sunrise ceremony: The spirit of the lake is already calling us, according to NOW Magazine. Bleary eyed, about 100 of us shuffle onto the misty grounds of the Scarboro Mission on the edge of the bluffs on September 24 for a sunrise ceremony to show a little love for the lake that gives and gives to millions of us everyday. We rise in the dark before the sun comes up. This is Toronto's inaugural Great Lakes Water Walk. Water is life, says Indigenous elder and Trent University professor Shirley Williams, encouraging the gathering to start every morning with a water drinking ritual first gulp to cleanse the mind for the day's journey; second gulp to cleanse the body; third gulp to cleanse the heart and give thanks for the journey ahead. Indigenous grandmothers have led similar walks around these lakes, but never one dedicated to shaking off the concrete brain fog on Toronto's shores and re-connecting this city's residents to the water source that keeps us alive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australian officials: Another 27 refugees flew to Port Moresby on Wednesday from a camp in Nauru, he said, according to The Chronicle Herald. Their journey would end in Los Angeles via the Philippines, Qatar and Chicago, Rintoul said. The first 25 refugees from a male-only camp on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island had flown out of the national capital Port Moresby on Tuesday for the United States via the Philippines and Qatar, Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul said. The U.S. State Department said it expected 54 refugees from Nauru and Papua New Guinea to arrive in the United States in the coming days. Australian officials declined to comment. The origin of the journey for the two additional refugees was not clear. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent growth: The estimates show a population of 152,021 for the province on July 1 of this year, according to CBC. With 1.7 per cent growth from July 2016 to July 2017, P.E.I. was the fastest growing province in the country. P.E.I. close to 150,000 population target Or is it In fact, the government agency has adjusted previous estimates, and now shows the province hit that target at the end of 2016. Nationally, growth was 1.2 per cent. if undefined typeof b in A big boost to immigration, starting at the beginning of 2016, is driving the growth. Estimates will not be reconciled with the 2016 census until September 2018. With 2,264 arriving, close to 90 per cent of the growth from July 2016 to July 2017 can be accounted for by immigration. if undefined typeof b in Census could bring down estimates The current population estimates are still based on the 2011 census. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

employment pool: The percentage of minority first-time episodic series directors has more than doubled since the 2009-10 season, while the percentage of female first-time directors has nearly tripled, according to CTV. The fact is, it all starts with the pipeline, guild President Thomas Schlamme said in a statement, with hiring decisions made now affecting who will be in the employment pool in two years, five years, 10 years' time. They're part of record growth and diversity in the pipeline of incoming directors, the study of the 2016-17 TV season found. Our research shows that when employers actually do the work of being inclusive, they find talented directors who overwhelmingly succeed in establishing longer-term careers. The expanding world of TV has brought more opportunity overall, with streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu joining broadcast and cable platforms to push the combined number of TV series to 400-plus and counting. Schlamme credited the guild's effort to educate the industry and hold employers accountable through contracts for bringing about what he called meaningful improvement in diversity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

consulting services: The 44-year-old entered a guilty plea in Fort McMurray provincial court, according to CBC. She faces a fine of up to 100,000 and not more than two years imprisonment. Charie Santos pleaded guilty under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to representing people applying for status in Canada. Fort McMurray woman charged with immigration fraud The court did not hear details of the case Wednesday. The Canadian Border Services Agency said 11 people and nine business owners were affected by her consulting services between June 2011 and January 2014. The Crown said the facts will be presented during sentencing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ebrahim toure: The 46-year-old, who was profiled earlier this year as part of a Star investigation into Canada's immigration detention system, said he is not trying to stay in Canada and is willing to be deported, according to Toronto Star. He said he was born in Gambia and grew up partly in Guinea, but has no identity documents. Ebrahim Toure, who has been locked up at Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay since February 2013 despite not facing any criminal charges, is arguing that his detention is indefinite and arbitrary because there is no reasonable prospect he will be deported in the foreseeable future. He can't prove his citizenship to either country, so neither will issue him a passport or agree to take him back. They believe his name is Bakaba Touray and that he is withholding information that would allow them to deport him. Immigration officials, meanwhile, accuse Toure who used multiple aliases while working illegally in the U.S. in the early 2000s and previously insisted he was 100 per cent from Guinea of deceiving them and intentionally thwarting his removal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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.