ore .,: He was taken into custody soon after the attack, according to CBC. The attack unfolded hours before the start of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, when most of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims observe a daily religious fast. Police have arrested Jeremy Joseph Christian of Portland, a 35-year-old convicted felon. A man started shouting ethnic and religious slurs, apparently at the two young women, one of whom wore a hijab, the Portland Police Department said in a statement. Gillian Flaccus/Associated Press Police said 53-year-old Ricky John Best of Happy Valley, Ore., died at the scene on Friday and 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche of Portland died at a hospital. A sign of thanks rests against a traffic light pole at a memorial outside the transit centre in Portland, Ore. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ore .,: Kooks Burritos/Yelp By Vinay Menon Columnist Sat., May 27, 2017 I'm not here to lecture either side in the cultural appropriation debate, according to Toronto Star. But when a burrito gets weaponized, the debate has strayed onto an absurd battlefield. And yes, those are fries in there. Such was the case this week when two women in Portland, Ore., closed down their pop-up taco cart amid accusations of racism and exploitation. The women, Kali Wilgus and Liz Connelly, talked about how a road trip to Puerto Nuevo, Mexico, inspired their aptly named Kooks Burritos. The problem started with a story in the Willamette Week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

right: She told E! News Yeah, I miss Hollywood, according to Hamilton Spectator. But I think there's a lot of noise that we deal with, so I found a kind of peace in life working with children and helping other people that really interest me. The 30-year-old actress - who had numerous run-ins with the law during her time in Hollywood - has lived in London for the last few years and been working with Syrian refugees and Lindsay insists her priorities have changed. I think it's important for us to see that all of this stuff is fun, but you have to take time for you. She admitted I cried right away, right off the bat. Earlier this year, Lindsay visited Syrian refugees fleeing from the war-torn country to Turkey and revealed her hopes that her visit would help to raise awareness of those being displaced by the unrest in the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sicilian authorities: The last leg of their journey, a cramped week's sail through the Aegean and Mediterranean seas aboard a cerulean 50-foot yacht, the Polina, piloted by three Ukrainian skippers, cost 7,000 a head, according to Hamilton Spectator. It dropped them in Sicily in relative style. The family of six had paid about 96,000 all figures US to travel from Afghanistan to Turkey. As migrants go, this was luxury class. Since the beginning of the year, the Sicilian authorities have registered 125 migrants who have arrived on yachts and sailboats, mostly piloted by Ukrainian skippers, a lucrative and growing trend. It was not the first time that Carlo Parini, the police chief inspector against illegal immigration in the southwestern port city of Syracuse, who met the family in April and recounted their story, had seen such a thing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victory speech: Every single kind of Conservative is welcome in this party and this party belongs to all of you, the Ottawa-born Saskatchewan MP told the crowd during his victory speech, according to Hamilton Spectator. We all know what it looks like when Conservatives are divided; we will not let that happen again. The nail-biting process of winnowing the 13-candidate field went the full distance before Scheer, 38, was declared the winner with just 50.95 per cent of the available points, barely besting longtime front-runner Maxime Bernier, who posted 49.05 per cent after leading all 12 of the previous ballots. We win when we are united. I'm here to tell you there is renewed hope for Canada, starting today, Scheer said. The ranks of the party are as large as they've ever been, thanks in large measure to the high-profile, hard-fought leadership race, and the party's fundraising might appears to have renewed power, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

coptic: Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen says we are united in fighting terrorism and added Saturday that those behind it were primitive terrorist criminals, according to Brandon Sun. Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende tweeted that he was appalled by yet another deadly attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt. Scandinavian leaders have joined the chorus of world leaders condemning the attack on Coptic Christians travelling to a remote desert monastery south of Cairo that killed 29. Rel. minorities must be protected in Egypt and across the world. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Coptic Christians travelling to a remote desert monastery south of Cairo that killed 29. His Swedish counterpart, Margot Wallstrom, said Sweden strongly condemns the attack, adding our thoughts go to the victims' families & all affected. 1 50 p.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

