health supplies: From the Syrian side of the border zone, Ambassador Nikki Haley gazed up at a Turkish flag plastered onto signs marking the entrance into that nation's territory, according to The Chronicle Herald. Syrian refugees once flooded through the run-down Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing until officials cracked down. That reality is far removed from America's years-old hope for President Bashar Assad to leave power and speedily end the civil war. These days it's only aid convoys that pass back and forth, trying to meet an unrelenting demand for food, health supplies and other basic needs in the Arab country. Underscoring the danger, security officials spirited her away from the border after unmarked vehicles were spotted moving toward the area. Ferried to the border in an armoured motorcade, Haley walked to within just a few feet of entering the Arab land, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to come so close to Syrian territory in years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

language skills: The career pathway program will make loans of up to 15,000 available to people who have been internationally trained but who can't get jobs in their fields because their credentials aren't recognized, said Alex LeBlanc, the executive director of the association, according to CBC. There was data to support that there was a financial element to why immigrants were having trouble getting their credentials recognized.'- Alex LeBlanc, New Brunswick Multicultural Association Applicants must have credentials that are valid in their home countries, be unemployed or under-employed, have significant language skills in either English or French, and be accepted into whatever upgrading program the loan will be used for. Now the New Brunswick Multicultural Association has launched a loan program to help newcomers and permanent residents get over that barrier by upgrading their credentials. LeBlanc told Information Morning Fredericton that in past years, about a quarter of immigrants settling in New Brunswick arrived with jobs. The interest rate on a career pathway loan is prime plus one per cent and the borrower will make interest-only payments while studying. But many face financial obstacles that include the cost of writing exams, paying tuition, and living or travel expenses related to getting their credentials recognized in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

libya: Additional arrests were made both in Britain and in Libya in the bombing that killed 22 people and wounded scores more, according to CTV. Among those taken into custody in Libya were the suspected bomber's father and his younger brother, the latter of whom confessed to knowing all the details of the attack plot, Libyan anti-terror authorities said. Officials scoured the background of the British-born ethnic Libyan identified as the bomber, saying he was likely part of a wider terrorist network. I think it's very clear this is a network we are investigating, said Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of the Manchester Police, as authorities raided British properties thought to be connected to Salman Abedi, the 22-year-old suspected bomber who grew up in Manchester and died in the attack. Meanwhile, officials probed possible travel by the alleged bomber, looking for clues to new threats. British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said Abedi likely did not act alone in the strike at the close of an Ariana Grande concert Monday night and that he had been known to security forces up to a point. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

peace deal: Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, faces high expectations from ethnic groups and the international community to end conflicts between ethnic armed groups and the army that have lasted for nearly seven decades, according to The Chronicle Herald. Suu Kyi said Wednesday that her government would not pressure the ethnic groups into a peace deal, and would allow for open negotiations. Delegates filled a conference hall in Naypyitaw for the start of the five-day talks, which come nine months after a first round of talks was held. We will not resort to exerting pressure through populist politics to achieve our goals, but we will instead strive to reach an agreement acceptable to all with open, frank and inclusive dialogue, she said during her opening speech. In Kachin State, in the country's north, more than 100,000 people have been forced from their homes over the past six years due to ongoing fighting between the groups and government troops. Despite overtures made by Suu Kyi, ongoing clashes between the army and the ethnic armed groups continue in some parts of Myanmar. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

prison: She said the captain was briefly treated at a hospital for shock following his conviction, according to CTV. It's a ridiculous ruling, said lawyer Kim In-sook. A lawyer for the captain said her client was being punished for having consensual sex with his partner in a private space. She said the military penal code, which makes homosexual activity punishable by up to two years in prison, was unconstitutional because it tramples on basic human rights and dignity. Kim said it's unclear whether her client would appeal his six month prison sentence that was suspended by a year because he felt tormented by the legal process. South Korea's military, which doesn't reveal how often it pursues cases against soldiers suspected of being gay, didn't immediately make a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

