jane: What we realized is that Broadacres Park could be an incredible place for newcomers to come and know each other, to know other Canadians, said Leah Houston, artistic director of MABELLEarts, a community arts group, which led Saturday's walk, according to CBC. Jane Jacobs honoured with walking tours of city Jane's Walk was established after the death of Jane Jacobs, a renowned urbanist who fought for public and green spaces for communities in Toronto and New York. Etobicoke's Broadacres Park, close to the homes of many new Canadians, was chosen as one of the sites of the walk. Jane's Walk was established after the death of Jane Jacobs, a renowned urbanist who fought for public and green spaces for communities in Toronto and New York. Jane's Walk events community driven Exploring the park through Jane's Walk and welcoming new Canadians is an opportunity Farah Jabril says she couldn't pass up. The walks, which have become popular since 2006, are free, organized by local residents and intended to be a walking conversation about communities and how neighbourhoods are formed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

louvre museum: If confirmed, the result would constitute a resounding rejection of far-right Marine Le Pen's French-first nationalism and dash her hopes that the same populist wave that swept Donald Trump into the White House would also carry her to the French presidential Elysee Palace, according to Hamilton Spectator. A Macron victory would mark the third time in six months following elections in Austria and the Netherlands that European voters have shot down far-right populists who want to restore borders across Europe. A crowd outside the Louvre museum at a Macron victory party jubilantly waved red, white and blue tricolour flags at the news. The victory of a candidate Macron who championed European unity could strengthen the EU's hand in its complex divorce proceedings with Britain, which voted last year to leave the bloc. Le Pen's projected 35 per cent score was lower than her polling numbers earlier in the campaign. Pollsters projected that Macron won 65 per cent of the votes Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mile border: The clashes, which ended after a few hours when local commanders contacted each other via an emergency hotline, marked a dangerous escalation between the two U.S. allies, according to CTV. The two uneasy neighbours share a porous 2,200-kilometre 1,375-mile border and have long traded allegations of allowing their border regions to be used by militant groups. The two armies traded fire Friday around the Chaman border crossing, which has been closed by Pakistan, stranding people on both sides. Pakistani Maj. Nadeem Ahmad told reporters at the crossing that two Pakistani soldiers were killed in Friday's fighting and another nine were wounded. Gen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nepali-bhutanese immigrant: He was right, according to Metro News. This winter the Nepali-Bhutanese immigrant successfully grew a garden of mustard seed and cilantro, by building a makeshift greenhouse out of sheets of plastic, sticks and bricks. Despite the enviable levels of snow he would face, and having never grown in such conditions before, Bhujel, through years of experience of trial and error with agriculture, was confident with the right care, his plot at the Common Roots Urban Farm in Halifax would provide him with fresh food year around. Bhujel comes from a long line of farmers in Bhutan; he lived as a refugee in Nepal for almost 20 years before moving to Canada in 2011. He also said Americans would send their seeds to Napal and he would have test which seasons these seeds grew best in, teaching himself about the important role climate plays on agriculture. When I was in a Nepali refugee camp, every couple of months we used to get a chance to go on these agriculture trips, where we would get taught what to grow in winter, what not to grow in winter, said Bhujel through a translator on Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

season: They responded, according to Hamilton Spectator. But in the minutes after the Toronto Raptors' season came to an end in a four-game sweep by Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Casey lamented the three lackadaisical efforts earlier in the series. Facing an ugly ending to a season that had held so much promise, the coach didn't want them to go down without a fight. It's tough, Casey said. We didn't. We know we could have played better in the first three games. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

