non-indigenous canadians: To have a one-on-one experience with this woman was quite profound for me, Molloy, 25, said, according to Huffington Post Canada. We really got to feel the importance of her role. She sat with the medicine woman of Beardy and Okemasis First Nation, who showed her the natural remedies she forages and explained the significance of her position. Molloy is white, but has Plains Cree siblings. Rands was also part of a student union movement to create bridges between indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians, something she also aspired to. She comes from a long line of activists her grandparents advocated for health care services in Saskatchewan and her father, Brian Rands, lived on a northern Saskatchewan First Nation to build relations with the indigenous community there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugees: He says he moved past the English for Arabs videos and on to basic English instruction, according to CBC. Al-Radi, 29, was part of the first wave of Syrian refugees to arrive in Canada after the election of the Liberal government last fall. He diligently follows along with the instructor, taking notes and writing out phrases on his note pad. Syrian refugees fear what lies ahead as government-sponsored year runs out It was very hard Learning English a struggle for Syrian refugees, and support not always there When he arrived, he had no English, no job, no home for his young wife and baby and no plan. Roughly 80,000 people live in the sprawling camp. A Syrian refugee walks with her two kids at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan in 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shop anything: He says I m slightly trendier than your average guy, but too cheap to shop anything high end, according to Toronto Star. Chris says he would be described as personable, articulate, charismatic, open-minded, patient, funny and authentic. She was smoking hot. dreamstime photo illustration By Special to the Star Sat., Dec. 3, 2016 Chris is a 31-year-old former corporate-slave senior manager turned sales professional for a start-up who lives in Leaside. I like to tell stories; I love going out and being the centre of attention; I am who I am, whether it online or off. He says I suffer from analysis paralysis. Chris likes to travel and eat food from different cultures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

surendra: It a book about you, he said, according to Hamilton Spectator. As Surendra recounts in his charming new memoir The Elephants in My Backyard, he quickly comes to agree. The young Toronto actor was on a break from playing rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, waiting for a toaster for his bagel, when a cameraman made a more-than-literary recommendation Youve gotta read it, bud. The similarities between the lives of the fictional Pi and the teenage Surendra first-generation Canadian, the son of Tamil immigrants seem overwhelming. From travelling to India to follow in Pi footsteps to braving the pools at the University of Toronto to learn how to swim to meeting with a shipwreck survivor, Surendra attempts to mould himself into such a convincing facsimile of Pi that no casting director will be able to resist him. When he learns that the book is going to be adapted to film, Surendra does everything in his power to earn the title role. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

times theyve: Every year I am a volunteer here at the Welcome Hall Mission but it my first year as Santa Claus and it a wonderful moment with the children and all their families, he said, according to CTV. The party gave kids a chance to bring home a little holiday cheer, said Welcome Hall Mission CEO Cyril Morgan. The Christmas for Everyone event took place Saturday at the Welcome Hall Mission, where kids under 12 received gifts from Santa Claus himself, portrayed this year by Southwest Borough Mayor Beno t Dorais. Many of the kids are newcomers to Canada, he said. Many times theyve been sponsored and the sponsorships have run out. We do receive a lot of new immigrants that come here. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

college administrators: New Mexico has a higher percentage of Latino residents than any other state, according to Brandon Sun. Meanwhile, pressure is building from advocates in California, Illinois, Minnesota and Texas for universities there to provide sanctuary to these immigrant students, known as DREAMers. College administrators in New Mexico are looking into proposals that would grant immigrant students living in the country illegally protections while they pursue their studies. Some advocates and professors are asking colleges not to co-operate with federal authorities on immigrant issues, while others want administrators to block federal immigration authorities from searching campuses. He also vowed to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities. The movement comes after President-elect Donald Trump promised to end an executive order that granted temporary status to students living in the country illegally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people immigrate: In that same year, we had nearly 15,000 people immigrate to Canada in Manitoba, while we had a net loss of nearly 5,000 Manitobans to other provinces, according to Brandon Sun. My hometown in Nova Scotia has been losing 1,000 people a year every year since I was born. In 2015, the population of Manitoba grew by approximately 10,000 people. That comes with numerous challenges, not the least of which was having to close 15 schools this past year. While our present fiscal pressures find us struggling to keep up with the requirements for new schools and expanded college facilities, this is a much better challenge to face than decline. So I appreciate living in a province and city that continues to grow. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

