container: The stowaways arrived in the Port of Montreal in a container that came off a Hong Kong-flagged ship that had last visited Hamburg, Germany. 4 stowaways found alive in shipping container at Port of Montreal Where it may have been before then, and at which port of call the men came aboard, is still unknown, according to CBC. I guess it was just a matter of time before people were desperate enough to actually try this again, Taillefer said. The four men, who are believed to be in their 30s and 40s, were taken to hospital and treated for heat stroke and dehydration. In a way, it's not more different than what we've seen at the border in the past few months. The men were found by a Port of Montreal container checker after they made noise and stuck a white flag out of the shipping container. It's just much more dangerous, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family: They had nothing to drink or eat except raw almonds, and the terrified 15-year-old thought he'd never see his father again after they were separated, according to The Chronicle Herald. Al Zhouri was still haunted by the memories of the Syrian Civil War when he and his family arrived in Canada as refugees last year. Six years ago he was fleeing a war-torn city with his father, walking all night and taking cover during daylight. He'd never spoken English before, but says having very few Arabic-speakers in the town forced him to grasp the new language quickly. Although he'd never acted before, the role of unhappy refugee Prince Amir seemed like it was meant for him. He was surprised to be asked to perform in Theatre Antigonish's production of The Ash Girl a modern adaptation of Cinderella. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family: Less than a year after launching, the barn is no longer big enough to meet the demand for their products, which are shipped all over Canada and are beginning to be shipped to the United States, according to CTV. Tareq Hadhad, one of the proprietors, says the family currently makes 1,000 chocolates a day, but they need 20 times as much space to meet demand. Peace By Chocolate was started by the Hadhad family last August in a small barn beside their new home in Antigonish, N.S. The refugees' sweet treats were quickly embraced by the community, by tourists and even by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who sampled the goods and called the Hadhads an extraordinary example. They have posted ads online seeking workers for the factory. We've just come here to create jobs and to contribute to the community of Antigonish that really helped us since the beginning. We didn't come here to take anybody's job, Hadhad said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hong kong: Jocelyn, a caregiver who has been waiting for seven years for her permanent residency application to be processed, spoke tearfully during the conference about the hardships of living apart from her family for 13 years, according to Rabble. She said I came to Canada in April 2008. Accompanied by caregivers and migrant advocates, Kwan argued that the Liberal government's continued apathy when it comes to the plight of caregivers, many of whom have been separated from their families for years, is inhumane and indefensible. Prior to this, I lived and worked in Hong Kong for four years. My daughter was ten when I left, and now she is 13. In all the time that I was abroad, I only saw my children three times because airfare is so expensive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media portrayals: THE CANADIAN PRESS By Amira Elghawaby Asma Maryam Ali Fri., July 21, 2017 Through disproportionate negative media portrayals, along with the despicable rise of terrorism, the Islamic faith is constantly under scrutiny; it is everyone's to inspect, analyze, and judge, according to Toronto Star. This has led to the unfortunate reality that ordinary citizens seem to believe Muslims in Canada should not have the same rights as everyone else. A package containing a defaced Qur'an and a note expressing hate toward a Muslim cemetery project has stoked renewed fears at a Quebec mosque where six men were killed in January, the mosque's secretary general said Wednesday. The most recent, disturbing example, is the decision by a small group of residents in a Quebec community who voted by a small margin to prevent the local Muslim community from establishing their own cemetery to bury their loved ones. The 13th to 19th century Spanish Inquisition represents a disturbing chapter that illustrates why it is so critical to protect religious freedom, even for populations whose traditions may be unpopular. Although the contexts are vastly different, it is nonetheless instructive to go back in history to understand how such trends can negatively impact on the ability religious communities to practice their faith. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