states: If I can't get this resolved in the next six months, I'm getting out of the States, according to CTV. Sell everything, Quinn said. Mike Quinn, 70, of Niagara Falls, Ont., has spent the past two years trying to figure out why U.S. authorities dredged up a 15-year-old document as evidence he had once claimed to be a U.S. citizen. I'm not asking for forgiveness. The professional engineer spent 16 years working in the United States, although he always considered the Ontario border town home. I didn't do anything. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian: Afraa Hajj Hammoud and Mohammed Belal have named their son Justin-Trudeau Adam Bilal, the littlest addition to their family of five who was born Thursday, weighing a healthy 7 pounds, according to CBC. Syrian refugees need Canada's help more than ever, lawyer says Syrian refugees face a new kind of uncertainty as federal allowance ends The parents began discussing names about two months ago. A Syrian family who arrived in Calgary in February of last year has named their baby boy after the man who made their settlement in Canada possible. My husband says 'How about if we name the boy Justin-Trudeau, like him,' Hammoud explained. David Bell/CBC I was a little bit shocked ... when he says that, I smile a little bit, a small smile, then I says, 'Yes, there is no problem, it will be like a small thank you for Justin Trudeau.' The family left Syria about six years ago, spending three years in Lebanon before arriving in Canada in February 2016. Afraa Hajj Hammoud and her husband Mohammed Belal named their second son Justin Trudeau Adam Bilal after the 23rd prime minister. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

transit points: Since the end of last year, advocates and lawyers say a slew of Roma passengers from Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia all currently visa-exempted countries have reported being stopped from boarding flights to Canada via transit points in England, Poland, Belgium and Germany, according to Toronto Star. The federal government denies that it is to blame. Gina Csanyi-Robah By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Sat., May 6, 2017 Ottawa is being accused of preventing Roma travellers from boarding Canada-bound flights and denying them the possibility of seeking asylum here. Ottawa says that while it provides assistance and advice to airlines, it's ultimately up to the airlines themselves to decide who boards flights to Canada, and that all travellers coming to the country are subjected to scrutiny and can be denied entry. Ninety per cent of these travellers have valid plane tickets, the electronic travel authorization eTA issued by Canada and an invitation letter from their friends and relatives in Canada, said Toronto settlement worker Paul St. Airlines found to have carried an improperly documented foreign national to Canada will be fined up to 3,200 per passenger and are liable for additional removal and medical costs, according to the government's manual on the obligations of transporters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ur school: Who wants to join THAT contest ! ! Dead serious, according to Hamilton Spectator. Shld I set it up sic . Fans then started sending Nicki screenshots of their Grade Point Averages GPA with one writing I Have a 4.0 I'm In Medical School! I Wanna Join!! leading Nicki to reply Ok do u need help w/tuition or do u have a full scholarship sic . Another person wrote 1k would be more than enough for my 3 summer classes help me Nic, and she quickly responded That's it I'll send it tmrw. dm me ur bank info babe. When the 34-year-old rapper was chatting to fans on Twitter about her new single 'Regret In Your Tears', one follower asked her to pay his tuition and she replied Show me straight A's that I can verify w/ur school and I'll pay it. Next! sic . And one more fan wrote to the star - who was born in Trinidad - What about helping a fellow immigrant that wants to go to school To their delight, Nicki wrote back U want to go to college but can't How much do u need to get u in school Is that the only thing stopping u sic In total Nicki offered help to 30 people and promised she will do the same again soon. It's been fun. She wrote Ok u guys. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

youth: In the gym, about fifteen teenagers and just as many adult volunteers are flying back and forth, playing a game of soccer that is both friendly and completely serious, according to CBC. Syrian refugee language program brings residents and newcomers together Waterloo startup Epoch to help newcomers to Canada use their skills On the surface, it has all the characteristics of your average youth group, but this club has one unique feature all the youth are refugees who are new to Waterloo region and new to Canada. John the Evangelist church in downtown Kitchener on a Thursday evening, the sound of pounding footsteps comes rushing to greet you. Salomon Hinneh, 19, came to Canada in 2015 from C te d'Ivoire and joined the youth group soon after it started in the fall of 2016. He came to Canada in 2015 from C te d'Ivoire and joined the youth group soon after it began in the fall of 2016. Melanie Ferrier/CBC I was something that I wasn't thinking I could like, says 19-year-old Salomon Hinneh during a break from the game. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mile border: The clashes, which ended after a few hours when local commanders contacted each other via an emergency hotline, marked a dangerous escalation between the two U.S. allies, according to Brandon Sun. The two uneasy neighbours share a porous 2,200-kilometre 1,375-mile border and have long traded allegations of allowing their border regions to be used by militant groups. The two armies traded fire Friday around the Chaman border crossing, which has been closed by Pakistan, stranding people on both sides. Pakistani Maj. Nadeem Ahmad told reporters at the crossing that two Pakistani soldiers were killed in Friday's fighting and another nine were wounded. Gen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

