baddeck committee: Committee member Jennifer Mac Donald said the family's application was processed in July 2016, and the committee was initially led to believe it would be another 13 to 19 months until they were approved to enter Canada, according to CBC. Then in April, the federal government told the group it would be another 19 months, she said. But members of the Syria to Baddeck committee now feel they've let down their supporters and misled the refugees they promised to sponsor, as federal government delays stall prospects the family will soon be able to travel to Canada and settle in Baddeck. Now, we have to go back to this family who's been hanging on in Jordan and tell them that it's going to be another 19 months, Mac Donald said. The mother, father and four children were living as refugees in Jordan, where the father was able to make a little money under the table. They are living in dire straits' Mac Donald said the committee had chosen the family with the help of the Syrian community in Halifax. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

buddhist-majority myanmar: Some are barred from working or feel unwelcome in unfamiliar lands, according to Metro News. Still, many say they are relieved to be safe. But Rohingya have been fleeing persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for decades, and many who have made it to safety in other countries still face a precarious existence. Here are four countries where Rohingya have established settlements in recent years MALAYSIAThere are some 56,000 Rohingya refugees registered with the U.N. refugee agency in Malaysia, with an estimated 40,000 more whose status has yet to be assessed. They live on the fringe, unable to legally work because the country like Thailand and Indonesia doesn't recognize asylum seekers or refugees. Obtaining a U.N. refugee card generally protects people from arrest. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

country i: DACA has given nearly 800,000 young people protection from deportation and the right to work legally in the country, according to CTV. I wanted him to give us time. Speaking in an AP Newsmaker interview, Ryan said he believes the president made the right call when he announced he would give Congress six months to figure out what to do with former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program before dismantling it. I didn't want this to be rescinded on Day One and create chaos, Ryan said, arguing the time would allow Congress to come up with the right kind of consensus and compromise to fix this problem. The leaders were expected to discuss DACA, among issues, according to congressional aides and the White House. As part of that effort, Ryan will be meeting with the House's top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, on Wednesday evening, before Pelosi heads to the White House for a dinner with Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dutch parliament: The identities of the people affected by the decision were not released, according to Metro News. Speaking to reporters at the Dutch Parliament, Blok said the four were believed to have travelled to Syria. The action announced Wednesday marks the first time Justice Minister Stef Blok has used new powers to revoke the citizenship of alleged jihadis. He said they all were dual Dutch-Moroccan nationals. Scores of Dutch citizens have gone to Syria and Iraq in recent years to join Islamic extremist groups. They also have been declared undesirable aliens, which means they cannot legally return to the Netherlands or to any other country in the European Union's Schengen passport-free travel zone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

