holocaust monument: Louis to come in concert with Wednesday's inauguration of the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made only passing reference to the incident in his speech marking the occasion, according to CBC. From the monument, Trudeau noted, it is possible to see the Peace Tower. Some wanted the apology for the MS St. But that's also a reminder that Canada has not always been a welcoming nation. '1056434243622', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container38609438', 'ciid' 'caffeine14310465' ; Trudeau dedicates National Holocaust Memorial1 20 May this monument remind us to always open our arms and our hearts to those in need, he said. While history records King trying to convince Frederick Blair director of the immigration branch of the federal Department of Mines and Resources at the time to consider their plea, Blair ultimately refused. The ship had 900 Jews aboard when it was turned away from both Cuba and the United States before a group of Canadians tried to convince then-prime minister Mackenzie King's government to let it dock in Halifax. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

italian immigrants: Francis, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, urged individuals and governments to open their arms and welcome migrants and share in their plight, as Jesus did, according to CTV. Throwing his arms open as he spoke, Francis said migrants are driven by the very Christian virtue of hope to find a better life, and said receiving countries should share in that hope by welcoming them and integrating them. The campaign, spearheaded by the Vatican's Caritas charity, encourages people to meet with migrants and listen to their stories, rather than treat them as statistics clouded by negative stereotypes. Brothers, don't be afraid of sharing the journey. Peter's Square. Don't be afraid of sharing hope, he told the crowd in St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ms st: Louis to come in concert with Wednesday's inauguration of the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made only passing reference to the incident in his speech marking the occasion, according to CTV. From the monument, Trudeau noted, it is possible to see the Peace Tower. Some wanted the apology for the MS St. But that's also a reminder that Canada has not always been a welcoming nation. The ship had 900 Jews aboard when it was turned away from both Cuba and the United States before a group of Canadians tried to convince then-prime minister Mackenzie King's government to let it dock in Halifax. May this monument remind us to always open our arms and our hearts to those in need, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

risk detainee: He's wanted on a warrant, Lewis said under cross-examination, adding that this was the main reason Toure has been classified as a high risk detainee and therefore ineligible to be placed in the Immigration Holding Centre, a minimum-security facility intended specifically for immigration detainees, according to Toronto Star. Is this the warrant asked Jared Will, Toure's lawyer. Among the factors border agency investigator Dale Lewis listed as grounds to place Ebrahim Toure, who has never been charged or convicted of a crime in Canada, in a maximum-security provincial jail was the fact that he was a fugitive of justice because there was an outstanding U.S. warrant for his arrest. Yes, Lewis said. It says it expires May 17, 2006. Article Continued Below Will asked Lewis to turn the warrant over and read the back. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

transit countries: It wants refugees in Libya, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Chad and Ethiopia to be the focus, according to Metro News. Libya is the main jumping-off point for many people willing to brave potentially perilous sea voyages across the Mediterranean in search of better lives in Europe. The EU's executive branch, the European Commission, said it has set aside 500 million euros 587 million for the effort. Egypt, Sudan, Chad and Niger one of the main migrant transit countries in Africa all border Libya. Europe has to show that it is ready to share responsibility with third countries, notably in Africa. Most of the migrants crossing the Mediterranean probably would not qualify for asylum in Europe, but the EU wants to make sure that genuine refugees do not have to face the dangerous sea crossing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ambassador: And she said she was caught off guard by the rise of the far-right at the ballot box, according to National Observer. Europe has quite a number of extreme right-wing parties, and Germany has always been proud of not having such a party, said Dreyer. She's also a Social Democrat. We have learned from the Second World War, and so we really are in shock, that we were not able to avoid it this time . Dreyer addressed the issue at a Wednesday morning news conference in Ottawa with German Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser, noting that officials were looking at Canada for possible solutions. Many representatives from Germany have travelled to Canada for this purpose, added Dreyer, who is also minister-president of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the country's western border. Dreyer explained that Canada had a most interesting approach to refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

front steps: His family settled in Toronto where he grew up, met and married Ida, and found work fixing umbrellas, according to Vancouver Courier. He just picked it up as a new immigrant, said granddaughter Corry Flader. The family tradition began when Isadore Izzy Flader, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, came to Canada as a young boy in the early 1900s. He found that he was good with his hands. As the story goes, one day Izzy met a train porter who told him about the rainforest surrounding Vancouver. Izzy could not afford to open a store, Flader said, so he would go door-to-door asking if people had umbrellas that needed repairs, carrying out the work while sitting on the front steps of the home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