states: If I can't get this resolved in the next six months, I'm getting out of the States, according to Brandon Sun. Sell everything, Quinn said. Mike Quinn, 70, of Niagara Falls, Ont., has spent the past two years trying to figure out why U.S. authorities dredged up a 15-year-old document as evidence he had once claimed to be a U.S. citizen. I'm not asking for forgiveness. The professional engineer spent 16 years working in the United States, although he always considered the Ontario border town home. I didn't do anything. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

baby: The Bilals decided to not only name the baby Justin, but give him the first name of Justin-Trudeau, in honour of the prime minister for working to bring Syrian refugees to Canada, according to CTV. According to Afraa, children are normally named after their grandparents in Syria but the couple wanted a different Canadian name for the baby boy born in the country that accepted them. Afraa and Moe Bilal welcomed a baby boy, Justin-Trudeau Adam Bilal, on Thursday around 6 10 p.m. weighing seven pounds, seven ounces. We are very thankful to this person because he brings lots of Syrians, a lot of refugees to Canada Afraa told CTV Calgary. They arrived in Calgary in February of 2016 with their two children. The Bilals were part of the more than 33,000 refugees who fled Syria and were resettled in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

buck-passing ring: The province is quick to point out that closing schools falls under the jurisdiction of school boards, according to Hamilton Spectator. True, but that doesn't factor in the extent to which provincial education funding guidelines are inflexible when it comes to school capacity. A new report by the education advocacy group, People for Education, points out Ontario school boards are recommending closure of 121 schools over the next three years, with rural communities hit hardest. Too many empty seats in an underused school translates into less money for school boards to build new schools where they are needed. The debate around school closures is always contentious. Therefore the province's buck-passing doesn't ring entirely true. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

core group: She has had to publicly reject support from white nationalists, according to Globe and Mail. But still, a core group of supporters likes what she's selling. Her former campaign manager, Nick Kouvalis, stepped down after using a term espoused by supporters of far-right ideology on Twitter. Analysis The many oddities of the Conservative leadership campaign Because of her polarizing policies, party insiders don't give Ms. With Kevin O'Leary's abrupt departure from the race, Maxime Bernier is now considered the front-runner. Leitch much chance of winning the leadership on May 27, but with an unpredictable ranked ballot system, it is certainly possible. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dayton: Local MP Ted Falk and immigration critic Michelle Rempel reiterated an accusation Friday that the Trudeau government is being soft on migrants and the potential safety threat the pose, according to Huffington Post Canada. The two were quickly challenged by resident Joyce Dayton. Tensions flared in a Manitoba border community as two Conservative members of Parliament called on the prime minister to visit Emerson and get a first-hand look at the influx of refugee claimants coming in from the United States through fields and ditches. Emerson resident Joyce Dayton challenges MP Michelle Rempel over her accusationthat the Trudeau government is soft on migrants in Emerson, Man. on Friday. He's welcoming people, like we always have in Canada,'' Dayton said to Rempel. Photo Trevor Hagan/CP Trudeau has opened the gate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

freebies i.e: At least Bernier will make national politics interesting again, according to The Chronicle Herald. He's the rarest creature in Canadian public life, a libertarian and pure-blooded capitalist who wants to dismantle the nation as we know it. Bernier's bid for the leadership of the Conservative party soared last week on the wings of Kevin O'Leary's flighty decision to drop out of the race and throw his support to the Quebec MP from the Beauce. He'd put an end to corporate freebies i.e. government money for Bombardier would lower corporate taxes and let the free market take care of the economy. In addition, Bernier wants to get have-not provinces i.e. For the record, these proposals amount to a mishmash of left-wing populism the corporate welfare bit right wing rhetoric lower taxes and run-amok libertarianism the free market bumph . Whatever works, I guess. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