escalation: One of his cousins was recently caught up in the chaos in Rakhine, an epicentre of the fighting since late last month, according to Metro News. She was so scared when I spoke to her on the phone the next day. It is like a nightmare, he said about witnessing the escalation from afar. She said many people are hiding in forests waiting for any kind of rescue. More than 370,000 Rohingyas have fled the country in fear of brutal military rule, and reports from the United Nations warn of ethnic cleansing. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Canadian non-profit calls for country to take action in Rohingya violence Diaspora worried about escalating situation in Venezuela Canadian nurse in Florida preparing for busy few days in Hurricane Irma's wake Human-rights organizations have accused the government's military of setting villages on fire and killing hundreds of civilians. Kyaw is one of thousands of Myanmar-Canadians watching desperately as their native country descends into violence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kenney: For us to balance the budget we're going to have to ... restart our economy with pro-growth policies including the elimination of the carbon tax and doing everything we can to make Alberta open for business again, Kenney said Wednesday in Calgary, according to The Chronicle Herald. And we will have to go through a period of sustained fiscal restraint. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister who is running for leader of the fledgling United Conservative Party, said it will take time to fix the financial mess left by Premier Rachel Notley's government. That doesn't mean cutting 20 per cent of our budget, but it does mean learning from how B.C. and other provinces deliver the same services so much more efficiently. Kenney also fired back at Notley for comments she made at the opening of an Edmonton school earlier this month. Kenney says British Columbia has a larger population and more newcomers that need help resettling, but the province spends 20 per cent less per capita than Alberta. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lynn beyak: Carolyn Bennett says Beyak's suggestion is simply offensive, according to CTV. I am deeply disappointed that Senator Lynn Beyak continues to provide these uninformed and simply offensive comments for issues which she clearly doesn't understand, said Bennett in a statement to CTV News. Lynn Beyak for saying that First Nations should trade in their status cards for a Canadian citizenship. Beyak, who came under fire earlier this year for her remarks about Indigenous people, made the comments in an open letter on her Senate website on Sept. 1. Trade your status card for a Canadian citizenship, with a fair and negotiated payout to each Indigenous man, woman and child in Canada, to settle all the outstanding land claims and treaties, and move forward together just like the leaders already do in Ottawa, Beyak wrote. None of us are leaving, so let's stop the guilt and blame and find a way to live together and share. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya: He still has family in Myanmar and over the past two weeks, they have called regularly as more than 370,000 refugees have poured out of Myanmar and into Bangladesh, according to CBC. Myanmar faces mounting international pressure as Rohingya Muslims flee violence Hundreds decry violence against Rohingya Muslims at Ottawa protest When they talk to my mom, they say, 'Please forgive us.' And my mom is like, 'Why are you asking for forgiveness You haven't done anything wrong.' They're like, 'We might not see the next daylight or we may not survive the next hour, so please forgive us because things are really serious here,' he told The Morning Edition host Craig Norris Wednesday. Ahmed Ullah was born in a refugee camp to Rohingya Muslim parents and came to Canada in 2009. Ullah said when he and his family left in 2009, things in the country were calming down. But now, Ullah said it's like reliving a nightmare. There was still ongoing violence, but people were not fleeing their homes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

school monday: The five-year-old's parents emigrated from Somalia 17 years ago, according to CTV. The friend says the boy was born in Saskatchewan and spoke English at home. A family friend says the boy needed extra support while attending school, including one-on-one supervision, and that his speech was delayed for his age. CTV is not yet sure if Dundonald School and Saskatoon's public school board was aware of the boy's needs. He was found shortly after Saskatoon police were called to the area at about 10 50 a.m. The boy, who was pronounced dead in hospital, was found in a pond now the site of a small memorial, with stuffed animals and balloons sitting near the water near the school Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

student visa: Fatimah Rathore came to the province from Pakistan on a student visa to study political science at Memorial University in 2012, and says she would love to stay here after graduation, according to CBC. My concern is to find a job, she told CBC's Here and Now. Last week the Harris Centre projected the province will lose about 41,000 people over the next 20 years, an eight per cent drop that will hit rural areas especially hard. I'd say even if I have to move away from here this will always be my home. This place made me who I am today and I really owe something back to this place. This is someplace that I settled in. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

thai pirates: The family was Yarmouth's first Vietnamese immigrants, arriving in 1979 after a tumultuous escape, according to The Chronicle Herald. Hung, Loi and Phong, their three-year-old daughter, escaped from Vietnam that April via the South China Sea. On Sept. 1, Hung and Loi Le returned to Yarmouth after two decades away to reunite with those friends. They encountered Thai pirates who took nearly all of their belongings. They did not want to see us die in that ocean, said Hung. In a moment of compassion, the pirates told the family a big thunderstorm was on the way and that they should take refuge in their boat. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

women property: The show comes on the heels of another series inspired by an Atwood book, the dystopian saga The Handmaid's Tale, about a totalitarian theocracy that makes women property of the state and forces some to bear children for infertile couples, according to The Chronicle Herald. The TV series is up for 13 Emmy Awards on Sunday. The Canadian literary star is at the Toronto International Film Festival promoting the new CBC/Netflix miniseries Alias Grace, an adaptation of her 1996 novel about a poor Irish immigrant convicted of killing her employers in 1843. Both series examine the treatment of women and immigrants in society, with The Handmaid's Tale having a particularly chilling effect amid the U.S. battle over rights to birth control and abortion. It's not good for the world to have a weak United States. If I had the choice of wallowing in comparative obscurity and not having this government in power, or the present moment, I think I can honestly say at my age I would take the first because this development is not good for the world, Atwood, 77, said Wednesday in an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

