agreement: We will get it done, Trump confidently told Abbas, according to Brandon Sun. I'm committed to working with Israel and the Palestinians to reach an agreement, Trump said. At a White House meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, Trump pledged to reinvigorate the stalled Mideast peace process that has bedeviled his predecessors and said he would serve as a mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator between the two sides. But any agreement cannot be imposed by the United States or by any other nation. The source of Trump's optimism was not immediately apparent. The Palestinians and Israelis must work together to reach an agreement that allows both peoples to live, worship, and thrive and prosper in peace. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration officers: On Thursday, the school will debut its modernized version of Porter's Within the Quota, according to Brandon Sun. The ballet is one of several productions happening across the country in reaction to the administration's immigration policy, including a Boulder, Colorado, play featuring immigrants and immigration officers and a Los Angeles play touching on themes of terrorism and immigration detention centres. Nearly a century later, the ballet is being revived by a Princeton University music professor troubled by President Donald Trump's actions on immigration. They are part of a long history of art as a form of activism and political resistance that can help people connect the struggles of the moment with the struggles of the past, said Sarah J. Jackson, a communications studies professor at Northeastern University. Most people will never lobby at a statehouse for a bill, or go to a rally or protest in their life. Art is a form that can often reach people that might not engage in more traditional spaces of politics or activism, Jackson said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mulcair: Speaking in French today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested he always looks for those who can bring people together rather than divide them, according to Brandon Sun. Mulcair says it is understandable the prime minister made this remark. Mulcair, who holds Canadian and French citizenship, says it is easy for him to choose between an anti-Europe, extreme right-winger Marine Le Pen and Macron. On Tuesday, former Liberal leader Stephane Dion now the prime minister's special envoy to the EU and ambassador to Germany said Canada prefers to see a president who believes European integration is an asset for the world. The second round of voting for the French presidential election is slated for Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

officers: As police forces across Canada face restrictions or bans at Pride events, St, according to Brandon Sun. John's Pride is now welcoming uniformed members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and RCMP. Last July, the RNC said it would play a less visible role at the Pride parade in Newfoundland's capital than it had in prior years, saying the force would offer traffic support but uniformed officers would not march in the procession. John's, N.L., has reversed course and invited uniformed police officers to march in the city's Pride parade this July. The decision came at the request of Pride event organizers, who had encouraged officers to take part in the proceedings while off-duty and not in uniform in an effort to make the event more accessible to all. We were semi-uninvited, where you could show up, you just couldn't tell anyone you were a police officer there, Mike Ghaney, a gay RNC constable who had written to Pride last July expressing his disappointment at the decision, said in an interview Wednesday from Corner Brook. The organization stressed that uniformed police would not be turned away from the parade, but encouraged officers to represent their unit in other ways like wearing T-shirts or carrying banners. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-trump demonstrators: At the White House gates, they demanded Donald Trump has got to go! But police shut down a protest in Portland, Oregon, that they said had become a riot, after marchers began throwing smoke bombs and other items at officers, according to The Chronicle Herald. Police said they made more than two dozen arrests as a group of anarchists wearing black bandanas and ski masks grew unruly, reportedly breaking windows at businesses, setting fires on downtown streets and damaging a police car. Peaceful protesters flocked to the streets in Chicago. Five people in Seattle were arrested, one for hurling a rock as pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators faced off. Objects struck nine officers and nine people were arrested, according to Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts. In the Washington state capital of Olympia, police ordered protesters to disperse, calling them members of a mob as some threw bottles, used pepper spray and fired marbles from slingshots at officers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bilal philips: It is unclear whether the others have been in the Scandinavian country, according to Huffington Post Canada. Stoejberg said that five of the men indoctrinate'' others to commit violence against women and children and spread ideas about a caliphate.'' The sixth is Christian American preacher Terry Dale Jones. Denmark's Integration Minister Inger Stoejberg says the government won't accept that hate preachers ... preach hatred against Danish society.'' According to the list published on Tuesday Canadian cleric Bilal Philips was in Denmark in 2011. Bilal Philips is among six foreign clerics who are banned from entering Denmark for two years. I am also very pleased that it is now clear to everyone that these people are not welcome in Denmark,'' Stoejberg said in a statement. Photo Facebook The ministry said others were Mohamad bin Abd al Rahman bin Milhi bin Mohamad al Arefe, and Salman Bin Fahad Alodah who both hold Saudi passports, American citizen Kamal El-Mekki, and Mohammad Rateb Abdalah Al-Nabulsi, a Syrian living in Jordan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