front party: The first round of voting on April 23 saw Macron and Le Pen came in first and second out of a field of 11 candidates, including several from more established political parties, according to CTV. A hard distinction has been drawn between Macron and the controversial Le Pen, whose Nationalist Front party has a long history of controversies. On Sunday, votes will be cast in France itself to determine whether Emmanuel Macron of En Marche! or the National Front's Marine Le Pen will succeed Francois Hollande as the country's political leader. Le Pen's father Jean-Marie, who led the party before her, was expelled due to numerous statement he made minimizing the Holocaust. That's what's interesting about this election, said Quentin Janel, a French native who teaches political science at UQAM. It's two completely different directions. Le Pen herself has been criticizing for anti-immigrant positions and statements that many critics have called Islamophobic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

matthew barakat: Brian Witte / The Associated Press By Matthew Barakat The Associated Press Sat., May 6, 2017 ROCKVILLE, MD. Prosecutors are dropping charges against two Hispanic teens accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a restroom at a suburban Washington high school, a case cited by the White House as an example of why the president wants to crack down on illegal immigration, according to Toronto Star. Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said at a Friday news conference that the rape and sex offence charges were being dropped after a painstaking investigation of the girl's claim that the two teens raped her in the bathroom at Rockville High School. Charges against the two accused have now been dropped. Defence attorneys said the sex was consensual. McCarthy said the girl was interviewed multiple times and the investigation revealed a lack of corroboration and substantial inconsistencies. They pointed to text messages in which the girl agreed to a sexual encounter; an explicit video the girl sent one of the teens; and security camera footage, which they said shows the girl running to meet one of the teens and willingly entering the restroom with him. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee claimants: Only, Rivas' journey didn't happen in recent months, and the president whose policies he was fleeing was Ronald Reagan, not Trump, according to Metro News. While the scenes playing out at the Canadian border have garnered worldwide attention, northward migration is hardly unprecedented, says an author and historian who has studied the issue. It's a story that has recently become familiar to Canadians as the country has seen a rise in the number of refugee claimants crossing its southern borders a phenomenon some have linked with rising anti-immigrant rhetoric and the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. There's a long history of people crossing the border fleeing U.S. policy and seeking refuge in Canada, whether you're looking at African-Americans fleeing slavery in the 19th century, draft dodgers in the 1960s and '70s, then refugees from Central America and other countries in the 1980s and '90s, John Rosinbum said in a phone interview. The move sent thousands of would-be refugees heading toward Canada, many of them originally from Central American countries such as Guatemala and El Salvador. In November 1986, exactly 30 years prior to Trump's election, Reagan signed the Immigration Reform Control Act, which stated that illegal immigrants who could not prove they had resided in the country for five years could be deported, and employers who hired them could be penalized. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee claimants: It's a story that has recently become familiar to Canadians as the country has seen a rise in the number of refugee claimants crossing its southern borders a phenomenon some have linked with rising anti-immigrant rhetoric and the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to The Chronicle Herald. Only, Rivas' journey didn't happen in recent months, and the president whose policies he was fleeing was Ronald Reagan, not Trump. A week earlier, they'd decided to leave New York City amid worries the U.S. president's promise to crack down on illegal immigration would put them at risk of being deported back to wartorn El Salvador. While the scenes playing out at the Canadian border have garnered worldwide attention, northward migration is hardly unprecedented, says an author and historian who has studied the issue. In November 1986, exactly 30 years prior to Trump's election, Reagan signed the Immigration Reform Control Act, which stated that illegal immigrants who could not prove they had resided in the country for five years could be deported, and employers who hired them could be penalized. There's a long history of people crossing the border fleeing U.S. policy and seeking refuge in Canada, whether you're looking at African-Americans fleeing slavery in the 19th century, draft dodgers in the 1960s and '70s, then refugees from Central America and other countries in the 1980s and '90s, John Rosinbum said in a phone interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rescue crews: He was last known to be checking creek flow levels at a campground east of the village as snowmelt and rain was causing floods in the region, according to The Chronicle Herald. Mayor John Ranta said Saturday there is still no sign of Cassidy but we remain cautiously optimistic that he will be found alive, although hope is fading for that. Clayton Cassidy of Cache Creek in B.C.'s Interior disappeared early Friday morning, RCMP said. Search and rescue crews from Kamloops, Vernon, Pemberton and Ashcroft have been involved in the effort to locate the 59-year-old fire chief. Heavy machines have been brought in to remove piles of broken wood from the front of the fire hall. Waters were still moving very fast Saturday and where water has receded, branches, mud and debris have been left behind. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

