islamic center: On Twitter, the Zurich police department said Large operation after shooting at mosque in the Eisgasse, according to The Waterloo Record. Several injured. Police and ambulances swarmed to the scene near the city's rail station, blocked off a nearby road, and secured the Islamic Center. Perpetrator on the run. There were conflicting news reports about whether the shooting had taken place inside a prayer room itself, or outside. It said the situation was under control and the wounded had been taken to hospital. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic terrorists: Authorities in both countries were still investigating Monday when Trump issued a pair of statements condemning the attacks, according to Guelph Mercury. The White House had already described the episode in central Berlin, in which a truck rammed into shoppers at a Christmas market, as an apparent terrorist attack. Jumping ahead of investigators, President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Islamic terrorists for deadly violence in Turkey and Germany and vowing anew to eradicate their regional and global networks. Trump called the brazen shooting of Russia's ambassador to Turkey as he attended a photo exhibit a violation of all rules of civilized order. Turkish authorities identified the gunman as Mevlut Mert Altintas, a member of Ankara's riot police squad, and said he was later killed in a shootout with police. He added that a radical Islamic terrorist had assassinated the diplomat, Andrei Karlov. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minority unfavourably: Regionally, 57 per cent of respondents from Quebec felt unfavourable toward at least one of the groups, followed by 45 per cent from Alberta, 39 per cent from Atlantic Canada, 35 per cent from British Columbia and about one-third from each Ontario, were subjected to the most ill-will from respondents; 28 per cent said they view the religious minority unfavourably, including almost half of respondents from Quebec 48 per cent and 40 per cent of Conservative voters, according to Metro News. We have to acknowledge that some people do have unfavourable feelings. The telephone survey by Forum Research found that, overall, 41 per cent of Canadians feel unfavourable about at least one of the following groups Muslims, First Nations, South Asians, Asians, Jews and black people. We've got that now, said Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff. On the other hand, it might not be as low as some people had hoped. It may not be as bad as people have feared. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nancy reagan: Nancy Reagan, the Hollywood actress who served as the U.S. First Lady for most of the 1980s, died in March due to heart failure, according to CTV. She was 94. Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary turned dictator who ruled over his island nation for half a century, died in November at the age of 90. John Glenn, who became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and went on to a long career in the Senate, died in December at age 95. He died in March at age 46 from liposarcoma. Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto elected on a promise to stop the gravy train became world famous after admitting in 2013 to smoking crack cocaine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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privately-sponsored refugees: Here are a few ways of looking at those numbers, according to CBC. Most total refugees in the Lower Mainland Refugees from Syria have come to Canada in three different ways as government-assisted refugees, privately-sponsored refugees and blended visa-office referred refugees, which refers to refugees who are identified by the United Nations and matched with private sponsors. But what has been the net impact to the province's population Using numbers provided by the federal government and the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., we've been able to chart where in the province the refugees initially settled. In the past year, approximately 3,050 Syrian refugees have arrived in British Columbia about 2,150 government-assisted refugees, and about 900 sponsored and/or blended refugees. Nearly all the government-assisted refugees have arrived and settled in the Lower Mainland or the capital region, although some eventually settled in the Okanagan, Prince George or between Duncan and Nanaimo. More than 75 per cent of all of them have settled in the Lower Mainland. !function e,t,n,s var More sponsored refugees outside Metro Van Different regions of B.C. have had a different mix of refugee classifications. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rebels: Assad might have won this battle but the war is not over, he told the gathered crowd, many of them fellow Syrian refugees who have made a new home in Canada after fleeing their homeland's five-year civil war, which broke out after the regime opened fire on Arab Spring demonstrations and rebels took up arms, according to Metro News. The conflict has pulled in major world powers Russia and Iran propping up Assad, and Gulf states and the U.S. backing the armed opposition and it's become a political quagmire. Alsaleh spoke to a crowd of several hundred attending a candlelight vigil against dictator Bashar al-Assad outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, as the strongman took back the city of Aleppo, Syria from rebels. Humanity is dead and nobody is really caring about what is happening in Syria, Alsaleh lamented. We as Canadians are demanding change not only from our politicians in Canada but from politicians across the world, she said. Contributed/Zarah Tinholt For another rally speaker, Zarah Tinholt with the group Refugees Matter, the United Nations Security Council's deadlock over whether to intervene in the conflict need not paralyze the rest of the world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

