israeli army: They mobilized reserves to face Egyptian troops arrayed at the border, according to Brandon Sun. They appointed the eyepatch-wearing military hero Moshe Dayan as minister of defence. For several weeks in 1967, the underdog Israelis genuinely feared that their young Jewish state would be wiped out, even with memories of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe still fresh. They barricaded the streets with sacks of sand. A pre-emptive airstrike on June 5 destroyed the Egyptian air force on the ground, and the Israeli army also pushed back Jordan and Syria. Then it was over in a shocking flash. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nyansapo festival: In a new series of tweets on the topic, Hidalgo said her firm discussion with organizers had yielded a satisfactory clarification the parts of the festival held on property would be open to everyone and non-mixed workshops will be held elsewhere, in a strictly private setting, according to Brandon Sun. MWASI, the Afro-feminist collective sponsoring the three-day event, responded to the mayor's latest comments by saying it hadn't changed the festival program an inch. Mayor Anne Hidalgo had strongly criticized and threatened to cancel the upcoming Nyansapo Festival a day earlier because it was forbidden to white people. That's what was planned from the beginning, the collective said of how the public and private spaces would be assigned. France defines itself as a country united under one common national identity, with laws against racial discrimination and to promote secularism to safeguard an ideal that began with the French Revolution. Anti-racism associations and far-right politicians in France both had criticized the event over the weekend for scheduling workshops limited to a single gender and race. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

residency program: Immigrants and their supporters fear President Donald Trump's skepticism about immigration means he will take a harder line than his predecessors on a program that began as a humanitarian gesture to temporarily defer deportations of people from countries that were considered too fragile to take them back especially Central American nations devastated by war or natural disasters, according to Brandon Sun. Vasquez said she is thinking about how she would sell her property and move back home. But the seemingly stable life that Vasquez and several hundred thousand others have built under that legal residency program now appears to be on shaky ground. She also wonders what she would do with her 11-year-old daughter, a U.S. citizen by birth. We would be left with no protection. Imagine what would happen, she said in an interview in Rockville, Maryland, after a day of driving her food truck to construction sites. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border cities: DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Tiffany Gooch Sun., May 28, 2017 Marijuana legalization was a key pillar of the Liberal platform in the 2015 election and the successful implementation of this promise will be a defining moment for the Trudeau government and its legacy, according to Toronto Star. The definition of success for this mammoth policy file varies greatly depending on who is being consulted. While amnesty was not among the promises made in the Liberal platform, it's simply the right thing to do. Businesses large and small are jockeying for influence in the new cannabis economy. Border cities are grappling with the tourism implications. Provincial governments are watching closely to identify their own steps forward. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian press: The Canadian Press By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press Sun., May 28, 2017 Conservatives around the world have sought to shake up the political status quo in the last year, voting for Britain to leave the European Union, electing a complete political neophyte as president of the United States, according to Toronto Star. For a time, it looked like Canadian conservatives were headed down a similar path. Trudeau made the comments while visiting Amatrice, an Italian town devastated by an earthquake in August 2016. 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. Scheer's campaign slogan was Scheer excitement, and there was no doubt in the aftermath of his win supporters were vibrating with just that. Read more All your Andrew Scheer questions answered Article Continued Below Andrew Scheer's got the style, but success will depend on the substance Editorial react-text 153 In his platform with boutique tax cuts, tough talk on extremism, even his release of his five key priorities, Andrew Scheer was also the candidate many saw as any echo of Stephen Harper. /react-text Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS Scheer, the man with the impish grin, will grow into his job Tim Harper Trudeau, Scheer discuss Parliament, U.S. trade in first call after Conservative leadership race react-empty 163 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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

flood water: Saturday, during its daily patrol of Cache Creek, according to Metro News. 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.