racalmuto pedestrians: And that's where he set his monument to the man on Racalmuto's main drag Via Garibaldi where Sciascia had been wont to mingle, an ink in the waters of community, according to Hamilton Spectator. The sidewalk is, in effect, part of the work. So when Giuseppe Agnello set about creating a memorial statue of Sciascia after the writer died in 1989, the renowned sculptor knew the street had to be part of it. Now in Racalmuto pedestrians pass by Sciascia in midstride, life-size, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a cigarette, with eyes that like the eyes in some paintings seem to follow you everywhere, ready to strike up a conversation. Still circulating in the traffic of his people. The writer, walking. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee claim: The 25-year-old chef, who dreams of one day opening his own restaurant, has crossed the first hurdle to establishing a new life in Hamilton, according to Hamilton Spectator. Beltran has been granted an exception to the Safe Third Country Agreement to enter Canada and make a refugee claim. Alvaro Beltran's long run from El Salvador's notorious gangs is over, for now at least, and maybe forever. If successful, he will become a permanent resident of Canada. Margaret Rivas,A refugee from El Salvador and now a permanent resident I was praying to God and putting myself in His hands and hope that He's going to make the doors open, Beltran said. I felt very happy because I was in a safe country that I knew Canada would be, but I felt sad because I left my country and part of my family, my friends, my work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rock concert: The children are innocents, who don't create the conditions that supposedly motivate the bombers, are helpless to stop them, and cannot do anything about the ultimate outcome, according to Toronto Star. Indeed, it seems children are always victims of terror, from horrible acts of violence, such as this week at a rock concert in Manchester where 22 people, including teenagers and an 8-year-old girl, were killed, to all-out wars in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere. BEN STANSALL / AFP/GETTY IMAGES By Bob Hepburn Politics Wed., May 24, 2017 For children, suicide bombers are a special hell. Why do the suicide bombers do it Why do they target helpless children Despite having lived in, worked in and visited the Middle East and the Arab world since the early 1990s, I still cannot figure out what these guys think they will accomplish by blowing themselves up, along with dozens of innocent kids. And so I understand intellectually the often-stated reasons for such attacks, which is they are designed specifically to frighten civilians and to wreck havoc on communities. react-empty 166 I've also read many of the hundreds, if not thousands, of books and academic papers written about what motivates suicide bombers, from their hatred of American aggression to lack of self-esteem, ethnic persecution, religious intolerance and more. Article Continued Below Over those years, I witnessed much death, violence, poverty, greed, corruption, hatred, oppression and religious extremism.I've listened to young and old people tell me how every insult and perceived slight affects their personal dignity and the dignity of their family, their ancestors, their tribe, their community and their religion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

terry mcauliffe: Terry McAuliffe has pardoned a minor driving offence committed years ago by an immigrant mother of two, saying he hopes it will help prevent her deportation, according to Metro News. Immigration advocates have protested the arrest of 30-year-old Liliana Cruz Mendez of Falls Church, who was taken into custody this month after going with her lawyer to a check-in appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. Virginia Gov. They say her case is emblematic of tougher immigration policies under President Donald Trump. Cruz Mendez's children, 10 and 4, are U.S. citizens, and her husband has a work permit and is pursuing a green card, according to the advocacy group CASA. If President Trump and his administration are serious about making our nation safer, they will release Ms. McAuliffe acknowledged his pardon may not affect Cruz Mendez's case, but said he wants to send a clear message that tearing this family apart will not make our Commonwealth or our country safer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump: The pope, by turns dour and smiling, welcomed a more effusive president to the seat of a religion that claims more than 70 million followers in the United States, according to Hamilton Spectator. The two stuck mainly to protocol, avoiding a public reprise of the barbs they aimed at each other during Trump's presidential campaign or the pope's thinly veiled critiques of Trump as a symbol of a dangerously reinvigorated nationalism. In a larger meeting with U.S. and Vatican officials, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, urged Trump not to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord. But there appeared to be a message in the gifts the pope gave to his guest. Francis also presented him with a medallion engraved with the image of an olive tree a symbol of peace, he explained. They included a copy of his influential essay on the importance of saving the environment, a rebuke to the climate change skepticism espoused by Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health supplies: From the Syrian side of the border zone, Ambassador Nikki Haley gazed up at a Turkish flag plastered onto signs marking the entrance into that nation's territory, according to Brandon Sun. Syrian refugees once flooded through the run-down Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing until officials cracked down. That reality is far removed from America's years-old hope for President Bashar Assad to leave power and speedily end the civil war. These days it's only aid convoys that pass back and forth, trying to meet an unrelenting demand for food, health supplies and other basic needs in the Arab country. Underscoring the danger, security officials spirited her away from the border after unmarked vehicles were spotted moving toward the area. Ferried to the border in an armoured motorcade, Haley walked to within just a few feet of entering the Arab land, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to come so close to Syrian territory in years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