return: Related stories Photos Is this for real We are going back to school 'Districts likely in violation' of B.C. School Act lawyer Langley siblings celebrate return to elementary school after being booted over immigration 'limbo'B.C. school rules impede children's access to education' newcomer advocate New West schools ponder policy to enrol undocumented kids It just seems unfair' Langley kids booted from school over mom in citizenship 'limbo'All three families, with the help of advocates taking up their cause, were finally able to change administrators' minds, according to Metro News. Surrey newlyweds Guillermo Gonzales and Sheryl Herrera he a nine-year Canadian resident who became a citizen last year, and she from Mexico on a work visa to work as a university administrator never imagined how hard it would be to get Herrera's two children into school. This week, Metro investigated the cases of three families in three school districts who, for different reasons, found their children denied a public education over parents' immigration status. He's currently in process of applying to sponsor his wife, one year after she arrived in Canada with two kids, five and eight. We got married in January, Gonzales told Metro in an interview. But even though both reside in Whalley within the Surrey schools catchment area the school district's answer was no. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

settlement goals: The federal government says it is committed to helping all newcomers, including refugees, develop the English or French language skills that they need to settle in their communities and contribute to the Canadian economy, according to Globe and Mail. The government's priority is to place eligible clients in language training classes that are most suited to their needs and settlement goals, Lindsay Wemp, a spokeswoman for the department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, said in an e-mail. Peralta said. Information provided to IRCC by Languages Canada states that Languages Canada programs are accredited to a high level, and mostly provide language education to tuition-paying international students. Ottawa is working with provincial governments to set up pilot projects that will facilitate the uptake of this generous offer, Ms. This presented some implementation challenges for the majority of Syrian refugees where the greatest identified need is for basic language ability levels, she added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

time i: But each time I see the news of what's happening in Turkey or in Syria each hour I have to call my family to see if they're alive, according to Globe and Mail. But family reunification also aids integration in Canada. As one young man eloquently expressed to the Prime Minister, I live with great people, I am safe, I can do anything I want. Having grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members around helps Syrian refugees access the educational, employment and other opportunities available to them here. Studies show that extended family reunification is a significant determiner of successful integration in the country of resettlement. It can ease their ability to attend language classes or apply for a job while someone looks after the kids, and help them to adapt to their new communities more quickly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

toronto star: Support Karl on Patreon today for as little as 1 per month! Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, You are getting lots of advice to walk away from your pledge to change Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system, according to Rabble. Those who counsel you to break this promise include the Toronto Star, the interim leader of the official opposition, a number of Liberal MPs, some eminent professors emeritus, and, no doubt, many who advise you privately. Please consider supporting his work with a monthly donation. And it might be true, as some have suggested, that this is one promise you could get away with breaking. It's not a matter of political calculation; it is one of protecting Canada from an extremist party winning a majority in Parliament with even less than the 39 per cent of the popular vote your party got last time. But you should keep it all the same. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vincent viola: He'll be otherwise occupied now, according to Hamilton Spectator. Viola's nomination by President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to be the next secretary of the Army means he will be giving up his roles as chairman and governor of the Panthers, pending his confirmation by the Senate. Vincent Viola has insisted for the past three years that his sole focus as owner of the Florida Panthers was to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup. But the Panthers said the move which top team executives learned was coming late last week will not change the day-to-day hockey operations. His ownership still stays with his family. Zero effect on us, Panthers President and CEO Matthew Caldwell said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

khans: For the Khans in 1978, that meant finding their way in a province that was predominantly Christian, anglophone, and more than 90 per cent white, according to Guelph Mercury. I was an oddball, Khan, the imam and director of the Centre for Islamic Development, says with a laugh. Khan and his family immigrated to Canada's east coast from Pakistan, answering a call for families and well-educated foreigners interested in settling in less populated parts of the country under then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau. I had very good friends and they were mostly all Christians. Khan, who co-founded the mosque about 17 years ago, has watched that change over the last few decades, and has been part of a demographic shift that is slowly changing the complexion of a largely uniform province to include a richer mix of languages, religions and cultural practices. We had a very small pocket of Muslim communities and an even a smaller pocket of Arab communities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