quebec city: Al Short, 88, lives in Massachusetts and is organizing the reunion, according to The Chronicle Herald. All my grandparents came from Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, he says. And they're hoping it goes smoother than it did 200 years ago, when they arrived on a ship crashing into the Nova Scotian island as their immigration went wrong. Two centuries ago his ancestors boarded the brig Trafalgar in Hull, England, bound for Saint John, N.B., and Quebec City. After two months at sea, the ship rounded western Nova Scotia in a dense fog. Traveling with the Shorts were a host of other familiar Maritime names, such as Beal, Cook, Dunn, Fraser, Hare, Kidney, Milliner and Whyte. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

robotics competition: DC Police Department / AFP/GETTY IMAGES By Matthew Barakat The Associated Press Fri., July 21, 2017 MCLEAN, VA. Organizers of an international robotics competition in the U.S. capital believe the disappearance of six teens from Burundi may have been self-initiated, according to Toronto Star. As the competition was wrapping up Tuesday, their chaperone discovered his kids were missing. Police now say that two of the six were seen crossing into Canada, and they don't suspect foul play with any of them. He looked in the college dorms where the six teens ages 16 to 18 had been staying. Officers swept through DAR Constitution Hall. Their bags were packed and gone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian: Syrian refugees New arrivals struggle to find work Syrian refugees flocking to Windsor from across Canada, says doctor We can't go back to Syria ... there's a war going on, he said, according to CBC. So, we decided to come to a safe place with my family, so we can live in a safe area. The Syrian refugee, now living in Windsor, was an engineer for 17 years before arriving in Canada more than a year ago. Canada is the best place for that. After giving up on finding an engineering job, he decided to start a business. With the dangers of war left behind in his homeland, Aldehneh tried looking for work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

thursday night: Gov, according to Metro News. Dannel P. Malloy is among those showing support for Nury Chavarria, of Norwalk. U.S. immigration officials said Friday they consider a woman trying to avoid deportation by seeking sanctuary in a Connecticut church to be a fugitive, but acknowledge they have a policy that restricts them from entering a house of worship except in extraordinary circumstances. The Democrat visited her Thursday night after she took refuge inside the Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal church in New Haven. I am here to say this individual case is a wrong, but I am also very concerned that the greater wrong is when the American people are lied to about what their government is doing, he told reporters after leaving the church. Malloy said the attempt to deport the housekeeper and mother of four shows President Donald Trump's administration is not being truthful when it says its immigration policies are focused on the bad guys. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

year span: Two years later, she applied for permanent residency to reunite with her family as soon as she met the live-in work requirement, according to Metro News. Over the 13-year span working abroad, the former midwife has only managed to visit her children now 23, 20 and 16 three times because the money for trips is better spent on her kids' education and basic needs. After working in Hong Kong for four years, she arrived in Toronto in 2008 under Canada's live-in caregiver program. I'm taking care of others' children but can't take care of my own kids, who are living by their own selves, said Godroy, 43, whose marriage has broken down and whose mother the care provider of her children has passed away during her time away from home. Godroy's story is not uncommon, especially among the Filipino community, the main source of Canada's foreign caregiver workforce, said Vilma Pagaduan, a Filipino TV and radio host in Toronto, who herself came to Canada in 2007 under the same program. Please put yourself in my shoes as a mother. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sign: And in Sherbrooke, Que., anti-immigration stickers have appeared in the city's downtown area, according to CBC. Anti-immigration signs and stickers plastered around Saguenay Saint-Honor Mayor Bruno Tremblay told CBC News the sign near the cemetery was unacceptable. In Saint-Honor Que., a wooden sign bearing the words Saguenay, White City, in French appeared overnight at the entrance to a cemetery that could offer burial grounds for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region's Muslim community. He said he was having breakfast at a local diner when other patrons informed him about the sign because they were concerned. We're having it taken down later, I've sent one of our guys from public works, he said. I found it very xenophobic, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cast terminal: Urgences Sant spokesperson Francois Labelle said two of the stowaways were in serious condition and having difficulty breathing, but are all now in stable condition, according to CTV. The men were apparently in the container for three weeks and were suffering from dehydration and heat stroke, he said. The men, between 30 and 40 years old, were found in the Cast Terminal of the Port of Montreal and taken to Santa Cabrini Hospital. Once the men are in better shape, the illegal migrants, all reportedly from Europe, will be taken to a detention centre in Laval while the Canada Border Services Agency continues to investigate them. As this is still under review by the CBSA, and for privacy reasons, we cannot give more information, the CBSA said in a statement. They will check if the men have any connection to terrorist groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