korean captain: While officials were still gathering details on what happened, they were sure that the vessel wasn't hijacked, according to a ministry official, who didn't want to be named, citing office rules, according to Brandon Sun. Hours earlier, South Korea's military said it dispatched its anti-piracy Cheonghae Unit to the area after the 234-ton vessel, which had a crew of three South Koreans and 18 Indonesians catching squid, lost contact after relaying it was being followed by a suspected pirate vessel. Seoul's Foreign Ministry said it planned to close the case after the vessel's South Korean captain confirmed the safety of his crew in a telephone call with a South Korean business partner. Upon Seoul's request, patrol aircraft from India, Germany and Japan also searched the area, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered related government agencies and the military to invest full efforts into the rescue operation, so that not a single life is lost, according to his office. The vessel's captain, chief engineer and boatswain were South Korean nationals, the Foreign Ministry said. The fishing vessel was registered in Mongolia and owned by an ethnic Korean businessman living in South Africa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campaign trail: The president would be wiser to recognize he cannot impose a religious-based ban, according to Hamilton Spectator. And whether he wants to or not he cannot take back what he repeatedly said on the campaign trail. It is likely to go to the U.S. Supreme Court next. Trump surrogates have tried to backpedal much of what candidate Trump said as simply rhetoric, comments made off the cuff. He has changed his tune now, but judges still cannot unhear what was said. But candidate Trump was resolute about wanting a complete ban on Muslims while campaigning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate deal: He came here to learn, he came here to get smarter, according to Metro News. European leaders have used Trump's stops on the continent this week, including at the Group of 7 meeting in Sicily, to launch a last-ditch campaign for Trump to stay in the climate accord. He feels much more knowledgeable on the topic today, said Gary Cohn, Trump's top White House economic adviser. Nearly 200 nations agreed to the 2015 pact aimed at reducing carbon emissions. At the Vatican earlier in the week, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin made his own pro-Paris pitch to Trump and his advisers. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Trump at length about the climate deal during a meeting Thursday in Brussels. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

case: Gen, according to CTV. Jagath Dias, who was dispatched to Haiti to investigate the 2013 case. There was no rape, insisted Maj. He may not have been the best choice for that job -- Dias had been accused of atrocities in his own country's vicious civil war. But he did clear his soldier, who remained in the Sri Lankan military. Dias didn't talk to the accuser, he told The Associated Press, nor did he interview medical staff who examined her. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

doctors: How would you improve access to famil doctors The Liberals focused on building a centralized health bureaucracy, while front-line health care got worse and ER closures skyrocketed, according to The Chronicle Herald. Too many Nova Scotians are waiting for family doctors and are unable to access timely health services. Here are NDP Leader Gary Burrill's answers. The NDP is committed to investing 120 million to expand and improve primary care in our province. This will help ensure that people can access the care they need, when and where they need it. We will open Collaborative Emergency Centres, hire health professionals, and work with doctors, nurse practitioners and nurses to create collaborative health teams in all regions of the province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kelly al-yamani: It can also be a trying time for people who are new to the faith, according to CBC. Windsor Muslims prepare for start of Ramadan Originally from Florida, Kelly Al-Yamani became Muslim in 2006 and understands the challenges new Muslims face. Starting Saturday, observant Muslims will abstain from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Sometimes they are isolated, she said. Either their family disowns them or they've moved here from another city and they don't have that support. They don't have the support from their family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lanka: Key dates in Sri Lanka's recent history of conflict and contributions to U.N. peacekeeping 1948 The United Nations deploys its first-ever peacekeeping mission to the Middle East.1960 Sri Lanka makes its first U.N. peacekeeping contribution, sending six soldiers to the U.N. mission in Congo.1983 Civil war breaks out in Sri Lanka, with rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam fighting government forces for an ethnic Tamil homeland in the island's north and east.1987 Indian peacekeepers begin a three-year deployment in Sri Lanka.2004 Sri Lanka opens a U.N. peacekeeper training camp in the hillside resort town of Kukuleganga.2004 Sri Lanka sends an infantry battalion of 950 troops to serve in the U.N. mission in Haiti, according to Metro News. Over the next four years, it will join seven other missions in South Sudan, Congo, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liberia, Timor and Western Sahara.2005 The U.N. acknowledges sexual abuse and exploitation are a problem within some of its peacekeeping missions, and pledges to improve transparency, accountability and justice on the matter.2005 Mahinda Rajapaksa is elected Sri Lanka's president, and leads the military campaign against the Tamil rebels.2007 A U.N. investigation details evidence of a sex ring involving at least 134 Sri Lankan military troops and at least nine Haitian children. Yet, even as Sri Lanka refused to investigate alleged war crimes by its troops during that conflict, the U.N. continued to deploy thousands of Sri Lankan peacekeepers to guard some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Sri Lanka responds by repatriating 114 peacekeepers still on deployment. It refuses to give the AP any details on how it investigated the case, or to explain why so few were punished or what exactly those punishments entailed.2009 Sri Lankan troops declare victory in the civil war after defeating the Tamil rebels. Years later, it acknowledges it forced one officer to retire and dismissed one soldier from service, while imposing unspecified punishments on up to 21 others. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leadership vote: Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Chantal H bert National Affairs Columnist Fri., May 26, 2017 It has been 20 years this spring since the Reform party ran English-only election ads inviting voters to withdraw their support for federal parties whose leaders hailed from Quebec, according to Toronto Star. The invitation backfired and Jean Chr tien secured a second majority mandate in no small part by winning every seat but two in Ontario. But what he could do next will depend on his support across the country. This weekend there are better than even odds that the reunited Conservative party will emerge from the second leadership vote of its short history under its current configuration with a francophone Quebecer at the helm. The Beauce MP is expected to win Quebec handily. Maxime Bernier has been the frontrunner in the lead-up to Saturday's finale. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

