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future challenges: But with the faith in each other and the faith in God, we will get the job done, the president said, according to Guelph Mercury. We will prove worthy of this moment in history. Speaking in the White House East Room during a swearing-in ceremony for top aides, the president warned his staff of future challenges but declared he believed they were ready. And I think it may very well be a great moment in history. He said his staff was in the White House not to help ourselves but to devote ourselves to the national good. Trump's reassurance came after a day marked by global protests against his presidency and his own complaints about media coverage of his inauguration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jordan: It was the beginning of the war, he said, according to The Waterloo Record. We went to Jordan, after the house was destroyed, under a UN program. Through an Arabic interpreter, the Syrian refugee now living in Kitchener said it was a sad moment but he knew he could rebuild. During his four years in Jordan, Bakhash was not able to do as much of the intricate plastering work that made him a highly sought after artisan in his homeland. The UN said 'would you like to go to Canada ' he recalled. Then, an unexpected opportunity arose. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media users: The Canadian Press photo struck a chord with social media users, with some interpreting the boy's expression as frustration with the prime minister, according to The Waterloo Record. Trudeau had a more light-hearted take on the scene, joking that as a former teacher, he's used to speaking in front of an audience of squirming children. Abdel Kader Al Shaikh was photographed covering his hands over his eyes with his head tilted towards the ceiling as he sat in the front row of Trudeau's town hall in Fredericton last week. I haven't seen faces like these kids' since I taught math class, Trudeau wrote in a tweet that generated thousands of likes. Hassan Al Shaikh said he and his wife, Radia, along with four of their seven children waited for two hours to see Trudeau, even letting some of the kids skip school so they could see their hero in person. Thanks New Brunswick! While Trudeau's former students may have grimaced in math class, 10-year-old Abdel Kader was eager to hear what the prime minister had to say last Tuesday, his father said in an interview aided by an interpreter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

monkey chants: Plea, who is Balotelli's strike partner, told French football show Telefoot on Sunday that he heard the abuse, according to Guelph Mercury. Yes, I can confirm it. On Saturday, Balotelli described the abuse he heard during the 1-1 draw at the 20,000-capacity Armand Cesari stadium in Corsica, complaining that the French league had not acted swiftly. We heard it during the warmup and during the game as well, monkey chants, Plea said on Telefoot. They insulted him the whole game. At the end of the game he Balotelli was very, very upset. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

speeches: Speeches are simply words, according to National Observer. Trump has always held himself up as a man of action, and friends, family and colleagues have repeatedly noted that he is very mentally and physically restless and reactive. His inaugural speech is, not surprisingly, remarkably consistent with the messaging that he has been putting out since he began seeking to be president. While he made many speeches during the campaign for presidency, these have usually been made from notes, with a considerable amount of informal improvisation in response to the audience and even to individual persons arrayed before him. In addition, in the past he has spoken predominantly to his followers, not to the entire United States,or to the world as a whole. Formal speechmaking directly from a written text, on the other hand, is not something he has done all that often. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

basketball game: Malzahn hired Chip Lindsey as co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach on Saturday, handing him the reins of an offence that has sputtered in the passing game since the 2013 Southeastern Conference championship season, according to Hamilton Spectator. Transfer quarterback Jarrett Stidham, meanwhile, got a huge ovation when he was among the football newcomers introduced at halftime of Auburn's basketball game against Alabama. Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has a new offensive co-ordinator and quarterback, and is hoping that combination helps fuel a passing revival. I think we're in as good a spot offensively as any other time I've been at Auburn, Malzahn said after the game. Lindsey spent last season in the same job at Arizona State. He's counting on it after two straight 8-5 seasons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

degree: But by another metric, Trump's nominees fall short academic degrees, according to Toronto Star. As a whole, Trump's picks to lead the nation's government agencies have fewer advanced degrees than any first-term cabinet in at least 24 years.A third of the nominees in Trump's 15-member executive team hold only a bachelor's degree. Saul Loeb / AP By Tracy Jan The Washington Post Fri., Jan. 20, 2017 As his cabinet nominees were grilled by the Senate on the eve of his inauguration, then-President-elect Donald Trump declared that We have by far the highest IQ of any Cabinet ever assembled! It's a grandiose assertion, one that's impossible to know. A quarter obtained up to a master's degree, and 40 per cent achieved a law or medical degree. Compare that to President Obama's original cabinet, which conservatives derided for being stacked with intellectual elites Only two members held a bachelor's degree alone. No one has a doctorate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