email thursday: Canada Border Services Agency said in an email Thursday that it is not its practice to confirm or deny the entry of any person into Canada, according to The Chronicle Herald. The RCMP said it was not in a position to comment on the matter. The search for the teens is ongoing, but police have no indication of foul play in their disappearance, said Aquita Brown, a spokeswoman for police in Washington, D.C. Canadian officials would not say if the two students reported to have been seen crossing the border a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old had made refugee claims. American authorities tweeted missing person fliers Wednesday asking for help finding the six teens, who had last been seen in the U.S. at the FIRST Global Challenge around the time of Tuesday's final matches. The competition in the U.S. capital, which is designed to encourage youths to pursue careers in math and science, attracted teams of teenagers from more than 150 nations. The missing team members include two 17-year-old girls and four male students ranging in age from 16 to 18. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

event organizers: We want attendees to be informed about how other cultures do have beauty to them, do have complexity, he said, according to Metro News. Every culture is more complex than we think. Heng is one of the ambassadors for the first ever Global Fusion Youth Celebration, an event organizers say is unique because of its focus it's for youth, by youth. I think that's one approach to preventing prejudice, and also a way to promote fascination of things outside of you. function set Cookie related path / ; Related'Canadian Multiculturalism, No Thanks' Quebec byelection poster sparks outrage Edmonton's multiculturalism takes a hit Heng said the event will celebrate the city's unique cultures, but in a way that's more relatable to young people. The whole event is the product of a committee of young leaders assembled six months ago, according to director Ahmed Abdulkadir. The free public event will feature cultural performances, workshops, and games, and will conclude with a culturally diverse concert, where all participating cultural groups will perform together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

internet council: The recording of the deaths of several black men at the hands of police, including Walter Scott, Philando Castile and Eric Garner, has made police relations with minority communities a national topic, said Kim Keenan, the MMTC president, according to Metro News. Video becomes a tool to help prosecute wrongdoing, or even clear police officers when they are in the right, she said. The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council and other groups officially announced the Santana Initiative on Thursday, which will train citizens on their rights to record police interactions with the public. So we have to have a way to record this, so the truth comes out, Keenan said. Former police officer Michael Slager said he started shooting after Scott attempted to grab his Taser. The program, which is being supported by groups like the NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the National Newspaper Publishers Association, U.S. Black Chambers of Commerce and the National Congress of Black Women, is named after Fieden Santana, who in 2015 recorded the fatal police shooting of Walter Scott in South Carolina. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