giller prize: Brothers Francis and Michael try to cope now that their father has left and their mother works two jobs, according to NOW Magazine. Discrimination at the hands of teachers, police and shopkeepers who are certain the boys are nothing but trouble makes it hard. BROTHER by David Chariandy McClelland & Stewart Long-listed for the Giller Prize, Chariandy's novel is propelled by hip-hop beats, unfolding in 1991 Scarborough. Still, Francis dreams of becoming a hip-hop artist and Michael has already identified the girl of his dreams. On sale now. Then life gets in the way. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bangladesh camps: Junior minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed said the social welfare ministry has asked local authorities for 80 hectares of land to build facilities for the children without parents, and about 1,580 such children have already been registered, according to Toronto Star. Read more Burma officials blame insurgents for killing 45 Hindu villagers found in mass graves Article Continued Below 10 photos from Bangladesh camps, 10 stories of Rohingya desperation Canadian aid workers describe chaos at Rohingya border camp The UN children's agency UNICEF has identified about 1,800 children who fled Myanmar without parents after violence broke out on Aug. 25, but Ahmed said the total number is about 6,000. react-empty 157 Zillar Rahman, a senior official at the ministry, told reporters in Dhaka that the government wants to protect those children by keeping them away from adults. Children make up about 60 per cent of the estimated 480,000 Rohingya Muslims who have poured into Bangladesh over the last four weeks to flee persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Ages between 13 and 18 are vulnerable. So the government is thinking of separating such children who have come here without their parents, Rahman said. If they live with the adults there is a possibility of getting harmed or involved in criminal activities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campus fair-trade: To get the designation, Acadia had to commit to having all coffee, at least three teas, and one chocolate product at all food service locations on campus fair-trade certified, according to The Chronicle Herald. More products, such as sugar or fruit, are expected to be offered over time. The university made the announcement Monday afternoon with an event at the students' union building that included fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate. The students' union first started working toward the the designation in 2003, and passed a resolution in July to move ahead. A lot of students and faculty and staff before me definitely championed it, she said. The movement started when current students' union president Grace Hamilton Burge was still in elementary school. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cbc news: The stories will be available online through CBC News British Columbia, CBC News Indigenous, and will also air across the province on CBC Radio One's morning shows Daybreak Kamloops, Daybreak North, Daybreak South, and On The Island, according to CBC. Columnist Angela Sterritt will tackle Indigenous affairs and take listeners through communities as they face struggles, confront inequality and build resilience. Reconcile This will air at 7 50 a.m. every second Wednesday during The Early Edition on CBC Radio One. During the first segment, Sterritt will explore Indigenous relationships with B.C.'s education system and follow a story where derogatory terms were included in educational materials used in secondary school classrooms. Part of our mandate is to contribute to our shared national consciousness and identity, to reflect the multicultural and multiracial nature of Canada, and to showcase Canada and its regions to national and regional audiences, while serving the special needs of those regions. CBC incorporates a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

columbus prosecutors: The 44-year-old Hilliard man was charged in the vandalism in February at the Ahlul-Bayt Society Islamic Center in suburban Columbus, according to The Chronicle Herald. Prosecutors say security video showed Williams writing comments including Allah Is A Fraud Dum Dums on the mosque's glass doors. Court records show Todd Williams pleaded guilty Tuesday in Columbus. Williams told WBNS-TV at the time of his arrest his actions weren't driven by hate. Williams is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 20. He said he wanted to turn them to the true God. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health care: Caron practices in northern British Columbia and also works as a teacher at the University of Northern British Columbia's medical school in Prince George, B.C. Throughout her career, she says she has witnessed racism and experienced it firsthand at work, according to CTV. I hear it. Nadine Caron says she knows, first-hand, that there's a lot of work to be done to tackle institutional racism and encourage Indigenous youth to seek careers in health care. I hear it from patients, Caron told CTV's Your Morning on Tuesday. Caron is tackling systemic discrimination in the medical profession through education. I hear about experiences they've had in the past - that they've had in other places - and then all you can do is change the here and now and make sure it's different in the future. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

