muslim community: It seemed like a neighbourly way to help, according to Globe and Mail. But as The Globe and Mail's Ingrid Peritz found, the plan was met with a storm of protest. After the massacre, the small town of Saint-Apollinaire population 6,000 found some land that would be suitable for another one, and quickly struck a deal to sell it to the Muslim community. This cemetery is just the embryo of other projects, one person wrote in an e-mail to the town's mayor. The mayor, Bernard Ouellet, is staunch in his support for the plan, and believes most townspeople support it too. These people are here to grab religious and political power. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian families: There was ... a racist attack against one of the Syrian families here, according to Metro News. A guy came along and was hurling racial insults at them, and just spitting on them, things like that, he said. Mohammad Al Jokhadar said a friend came up with the idea as a way to respond positively to the harassment of a Syrian refugee family in Halifax. We're just maintaining the equilibrium in society, right So if somebody throws a little bit of negativity, you give them a little bit of positivity to counteract the effect. Eight out of 10 members of the group are Syrian refugees. One of the members of the Syrian Thanksgiving Group of Nova Scotia, Suha Mersal, said they wanted to thank the Canadian government for bringing them here, and hope to give something back. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian: There was ... a racist attack against one of the Syrian families here, according to The Chronicle Herald. A guy came along and was hurling racial insults at them, and just spitting on them, things like that, he said. Mohammad Al Jokhadar said a friend came up with the idea as a way to respond positively to the harassment of a Syrian refugee family in Halifax. We're just maintaining the equilibrium in society, right So if somebody throws a little bit of negativity, you give them a little bit of positivity to counteract the effect. Eight out of 10 members of the group are Syrian refugees. One of the members of the Syrian Thanksgiving Group of Nova Scotia, Suha Mersal, said they wanted to thank the Canadian government for bringing them here, and hope to give something back. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

world war: Instead concentrate on how it feels, like an idea from someplace close to home and from the people, who are the source of all wisdom, according to The Chronicle Herald. Populism is the politics of ordinary people, leaders sharing the interests of the masses. So don't do that. In practice, that usually means promoting the interests of one group over those of many others. Public health care arose from the progressive populism of Tommy Douglas in Saskatchewan after the Second World War. Populist movements did occasionally achieve positive results. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

year journey: The first Muslim on record born here, in 1854, was James Love whose mother, Agnes Love, was from Scotland, according to Huffington Post Canada. This country was built in part by the sacrifices and contributions of Muslims who have always been a part of it's landscape. Muslims have been on this part of Turtle Island prior to it being called Canada. The earliest Muslims who settled here came from Syria, Lebanon, former Yugoslavia, Turkey and Albania. Photo Sean Kilpatrick/CP While there is much for us to be proud of in our growth and 150-year journey as a nation, we cannot romanticize history and erase the truth on which we were built. Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

boundary redrawing: The boundary changes eliminated the protected Acadian ridings of Clare, Argyle and Richmond, according to Brandon Sun. I don't think it is in the government's best interest to call an election before this issue is resolved, said executive director Marie-Claude Rioux. The federation said Monday it will seek a court order if the government fails to act.A Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruling released in January found a 2012 boundary redrawing violated the voter rights section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It opens a whole Pandora's box, and I don't think the government wants to go there. Rioux said her organization believes an interim solution can be found relatively quickly. The government has been widely expected to call an election this year, perhaps as early as this spring. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bus home: Former prime minister Stephen Harper was to have presented the award in Toronto on Oct. 22, 2014, according to Brandon Sun. But the event was cancelled, because that was the day a gunman attacked Parliament Hill after killing a soldier at the National War Memorial. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says the presentation will take place April 12, when the 19-year-old Pakistani woman will also address Parliament. Yousafzai became an international symbol for girls' rights after surviving a 2012 attack by a Taliban gunman, who shot her in the head while she was riding a bus home from school in Pakistan. Yousafzai is one of six people to have been awarded honorary Canadian citizenship, joining Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, and the Aga Khan. Trudeau's office says he wants to discuss girls' empowerment through education and how they can actively contribute to the sustainable development of their communities and countries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