baddeck committee: Committee member Jennifer Mac Donald said the family's application was processed in July 2016, and the committee was initially led to believe it would be another 13 to 19 months until they were approved to enter Canada, according to CBC. Then in April, the federal government told the group it would be another 19 months, she said. But members of the Syria to Baddeck committee now feel they've let down their supporters and misled the refugees they promised to sponsor, as federal government delays stall prospects the family will soon be able to travel to Canada and settle in Baddeck. Now, we have to go back to this family who's been hanging on in Jordan and tell them that it's going to be another 19 months, Mac Donald said. The mother, father and four children were living as refugees in Jordan, where the father was able to make a little money under the table. They are living in dire straits' Mac Donald said the committee had chosen the family with the help of the Syrian community in Halifax. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya: He still has family in Myanmar and over the past two weeks, they have called regularly as more than 370,000 refugees have poured out of Myanmar and into Bangladesh, according to CBC. Myanmar faces mounting international pressure as Rohingya Muslims flee violence Hundreds decry violence against Rohingya Muslims at Ottawa protest When they talk to my mom, they say, 'Please forgive us.' And my mom is like, 'Why are you asking for forgiveness You haven't done anything wrong.' They're like, 'We might not see the next daylight or we may not survive the next hour, so please forgive us because things are really serious here,' he told The Morning Edition host Craig Norris Wednesday. Ahmed Ullah was born in a refugee camp to Rohingya Muslim parents and came to Canada in 2009. Ullah said when he and his family left in 2009, things in the country were calming down. But now, Ullah said it's like reliving a nightmare. There was still ongoing violence, but people were not fleeing their homes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

student visa: Fatimah Rathore came to the province from Pakistan on a student visa to study political science at Memorial University in 2012, and says she would love to stay here after graduation, according to CBC. My concern is to find a job, she told CBC's Here and Now. Last week the Harris Centre projected the province will lose about 41,000 people over the next 20 years, an eight per cent drop that will hit rural areas especially hard. I'd say even if I have to move away from here this will always be my home. This place made me who I am today and I really owe something back to this place. This is someplace that I settled in. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family farm: Trudeaumania 2.0 Another Syrian newcomer family names son after Justin Trudeau Syrian teens find refuge on Calgary soccer pitch Six-year-old Aisha loves to water the radishes on her family farm, according to CBC. Her father, Mohamed El Daher, and mother, Nhema, grew up on farms in Syria. Now they just need to find someone who wants it. They came to Calgary as refugees with three young kids and finally have found themselves farming again. Mohamed El Daher says the family has been working a plot of land northeast of the Calgary Airport for the last couple of months and now they are looking for a way to share it. Every day, every day, El Daher said of the work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

