom he called, terrific people. Criminals are already a deportation priority under the current government more than 2.5 million have actually been deported over the Obama years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

metro vancouver: You know, we dont want to have any conflict with anybody else here, according to National Observer. We just want to live in peace. Not just refugees, but anybody with darker skin colour. In the days following the election, Herro said she didnt personally see a increase in negative rhetoric toward refugees in Metro Vancouver. She Muslim and wears the hijab daily. It a sentiment echoed by Noor Alshhadeh, who goes to high school in Vancouver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people ability: She switches easily from English to a torrent of Arabic, peppered by colourful jokes, according to National Observer. She greets hesitant Syrian refugees like old friends, exchanging high fives and laughter. But she also learned a lot about resilience and people ability to overcome the harshest tragedies witnessing the death of family members, rape, bombings and other brutalities of war. ; Tanielian supports 27 Syrian families who settled this year in Langley through her work as manager of human resources and communications at the Langley Community Services Society.A Canadian of Lebanese descent, Tanielian speaks five languages. She gives advice and coordinates with other groups to point out where there are gaps in service, where help is falling short. Mental health for refugees is huge. One of these areas is mental health for refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

postelection interview: Two million or 3 million people could be immediate targets for deportation under this approach, Trump said, providing a likely inflated figure, according to Brandon Sun. And that big, beautiful wall at the Mexican border Trump said he may be amenable to a fence along some parts of the roughly 2,000-mile border. In his first postelection interview, Trump said he will focus on deporting criminal immigrants and not everyone living in the United States illegally. The softened stance contrasts sharply with Trump campaign rhetoric. What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, he said. As a candidate, he called for everyone living in the country illegally to return to their home countries and for Mexico to pay billions of dollars for the wall.A look at Trump shifting immigration stance FOCUS ON CRIMINALSTrump said in an interview with 60 Minutes broadcast Sunday that immigration enforcement will concentrate on criminals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

poverty: It says the closest runner-up is Montreal, where 25 per cent of children were living in poverty that year, according to The Waterloo Record. A coalition of groups including the Children Aid Society of Toronto issued the report as the city weighs up to 600 million in cuts to programs and services such as community housing, transit and student nutrition. The report, titled Divided City Life in Canada Child Poverty Capital, says 133,000 children in Toronto 27 per cent were living in low-income families in 2014, the year the data were collected. It says racialized families, new immigrant families, single-parent families and families with disabilities are up to three times more likely to live in poverty. The groups are urging Toronto city council to follow through on its poverty-reduction strategy and address its fiscal shortfall to prevent cutbacks to social services. Only half of children in families with an annual income of less than 30,000 were found to participate in out-of-school art or sports programs, compared with 93 per cent of students in families with an income of 100,000 or more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stance contrasts: He says as many 2 million to 3 million immigrants could be immediate deportation targets, according to The Waterloo Record. And that big, beautiful wall at the Mexican border Trump says he may be amenable to a fence along some parts of the roughly 2,000-mile border. In his first postelection interview, Trump says hell focus on deporting criminal immigrants and not everyone living in the United States illegally. The softened stance contrasts sharply with Trump rhetoric from the campaign trail. By Alicia A. Caldwell, The Associated Press As a candidate for president, he called for everyone living in the country illegally to return to their home countries and for Mexico to pay billions of dollars for the wall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

deporting people: The spectacle of coiled barbed wire strung along the top of fences is a cause of tension, according to The Waterloo Record. This situation has spurred two moves. The historic city is now full of wire entanglements aimed at dealing with refugees. One was to expel refugees and immigrants living on vacant plots of land near the city port. The French government is dismantling the refugee camp, which was dubbed the Jungle, and deporting people who are not recognized as refugees. At one time there were an estimated 7,000 refugees there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

i dont: This morning, I was just extra turned up, Kuzma said, according to Guelph Mercury. I dont for whatever reason. Utah fans got their first full glimpse of the new-look Utes and their roster consisting of just two legitimate contributors from last season. It game day. I think that was the biggest thing. I tried to bring energy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

angeles: More than 1,000 people joined the march that started mid-afternoon and extended into the evening, according to CTV. 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! On Saturday, an estimated 8,000 marched through downtown. 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.