constitution: A sample test, with the answers at the bottom QUESTIONS1, according to Brandon Sun. What does the Constitution do 2. Can you ace it An applicant must correctly answer six of 10 questions, selected from 100 possible questions, to pass the civics portion. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What is an amendment 4. What are these words 3. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian families: There was ... a racist attack against one of the Syrian families here, according to Brandon Sun. A guy came along and was hurling racial insults at them, and just spitting on them, things like that, he said. Mohammad Al Jokhadar said a friend came up with the idea as a way to respond positively to the harassment of a Syrian refugee family in Halifax. We're just maintaining the equilibrium in society, right So if somebody throws a little bit of negativity, you give them a little bit of positivity to counteract the effect. Eight out of 10 members of the group are Syrian refugees. One of the members of the Syrian Thanksgiving Group of Nova Scotia, Suha Mersal, said they wanted to thank the Canadian government for bringing them here, and hope to give something back. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

age limit: Two weeks after announcing she'd return as host for the next cycle of ANTM, Tyra Banks revealed she'd scrapped the upper age limit on entries in a video posted to Twitter and Instagram Saturday, according to Toronto Star. You want to audition for America's Next Top Model I don't care how old you are, honey, Banks said in the video. Jordan Strauss / Invision/AP file photo By Emma McIntosh Staff Reporter Sun., April 2, 2017 Calling all grannies the only thing you need to compete on America's Next Top Model now is the ability to smize, regardless of age. You just need to know how to smize and be open to learning how to work the runway like a supermodel. Though contestants still need to be over the age of 18 and hold American citizenship, casting for cycle 24 of the reality TV show is now open to grandmothers and 20-somethings alike. Article Continued Below Before, entrants were required to be under the age of 27. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

award winner: We got a step closer last year and everybody knows what the goal is, general manager Farhan Zaidi said, according to Hamilton Spectator. Kershaw will tie Don Sutton and Don Drysdale for most season-opening starts in franchise history. Kershaw takes the mound for his seventh consecutive opening day start on Monday against Jhoulys Chacin and the rebuilding San Diego Padres. The Dodgers have won their last three openers against the Padres in 2012, '15 and '16 with the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner on the mound. This time, the teams play four in Los Angeles to start before the Dodgers close out the week on the road at Colorado. Last year's opener was a 15-0 rout in San Diego, where the Dodgers outscored the Padres 25-0 in the season's first three games. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bullet casings: The lanky 22-year-old Bernie Sanders supporter was coaching his fianc Kevin Fenton, who favoured a .22-calibre, according to CBC. Above the crackling gunfire, a thunderous bang from a nearby lane startled Fenton. Target practice. He wasn't armed, but he flinched. You just get used to it. It's always like, oh, right! That's how loud it is, Fenton said, as hot bullet casings clattered at his feet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campaign rally: Trump's lawyers sought to dismiss the lawsuit by three protesters who say they were roughed up by his supporters at a March 1, 2016 rally in Louisville, Kentucky, according to The Chronicle Herald. They argued that Trump didn't intend for his supporters to use force. A federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump's free speech defence against a lawsuit accusing him of inciting violence against protesters at a campaign rally. Two women and a man say they were shoved and punched by audience members at Trump's command. Judge David J. Hale in Louisville ruled Friday that the suit against Trump, his campaign and three of his supporters can proceed. Much of it was captured on video and widely broadcast during the campaign, showing Trump pointing at the protesters and repeating get them out. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian press: The draft guidance document was aimed at helping companies meet their obligations to detect money laundering and terrorist financing, according to CTV. It lists several examples of factors that may increase a company's risk of becoming entangled in financial crimes, including dealing with a specific ethnic community that is currently dealing with specific events e.g. prevalence of terrorism or money laundering, war, etc. in the home country. Correspondence between Fintrac and the Canadian Real Estate Association, obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request, shows that the industry group was concerned that the reference would encourage agents to stop doing business with people based on their ethnicity. Such a reference would constitute a violation of the Human Rights Act, the real estate association said in its letter. Our lawyers would have rightly pointed out or reminded Fintrac that no Canadian can discriminate against another or deny access to a service based on where they're from. Canadians are rightly proud of the Human Rights Act, and especially in this day and age when we see what's happening south of the border, said CREA spokesman Randall McCauley. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