head i: I said, Please don't be too nice,' Trump told a group of federal, state and local officers in Brentwood, N.Y., address focused on the MS-13 gang, according to Toronto Star. Like when you guys put somebody in the car, and you're protecting their head the way you put the hand over like, don't hit their head, and they've just killed somebody, don't hit their head I said, You can take the hand away, OK ' His remarks were greeted with a brief moment of silence, then laughter and applause. When you see these towns, and you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon you just see 'em thrown in, rough. Read More Trump forces out embattled adviser Reince Priebus, as White House chaos grows Article Continued Below The local police force, however, issued an official rejection of Trump's guidance, writing on Twitter As a department, we do not and will not tolerate roughing up of prisoners. react-text 158 Donald Trump was speaking close to where the MS-13 street gang has committed a number of murders. This is the bedrock principle behind the concepts of procedural justice and police legitimacy, the statement concluded. react-empty 168 Trump made law and order a centrepiece of his campaign, and he has long called for a merciless approach to crime that dispenses with political correctness. His administration has moved to reduce federal scrutiny of rights abuses in local police forces. /react-text TOM BRENNER / NYT And the police chiefs' association released a statement saying law enforcement officers are trained to treat all individuals, whether they are a complainant, suspect, or defendant, with dignity and respect. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health conditions: The aim of the program is to increase the number of detainee visits each year, requiring the CRC to conduct up to 86 site visits annually, primarily focusing on the most vulnerable, including unaccompanied minors and individuals with medical and mental health conditions, Goodale said, according to CBC. Immigration detention system is legal, though not always applied perfectly judge'Last resort' Why Canada indefinitely jails immigration detainees, including kids There are about 325 to 425 individuals detained under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act at any given time, according to government statistics. The two-year contract between the Canada Border Services Agency CBSA and the CRC will include regular visits throughout the year to detention facilities across Canada where immigration detainees are held, the government said. The Canadian Red Cross Detention Monitoring Program aims to contribute to an environment in which all people who are detained in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act are treated humanely and are held in accordance with national and international standards, Conrad Sauv president and CEO of the Canadian Red Cross, said in a statement. Not an improvement' However, Toronto-based immigration lawyer Barbara Jackman slammed the CRC's past record as useless. As a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization, ongoing access to facilities and detainees is essential in carrying out our mandate to monitor conditions of detention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration tribunal: In 2014, the Canada Border Services Agency initiated the revocation of Wang's permanent resident status claiming he was inadmissible for allegedly engaging in espionage activities for the Military Intelligence Bureau MIB Taiwan's spy agency, and China's Ministry of State Security MSS . According to border enforcement officials' submissions to the immigration tribunal, Wang was offered money by a Taiwanese student Mak at York to provide information on the Chinese government, according to Toronto Star. Over the course of time, he was alleged to have received 3,000 for his services. Yang Wang, 39, came to Canada from China as an international student in 1998, first at Seneca College and later at York University, before he became a permanent resident here in 2006. When Wang visited China in 2006, Canadian authorities claimed, he was taken to a motel by Chinese agents and later kept in touch with the MSS agents up until 2010. I have never been a spy. Article Continued Below This is totally wrong, Wang, a small businessman in recycling and father of two, told the Star in an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

language english: The video will be translated into five languages Arabic, Persian, Mandarin, Spanish and French, according to CBC. P.E.I. grants aimed at helping prevent violence against women Silent march against family violence marks 8th year across P.E.I. 1M fundraiser launched for P.E.I. Family Violence Prevention Services Reaching out to potential victims Danya O'Malley, the executive director of FVPS, said the video will help victims become more familiar with the services FVPS offers, including Anderson House shelter. Family Violence Prevention Services is creating a new video aimed at introducing people whose first language isn't English to its services. The hope is that people can watch and listen and become more familiar with our services, what we offer, how to access our services and what to expect when you stay in the shelter, said O'Malley. We've done a few different projects where we've trained interpreters that work with the newcomers association and we've had various resources translated into different languages, said O'Malley. O'Malley said there is a need for these resources in newcomer communities, and that translation is often needed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

settler mentality: For the most part, Canadians have been welcoming to newcomers who resemble them, according to Rabble. More recently however, we like to think that our hearts and arms are open to anyone fleeing the ravages of famine, war, and persecution. Some of us feel more entitled to be here than others depending on our country of origin, how many generations of ancestors we can claim, and our ability to integrate into what has historically been a white, British based colonial society. But, have we really evolved from our settler mentality and transformed into a truly welcoming, caring, accepting society We Are Not The Others is a unique play based on a two-year research project conducted by Mirna Carranza. Etemadi used the women's voices to breathe life into their experiences of immigration, trauma, loss, mental health, assimilation, resiliency, disappointment and hope for a better life in Canada. After Carranza interviewed female immigrants living in Hamilton, playwright Izad Etemadi crafted the findings into a powerful one hour play. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