boat people: Ru was the 2015 winner of Canada Reads, won a Governor General's Award for fiction, and now is the choice of the One Book One Island program in P.E.I. libraries, which promotes a featured book that all Islanders can enjoy, according to CBC. How great is that she said to Angela Walker, host of CBC's Mainstreet. Kim Th y's book Ru tells the story of her family's journey as boat people from Vietnam to a refugee camp, and then to the welcoming arms of the people of Quebec and a new life. What a great concept. It's her first time to P.E.I., and Ru was the first book she had ever written, done for fun on a work break. And that's a very big island too that you have. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent increase: That amounts to a 33 per cent increase, according to CBC. May Day marches see large crowds, some clashes with policeU.S. lawmakers agree on 1 trillion funding bill Trump's stated deportation plan was to take aim at bad hombres, or convicted serious felons living in America illegally. As May Day marchers in the U.S. on Monday protested deportation measures taken under the administration of President Donald Trump, statistics requested by CBC News from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed arrests within the country and at the border rose to 35,147 in the first quarter of 2017, up from 26,471 the previous year. Judging by ICE's statistics, authorities also rounded up thousands of unauthorized immigrants with otherwise clean records. That number more than doubled the 3,718 non-criminal arrests made by ICE over the same period in Barack Obama's last full year as president in 2016. Nearly one-quarter of those arrested, or 8,557 people, had no criminal record in the first three months of 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

francois fillon: Perhaps more surprisingly, there was little sign it would seriously damage Le Pen, according to Hamilton Spectator. Polls consider her centrist rival Emmanuel Macron the front-runner in the vote, seen as a test of global populism and a decisive moment for the European Union. The stolen words and casual reaction by Le Pen and her team marked the latest shocking development in a French presidential campaign like no other. Le Pen borrowed from a speech delivered last month by Francois Fillon, the former Republicans party candidate, about France's important role in Europe and the world. She promises to restore French glory, pull France out of the EU and return to the franc currency. The subject is at the heart of Le Pen's campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

front door: The divorced mother held the paper in her hand in a state of shock, according to The Chronicle Herald. We wanted to faint. Yesica Sanchez recently found a notice attached to the front door of her two-bedroom apartment that said her rent was almost doubling. After I pay all of my bills, I don't have anything left to pay that extra amount, Sanchez said while visiting the apartment of her cousin, who got a similar notice. Oregon has become one of America's most popular moving destinations, with tens of thousands of newcomers each year drawn by its forests and mountains, its quirky city of Portland and its job opportunities. So did every other resident of the Normandy Apartments in Portland. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hassan yussuff: Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, according to Huffington Post Canada. Photo Blair Gable Yussuff's election three years ago was historic. It is for that reason that I am supporting Hassan Yussuff's bid to be re-elected to a second term as president of the Canadian Labour Congress. He is the first worker of colour to hold the post leading Canada's labour movement, and he was the first presidential candidate to defeat an incumbent. Like many people in today's workplaces, Yussuff came to Canada in search of a better life. His election marked a desire for real change, and was recognition that labour's leadership must better reflect the people in the workplace. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic extremism: Two dozen refugees from Iraq asked the archbishop to help them leave the Middle East after praying with him at the Anglican church of St, according to Metro News. Paul in Amman. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said Christians are the past in the Middle East, they are the present and they must be the future. Welby also met Jordan's King Abdullah II and visited the Zaatari refugee camp. At dusk, the bells at Amman's Church of the Redeemer rang out in welcome of the archbishop for a prayer service with about a hundred Jordanian, Iraqi and other Christians. The Middle East is home to the oldest Christian communities in the world, but large numbers have fled in recent years to escape war and Islamic extremism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lending money: He now works at Scotiabank's head office in Toronto, lending money to corporations, according to CBC. Thank God I'm in Canada' I'm so happy, Alhaddad says. He came here as a refugee from Syria in January 2016, along with his wife and son, who's now five. Every single day, I say, 'Thank God I'm in Canada.' He arrived with a big advantage over many Syrian newcomers he could already speak English and even worked for Canadian companies in Syria. Alhaddad took job training programs to learn how to improve his resume and how to impress in a job interview here. Even still, it wasn't easy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