car seats: They are fleeing war, despots and persecution in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere for a better life in Canada, according to Toronto Star. It is a classic refugee tale with a Trumpian twist that has asylum seekers fleeing the land of liberty in fear of deportation, or using easy-to-obtain American tourist visas only to reach the northern beacon across the border. Allan Woods / Toronto Star By Allan Woods Quebec Bureau Sun., April 2, 2017 MONTREAL They arrive with bulging suitcases, carrying infants in car seats, often with little more than a backpack and a shaky grasp of the language and the land. In the first two months of 2017, more than 1,100 people had arrived not by presenting themselves to border officers at a controlled crossing, but by entering the country on foot through a breach in the Canada-United States border to avoid forcible return under Canadian law. Upon entry, they are arrested and shackled first by awaiting Mounties, then processed and placed into what is becoming an increasingly burdened system. According to the Canada Border Services Agency, Quebec accounted for nearly 700 of the total cases in which the RCMP intercepted irregular asylum seekers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

danica kirka: Dreamstime By Danica Kirka The Associated Press Sun., April 2, 2017 LONDON UK police questioned six people Sunday in a vicious attack on a teenage asylum-seeker in the London borough of Croydon, according to Toronto Star. Authorities have arrested four men and two women, all in their 20s, on charges of attempted murder in the attack that left a 17-year old Kurdish-Iranian hospitalized with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain. They are searching for witnesses and asking the public to come forward with information. Police say eight youths approached the teen at a bus stop Friday night. The attack only stopped after bystanders intervened and police sirens could be heard. Upon learning he was an asylum-seeker, they chased him through the streets and beat him. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

election commission: It won only one of seven seats at stake in state assembles, where ethnic-focused parties performed strongly, according to Metro News. The NLD won its 2015 election majority with the support of ethnic minorities anxious to end five decades of military rule, but Suu Kyi's failure so far to meet their political demands for greater autonomy has fractured their united front. The results from Saturday's byelections released by the country's election commission showed the NLD taking eight of 12 seats for the combined upper houses of the national parliament. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, which led the previous government, won one lower house seat and one state assembly seat. In a nationally televised speech last week marking one year since her party took power, she suggested she would step down if Myanmar's people felt she was failing to do her best, a suggestion that was less an offer than a solicitation for a mandate from voters. Suu Kyi has come under criticism for failing to boost the economy faster, as well as falling short on reconciliation with ethic minorities and other social issues. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

events e.g: The draft guidance document was aimed at helping companies meet their obligations to detect money laundering and terrorist financing, according to CBC. Fintrac finds 'very significant' deficiencies at realtors in money laundering probe It lists several examples of factors that may increase a company's risk of becoming entangled in financial crimes, including dealing with a specific ethnic community that is currently dealing with specific events e.g. prevalence of terrorism or money laundering, war, etc. in the home country. Correspondence between Fintrac and the Canadian Real Estate Association, obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request, shows that the industry group was concerned that the reference would encourage agents to stop doing business with people based on their ethnicity. Such a reference would constitute a violation of the Human Rights Act, the real estate association said in its letter. Our lawyers would have rightly pointed out or reminded Fintrac that no Canadian can discriminate against another or deny access to a service based on where they're from. Canadians are rightly proud of the Human Rights Act, and especially in this day and age when we see what's happening south of the border, said CREA spokesman Randall McCauley. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mother: The popular dessert, which is usually consumed at weddings, graduations and births, is sold all over the Middle East in stores and bakeries, according to CBC. Homemade baklava from a recipe developed by Syrian immigrant Abir Zain. Zain, a mother of five, said no one in Syria makes their own baklava. But when Zain and her family immigrated to Newfoundland, she could no longer find the tasty treat. After that, she tried her mother-in-law's recipe and still not satisfied made up her own. So she did what any of us would she called her mother and asked her for her best recipe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police sirens: London Mayor Sadiq Khan reinforced that view Sunday, underscoring that hate crime has no place in London, according to Metro News. Authorities have arrested four men and two women, all in their 20s, on charges of attempted murder in the attack that left a 17-year old Kurdish-Iranian hospitalized with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain. Nonetheless, the attack Friday has prompted shock among many in Britain's diverse, multi-ethnic society. Police say eight youths approached the teen at a bus stop Friday night. The attack only stopped after bystanders intervened and police sirens could be heard. Upon learning he was an asylum-seeker, they chased him through the streets and beat him. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police sirens: Police say eight youths approached the teen at a bus stop Friday night, according to The Chronicle Herald. Upon learning he was an asylum-seeker, they chased him through the streets and beat him. Authorities have arrested four men and two women, all in their 20s, on charges of attempted murder in the attack that left a 17-year old Kurdish-Iranian hospitalized with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain. The attack only stopped after bystanders intervened and police sirens could be heard. Police are treating the attack as a hate crime. Residents told Press Association they saw far more people involved in the attack and saw many more watching as the teen was beaten. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