surendra: It a book about you, he said, according to The Waterloo Record. As Surendra recounts in his charming new memoir The Elephants in My Backyard, he quickly comes to agree. The young Toronto actor was on a break from playing rapping mathlete Kevin Gnapoor, waiting for a toaster for his bagel, when a cameraman made a more-than-literary recommendation Youve gotta read it, bud. The similarities between the lives of the fictional Pi and the teenage Surendra first-generation Canadian, the son of Tamil immigrants seem overwhelming. From travelling to India to follow in Pi footsteps to braving the pools at the University of Toronto to learn how to swim to meeting with a shipwreck survivor, Surendra attempts to mould himself into such a convincing facsimile of Pi that no casting director will be able to resist him. When he learns that the book is going to be adapted to film, Surendra does everything in his power to earn the title role. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

donald trump: See, he not sexist or xenophobic, according to Toronto Star. One Jewish man. Evan Vucci / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By Shree Paradkar Columnist Fri., Dec. 2, 2016 Three women of colour, so far, among four women in cabinet and cabinet-level appointments by Donald Trump. See, Trump not anti-Semitic. See, he not racist. An on-again, off-again possibility of a black man. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government plans: The Tories say the cash would be used to reduce a 42-month backlog of immigration hopefuls in the queue as well as to help settle refugees, according to CBC. New fee for provincial nominees as province looks to clear backlog The fee is simply a cash grab, said Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux. The Progressive Conservative government plans to charge a 500 fee to people who have been approved to come to Manitoba under the program. Four, five or six years ago it took 90 days and there was no 500 fee. It been done before. There is a precedent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ken noster: Ken Noster, the board chair and administrator of Wisdom, was paid nearly 300,000 a year, more than the superintendents of the vast majority of Alberta school districts, according to Rabble. His pay totalled 863,882 over three years, court documents showed. And the nail on which their sweater snagged It was the revelation this week that the two extended families running the Trinity Christian School Association and the Wisdom Home Schooling Society, which directly and indirectly receive per-student public funding from the province, took personal pay of almost 3 million over three years. His wife Marlane Noster and several of their children brought in roughly another 1 million in salaries over the same period. Market fundamentalist parties like the Wildrose Opposition and the Progressive Conservative rump in the Legislature love private schools, charter schools, home schools or any other dubious venture in pedagogy on the principle they can be used to undermine public education and weaken teachers unions. Meanwhile, Richard Schienbein, principal of Trinity Christian School in Cold Lake, which one news report said currently has 13 students, was paid 322,813 over the three years, with several members of his family being compensated to the tune of 1.06 million over the same period, some for unspecified duties. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

league cities: I think the smokeless tobacco ban is both logical and I am thankful, Los Angeles Angels reliever Huston Street said in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday night, according to Hamilton Spectator. I understand choice, but choosing to die sooner is not one I support. Players new to the majors wont be able to dip next year without risk of penalty, a provision under baseball tentative five-year labour agreement reached late Wednesday. It is possible more than the 12 current major league cities with laws either in place or headed that way will have tobacco bans by the start of the 2017 season. The new collective bargaining agreement reached last night by Major League Baseball owners and players takes a major step forward in removing tobacco from the game by prohibiting all new MLB players from using smokeless tobacco, like chew, dip and snuff, said Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. That what many health experts and advocates in the prevention efforts are hoping for, at least, though they certainly would have preferred a tobacco ban across the board for baseball to set an example for youth and the sport future. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

merriment chugs: All I can see are his slanting green eyes and mop of hair that hasn t met scissors since August and only rarely a comb, according to Toronto Star. He is smiling, hopeful too, in general, and specifically about this day. Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star By Francine Kopun Business reporter Fri., Dec. 2, 2016 My son, age 11, rests his chin atop an armful of Christmas presents as the elevator in what I imagine was a swinging building in 1965 the lobby has that fun, swoopy look of that decade of hope and merriment chugs slowly upwards. We are among an army of volunteers fanning out around the GTA on a Saturday morning in November to deliver 45,000 Santa Claus Fund boxes, which take a year of hard work to assemble. The Toronto apartments where we make our deliveries are occupied in large part by Canada newly arrived, recommended to the Star Santa Claus Fund charity by social service agencies. It will take volunteers a month to deliver them to 22,000 separate addresses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