questions need: The positive correlation between immigration and growth, however, does not on its own mean that more immigration magically translates into economic acceleration more questions need to be asked, according to Globe and Mail. The key determination follows the proverbial which came first, the chicken or the egg' dilemma. For someone like me, who supports immigration within limits determined by experts like Carleton University economics professor Frances Woolley, this trend is welcome and directly applicable to Canada. Did immigration cause the economic boost Or were immigrants attracted by the stronger regional growth that already existed for other reasons I don't know the answer to this, nor would it affect my pro-immigration stance either way. A government policymaker who gets it wrong, might find that success in attracting new foreign residents just ends up with more people financially struggling while waiting around for economic activity to pick up. But it is important. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee status: I was prepared with my lawyers, according to Metro News. But I really didn't know how to express the fear I had of going back to my country, she said. I had all the facts. Metro has agreed not to print her last name in order to protect her privacy. She learned how to express herself at Matthew House's mock refugee board trial program. function set Cookie related path / ; Related More money needed to support shelter services for refugeesMP backs petition calling for government to do more for LGBT refugees Man who lost fingers to frostbite crossing Manitoba border gets refugee status We simulate more or less exactly what happens at the IRB, said Helton Achaye, who spearheaded the program's creation at the Toronto charity in 2012. Like many refugees, Biruktawit had to plead her case for asylum before the Immigration and Refugee Board IRB . She had three months to prepare. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

role model: Both men came to Canada from Kenya and connected in Swahili when Lokwa arrived in Winnipeg three years ago, according to CBC. Since then, Ano has been like a brother to him, Lokwa said. Jarso Boku Ano, 22, was a role model to the many kids he volunteered with, said Dalili Lokwa, a friend of Ano's. He's been my mentor. He always told us about how we should stay in school. He's been a mentor to a lot of kids, Lokwa said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shepherd: Not so long ago, most of its members arrived in Hamilton as immigrants from Cameroon, said association past president Gabsia Nyoungkam, according to Hamilton Spectator. Good Shepherd was there with food, clothing and help finding them a place to live, he said. It was with this mindset that members of the Cameroonian Association of Hamilton donated food, toiletries and clothing to the Good Shepherd Venture Centre Thursday afternoon. Our initial point of welcoming was Good Shepherd at the shelters, said Nyoungkam, who came to Canada five years ago. Barbara Ncho, the association's financial secretary, is one of those people. Most of us have been stable and we felt that it's a good thing that we should equally start giving back. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

statstics canada: While the percentage of people aged 65 and older was 12.3 per cent in Alberta, it was almost 20 per cent in Atlantic Canada, according to The Chronicle Herald. If anyone wasn't attuned the fact already, these numbers tell us how important it is to attract more immgrants to this region and to retain them. It showed that between 2011 and 2016 the Atlantic provinces experienced the largest drop in the country in the proportion of people aged 15-64. Immigrants arrived at record pace in 2016, due in large part to an influx of Syrian refugees. Statstics Canada said if current trends continue, this difference between the provinces with the highest and lowest proportions of seniors could reach almost 15 percentage points by 2031. The challenge is to make strong immigration a regular occurrence in the region, and not an exception or only related to an humanitarian crisis, as important as it is for us to provide refuge in such cases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian students: The protest that's what made students feel unsafe, according to CBC. That changed the day of the school, that changed the culture of the school. We're trying to get back to business as usual, said Bruce Buruma, spokesperson for Red Deer Public Schools. We just want to get back to normal as quickly as possible. On Tuesday, more than 40 protesters demonstrated near Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School over false claims made on social media that Syrian students involved in two fights last week weren't as harshly disciplined as other students. Anti-immigrant protesters accused of 'fear-mongering' at Red Deer school following fight Syrian, Canadian students put best foot forward after altercation at Red Deer high school Before returning to class, the suspended students and their parents met with school staff to make sure that people understand what's expected and address any concerns, said Buruma. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

terror attack: When not preoccupied with Trump's peregrinations and the terror attack in Manchester, the Canadian media have been paying considerable attention to the Conservatives' choice, according to Rabble. They have been much less interested in the next big event on the New Democrats' leadership calendar a debate, on Sunday, in Sudbury, that will involve all six candidates, including two new ones Jagmeet Singh and Pat Stogran. Please consider supporting his work with a monthly donation Support Karl on Patreon today for as little as 1 per month!Canada's Conservatives will choose a new leader this weekend. As for the party that now forms the Official Opposition in Ottawa, those who might have taken comfort from the departure of one narcissistic, bullying leadership candidate should take a good look at the remaining 13 and what they stand for. Bernier is now considered the front-runner, and while he has a more agreeable personality than the nausea-inducing O'Leary, his proposals are, arguably, more extreme. When the narcissist -- Kevin O'Leary, by name -- dropped out, he threw his support behind former Harper cabinet minister and MP for Quebec's Beauce region, Maxime Bernier. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