injury rates: Refugees have unintentional injury rates that are 20 per cent higher than non-refugee immigrants, according to Toronto Star. This has been observed across most causes of injury with particularly large differences identified for motor vehicle injuries, poisoning, suffocation, scald burns and machinery-related injuries, said the study, published in the journal Injury Prevention on public health and safety interventions can effectively reduce these types of injury, however, we have identified a need for more targeted interventions for refugee families in Canada where social vulnerabilities and cultural differences may be contributing to injury risk. The added risks can be attributed to environmental, social and cultural differences, underlining the need for more targeted interventions to reduce injury risk, said the researchers with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Hospital for Sick Children. Based on multiple linked Canadian health databases from 2011 to 2012, researchers examined unintentional injuries of children and youth up to 24 years of age by immigration classes and region of origin. This amounted to 6,596 and 8,122 emergency department visits per 100,000 non-refugee and refugee immigrants, respectively. Article Continued Below Read more Cap on refugee sponsorships means Syrians in Canada remain separated from family members From refugee to university degree How a Canadian program is giving refugee students a way out react-empty 166 In Ontario, there were 53,074 visits to a hospital for injuries by non-refugee children and youth immigrants, and 11,861 of such visits by their refugee counterparts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media posts: The cost more than 13,677,559.01 The documents were released in response to an Order Paper question from Conservative MP Blake Richards, according to CTV. In responding to Richards' request, the government disclosed the total cost of sponsored social media posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram put out by government departments or federal agencies between November 4, 2015, when the Liberal cabinet was first sworn-in, and May 10, 2017. A CTV analysis of more than 1,500 pages of documents tabled by the government in the House of Commons last week, reveals that 58 federal departments, Crown corporations, and government agencies have used sponsored posts to get their message out to Canadians, and beyond. This total does not including the bills from the Royal Canadian Mint, and the Canada Post Corporation, both of which reported that they'd purchased sponsored posts, but withheld the total cost. Also included in the documents was information on analytic data, views, reach, and details of the demographics targeted by the sponsored posts. Canada Post cited confidentiality as the reason it wouldn't disclose the amount, and the Mint said it was withheld on the grounds that the information is considered financially and competitively sensitive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rico: Over the weekend, for instance, U.S. President Donald Trump reignited a debate over whether NFL players should kneel during the national anthem, crowding the hurricane out of the headlines, according to Toronto Star. The lack of functioning power and communications in Puerto Rico has also hindered reporting on the storm. One potential explanation is the congested news environment. But another explanation is simpler Many Americans don't realize that what happened in Puerto Rico is a domestic disaster, not a foreign one.A new poll of 2,200 adults by Morning Consult found that only 54 per cent of Americans know that people born in Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States, are U.S. citizens. Article Continued Below This finding varied significantly by age and education. Because Puerto Rico is not a state, they do not vote in presidential elections, but they send one non-voting representative to Congress. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee admissions: The figure represents the maximum number of refugees the U.S. would be willing to accept, according to CTV. The actual number of refugees who move to the United States could actually be much lower. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the cap on refugee admissions following a lengthy debate within his administration about whether to go higher or lower. The administration had been considering a ceiling somewhere between 40,000, which the Homeland Security Department recommended, and 50,000, the State Department's preferred level, according to officials. Still, Trump's stated hostility to accepting refugees and opposition among others in his administration mean the U.S. may not intend to fill all 45,000 slots in the 2018 fiscal year that starts Sunday. The new figure appears to be a compromise that Cabinet officials felt would be palatable to the president. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

release dates: Paul LePage threatened Tuesday to oust elected sheriffs who reject requests from immigration officers to hold jail detainees beyond their scheduled release dates, according to Metro News. He said he'd take steps to remove any sheriff if he hears that an undocumented, illegal alien was released after a federal detention request. Gov. The governor ratcheted up a dispute with Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce, who announced he would reject requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to hold prisoners in jail beyond their scheduled release unless there's a court order. He said the Maine Constitution allows a governor to remove a sheriff from office following a complaint, due notice and hearing. The governor said Maine law requires sheriffs to obey his law enforcement orders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

washington state: It alleges that several women were held for weeks despite a memorandum issued last year by Thomas Homan, who is now acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which oversees the custody of immigrants detained for having entered the United States illegally, according to Metro News. That memo says pregnant women are generally not to be detained absent extraordinary circumstances or the requirement of mandatory detention. The complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups asks DHS to investigate the cases of 10 women who were held at facilities in California, Texas, and Washington state. Lawyers and advocates for immigrants being held in detention facilities have long argued that the sites cause physical and psychological harm. An agency spokeswoman, Jennifer Elzea, said ICE was committed to ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of all those in our care. Federal officials say immigrant detention is a necessary part of better border security and reducing illegal immigration.ICE said in a statement that it gives pregnancy screenings to all women up to the age of 56, and offers prenatal care and access to specialists for women remaining in custody. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