los angeles: Advocates call it a matter of justice and smart economics, but some question whether it's a fair use of taxpayer money, according to Brandon Sun. Chicago has approved a 1.3 million legal fund. Tapping local government funds to represent immigrants in federal proceedings provides an early example of the type of pushback the Republican incoming president will receive in Democratic strongholds. Los Angeles elected officials said Monday they are working with private foundations to set up a 10 million fund, while some California state lawmakers have proposed spending tens of millions of dollars to provide lawyers to immigrants facing deportation. We need to be able to stand by people who are fearful, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a former White House chief of staff, said after the measure passed the City Council last week. New York is mulling a public-private legal fund, building on New York City's public defender program that's considered a national model. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nations club: One day, I will leave politics and it will be up to your generation to take the reins, he said, according to Guelph Mercury. Chong, a Fergus resident who has been the MP for Wellington-Halton Hills since 2004, is currently taking a run at the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. You are the next generation, Chong told the group, which was made up of a combination of students from the Canadian and World Politics Class and the school's United Nations club. He began what was essentially an open Q and A session with the kids by providing them with a little of his personal background, and explaining why he got into politics. His mother was Dutch, and her family was liberated in the spring of 1945 by Canadian soldiers. He is the son of immigrant parents, he told them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

university heights: The modernization of Conestoga's Waterloo campus, due to be finished in less than two years, is an important polish-up for the college's University Avenue image in the two-university town of Waterloo, according to The Waterloo Record. Conestoga took over the former University Heights Secondary School building in 2006, putting culinary and skilled trades programs into the aging structure. It'll look like a post-secondary institution of 2018, Conestoga president John Tibbits said after a formal announcement was made in Waterloo on Monday. It's a wonderful facility, but I think we need to ratchet it up, Tibbits said. College space on the site will be doubled by a 150,000-square-foot expansion to wrap around what was once the last vocational school in Waterloo Region. So the school built in 1968 will be enveloped by the new Conestoga addition. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vincent viola: He'll be otherwise occupied now, according to The Waterloo Record. Viola's nomination by President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to be the next secretary of the Army means he will be giving up his roles as chairman and governor of the Panthers, pending his confirmation by the Senate. Vincent Viola has insisted for the past three years that his sole focus as owner of the Florida Panthers was to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup. But the Panthers said the move which top team executives learned was coming late last week will not change the day-to-day hockey operations. His ownership still stays with his family. Zero effect on us, Panthers President and CEO Matthew Caldwell said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ahmed: So when Zainab Kadhem headed to a local caf recently with her new friend Muttar Ahmed, she encouraged Muttar Ahmed to place the coffee order herself, according to CBC. She told me she wants to be independent, able to talk to people, said Kadhem, Muttar Ahmed came away with the coffees, and a boost in confidence from having finished the transaction in English. But for a newcomer like 24-year-old Haneen Muttar Ahmed, it's also a first step in the complex journey to adapting to a new country. She was so happy, she was jumping with joy, said Kadhem. The volunteers receive simple training and a few ground rules, such as not to provide employment or housing. Helping newcomers integrate into community Kadhem, who's about a decade older than Muttar Ahmed, isn't just a recent acquaintance she's also a volunteer with a new peer support program for Syrian refugees offered by Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization OCISO . The program connects Arabic-speaking volunteers with Syrian newcomers, and one of the program's key goals is to help refugees integrate into the community. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadians i: We like Canadians, according to CBC. I call it the land of peace. They told us Canada is a cold country, but I think the warm hearts of Canadians make it warm, al Hariri told Radio-Canada. Al Hariri and his family of six arrived Feb. 5, which means he'll be responsible for his family's financial well-being in less than two months. This graph shows the arrival of Syrian refugees in Nova Scotia through Sept. 18. His story puts a human face on the cold, hard facts The 1,300 refugees who have arrived in Nova Scotia either have to support themselves after one year or fall back on provincial social assistance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fertility lawyers: For the past few years, surrogates, agency owners and fertility lawyers have noticed the changing demographics of their clientele, according to Toronto Star. I work with a number of single intended fathers each year. Nakita Krucker / Toronto Star By Robert Cribb Foreign Emma Jarratt Special to the Star Sun., Dec. 18, 2016 Take a wander through the message boards of the various online surrogacy support groups and it becomes clear there is mounting interest from a new and countercultural group of intended parents single men. There is an increase in single dads in my practice, says Toronto fertility lawyer Sara Cohen. There's growing evidence that men across Canada and around the world are choosing single fatherhood via surrogacy. I think it is men who want to be dads who just haven't found their life partner and aren't willing to wait any longer to be a parent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