iraqi army: Winnipeg Yazidi refugee learns her 12-year-old son is alive after rescue from ISIS Last week, 12-year-old Emad Mishko Tamo was rescued from ISIS after being held captive for nearly three years, according to CBC. The Iraqi army posted photos of the boy on social media that were seen by his uncle, who is in a refugee camp in Iraq. We have been in contact with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and we have been assured the IRCC is expediting this case, said Belle Jarniewski, who is a member of the Operation Ezra working group. That is how the boy's mother, Nofa Zaghla, learned her son is alive. Belle Jarniewski, a member of the Operation Ezra working group, called the boy's reappearance in Iraq 'a miracle.' Jaison Empson/ CBC This is a miracle. She had not seen him since they were captured by ISIS and separated in August 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kathleen weil: Also on Thursday, a Quebec nationalist group distributed anti-immigration stickers around the city of Sherbrooke, 150 kilometres east of Montreal, according to CTV. The group, which describes itself as a federation of old-stock Quebecers, had been passing around the stickers for the past few days. Kathleen Weil was in Montreal to talk about her government's plan to launch public consultations on systemic racism, but her announcement came the same day a sign appeared in a small Quebec town describing the village as for white people only. All these heinous acts are unacceptable in a society, she said. Last week, Quebec City's mosque received hateful messages in the mail that reminded people of the shooting that took place there in January that left six men dead. They are hurtful and affect me personally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mp: The federal government plans to move the centre from Vegreville to Edmonton in 2018 and take about 230 jobs with it, according to CBC. Trudeau questioned on carbon tax, NEB and Vegreville during stop in Edmonton Hayduk hosted a meeting in Vegreville on Wednesday that included Jenny Kwan, NDP MP for Vancouver East, Shannon Stubbs, Conservative MP for Lakeland, and Linda Duncan, NDP MP for Edmonton Strathcona. Conservative and NDP MPs have pledged to unite in their efforts to aid Mayor Myron Hayduk's cause. It's going to cripple us a little bit,' Vegreville Mayor Myron Hayduk says of the planned closure of an immigration processing centre. For the town, for council, this has given us a great boost. CBC This is kind of like the third wind we got, said Hayduk. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

officials: On Wednesday, the Yazidi Association of Manitoba went public with her story in the hopes of spurring officials to act quickly to get young Emad to Canada, according to The Chronicle Herald. We're asking to bring that child to be reunited with his mother, pleaded association president Hadji Hesso, his voice filled with passion. Now, the mission for Nofa Mihlo Zaghla has become getting Canadian officials to help reunite her with her boy. That's all we want. It's all the child wants. That's all the mother wants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

old-stock quebecers: Also on Thursday, a Quebec nationalist group distributed anti-immigration stickers around the city of Sherbrooke, 150 kilometres east of Montreal, according to The Chronicle Herald. The group, which describes itself as a federation of old-stock Quebecers, had been passing around the stickers for the past few days. Kathleen Weil was in Montreal to talk about her government's plan to launch public consultations on systemic racism, but her announcement came the same day a sign appeared in a small Quebec town describing the village as for white people only. All these heinous acts are unacceptable in a society, she said. Last week, Quebec City's mosque received hateful messages in the mail that reminded people of the shooting that took place there in January that left six men dead. They are hurtful and affect me personally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

september: The government will ask 15 to 20 non-profit organizations to submit proposals to present witnesses to discuss the acts of racism they have experienced, but individuals are also invited to present, according to CTV. Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil said that in September the government will also create four working groups to examine different areas where people encounter discrimination and racism, including employment, housing and social services, and law enforcement. With the Quebec Human Rights Commission at the helm, there will be several ways for Quebecers to participate including a website not yet launched and public meetings held throughout Quebec in September and October. It's an open exercise, a democratic exercise, a useful, necessary exercise, said Weil, adding that the data shows there is still a lot of work to do before there is equality for all Quebecers. I've just heard too many people, very qualified, coming from Africa notably, French Africa, so qualified, impeccable French, they'd worked in Belgium or France, but when they came here they found it difficult to integrate into the job market, said Weil. In particular Weil pointed out that business owners need to employ more immigrants, and that visible minorities, women, and youth are not well represented in leadership roles. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent: Of the 633,000 people who would receive raises in Toronto, 368,000 58 per cent are women and 113,000 17 per cent are recent 42 per cent of the recent immigrants who would benefit are women, according to Toronto Star. Read more Ontario plans big boost to minimum wage, update of labour laws Cohn Article Continued Below Minimum wage hike will force some restaurants to close react-text 146 According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, women and recent immigrants will see significant benefits from the Ontario government's proposed minimum wage hike, which Premier Kathleen Wynne announced in May 2017. /react-text Christopher Katsarov / THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario Liberals embed 2019 minimum wage hike in new law David Macdonald, author of the report and a senior economist with the centre, said the minimum-wage hike is needed to reduce the income gap that persists despite the strength of Ontario's economy. react-empty 156 It's not everyone who benefits from that just the top one per cent, he said. The numbers provided to Metro, part of the left-wing think-tank's Ontario Needs a Raise report, are based on the last six months of Statistics Canada's labour survey. He added that the richest one per cent of Torontonians saw a raise in the last year worth twice what a minimum-wage earner would make annually, even after the hike to 15 an hour. The new workplace legislation also includes more vacation entitlements, expanded personal emergency leave and equal pay for part-time workers. The numbers come as the Ontario government gathers input on the proposed hike in public committee hearings across the province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