maryland attorney: Vasiliades and Rodriguez also allegedly told the woman and her husband that their client could get them 3,000 if the case got thrown out because they didn't show up, according to Brandon Sun. Part of it, we allege, is a good old fashioned bribe, but the threat that the witness would be deported is sadly new, and I think it arises out of the climate of fear in the immigrant community over the change in policy for deportations, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh told The Associated Press in an interview. Attorney Christos Vasiliades was arrested when he showed up Tuesday at the Baltimore courthouse for the scheduled start of the rape trial.A Baltimore grand jury indicted Vasiliades and interpreter Edgar Rodriguez on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and intimidate a victim and a witness. According to the indictment, the attorney and interpreter called the husband to say his wife's case had become more complicated, and the couple agreed to meet with the men. The men told the couple that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking at this case, and referred to President Donald Trump's policies as creating a hostile environment for immigrants in the United States, the indictment said. Feeling threatened after that initial meeting, they sought help from law enforcement, and authorities had them meet again, this time recording what was said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tuesday deadline: The administration was facing a Tuesday deadline to file paperwork to seek a second review by Orrick, according to Brandon Sun. The Trump administration sought reconsideration in light of a new memo by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He gave the two California counties that challenged the executive order San Francisco and Santa Clara two weeks to file any documents opposing the request. The memo issued Monday reasserts the department's position that Trump's executive order applies to a relatively small amount of money administered by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security that require localities to comply with a specific immigration law related to information-sharing among police and federal immigration authorities. Santa Clara and San Francisco argued that Orrick had already considered the arguments in the memo in his ruling. The Trump administration said the memo is binding guidance that undercuts Orrick's preliminary injunction. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american diplomats: Trump's 31 per cent budget cut to the State Department and U.S. overseas assistance would dramatically reverse decades of support for programs that Democrats and Republicans held up as vehicles for promoting U.S. values and helping the world's neediest, according to Metro News. And it's putting American diplomats in the uncomfortable position of defending the nation's continued status as a world leader even as the Trump administration signals its priority is at home. Then her boss proposed ending all U.S. funding to the organization. It's starting the conversation, Nikki Haley, Trump's U.N. envoy, said of the White House's Tuesday budget proposal. He's going to have that conversation with Congress on where we should fall on this. It doesn't mean that's where it will end up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-muslim group: The scuffle outside Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School last week attracted online comments accusing the immigrants of whipping students and accusing school officials of not disciplining the Syrians, according to Huffington Post Canada. More than a dozen people showed up at the school parking lot today to protest, including an anti-Muslim group called Worldwide Coalition Against Islam. Educators and RCMP are trying to keep the peace at a central Alberta school after someone posted a video on social media of a fight between a small group of Syrian and Canadian students. Principal Dan Lower says all the students involved in the fight four Syrians and four Canadians have been suspended for one week. He says students and parents have been told the fight has been blown out of proportion by people on social media. Lower says the protesters have no connection to the school, Mounties are on hand as a precaution and regular classes are underway. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