winnipeg: It's quite an honour to have my name attached to this park and a piece of Winnipeg, according to CBC. Something that me and my family never could have ever expected, he said at a ceremony Tuesday morning. The Centennial neighbourhood is now home to Gord Dong park, named after the longtime resident and former president of the Centennial Community Improvement Association. Why not We have extra' Community Cupboard provides food in Winnipeg Dong, an immigrant who moved to Winnipeg from Hong Kong in the '50s, first lived on Pacific Avenue initially in a basement and then on the main floor of a house which his family shared with three other tenants. I bought my house just three doors down from where I originally grew up, he said. He said some of his fondest memories were of playing on the area's train tracks, loading docks and local parks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

zeid al-hussein: He didn't identify any of the nations, though many spoke out about the plight of more than 420,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh since Aug. 25, when Rohingya insurgent attacks on security forces prompted a military crackdown and reprisals by majority Buddhists, according to Metro News. Among those who accused Myanmar of trying to rid itself of Rohingya were Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, and a number of Islamic countries, including the United Arab Emirates. Hau Do Suan used his right of reply at the end of the six-day gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly to respond to what he called irresponsible remarks and unsubstantiated allegations repeated by countries in their speeches to the 193-member world body. Suan denied those claims. There is no genocide, he said. There is no ethnic cleansing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

zied touati: Actors scheduled to perform at IMPACT 17 in Kitchener denied visas People embarking on these boats, they're just told one day before that they need to be prepared, according to CBC. So, it worked somehow in my imagination, said Zied Touati of Montreal, who is filling in for one of the missing actors. The play tells the story of Arab and African refugees escaping North Africa on a raft, travelling across the Mediterranean toward Italy. He received his script just four days before joining the cast for a performance in Halifax earlier this month. I think it went well. I saw videos of the show and I tried to do my best, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

resort town: Adding to my amazement was the fact sake brewing began in Saijo in 1675, at a time when the area, then known as Saijo Yokkaichi, was already a prosperous resort town and Canada, not so much Steam from a sake brewery at sunrise in Saijo, Japan, according to Vancouver Courier. Photo Sandra ThomasI was visiting Japan as part of a group of eight writers from across the globe, of which seven were experts in sake and then there was me. After all, I had just flown to Japan from Vancouver, Canada, where plans were in full swing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation, which we all thought was a pretty big deal. But what I quickly discovered was that besides not knowing a lot of technical terms, it was still very easy to admire and appreciate the time, attention to detail, history, culture and quality that goes into almost every bottle produced in Japan, at least in the breweries we had the honour to visit. And after learning just what goes into making a really great sake, I was also surprised to find out how affordable it is in Japan I bought gold award-winning sake for about 15-Cdn and other really good bottles for about 10. Honour makes up a large part of Japanese culture, so creating a quality product is extremely important to the master brewers we had the opportunity to meet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sex work: For the first time, Nuit Blanche has a single theme Many Possible Futures, according to NOW Magazine. As the AGO did with Every. Free. nbto. Now. Most participants in the four curated sections are Canadians whose work addresses racism, immigration, the environment, queer visions, sex work or community building. Then, the all-night festival is using Canada's 150th to highlight voices and stories often overlooked by the art world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

turntablism: Sitting in A Different Booklist, a bookstore that specializes in African and Canadian diaspora works, Vancouver-based author David Chariandy makes this statement with the most disarming smile, according to NOW Magazine. He is talking about the cool kids that he grew up with in Scarborough. It should be in print. They were immersed in hip-hop, DJ culture and turntablism, and that scene became a foundational part of his sophomore and Giller Prize long-listed novel Brother McClelland & Stewart . Chariandy also has a goofy laugh that is both funny and charming, so any apprehensions of interviewing an author whose debut novel, Soucouyant, also set in Scarborough was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award in 2007, and who is an associate professor in Simon Fraser University's English department, quickly disappear. He is on the edge of what is truly a cool group of kids, Chariandy says. It became deliberate that the character of Michael in the novel Brother is also uncool. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vancouver activism: And even the odd riot, too.A century's worth of that political history plays out beginning Thursday, Sept. 28 as part of a new exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver called City on Edge A Century of Vancouver Activism, according to Vancouver Courier. Spanning events from 1907 to present day, the exhibit consists of 650 photographs taken from the archives of the Vancouver Sun and Province. Indeed, Vancouverites love a good protest. I tried to represent the broadest possible spectrum of protests from people on both sides of issues there are protests by women for abortion and against abortion, there are picketers picketing picketers, said exhibit co-curator Kate Bird, a retired Pacific News Group librarian. It's an extension of Bird's 2016 book Vancouver in the Seventies, though the exhibit follows themes labour, social justice and riots, for example rather than the chronological style found in Bird's book. The exhibit consists of still photos, videos, projections and the unmistakable sound of protest voices, drums, chants, explosions and rallying cries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.