canadian conservatives: For the first 12 rounds of counting Saturday night, the leader they were poised to elect was Maxime Bernier, a Quebec MP with a libertarian bent whose policy proposals included slaying sacred cows like supply management in agriculture and federal health care funding, according to Brandon Sun. Related caucus embraces Scheer as leader, presents united front to Liberals But in the end, the Tories couldn't bring themselves to do it, instead handing Andrew Scheer the keys to the Opposition leader's residence, giving him 50.95 per cent of the available points over Bernier's 49.05. For a time, it looked like Canadian conservatives were headed down a similar path. Scheer's campaign slogan was Scheer excitement, and there was no doubt in the aftermath of his win supporters were vibrating with just that. He's the kind of person the whole team can rally around. He just hit the right balance of values and experience and he was a very genuine person, said supporter Leslie Whicher. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

flood water: Saturday, during its daily patrol of Cache Creek, according to Brandon Sun. Cassidy had been missing since May 5, following heavy rainfall and intense flooding. Dan Moskaluk said the Ashcroft fire department found Clayton Cassidy's body in the water at about 10 30 p.m. He was last known to be checking water levels in Cache Creek, and his vehicle was later found at the site. Moskaluk said the discovery appears to confirm that theory. He was thought to have been swept away by the flood water, and was presumed dead after several days. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

monday bombing: Eleven other men between the ages of 18 and 44 also were in custody, according to Brandon Sun. Most of the searches and arrests since Monday night's bombing have been in multi-ethnic south Manchester, where Abedi the son of Libyan parents was born and raised. Greater Manchester Police said two men one 25 years old and the other 19 were arrested in the city on suspicion of terrorist offences. Police say that 1,000 people are working on the investigation, trying to track down Abedi's accomplices and piece together his movements in the days before he detonated a bomb at an Ariana Grande concert. Abedi died in the blast. The explosion killed 22 people including seven children under 18 and injured more than 100. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

celebration i: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he is counting down the days to the celebration, according to CBC. I am thrilled to share with you some of the programming that we'll be doing together on Canada Day this year, on the 150th anniversary of confederation, on our sesquicentennial, Nenshi said at a news conference this week. Multiple venues will host a variety of music, entertainment, cultural exhibitions and food, all topped off with 30 minutes of fireworks and a light show. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he can't wait for the city's Canada 150th anniversary this Canada Day. I am actually unbelievably excited to tell you a little bit about what is going on, I just want to stamp my feet with how great this program is going to be this year. Monty Kruger/CBC It's an important opportunity for all of us to strengthen our sense of what it means to be Canadian. (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 Metro News. 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.

editorial columnists: It's your democratic right, they say earnestly, according to The Chronicle Herald. Your voice counts. It's that time when editorial columnists, politicians and the intelligentsia beseech us to get out and vote. If you don't vote, you are compromising a cherished system of freedom and democracy, they will lecture. You'll have no say in how your tax dollars are spent. And don't even think about complaining about the people who were duly elected to represent you. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fight hunger: Give 30 has helped mobilize people of all faiths and backgrounds for a common goal to help fight hunger and feed hope, according to CTV. Initiatives like this help us walk alongside individuals and families helping them step up and out of poverty, said Kylie Exner of Winnipeg Harvest in a release. Chris Albi, the communications manager for Winnipeg Harvest, said they raised about 5,000 more than last year. Somali refugee Yahya Samatar, who swam across the Red River to get to Canada in 2015, said Winnipeggers have been very welcoming. I now have a job, friends, and feel part of something. They guided me and helped me become a part of the community, he said in the release. (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 The Chronicle Herald. 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.

leadership campaign: Though voting has been underway for weeks and most ballots had already been cast the winner will be announced Saturday night some candidates still used their speeches Friday to make last-minute plays for votes, according to Huffington Post Canada. The key question for this leadership campaign has been which of us can take the very best of those conservative policies that we all believe in and articulate them in a way that resonates with broader Canadians, said Andrew Scheer, a Saskatchewan MP who is among the front-runners. On Friday, they met in the same location, this time to hear from the 13 people vying to replace him. Michael Chong speaks during the opening night of the federal conservative leadership convention in Toronto on Friday. Michael Chong, a rural Ontario MP and the candidate often accused during the campaign of being like a Liberal, fine-tuned his own campaign messaging during his address, dropping any mention of his carbon pricing plan that has drawn boos and jeers throughout the campaign. Photo Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press I reject the idea that in order to beat the Liberals we need to be more like them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

leadership rivals: Bernier had led throughout the previous 12 ballots, but finished a close second with 49.05 per cent, according to The Chronicle Herald. What a campaign this has been, Scheer told the crowd as he acknowledged and thanked Bernier who appeared to be fighting back tears of disappointment and his other leadership rivals for their efforts and hard work. The nail-biting process of winnowing the 13-candidate field went the full distance before Scheer, 38, was declared the winner with 50.95 per cent of the available points, barely besting longtime front-runner Maxime Bernier. Time away from your families and your everyday lives what a sacrifice this has been for all of you, he said as the crowd chanted his first name. Bernier is a longtime Quebec member of Parliament, but support in his home province wasn't a sure thing, given his profuse opposition to the supply management system that regulates some of the province's most lucrative agricultural industries. We have all grown because of your hard work ... you have each brought your passion and what you believe in to the centre stage, and I plan to ensure the very best of those ideas are brought forward ... to help us win in 2019. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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.