interests: He insisted he would govern for all Americans regardless of race and also sought good relations with other countries, although the speech also carried a hard-edged and specific vow to fight Islamic terrorism, according to Hamilton Spectator. We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first, Trump said. Trump's inaugural address was an echo of his stump speeches, littered with messages about the ravages of globalization, forgotten workers and ineffectual political elites too taken by international interests to tackle the challenges facing the middle class. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. He continued Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. From this day forward, it's going to be only America first. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: The main event in Washington drew perhaps 500,000 people, more than Trump's own inauguration the day prior, according to Hamilton Spectator. In Chicago, the mass grew so giant that the planned march had to be turned into a stationary rally. In Trumpian parlance the women's marches were huge, everywhere. Thousands gathered in downtown Toronto, thousands more in Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal and Winnipeg. In all, more than two million people participated. There was even a march in Antarctica. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

slogan sisters: Edmontians marching for equality, no matter gender, sexuality, religious belief, race or class. wmwcanada wmwyeg womensmarch yeg Angela Jung Angela JungCTV January 21, 2017 I need for my daughters to know that they shouldn't be valued based on a scale of 1-10 for their beauty, Mylynn Felt, who attended the rally with her children said, according to CTV. I need my son to know that he can't use his privilege to try to assault and abuse women. Canadian men and women attended more than 30 protests organized across the country to protest President Trump's negative comments towards women and other minorities. Hundreds of Canadian women with the slogan sisters of the north travelled to Washington, D.C. Saturday to attend the massive rally for women's rights. As an Edmontonian I felt very proud to be out here, to standing with women from all over the world, and people of all over the world, Michelle Brewer told CTV Edmonton from Washington, D.C. With files The Canadian Press, CTVNews.ca, and Angela Jung An Edmonton woman who helped organize the event at the Alberta Legislature was in that group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

solidarity march: Women's March on Washington prompted by a grandma's 5-word Facebook post Hollywoodgearing up for Women's March on WashingtonLIVE BLOG Follow the reaction to Donald Trump's inauguration In Yellowknife, dozens came to show their support for a variety of social justice issues reproductive rights, rights for people with disabilities, Indigenous issues and violence against women, according to CBC. Meghan Housley marched in Yellowknife, one of dozens of women to take part in the solidarity march with thousands of women across the world. The demonstrations were organized to coincide with the Women's March on Washington, and other similar events being held across Canada and around the world. Alex Brockman/CBC I'm standing for what's right, said Meghan Housley, who wore a Nasty Woman button one of the march's slogans taken from a comment Trump directed at Hillary Clinton during the U.S presidential campaign. The march in Yellowknife focused on a wide range of issues, including reproductive rights, Indigenous rights and workers' rights. It's important to be here in solidarity with women around the world and in Washington, these issues aren't just happening in the United States, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

war memorial: Turnout was bigger than expected at some events, according to CTV. In Chicago, organizers cancelled a march through downtown for safety reasons because so many people showed up, and instead extended a rally at a park. More than 600 sister marches took place across the country and abroad in conjunction with the Women's March on Washington, which drew hundreds of thousands of women and men to the capital a day after Trump became president of the United States. Here's a closer look at some of the events taking place around the world TRENTON, NEW JERSEY Sarah Gospodar likened the chilly, damp rally at Trenton's War Memorial to the civil rights marches of the 1960s, when people came together peacefully to effect change. These issues we address today are things that should unite us. As a middle-aged black woman, I've seen a lot in my life -- things that divided this country and things that united it, the 53-year-old Ewing woman said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

west end: It's currently based out of the Welcome Centre for Immigrants in Millbourne Market Mall in Mill Woods, according to CBC. Next month classes will begin running at a second location in the west end at the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers complex at 10030 167th St. The Immigrant Women's Integration Network or I-WIN launched three years ago. Ilham El Bakkouchi, left, and Grace Zhang at a celebration for the third anniversary of the Immigrant Women's Integration Network in Edmonton. We hold sessions three days a week for a series of seven weeks, said Boutwell. Adrienne Lamb So far, I-WIN has helped close to 400 women, according to program coordinator Elauna Boutwell. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