n.s .,: Fearing for their lives, the family fled to Lebanon, according to CTV. After spending nearly three years in a refugee camp, the Hadhad family was approved to come to Canada, and settled in Antigonish, N.S., earlier this year. Tareq Hadhad father Assam ran a successful chocolate factory in Damascus, Syria before it was bombed in 2013. After enduring the pain and fear of leaving their war-torn homeland, the family started over rebuilding their successful chocolate business in Canada. When he started his business in the home kitchen in Damascus he said he loved to see people happy and he knows that everyone who eats chocolate will be happy, Tareq said, adding chocolate is a symbol for sharing happiness and celebrations. In an interview on CTV Your Morning on Friday, Tareq Hadhad says business was good for his father in Syria before the war broke out. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ont .,: The Teglers, who are originally from Woodstock, Ont., were at their vacation home in the Smoky Mountains, close to Gatlinburg, celebrating the American Thanksgiving long weekend, their son-in-law said. try var bcadurl catch err // configure ad code url document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; document.write ; if typeof bcadurl string document.write ; document.write ; Fires devastate Tennessee, tornadoes also hit neighbouring states Reuters The couple tried to flee the fast-spreading flames of a wildfire on Monday night but weren t able to reach safety, he said, according to Globe and Mail. They didn t make it out of the mountains, Dave Lapointe told The Canadian Press. John Tegler and Marilyn Tegler, both in their 70s, are among 13 people who have died as a result of the fires that broke out earlier this week. They were found close to the home. The couple also had another daughter. The couple family was contacted about the pair death on Thursday night, Lapointe said, noting that his wife the couple daughter was on her way to Tennessee with her brother. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee service: The anniversary will be bittersweet for many new arrivals; it means government-assisted refugees will no longer receive their monthly living allowance between 1,200 and 1,400 per family, according to Metro News. Those working on the front lines of refugee service in the city say the transition could be a rocky one. It been one year since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals welcomed the first of the 25,000 Syrian refugees they pledged to bring to Canada. The vast majority of them are still going to need assistance after this one year, said Mario Calla, executive director of COSTI Immigrant Services in Toronto. Toronto has welcomed around 2,400 government-assisted refugees since last December. They are still in the learning process and may end up on social assistance because they can t find jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

school wall: And whoever spray-painted the phrase it your turn next, Doctor Bashar al-Assad was our modern Gavrilo Princip, the archduke assassin, according to Globe and Mail. Investigation Read the story of Naief Abazid and the graffiti kids who sparked the Syrian civil war Related Canada year of welcoming Syrian refugees, by the numbers Related Mark Mac Kinnon return to Syria Zaatari refugee camp Except I didn t know Naief Abazid name when I started. In our imperfect metaphor, a phrase scrawled on a school wall in the southern Syrian city of Daraa on Feb. 16, 2011 provoking a violent reaction from the regime was the shot heard round the world, the moment when everything started. Nor did I know that he had been 14 years old at the time, apolitical, and nudged into painting the graffiti by the older kids who were with him that evening. I started by reaching out to anyone on Facebook and Linked In to anyone with names similar to the 18 on my list. All I had was a list I d found on a Arabic website with 18 names of the graffiti boys on it Naief says 23 teens, including him, were eventually arrested and tortured by the Assad regime, provoking the first anti-government protests in Daraa . I had no phone numbers or addresses for any of them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

settlement services: It Sasha bubbly greeting that embedded in the bear along with 63 other pairs of phrases in English and Arabic, according to Toronto Star. They lost all their friends from home and came to Canada lonely, said Sasha, a grade 4 pupil at Castlebridge Public School in Mississauga. And that what 9-year-old Sasha Nafaa hopes the Ahlan Bear, a talking stuffed animal, does for Syrian newcomer children. Who doesn t like teddy bears You could hold them and when you press the bear, my voice comes out. The talking teddy was officially unveiled Friday by COSTI, which offers settlement services to newcomers, and Rethink Canada, an advertising agency that came up with the idea and was the creative force behind the non-profit project. I just want to welcome these kids and be their friend. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian culture: The neighbourhood house gave us a lot of help and we want to give back, according to Vancouver Observer. Together, along with 5 other Syrian women who have also been attending programs at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, Asmaa and Manar have organized a Syrian Multicultural Dinner for this Saturday, December 3. Through their involvement in the Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, Asmaa and Manar found a new community they could call their own, a community that made them feel appreciated, a community that made them feel like they were home. The night will serve as both a celebration of their Syrian culture as well as a thank you to the local community for being so warm, hospitable and welcoming to them and their families. Aasmaa said that Canadians are very warm and she would love for Canadians to know about Syrian culture and food . When asked why she felt so connected to the Neighbourhood House, Manar, a young mother who has been brushing up her English and computer skills at the Neighbourhood House, said, the neighbourhood house is like my family home back in Syria. After fleeing from Syria with a family of 18 people, and spending three years in Jordan, Asmaa and Manar were very happy to find community in Vancouver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian settlement: More than 35,000 Syrians have arrived in Canada since, according to CBC. In Toronto alone, there are over 4,000 privately-sponsored and government-assisted refugees, collectively. In fall 2015, the federal Liberal government vowed to settle 25,000 Syrians countrywide. Syrian refugees fear what lies ahead as government-sponsored year runs out Learning English a struggle for Syrian refugees, and support not always there For the one-year anniversary of the Syrian settlement, CBC Toronto Metro Morning gathered a group of newcomers as well as sponsors to reflect on the past year and discuss the road ahead in the heart of the Newcomer Kitchen. A powerful conversation. mattgallowaycbc They put their questions and concerns directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a roundtable discussion hosted by Metro Morning Matt Galloway What do Syrian newcomers in Canada need to thrive Do they have sufficient support to succeed Now that theyve settled in their new home, the newcomers are hopeful to bring over the parents or siblings they had to leave behind. Breaking bread at thedepanneur with Justin Trudeau, newcomers who came to Canada as Syrian refugees, and sponsors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