safety threat: Local MP Ted Falk and immigration critic Michelle Rempel reiterated an accusation Friday that the Trudeau government is being soft on migrants and the potential safety threat the pose, according to Hamilton Spectator. The two were quickly challenged by resident Joyce Dayton. Tensions flared in a Manitoba border community as two Conservative members of Parliament called on the prime minister to visit Emerson and get a first-hand look at the influx of refugee claimants coming in from the United States through fields and ditches. Trudeau has opened the gate. All we're asking today is that people come to Canada legally, Rempel replied. He's welcoming people, like we always have in Canada, Dayton said to Rempel. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saskatoon: It's actually a very eclectic mix of homes, said Nest's Beth Smillie on CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning, according to CBC. The organization is a volunteer group that is well known for its Secret Garden Tour, which gives people in Saskatoon a chance to tour gardens and raises money to help newcomers. We were looking for ways to bring people together in this community.'- Beth Smillie Nest Saskatoon, an organization that helps to settle refugee women and their families in the city, is inviting visitors inside for a tour of Caswell Hill. Smillie said they're waiting for 10 families to arrive, and at a cost of about 25,000 a year for each family, they found themselves in need of a new fundraiser. Victoria Dinh/CBC One-of-a-kind opportunity to peek inside They decided on the self-guided tour of Caswell Hill houses, which offers an opportunity to look inside eight distinctive homes, Nest says. Garden tours support refugee resettlement group Nest Saskatoon Nest Saskatoon is known for its annual Secret Garden Tour fundraiser. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

soldiers evans: And in the UN camps, she met some of the thousands of people displaced from their homes by hunger or who fled in fear of soldiers, according to CBC. Evans spoke about her work in South Sudan with the CBC's Mark Kelley on this week's The Investigators. In the capital, Juba, she witnessed children dying of malnutrition in the state children's hospital. You've been to Africa. You've reported on tragedy before. You've reported on famine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

speech: Huh is the reaction that statement should have elicited among active listeners, particularly in the middle of a wide-ranging speech full of information about how identity politics have played out in the courts since the Charter of Rights equality guarantees took effect in the mid-1980s, according to CBC. That Wagner found it necessary in his speech to comfort those in Canada who worry about the legal threat of refugees he probably meant Muslim ones coming from Syria to escape war is a good reflection of Canada's current political attitude and climate vis-a-vis newcomers. Although the main thrust of his speech was the impact of identity politics on Canadian society, the justice made a point in his speech of noting something that says a lot about contemporary Canada he said Canadians who fear the possibility of refugees coming in to change the country's legal culture have nothing to worry about. There's been a rise in this country's level of intolerance as of late, due in part to the stoking of right-wing populism down south as well as Canada's own post-9/11 fears and xenophobia. It'd be na ve to think that this prolonged attitude hasn't had any effect on perceptions of refugees coming into this country, recently mainly from Syria. 1 in 4 Canadians want Trump-style travel ban, poll suggests Canadians aren't as accepting as we think and we can't ignore it, writes Angus Reid It's difficult to square this trend with the self-congratulating tone and image of Canada's relationship with refugees in general, which to the Trudeau administration's credit has involved the absorption of more than 25,000 Syrian newcomers in the past couple of years. Polls on Canada and religion done by Angus Reid in 2013 and 2015 have shown that a substantial portion of Canadians hold a negative view of Islam. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.