women: Follow CBC's live coverage of the Women's March on Washington Windsor women join march on Washington It's important to be vigilant, we can't take the rights we have for granted, said Delia Greco, who with a friend drove to Washington from Toronto, according to CBC. Her friend Emily Hartman added We want to make sure our neighbours know they are not alone. Women donning pussyhats pink hats with cat ears headed south in buses and cars to take part in the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, which had drawn an estimated 500,000 protesters, when 200,000 had been expected. Their signs note they are Canadian and that apparently makes them popular. These friends came from Toronto, to show solidarity with American women, they said people are thanking them for coming. fitzpatrick m Wendy Robbins, a professor at the University of New Brunswick who travelled to Washington, said there were gazillions of people at the march. Everyone is excited to see Canadians, said Hartman. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bastia supporters: On Saturday night, the LFP said it had seen images of the abuse via television broadcaster BeIN Sports, showing some Bastia supporters making racist insults toward Mario Balotelli, according to Guelph Mercury. LFP said it condemns with the strongest firmness those who took part in these actions, who have no place inside a football stadium. This followed on from a previous statement earlier Saturday, when the French league LFP said it would open an investigation after Balotelli had spoken out against Bastia fans he said made monkey noises at him. In a brief statement earlier Saturday, LFP said it deplored all of the incidents that happened on Friday. The LFP's disciplinary committee will look into the issues further when it convenes on Thursday, and once it has received more information from officials and both clubs. Before the match, Nice's team bus had been pelted by stones as it arrived at the stadium. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

interests: He insisted he would govern for all Americans regardless of race and also sought good relations with other countries, although the speech also carried a hard-edged and specific vow to fight Islamic terrorism, according to Guelph Mercury. We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first, Trump said. Trump's inaugural address was an echo of his stump speeches, littered with messages about the ravages of globalization, forgotten workers and ineffectual political elites too taken by international interests to tackle the challenges facing the middle class. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. He continued Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. From this day forward, it's going to be only America first. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

streets saturday: London, according to Brandon Sun. Los Angeles. Oklahoma City. Across the globe, cities big and small saw throngs of women, men and children take to the streets Saturday in a show of unity and support for women's rights. The crowds were so large that some U.S. cities ground to a halt as demonstrators overwhelmed streets, train stations and parks. The swarms of marchers came together in the sunshine and rain to rally against sexism, racism and hatred and to protest President Donald Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

turnout estimate: There were early signs that crowds in Washington could top those that gathered for Trump's inauguration on Friday, according to Guelph Mercury. City officials said organizers of the Women's March on Washington had more than doubled their turnout estimate to 500,000 as crowds began swelling and subways into the city became clogged with participants. They carried signs with messages such as Women won't back down and Less fear more love and decried Trump's stand on such issues as abortion, diversity and climate change. It wasn't just a Washington phenomenon and it wasn't just women More than 600 sister marches were planned across the country and around the world, and plenty of men were part of the tableau. Joy Rodriguez, of Miami, arrived with her husband, William, and their two daughters, ages 12 and 10. In Washington, Rena Wilson, of Charlotte, North Carolina, said she hopes the women can send Trump a message that they're not going anywhere. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american: For all of November, says Royal LePage, U.S. traffic to its site grew 73.7 per cent year-over-year compared to the same period in 2015 and rose 40.9 per cent annually in the fourth quarter, according to CTV. During that three-month period, the report says American interest in real estate was primarily focused on Canada's largest markets, with Ontario, B.C. and Quebec receiving 72.7 per cent of all U.S. regional page views on royallepage.ca. In a report released early Friday, the company says American web traffic on its website surged 329 per cent the day after the U.S. election on Nov. 8 and has climbed 210.1 per cent year-over-year the week after Trump's victory. Three-quarters of the American inquiries concerned residential properties. The United States was already a top source for immigration into Canada, and now in the period following the recent U.S. election, we are witnessing a material bump in American interest in Canadian real estate, said Royal LePage president and CEO Phil Soper. Royal Lepage also says that in a survey of 1,226 of its real estate advisers between Jan. 12-17, 39.5 per cent say they expect U.S. interest in Canadian real estate to keep climbing under a Trump presidency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: Canada and the United States have built one of the closest relationships between any two countries in the world, the statement reads, according to Hamilton Spectator. This enduring partnership is essential to our shared prosperity and security. The subtext of Trudeau's Inauguration Day statement is, of course, the myriad unknowns that surround what might be in store for Canada as Donald Trump takes over. Robust trade, investment and inexorable economic links have long tied together the two countries, supporting millions of Canadian and American jobs, it continues. Canada and the United States have unparalleled co-operation on matters of national security, and have always worked side by side to protect our citizens and ensure our shared border is secure. We both want to build economies where the middle class, and those working hard to join it, have a fair shot at success, Trudeau says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian ambassador: Derek Burney, a former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. under Brian Mulroney, said Trump's protectionist, pro-American inauguration speech need not be cause for the Trudeau government light its hair on fire because there is plenty of policy space for Canada to plug into, according to Hamilton Spectator. If physical security and economic growth are his priorities, we're in good shape to be constructively co-operative with him on both, said Burney. Related Stories The Latest Vehicle burning as DC... Populist, nationalist,... U.S. trade rep denounces football... Stock markets up as Trump becomes... That was the expert advice Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received Friday on how to get along with new U.S. President Donald Trump and make Canada relevant to his America First policy. We have common infrastructure that needs modernizing along our border. Boosting defence spending should also be seriously considered, said Burney because the U.S. is spending a disproportionate amount in NATO something Trump has complained loudly about this past week. He suggested joining forces to modernize the Canada-U.S. electricity grid, or jointly building the proposed Gordie Howe Bridge between southern Ontario and Michigan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian citizenship: She said she left her home in the Pittsburgh area because she was too disgusted to be around anyone who voted for Trump, including her brother and some of her bridge-playing friends, according to Hamilton Spectator. I just don't want to be around those people who could vote for somebody who is such a misogynist, racist, who's unethical and immoral and a bully, she said in an interview. The 80-year-old American arrived in the city late last month to explore the possibility of obtaining Canadian citizenship. I am a retired school teacher and guidance counsellor and preached anti-bullying my whole career and now to see somebody become president by doing that I don't know what to say. I'm depressed, she said. She had hoped Canadian television would be a respite from the wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's inauguration, but that didn't happen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family: The investiture of President Donald Trump is a natural development the nation has been building toward for half a century, according to CBC. A friend assigns its origin to the '70s sitcom All in the Family, which, she says, made it all right even funny to say out loud the things that people had been shamed into murmuring quietly, in private. But it's not a moment. You know, shamed by political correctness. All in the Family made it all right even funny to say out loud the things that people had been shamed into murmuring quietly. Actually, Archie Bunker's open bigotry was as a liberal fantasy, orchestrated by producer Norman Lear, the ideological ancestor of Aaron Sorkin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