first-generation immigrant: I am a first-generation immigrant and I'm Egyptian ethnically, and my partner is Palestinian and he is a refugee and came from Syria, Abd El Hamid said, according to CBC. Both having that newcomer experience, we think it's really important to give people the chance. Co-owners Heba Abd El Hamid and Mohammad Naser of Arabesque Hookah Caf and Restaurant opened their restaurant three months ago on Corydon Avenue and decided to round out their staff five people including themselves with Syrian refugees. Syrian families reunited in Winnipeg celebrate Christmas together Pray for Aleppo Mosques hold community prayer for refugees fleeing Syrian city Naser said, being a refugee his entire life, it was important. We believe that we are only as strong as our weakest member, he said. Empowering those often looked down upon by society is one of our values. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

khans: For the Khans in 1978, that meant finding their way in a province that was predominantly Christian, anglophone, and more than 90 per cent white, according to CTV. I was an oddball, Khan, the imam and director of the Centre for Islamic Development, says with a laugh. Khan and his family immigrated to Canada's east coast from Pakistan, answering a call for families and well-educated foreigners interested in settling in less populated parts of the country under then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau. I had very good friends and they were mostly all Christians. Khan, who co-founded the mosque about 17 years ago, has watched that change over the last few decades, and has been part of a demographic shift that is slowly changing the complexion of a largely uniform province to include a richer mix of languages, religions and cultural practices. We had a very small pocket of Muslim communities and an even a smaller pocket of Arab communities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trudeau government: There was an immediate and urgent problem finding adequate housing, as affordable housing is a scarce commodity in all major urban centres where the refugees ended up, according to Toronto Star. Now that the Trudeau government has reaped the kudos and publicity it is ready to pass the financial burden off to the province's, already stretched funding housing, providing education and language training. There was never a long-term plan to deal with the massive influx, as they were shuttled around the country. Surely, when such massive intakes are planned in the future, to better accommodate refugees, the federal government will do a much better coordinating with the provinces, which end up being ultimately responsible. Sign up react-empty 150 Article Continued Below Larry Comeau, Ottawa The Morning Headlines Newsletter Delivered daily to your inbox. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

zone defence: Kylee Shook had career bests 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cardinals held Evansville to a season-low 24 per cent shooting in an 89-47 rout on Sunday, according to Hamilton Spectator. Louisville 11-2 has won five in a row and the past three by an average margin of 41 points. As if tight defence and good shooting wasn't impressive enough in eighth-ranked Louisville's latest rout, another freshman contribution offered additional encouragement. Defence again helped the Cardinals as they held the Purple Aces to 13 of 55 from the field, the third straight game an opponent has shot below 30 per cent. Man-to-man defence comes out of pride and zone defence comes from talking, making sure you are in position and doing your job. I think we did really well on our zone defence, said junior forward Mariya Moore, who added 12 points. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fall semester: The Utes blew the game wide open early with a 16-2 run to take a 25-9 lead and never looked back, according to The Waterloo Record. The Panthers were simply overmatched by Utah's size inside and athleticism on the perimeter. Kyle Kuzma posted his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and 15 rebounds as Utah cruised to a 92-60 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday, but all eyes were on the two newcomers. Zachary Hamilton led Prairie View 2-10 with 26 points. The two transferred to Utah last year, but just became eligible to play after the fall semester ended and Saturday was their first game. The most significant story of the game was the presence of power forward Collette and point guard Barefield. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fan base: This team could be another London for us, Magley said as the Titans debuted with a 117-77 romp over the visiting Chautauqua Hurricane from New York state, according to The Waterloo Record. The London Lightning are the NBLC's cornerstone franchise, a team which regularly draws 8,000 fans to the Budweiser Gardens. There's no reason why Kitchener-Waterloo can't be one of the great markets we have, the 10-team upstart league's boss said courtside at the Kitchener Aud while surveying the Titans' franchise opener on Saturday afternoon. London's fan base is the largest basketball crowd in North America outside the NBA, the commissioner said. One of the secrets of success is great ownership, Magley said. Like London, the Titans boast a basketball-mad market in the game's southern Ontario hotbed and steadfast owners. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.