phone interview: There would be comments and critiques, and through that I came to understand the perspectives of other students, according to Metro News. With the Punjabi-speaking population of B.C. numbering nearly 200,000, according to Statistics Canada's most recent 2011 data, it's the most-spoken mother tongue after English in the province. Every Friday our class would meet in the library, he recalled in a phone interview, and we'd share our writing from the week with the others. Hoping to spark an explosion of Punjabi-language writings worldwide, the B.C. resident and co-founder of Canada India Education Society launched an international award in 2013. He hopes the 500 prize will spark a blossoming of creativity and youth writing in English and Punjabi, since students must translate their own work themselves into both languages. But this year, he decided to extent the existing award to Grade 11 and 12 students in B.C. Punjabi-language classes, and the entry deadline is less than one month away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights tribunal: Walid Madkour By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Tues., May 2, 2017 The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has awarded 12,000 to a Muslim couple, who claimed their landlord failed to accommodate their prayer times and notify the wife when she was home alone before bringing in prospective new tenants for apartment viewings, according to Toronto Star. The respondent discriminated against the applicants by failing to accommodate their religious practices relating to prayer times by providing advance notice shortly before showing the apartment, tribunal panel vice-chair Jo-Anne Pickel wrote in a recent 38-page decision. Being different is nothing to be ashamed of, he says. He also failed to accommodate their religious practices by refusing to remove his shoes when entering their apartment and especially their prayer space. The decision is believed to be the first of its kind from the tribunal with respect to discrimination based on creed and housing. Finally, he also harassed them, at least in part, because of their religiously-based accommodation requests. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sandro mamukelashvili: Gill played the last two seasons at Vincennes University in Indiana, averaging 5.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks last season while shooting 56 per cent from the field, according to Hamilton Spectator. He ranked 10th in the National Junior College Athletic Association in blocked shots with 85. Coach Kevin Willard announced the move Tuesday, noting that the 7-footer from Jamaica has two years of eligibility remaining. Vincennes posted a 32-3 record last season. More AP college basketball and By The Associated Press Gill joins Myles Cale of Middletown, Delaware; Darnell Brodie of Newark, New Jersey; and Sandro Mamukelashvili of the Republic of Georgia as newcomers to the program next season. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

snack: It's bad, yes, according to Rabble. I believe Le Pen will win. Picking up a snack at a store nearby, the French clerk shook his head when I asked him about his country's presidential election What do you think he posed back to me. Why I queried. He was resigned. It's just before a Monday bank holiday in France, some people will be away and won't vote and others don't want to vote anyways. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spadina expressway: Jane's Walk is held the first weekend in May to commemorate her birthday, according to Hamilton Spectator. Jane Jacobs was instrumental in stopping the proposed Lower Manhattan Expressway in the 1960s which would have decimated the ethnic communities of Little Italy, Soho and Greenwich Village, the arts mecca where she lived. Jane's Walk was started in 2007 to recognize the work that city booster Jane Jacobs did over her lifetime to promote healthy and thriving inner city neighbourhoods. After being arrested in 1968 and dismayed by the Vietnam War being waged by the U.S., Jacobs moved to Toronto in 1968 and immediately became involved in the Spadina Expressway and Don Valley controversies. The oft used phrases social capital and eyes on the street come from this book. Jacob's 1961 tome The Life and Death of American Cities sits upon the shelves of urban planners and community activists alike today. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stockholm syndrome: They're not and that's a cop out for non-voters, according to The Chronicle Herald. But sooner than later, each new government defaults to the same behaviour. That's not to say They're all the same. Power changes hands, but the bureaucracy doesn't relinquish control. We're into the seventh election in 19 years. Stockholm syndrome is the defining tenet of our provincial governments. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tail light: Luis Barrios, a married father of four U.S.-born children, is scheduled to board a flight from New York to Guatemala on Thursday morning, according to Metro News. Immigration officials had allowed him to stay in the U.S. since his illegal status was flagged in a 2011 traffic stop over a broken tail light, but they changed course after President Donald Trump took office and made immigration enforcement a priority. An immigrant facing deportation to Guatemala has the support of Connecticut's two U.S. senators, who are trying to prevent him from being sent back to a country he left 25 years ago amid threats to his family. His lawyer and members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are urging federal immigration officials to reverse the deportation order, and Barrios is seeking asylum. Based on Mr. About 100 of his supporters rallied Tuesday outside the federal courthouse in Hartford, with 19 of them being charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct for blocking the courthouse entrance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tracy jan: JIM YOUNG / AFP/Getty Images By Tracy Jan The Washington Post Tues., May 2, 2017 Black and Hispanic Americans continue to lag far behind whites economically and their prospects look much worse under U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a report to be released Tuesday by the National Urban League, according to Toronto Star. Despite promises of a new deal for black America, any recent progress made toward racial equality is increasingly under threat, said Marc Morial, the league's president and chief executive. Progress made toward racial equality in the United States is threatened by Trump's presidency, according to a new report from the National Urban League. The president's incendiary rhetoric on the campaign trail has translated into discriminatory public policy, he said. Read the latest on U.S. President Donald Trump In an interview with The Post, he pointed to Trump's intent to roll back key Obama-era policies from expanding health care coverage to greater police oversight as evidence that the future for black America is precarious. The social cancer of hate continues to metastasize, thriving in a climate conducive to hostility towards religious and racial minorities, permeating even at the highest levels of national discourse and threatening to further crack our fractured nation, Morial wrote in the report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