appropriation debate: By Martin Regg Cohn Ontario Politics Columnist Mon., May 22, 2017 What's mine is mine, according to Toronto Star. What's yours is yours. The stereotypical depiction has long troubled Jewish audiences, yet Shylock's voice If you prick us, do we not bleed also humanized Jews for anti-Semitic audiences. If you think that's what the cultural appropriation debate is about, you're probably wrong. It's a culture war of words. Wrong, because it barely qualifies as a debate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: It was good to know that, he responded with a smile, as when things got really bad at home, it would be nice to be welcome in Canada, according to Rabble. Nothing like that will ever be said by U.S. President Donald Trump, who took off last Friday for a nine-day trip abroad that did not begin with or include a stop in Canada. When Governor-General Micha lle Jean greeted U.S. President Obama on the tarmac at the Ottawa airport, she told him how popular he was in Canada. Trump took a trip to distract from his problems at home. Travelling with 50 U.S. CEOs, the president announced joint ventures and cross-border investments that totalled some 200 billion over 10 years. The Trump journey began in Saudi Arabia where he signed off on a 110-billion arms sale, representing a new strategic vision shared with the Petrol Kingdom. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ed: Vince Talotta / Toronto Star By Michelle McQuigge The Canadian Press Tues., May 23, 2017 Theatregoers in Toronto will soon come face to face with a piece of local history that once represented a new beginning for generations of newcomers to the city, according to Toronto Star. The glitzy, illuminated sign that once graced the front of the iconic Honest Ed's department store was being dismantled Tuesday, months after the store itself sold its last bargain-priced item. The sign will have a new home over an entrance to the Ed Mirvish Theatre. The sign will be refurbished and find a new home over an entrance to the Ed Mirvish Theatre, named for the man who founded the discount store on his way to becoming one of the city's leading impresarios. Although the sign was installed in 1984, more than 30 years after Mirvish first opened the store known for its rock-bottom prices and occasional giveaways, it became a prominent and beloved landmark to residents and visitors alike. Read more Honest Ed's famous sign gives its final farewell Keenan Article Continued Below Honest Ed's sign to be removed today Honest Ed's signs no longer so cheap cheap cheap, as resale value goes up up up Honest Ed's signs Wanted react-empty 161 Here's how Toronto said farewell to Honest Ed'sThe brightly-hued sign, measuring 9.14 metres tall by 18.28 metres wide and comprised of nearly a dozen smaller placards, featured 23,000 bulbs loudly displaying the words Honest Ed's. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

department store: The sign will be refurbished and find a new home over an entrance to the Ed Mirvish Theatre, named for the man who founded the discount store on his way to becoming one of the city's leading impresarios, according to Hamilton Spectator. The brightly-hued sign, measuring 9.14 metres tall by 18.28 metres wide and comprised of nearly a dozen smaller placards, featured 23,000 bulbs loudly displaying the words Honest Ed's. The glitzy, illuminated sign that once graced the front of the iconic Honest Ed's department store was being dismantled Tuesday, months after the store itself sold its last bargain-priced item. Although the sign was installed in 1984, more than 30 years after Mirvish first opened the store known for its rock-bottom prices and occasional giveaways, it became a prominent and beloved landmark to residents and visitors alike. It is fitting that a sign from the original store that made it possible for my father to become involved in theatre will now grace the venue that is named for him, David Mirvish said in a statement. Ed's son David said there was considerable public interest in preserving the sign, adding the new location will both meet that demand and offer an appropriate tribute. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