winnipeg woman: That's all we want, according to Toronto Star. That's all the mother wants. We're asking to bring that child to be reunited with his mother, pleaded Yazidi Association of Manitoba president Hadji Hesso. It's all the child wants. Now, the mission for Nofa Mihlo Zaghla has become getting Canadian officials to help reunite her with her boy. By The Canadian Press Thu., July 20, 2017 WINNIPEG A Winnipeg woman who escaped the horrors of captivity at the hands of Iraqi militants was overjoyed to recently discover that her 12-year-old son has been rescued and is recovering from gunshot wounds at a refugee camp. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

work requirement: NICHOLAS KEUNG / TORONTO STAR By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Thu., July 20, 2017 When Jocelyn Godroy left behind her three kids in the Philippines to work abroad as a live-in caregiver, they were 10, 7 and 3, according to Toronto Star. After working in Hong Kong for four years, she arrived in Toronto in 2008 under Canada's live-in caregiver program. Godroy said it's hard to be apart from her children, especially when they are sick. Two years later, she applied for permanent residency to reunite with her family as soon as she met the live-in work requirement. I'm taking care of others' children but can't take care of my own kids, who are living by their own selves, said Godroy, 43, whose marriage has broken down and whose mother the care provider of her children has passed away during her time away from home. Over the 13-year span working abroad, the former midwife has only managed to visit her children now 23, 20 and 16 three times because the money for trips is better spent on her kids' education and basic needs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asian country: It was recorded Tuesday, and it underscores how little has changed in the Southeast Asian country since the party led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and longtime opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi won elections a year and a half ago, according to The Chronicle Herald. Just look at these chains. But this moment, captured on video by a local news organization, the Democratic Voice of Burma, was not from another era. This is what we get for being journalists, said Lawi Weng, one of three reporters detained by the military on June 26 for covering a drug-burning ceremony organized by an ethnic rebel group in the northeast. The reporters each face three years in prison for violating the nation's Unlawful Associations Act, which was designed to punish people who associate with or assist illegal groups in this case, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, one of more than a dozen small rebel armies that control patches of territory in the north and east. How can we say this is democracy Weng asked before entering a police van headed back to jail after a brief court hearing in Shan state's Hsipaw township. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

semester example: Chu has a degree in psychology from Bryn Mawr College, as well as graduate degrees from the University of California, Davis, and Harvard, according to Globe and Mail. In a response to the publication of her reviews, Chu wrote that she had learned a lot this semester about the power of words and about the accountability that we owe one another. June Chu, who resigned as a dean at Yale in June because of controversy over Yelp reviews, including one in which she labelled a Japanese restaurant as perfect for white trash. My question is, just this semester Example two, from Canadian Twitter The May debacle of several senior media leaders chortling about kicking in money to fund a cultural appropriation prize. Let's not argue whether the media moguls were meaner and more immature than the online mob that told them their conduct was gross, but rather focus on what other, savvier users of the service wondered Do they not know we can see them It was rather bewildering that long-time journalists devoted to the written word didn't realize they were creating a shameful, very permanent record. In the aftermath, some of these powerful figures found their careers derailed, while others scrambled to distribute apologies, both inside and outside their organizations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.