time: The Obama administration had agreed to resettle refugees among almost 1,300 asylum seekers held at Australia expense on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, according to CBC. Australia to close controversial Manus Island refugee camp Documentary reveals secret remote island camps where Australia sends asylum seekers Cruel in the extreme Australia deliberately ignoring abuse at refugee camps, rights groups allege We deal with one administration at a time and there is only one president of the United States at a time, Turnbull told reporters, adding that the deal was reached some time ago. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would not say whether he had discussed the deal with President-elect Donald Trump during their telephone conversation on Thursday. Trump has called for a moratorium or tight restrictions on Muslim immigration. Australia refuses to resettle any refugee who has arrived by boat since the date the tough policy was announced on July 19, 2013. Most of the asylum seekers are Muslims from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

candidate: During an exchange on CTV Question Period, rival candidate Michael Chong suggested Leitch was importing the divisive style practised by the U.S. president-elect, according to The Chronicle Herald. Tories talk immigration, economy, environment, trade at first leadership debate Leitch screening plan stands out Full of baloney Leitch claim that values testing immigrants would be simple Kellie Leitch says test is about unified Canadian identity Screening immigrants for anti-Canadian values will make Canada safer Leitch Kenney dismisses Leitch position on screening immigrants for anti-Canadian values Leitch dismisses critics of her immigrant-screening proposal as elites Leitch proposes screening newcomers for Canadian values, and says she shares some ideas with Trump on immigration. Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch says her enthusiasm for Donald Trump does not make her a racist. The exchange comes as candidates for party chief prepare to debate today at a conference centre just south of Ottawa. Twelve people are running to be the next Conservative leader, who will be chosen in May. They sparred earlier this week in Saskatoon over immigration, carbon pricing and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jeb bush: During a four-hour spree, Trump savaged the New York Times and gloated about the GOP stalwarts lining up to congratulate him, bragging that staunch critics and GOP rivals John Kasich, Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush had sent attaboys, according to CTV. Former presidents George W. and George H.W. Bush also had sent their best wishes on the win. After Trump told CBS 60 Minutes that his border wall might look more like a fence in spots, the combative billionaire took to Twitter to settle some scores. Very nice! The New York Times, Trump wrote to his 14 million followers, is dishonest and highly inaccurate. The president-elect retreated from the campaign promise that had inspired his supporters chant Build the wall! at Trump massive campaign rallies. As Trump revenge-tweeted, threats flew between power brokers, and protests across the country continued. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee camp: Bin Yameen spent the first half of his life in Yemen, according to CBC. When a civil war broke out there in 1994, his family suddenly found themselves internally displaced, trading the risks of being bombed for the risks of a refugee camp. Today he a second-year medical student at the University of Toronto, but he wasnt always so lucky. The international language of basketball helps these 3 Syrian girls feel at home in Canada Thank you Canada Syrian refugee fulfilling dreams of becoming a pharmacist on Haida Gwaii We can restart our life Syrian refugee happy to be in Saskatchewan The conditions were dismal. Few received the necessary vaccines. Within a span of week, a cholera outbreak killed 40 people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

show solidarity: I think the message here is that people of goodwill across the world are opposed to his policies, participant Carolyn Egan told CBC Toronto, according to CBC. Were here in solidarity with all those who are protesting in the United States, said Egan. The demonstrators met in Nathan Phillips Square outside Toronto city hall, then made their way to the U.S. consulate on University Avenue while chanting Dump Trump. I have two nieces who are doing so, and Im here to say Were with you. What we see is violent racists being emboldened right now, and so I think it really important that people come together and show solidarity, and create a space that feels strong and loud. I think it great to see the solidarity, said demonstrator Sakura Saunders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

telephone conversation: The Obama administration had agreed to resettle refugees among almost 1,300 asylum seekers held at Australia expense on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea, according to CTV. Another 370 who came to Australia for medical treatment then refused to return to the islands would also be eligible. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would not say whether he had discussed the deal with President-elect Donald Trump during their telephone conversation on Thursday. We deal with one administration at a time and there is only one president of the United States at a time, Turnbull told reporters. Most of the asylum seekers are Muslims from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Trump has called for a moratorium or tight restrictions on Muslim immigration. (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 Hamilton Spectator. 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.

dad: Ten thousand demonstrators marched in New York, chanting, We, according to Rabble. Reject. The day after he won the election, demonstrations bloomed spontaneously in 30 U.S. cities. The President-Elect. It like when your dad dies, said comedian Trevor Noah. To all but the estimated one-third of the U.S. population that voted for him, Trump elevation seems a catastrophe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.