women candidates: Accusations over the lack of women candidates erupted on Day 1 of the campaign, as Premier Stephen McNeil responded to questions about why only 12 of the party's 51 candidates for the May 30 election are women, according to CTV. He said his government has a track record for appointing women to positions of power, and he accused the other parties of choosing female candidates to contest ridings they're unlikely to win. I'm pleased they've realized this is a major matter ... and I'm glad it is something they've decided to attend to, NDP Leader Gary Burrill said in an interview, after pointing out 24 of his party's 51 candidates are women. It's one thing for parties to go out and identify people to run in ridings that they don't think they have a great shot in McNeil said during a campaign stop. The premier said his party has stood beside women to have them elected in meaningful ridings. It's quite another when you actually go out and get them elected and put them in the house of assembly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-trump demonstrators: At the White House gates, they demanded Donald Trump has got to go! But police shut down a protest in Portland, Oregon, that they said had become a riot, after marchers began throwing smoke bombs and other items at officers, according to Brandon Sun. Police said they made more than two dozen arrests as a group of anarchists wearing black bandanas and ski masks grew unruly, reportedly breaking windows at businesses, setting fires on downtown streets and damaging a police car. Peaceful protesters flocked to the streets in Chicago. Five people in Seattle were arrested, one for hurling a rock as pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators faced off. Objects struck nine officers and nine people were arrested, according to Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts. In the Washington state capital of Olympia, police ordered protesters to disperse, calling them members of a mob as some threw bottles, used pepper spray and fired marbles from slingshots at officers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

john weber: The jury found probable cause for abuse of a resident of a penal facility in the death of 38-year-old Terrill Thomas on April 24, 2016, according to Brandon Sun. The jurors recommended charges against two jail supervisors, Nancy Evans and Kashka Meadors, and five officers James Ramsey-Guy, Jor Don Johnson, Thomas Laine, Dominique Smith and John Weber. The jury's recommendation Monday came after a six-day inquest that included testimony from jail staff and evidence from county prosecutors. It's up to prosecutors whether to file charges. The six-person jury returned its recommendation just a few hours after morning testimony that the sheriff's office continued using water deprivation as a form of punishment even after Thomas' death. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said he had no timeline to decide, and that he could charge more people or fewer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

portland: We wanted to faint, according to Brandon Sun. After I pay all of my bills, I don't have anything left to pay that extra amount, Sanchez said while visiting the apartment of her cousin, who got a similar notice. The divorced mother held the paper in her hand in a state of shock. So did every other resident of the Normandy Apartments in Portland. Oregon set a historical low jobless rate in March of 3.8 per cent. Oregon has become one of America's most popular moving destinations, with tens of thousands of newcomers each year drawn by its forests and mountains, its quirky city of Portland and its job opportunities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

seattle hundreds: Police say anarchists destroyed a police car, set several fires in the street, damaged storefront windows and attacked police, according to Brandon Sun. No injuries were immediately reported. Portland police arrested at least three people near Pioneer Square after a protest permit had been cancelled due to actions of anarchists. In Seattle hundreds of people chanting Stand up, fight back, marched through downtown to support immigrants and workers on May Day. And police in Olympia, Washington, were ordered a group of protesters to disperse Monday evening, saying the group is not friendly. Seattle police arrested two people, including 26-year-old man from Olympia, Washington, for reportedly throwing a rock as a group of Trump supporters met up with other May Day protesters in Westlake Park. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.