towers: Having worked on fire suppression, one is aware how quickly they can get out of control, according to The Chronicle Herald. The effectiveness of the towers became restricted when hours were reduced to eight per day. This decision also affects the safety of nearby communities. It is surprising and unfortunate the province, without input from private landowners, decided to eliminate the long-time and basically effective fire towers, opting to depend on the public and aircraft to report smoke from fires. In fires such as Maitland Bridge-Kedge, excessive costs for fire control and to landowners far outweigh those for the towers and observers. Fire towers might not have been ideal but for decades were an important part of fire detection and suppression. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

virginity: It's as forthright as Bialik herself is in conversation, with comic book-style graphics adding a lively touch, according to Hamilton Spectator. The book's roots stem from The Big Bang Theory episode in which her character, Amy, and boyfriend, Sheldon Jim Parsons lose their virginity. She joins her intelligence with experience in Girling Up How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular, a wide-ranging handbook on navigating the emotional and physical hurdles of growing up. That prompted Bialik to write an essay for her website, Grok Nation, on what it's like to be a late bloomer and how complicated intimacy can be on TV and in real life, she said. She's also a mother of two boys, ages 8 and 11. Her discussion of modesty, absent religion or politics, caught the eye of publisher Philomel Books and Girling Up followed, said Bialik, who recently signed for two more years of Big Bang Theory. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

commencement exercises: The point was punctuated at Dillard's recent commencement exercises, which featured a keynote address from actress and singer Janelle Monae, one of the stars of Hidden Figures, according to Brandon Sun. The award-winning film tells the story of the black women scientists who fought Jim Crow while doing essential mathematical calculations for America's space program. With an enrolment of 1,200, Dillard ranks second in the country in black physics undergrads. To see that we have this significant number of women representing science and math in the way that they are is a blessing to America and our future, Monae told The Associated Press in an interview before the May 13 graduation. Nine of the top 10 physics departments in the country at black or white schools producing the most African American undergraduates in physics are at HBCUs, according to the American Institute of Physics. To have physicists coming out of New Orleans who are African-American women ... that's a huge deal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lanka: Key dates in Sri Lanka's recent history of conflict and contributions to U.N. peacekeeping 1948 The United Nations deploys its first-ever peacekeeping mission to the Middle East.1960 Sri Lanka makes its first U.N. peacekeeping contribution, sending six soldiers to the U.N. mission in Congo.1983 Civil war breaks out in Sri Lanka, with rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam fighting government forces for an ethnic Tamil homeland in the island's north and east.1987 Indian peacekeepers begin a three-year deployment in Sri Lanka.2004 Sri Lanka opens a U.N. peacekeeper training camp in the hillside resort town of Kukuleganga.2004 Sri Lanka sends an infantry battalion of 950 troops to serve in the U.N. mission in Haiti, according to Brandon Sun. Over the next four years, it will join seven other missions in South Sudan, Congo, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liberia, Timor and Western Sahara.2005 The U.N. acknowledges sexual abuse and exploitation are a problem within some of its peacekeeping missions, and pledges to improve transparency, accountability and justice on the matter.2005 Mahinda Rajapaksa is elected Sri Lanka's president, and leads the military campaign against the Tamil rebels.2007 A U.N. investigation details evidence of a sex ring involving at least 134 Sri Lankan military troops and at least nine Haitian children. Yet, even as Sri Lanka refused to investigate alleged war crimes by its troops during that conflict, the U.N. continued to deploy thousands of Sri Lankan peacekeepers to guard some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Sri Lanka responds by repatriating 114 peacekeepers still on deployment. It refuses to give the AP any details on how it investigated the case, or to explain why so few were punished or what exactly those punishments entailed.2009 Sri Lankan troops declare victory in the civil war after defeating the Tamil rebels. Years later, it acknowledges it forced one officer to retire and dismissed one soldier from service, while imposing unspecified punishments on up to 21 others. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

team owner: Together, the two men have shaped The Greatest Spectacle in Racing in ways neither could have ever imagined, according to Brandon Sun. Foyt has been a presence since the 1950s, winning four times before becoming a team owner, and Penske has been coming since the '60s, reaching victory lane 16 times with his venerable team. There's A.J., fans say, and there's Roger. Foyt turned 82 in January, though. And that begs a question What will the future hold for two of Indy Car's iconic teams With any Penske plan, Team Penske president Tim Cindric said, it evolves over time. Penske turned 80 a month later. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.