drinking party: Some of the key moments in Park's life Feb. 2, 1952 Park is born as the eldest child of Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo. 1963 Park moves to the presidential Blue House after her father becomes president, two years after he staged a coup and took control of the country. 1974 Park's mother is shot and killed by an ethnic Korean from Japan, claiming orders from then-North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, while Park Chung-hee was making a speech at a Seoul theatre, according to The Chronicle Herald. Park Geun-hye is rushed from Paris, where she had been studying, and begins serving as acting first lady. 1979 Park Chung-hee is assassinated by his intelligence chief, Kim Jae-kyu, during a late-night drinking party. It was yet another massive humiliation for Park, who was elected South Korea's first female president in late 2012 thanks to the overwhelming support of conservatives who remember her slain dictator father as a hero who salvaged the country from poverty. Park Geun-hye's first reaction to the news of her father's death is reportedly to check on the security status at the border with North Korea, comments that lead supporters to say she deserves a national leadership role. She becomes an icon of South Korean conservatives. 2006 Park, then leader of the main conservative opposition party, is attacked by a man wielding a box cutter while she was campaigning in Seoul for upcoming elections. After her father's state funeral, Park Geun-hye leaves the Blue House. 1998 After years of avoiding the public eye, Park enters politics and wins a parliamentary seat amid public nostalgia for her father that erupted after South Korea was battered by the Asian financial crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hotel rooms: Like dominoes, every act, every event falls into place from that starting point, according to Huffington Post Canada. As I look back on my 80 years, one such moment stands out. These defining moments or turning points alter a life's course profoundly. As a child of peasant Ukrainian immigrants, I spoke only Ukrainian until I entered school at Duke of York Public School in Toronto. The Riviera, at King and Sherbourne, was a renowned whore house, beer parlour and hangout for the infamous Mickey McDonald gang. I lived in hotel rooms in the Riviera Hotel that my father ran. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration consultant: Park was charged for acting as an unauthorized immigration consultant through his company and inducing at least 20 foreign nationals to come to Canada for employment under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, according to Metro News. The agency says between 2012 and 2014, he fraudulently collected fees from his clients and got jobs for them without authorization by communicating false or misleading information. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a release that Seong Yong Park, also known as David Park, entered the plea on May 9. He also unlawfully helped businesses obtain labour market impact assessments, which a federal government website says are sometimes called a confirmation letter to show there's a need for a foreign worker if no Canadian is available to do a job. The CBSA said in 2016, there were three significant charges laid under the federal immigration act in Edmonton. Park will be sentenced May 24 in Edmonton provincial court. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration official: Duarte's father was a Mexican diplomat and Duarte became a citizen of Mexico at birth despite being born in Canada and never acquired Canadian citizenship, according to Hamilton Spectator. He later married a Canadian and had three Canadian-born children. In a recent decision, a Federal Court judge in Toronto said an immigration official had been unreasonable in concluding Victor Duarte, 44, faced no risks if sent to Mexico a country he has never been in. According to his lawyer, court records show, he was unaware of his lack of Canadian citizenship that meant he had been living here all along without status. In a challenge to the order, Duarte argued he would be in danger or otherwise face cruel or inhumane treatment if forced to go to Mexico. As a result, he was ordered to leave although it was not immediately clear how his situation came to the attention of immigration officials. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minute visit: While Mr, according to Globe and Mail. O'Neill predicted the new exhibition will generate its fair share of criticism, he maintained that no one will be able to deny that various sides of the most important stories in the country's history are on full display. Finally, the team behind the new hall adopted an approach that gives a voice to First Nations, European settlers and various immigrant groups at all relevant points of the 90 to 120-minute visit. The Canadian History Hall tackles everything from the decimation of Indigenous communities, the deportation of Acadians, the tragedy of residential schools, racist immigration policies, Quebec separatism and controversies such as Louis Riel's hanging. O'Neill said as he gave a preview of the new exhibition to The Globe and Mail this week. Doing history is very difficult, Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nose participants: The weather is perfect for running, says Blue Nose Marathon chair Rod McCulloch, according to CTV. Spectators might be a bit chilly, but they can bounce around and cheer to keep them warm. Past events have seen challenges from the elements, but this year the weather was on the runners' side. With six different races over two days, anyone can participate in the Blue Nose, regardless of age or skill level. One thing all Blue Nose participants have in common is they are running for a cause. You've got little people, big people, heavy people, skinny people and every one of them has a big smile on their face when they come across that line, McCulloch says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: RCMP putting on 2 musical ride shows in Regina this week for Canada's 150th What's your story Here's how you can share your Canadian stories with us Goodale said the relationship between the federal government and Indigenous people in Canada is important to the country going forward and as part of reconciling with the past, according to CBC. Canada is a precious work in progress, he said. Goodale, the Liberal MP for Regina-Wascana, made the announcement on behalf of the federal government, which has been footing the bill for the sesquicentennial celebrations across the country. He said the celebrations, which kick off on National Aboriginal Day on June 21, would be a way to bring people together constructively. Jean Baptiste Day and Multicultural Day, which falls on June 27. There will also be events on St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.