government minister: The Associated Press By Jill Lawless The Associated Press Sun., May 28, 2017 LONDON British police made two more arrests and stormed three more locations Sunday as they hunted for suspects in the Manchester bombing, while a government minister said members of attacker Salman Abedi's network may still be at large, according to Toronto Star. Greater Manchester Police said two men one 25 years old and the other 19 were arrested in the city on suspicion of terrorist offences. Another man was also arrested in Gorton, Manchester. Eleven other men between the ages of 18 and 44 also were in custody. Read more U.K. police release photo of Manchester bomber, appeal to public for information Article Continued Below Ariana Grande vows return to Manchester to perform benefit concert for victims react-text 153 Police close the road leading to Quantock Street in the Moss Side area of Manchester where a raid was carried out earlier on Sunday. /react-text Anthony Devlin / GETTY IMAGES U.K. opposition leader links extremism to foreign wars after Manchester attack 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. 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

israel apologists: On Israel Independence Day earlier this month Justin Trudeau delivered a speech by video to a rally in Montr al and published a statement marking the occasion, according to Rabble. Today, while we celebrate Israel's independence, we also reaffirm our commitment to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, declared the PM in a rare reference by a top politician to Israel's state ideology. But, even when anti-Semitism was a significant political force in Canada, Zionism largely represented a chauvinistic, colonialist way of thinking. Israel apologists often link anti-Zionism and anti-Jewishness, but it's disingenuous. When anti-Semitism was a social force of consequence in Canada it was not uncommon for anti-Jewish politicians to back Zionism. Canadian Zionism has long been comfortable with anti-Jewish sentiment and it has never been primarily an anti-prejudicial ideology. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

job offer: At the same time, he says, there are occupations and professions that are not being filled, according to CBC. If a business cannot find a particular skilled labour, then of course that business suffers, and then the economy suffers, and then we all suffer if the economy is not firing on all cylinders, he said in an interview on CBC's Labrador Morning. Advanced Education, Skills and Labour Minister Gerry Byrne says the province's aging population means fewer people entering into the workforce over the long term. Byrne said a foreign national must have a job offer one that can not be filled by a person in the province. With this in mind, we asked several newcomers to Labrador to share their stories of settling into life in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. He admits boosting immigration by 50 per cent in the next five years will take a lot of work, but says the sense of community will draw immigrants to the province, especially to Labrador. (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 Hamilton Spectator. 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 under 18 and injured more than 100. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parks day: On May 27-28, road cyclists from all over Atlantic Canada will meet at the park to compete in individual time trials, a criterium and a mass-start road race sanctioned by Bicycle Nova Scotia, according to The Chronicle Herald. June will have special events inside the park as well. They opened their gates on May 19 and are offering new programs in celebration of Canada 150 to help enable youth and newcomers experience the outdoors and learn about Canada's history and heritage. On National Aboriginal Day June 21, the park invites visitors to celebrate Mi'kmaw culture with Parks Canada interpreters and special guests by participating in tours, demonstrations and more. Later that month, for the first year, the park is holding Bio Blitz on Parks Day on July 15. And don't miss Canada Day in the park on July 1 when it will host the first Keji Tintamarre an Acadian tradition of marching and making noise with improvised instruments and noisemakers followed by a group campfire, lemonade and cupcakes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

water levels: Ashcroft RCMP say Cassidy's body was discovered late Saturday night by the Ashcroft fire department during their daily patrol of Cache Creek, near the washed-out bridge, according to CBC. Cassidy had been checking water levels at the creek located an hour west of Kamloops when he was last seen, ahead of several weeks of flooding in the Interior. Clayton Cassidy was reported missing after his vehicle was found near a washed-out bridge where he was last spotted on May 5. A golden saint of a man' He's just a golden saint of a man and everybody meets him wishes that they could be a little more like Clayton Cassidy, said Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta. Clayton was a friend of everybody in the community, he said. Ranta said Cassidy was a stalwart in the community who was loved by everybody for his service with the fire department, as a minor hockey coach and the way he would volunteer for anything that would be of assistance to his community members. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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

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.