year drought: The Mariners last reached the playoffs in 2001, MLB's longest stretch without a trip to the post-season, according to Hamilton Spectator. These AL West rivals need their aces to step up this season after they underperformed a year ago. Houston just missed the playoffs last year after ending a 10-year drought in 2015. They get their first chance to get back on track on Monday when Houston's Dallas Keuchel opposes Seattle Felix Hernandez on opening day. He didn't pitch after Aug. 27 last year because of shoulder inflammation. Keuchel went 9-12 with a 4.55 ERA last season, a year after winning the AL Cy Young Award. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian press: The draft guidance document was aimed at helping companies meet their obligations to detect money laundering and terrorist financing, according to Brandon Sun. It lists several examples of factors that may increase a company's risk of becoming entangled in financial crimes, including dealing with a specific ethnic community that is currently dealing with specific events e.g. prevalence of terrorism or money laundering, war, etc. in the home country. Correspondence between Fintrac and the Canadian Real Estate Association, obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request, shows that the industry group was concerned that the reference would encourage agents to stop doing business with people based on their ethnicity. Such a reference would constitute a violation of the Human Rights Act, the real estate association said in its letter. Our lawyers would have rightly pointed out or reminded Fintrac that no Canadian can discriminate against another or deny access to a service based on where they're from. Canadians are rightly proud of the Human Rights Act, and especially in this day and age when we see what's happening south of the border, said CREA spokesman Randall McCauley. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

group conservation: I can tell you this is big, Pardieu said, according to Brandon Sun. Gem trade shows around the world now have nice, big, super-clean sapphires from the region. More high-quality sapphires have been found in the biodiverse area known as Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena in the past six months than were found in the entire country over the past 20 years, according to Vincent Pardieu, a French gemologist who has been visiting mines there for more than a decade and was in the area last month. It's the most important discovery in Madagascar for the past 20 or 30 years. The miners have cut down thousands of acres of forest in the protected area, which environmental group Conservation International helps to manage, said the officials. Tens of thousands of miners and gem traders have poured into the rainforests around the village of Bemainty, said local officials. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

incites violence: They argued that Trump didn't intend for his supporters to use force, according to Brandon Sun. Two women and a man say they were shoved and punched by audience members at Trump's command. Trump's lawyers sought to dismiss the lawsuit by three protesters who say they were roughed up by his supporters at a March 1, 2016 rally in Louisville, Kentucky. Much of it was captured on video and widely broadcast during the campaign, showing Trump pointing at the protesters and repeating get them out. Hale found ample facts supporting allegations that the protesters' injuries were a direct and proximate result of Trump's actions, and noted that the Supreme Court has ruled out constitutional protections for speech that incites violence. Judge David J. Hale in Louisville ruled Friday that the suit against Trump, his campaign and three of his supporters can proceed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police sirens: Police say eight youths approached the teen at a bus stop Friday night, according to Brandon Sun. Upon learning he was an asylum-seeker, they chased him through the streets and beat him. Authorities have arrested four men and two women, all in their 20s, on charges of attempted murder in the attack that left a 17-year old Kurdish-Iranian hospitalized with a fractured skull and a blood clot on his brain. The attack only stopped after bystanders intervened and police sirens could be heard. Police are treating the attack as a hate crime. Residents told Press Association they saw far more people involved in the attack and saw many more watching as the teen was beaten. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.