african nation: The captain and eight crew members spent two days in detention before Turkish Cypriot authorities halted their probe and ordered them deported Thursday, according to Metro News. But Defend Europe spokeswoman Alessia Uanetto denied the boat was carrying immigrants trying to reach Italy illegally. The Sri Lankans informed Turkish Cypriot authorities that the ship picked them up from the east African nation of Djibouti, Pasha told The Associated Press. She said the 20 were apprentice sailors who were bribed by non-governmental organizations at the airport in north Cyprus to claim they were asylum-seekers. She refused to identify the nationalities of the 20, but said five individuals claimed they were refugees. Uanetto told the AP that 15 of them refused the alleged bribes and boarded planes in north Cyprus to return home because their apprenticeships had ended. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bill c: Earlier that month, 174 East Indian refugees, mostly Sikhs, landed on Nova Scotia's south shore, sparking national debate about the nation's immigration laws, according to CBC. Protesters were pushing to get a new immigration law in place quickly and were hopeful the upcoming Bill C-55 would be more stringent about who can claim refugee status. Roughly a dozen citizens picketed the legislature building on July 26, 1987 and spoke to passersby about how those claiming refugee status can bypass the usual channels of entrance to Canada. A woman signs a petition about Canada's immigration laws in 1987. CBC's Rick Boguski went to the legislature to hear picketers' concerns firsthand. CBC The group may have been small, but in just two days had managed to collect 500 signatures of other Canadians who worried that Canada's immigration laws needed a revamp. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family members: And it turns out we had the perfect candidate for our test the mother-in-law of CTV's Christina Heydanus, according to CTV. Gayle Lawrenson's mother was adopted and she knew little about her past, other than she was born at Victoria General Hospital in 1929. But can a simple saliva test really determine your ethnic background and match you to family members you didn't know you had AncestryDNA approached McLaughlin on Your Side to try out its product, which promises to give you insight into your bloodline, ethnicity and family tree. My grandparents got a little uncomfortable with her digging, I guess, for the information so that's where she stopped, explained Lawrenson. Weeks later, we sat down with Ancestry.ca to get Lawreson's results. You're too busy when you're young to think about these things, but as I get older I kind of have a little bit more of an interest to look back, Lawrenson followed the instructions on the AncestryDNA kit, which costs 129, and took a saliva sample, which was shipped off for testing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

festival: Beyond food safety training, this is the first year that the festival has undertaken the initiative to make sure every cultural pavilion gets equipment and environmental training, according to Metro News. It's the simple things that quite often festivals forget not our festival that the volunteers aren't professionals in what they do, he added. We're training them on their rights to know, and how to be safe, and be sure if they're using any kind of equipment that they've been trained in how to use it properly, said Folklorama president Avrom Charach. So we just want to make sure that they all learn how to do it right and everybody will go home happy. Return of the pavilion The First Nations Pavilion is back this year at the RBC Convention Centre in the North Building. Folklorama is in its 48th year, and will be running from August 6 to 19. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

greek islands.a: The Commission said the new funding more than doubles the emergency support extended to Greece for the refugee crisis, bringing it to a total of 401 million euros, according to Metro News. The rental project is in co-operation with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and will provide 22,000 rental places with the aim of increasing the number of refugees living in rented apartments to 30,000 by the end of the year, including 2,000 places on Greek islands.A parallel scheme worth 57.6 million euros will provide refugees and asylum seekers with monthly cash stipends distributed through cash-cards for expenses such as transport, food and medication. The 209 million-euro 243 million package includes a 151 million-euro program to help refugee families rent accommodation in Greek cities and provide them with money in an effort to help them move out of refugee camps, EU officials said during a visit to Athens. The projects launched today are one part of our wider support to the country but also to those in need of our protection, said Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos. Around 1.3 billion euros of EU funds are at the disposal of Greece for the management of the migration crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.