university presidents: Academics are nominated by their universities for the Canada Research Chairs, and the federal program approves the nominations nine times out of 10, according to Globe and Mail. Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, who was an environmental researcher before entering politics, says she spoken to university presidents about the importance of nominating chairs that reflect academia diversity. Large- and medium-sized institutions were three and five percentage points short, respectively, while small schools usually exceeded the target. Ms. Currently, 26 of the 27 CERC holders are men. Duncan pointed to other changes she made in the past year, including the introduction of diversity requirements into the Canada Excellence Research Chairs, a more elite version of the program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vacation home: The Teglers, who are originally from Woodstock, Ont., were at their vacation home in the Smoky Mountains, close to Gatlinburg, celebrating the American Thanksgiving long weekend, their son-in-law said, according to Hamilton Spectator. The couple tried to flee the fast-spreading flames of a wildfire on Monday night but werent able to reach safety, he said. John Tegler and Marilyn Tegler, both in their 70s, are among 13 people who have died as a result of the fires that broke out earlier this week. They didnt make it out of the mountains, Dave Lapointe told The Canadian Press. The couple family was contacted about the pair death on Thursday night, Lapointe said, noting that his wife the couple daughter was on her way to Tennessee with her brother. They were found close to the home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hiv: Bullies are still there, he said, according to CBC. They can make your life a hell. He said, when people find out he has the virus, they treat him differently. HIV rate study highlights condom use gap among some Windsor youth There were 18 new cases of HIV in the region last year, according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. Though new treatments make the illness much more manageable, there is still a significant stigma attached to those infected, McCallum explained. That figure is close to the annual average of 20 new cases a year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

league cities: I think the smokeless tobacco ban is both logical and I am thankful, Los Angeles Angels reliever Huston Street said in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday night, according to Brandon Sun. I understand choice, but choosing to die sooner is not one I support. Players new to the majors wont be able to dip next year without risk of penalty, a provision under baseball tentative five-year labour agreement reached late Wednesday. It is possible more than the 12 current major league cities with laws either in place or headed that way will have tobacco bans by the start of the 2017 season. The new collective bargaining agreement reached last night by Major League Baseball owners and players takes a major step forward in removing tobacco from the game by prohibiting all new MLB players from using smokeless tobacco, like chew, dip and snuff, said Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. That what many health experts and advocates in the prevention efforts are hoping for, at least, though they certainly would have preferred a tobacco ban across the board for baseball to set an example for youth and the sport future. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

system: The 392-page majority report is the product of a hard-won consensus among members of the committee, on which the four opposition parties held a majority, according to National Observer. Whether the government will accept the recommendations, however, remains far from certain. In a dissenting report, however, the committee Liberal members the party does not support a referendum is essentially recommending that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau abandon his promise to change the system before the next election. Trudeau, who promised that the 2015 federal election would be the last conducted under the so-called first-past-the post system, has already suggested that public enthusiasm for electoral reform has waned since his Liberals won power last fall. Monsef has conducted her own hearings and is about to launch a postcard campaign inviting all Canadians to take part in an online survey. Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef has repeatedly said she detected no consensus around any particular alternative and has warned that the government wont proceed without the broad support of Canadians. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vacation home: The Teglers, who are originally from Woodstock, Ont., were at their vacation home in the Smoky Mountains, close to Gatlinburg, celebrating the American Thanksgiving long weekend, their son-in-law said, according to The Waterloo Record. The couple tried to flee the fast-spreading flames of a wildfire on Monday night but werent able to reach safety, he said. John Tegler and Marilyn Tegler, both in their 70s, are among 13 people who have died as a result of the fires that broke out earlier this week. They didnt make it out of the mountains, Dave Lapointe told The Canadian Press. The couple family was contacted about the pair death on Thursday night, Lapointe said, noting that his wife the couple daughter was on her way to Tennessee with her brother. They were found close to the home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.