son: Come on, Dad, replies the son, according to Globe and Mail. Do you really think this is a living This is theatre. My son makes fun of my accent for a living, says the father. Shigematsu generally avoids a straightforward narrative telling of either his life or his father's we get it all in fragments that jump back and forth in time. I wasn't devastated, his mother says, when Tetsuro asks what she felt about the unexpected pregnancy. He describes Akira Shigematsu as a Forrest Gump figure his career, first with the BBC World Service, leading him to have tea with the Queen, then to be on hand when Marilyn Monroe sang Happy Birthday to JFK and eventually to bring his family to Canada when Britain proved too expensive with the birth of Tetsuro and his twin sister. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s: Derek Burney, a former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. under Brian Mulroney, said Trump's protectionist, pro-American inauguration speech need not be cause for the Trudeau government light its hair on fire because there is plenty of policy space for Canada to plug into, according to Brandon Sun. Related Items Articles Obama exits the presidency voicing optimism for the future Trump takes charge, assertive but untested 45th U.S. president If physical security and economic growth are his priorities, we're in good shape to be constructively co-operative with him on both, said Burney. That was the expert advice Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received Friday on how to get along with new U.S. President Donald Trump and make Canada relevant to his America First policy. We have common infrastructure that needs modernizing along our border. Boosting defence spending should also be seriously considered, said Burney because the U.S. is spending a disproportionate amount in NATO something Trump has complained loudly about this past week. He suggested joining forces to modernize the Canada-U.S. electricity grid, or jointly building the proposed Gordie Howe Bridge between southern Ontario and Michigan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian ambassador: Derek Burney, a former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. under Brian Mulroney, said Trump's protectionist, pro-American inauguration speech need not be cause for the Trudeau government light its hair on fire because there is plenty of policy space for Canada to plug into, according to Guelph Mercury. If physical security and economic growth are his priorities, we're in good shape to be constructively co-operative with him on both, said Burney. Related Stories The Latest Vehicle burning as DC... Populist, nationalist,... U.S. trade rep denounces football... Stock markets up as Trump becomes... That was the expert advice Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received Friday on how to get along with new U.S. President Donald Trump and make Canada relevant to his America First policy. We have common infrastructure that needs modernizing along our border. Boosting defence spending should also be seriously considered, said Burney because the U.S. is spending a disproportionate amount in NATO something Trump has complained loudly about this past week. He suggested joining forces to modernize the Canada-U.S. electricity grid, or jointly building the proposed Gordie Howe Bridge between southern Ontario and Michigan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.