abushar: Abushar spoke at the Wicihitowin conference on reconciliation in Saskatoon Thursday, according to CBC. The session brought together newcomers and Indigenous people. Immigrants and refugees need to be involved as well, said the Open Door Society's Mohammad Abushar. A really good time to be alive in Saskatoon' City moving toward reconciliation, says cultural advisor We need to know about them' Newcomers experience Indigenous culture at Saskatoon showcase He said newcomers want to learn as much as they can about Indigenous culture, and the feeling is mutual. If you want to live together, you need to understand the other people's culture, Abushar said. Indigenous people love to learn about other cultures because we live together and we have to come together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ahmed hussen: Among other things, the document directed applicants to specify their religion and how often they practice it, and asked opinions about head coverings associated with Muslim women and terrorist groups with mainly Muslim members, according to CTV. That line of questioning is simply not consistent with the way we do things in Canada, Hussen said. Speaking in Vancouver on Friday, Ahmed Hussen described the Mounties' interview guide as unacceptable, saying it is incompatible with the government's anti-discrimination policy. It is unacceptable. The questionnaire was used at a Quebec border crossing that saw thousands of asylum seekers enter from the U.S. over the summer. It is against our values as a society to treat everyone equally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asian country: They should not be returned to camps, he said after addressing an informal, private Security Council meeting on the issue, according to Metro News. They need assistance to get their homes back. Myanmar's government needs to create conditions that will allow the refugees to return with dignity and with a sense of security and help them rebuild in violence-wracked Rakhine state, said Annan, who recently headed a commission on the crisis there. Myanmar's U.N. mission didn't respond to a request for comment on Friday's session. Roughly 1 million Rohingya make up a long-persecuted minority in the Southeast Asian country. The country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said Thursday that she had created a committee to oversee all international and local assistance in Rakhine and that the impoverished state needs development. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

children: Every day I check the mail to see if I got some good news, and every day I'm disappointed.'- Anitha Mahoro Mahoro ended up in Ottawa in September 2016, but left her husband and three children behind in a refugee camp in Rwanda, according to CBC. We had a house, we used to be a regular family. Anitha Mahoro fled Burundi after her cousin, Burundian state TV reporter Christophe Nkezabahizi, Nkezabahizi's wife and two children were shot dead by police in 2015 as violence flared over the controversial re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza. One morning everything went away. Everything changed in my life, said Mahoro. Now I have nothing not my husband, not my children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

circuit court: Attorney General Jeff Sessions argued it was wrong to apply an order nationally in a case brought by Chicago and that it should only apply to that city, according to The Chronicle Herald. Even before Friday's ruling, the Justice Department already took its objections about the injunction and other legal issues to the Chicago-based U.S. 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Harry Leinenweber's ruling comes a month after he imposed the preliminary injunction blocking the administration from tying the grants to two new conditions, that cities notify immigration agents when someone in the country illegally is about to be released from jail and allow agents easy access to jails. Leinenweber agreed in his written ruling that such a sweeping freeze was an extraordinary remedy that a U.S. district judge shouldn't resort to lightly. An injunction that only applied to Chicago would leave the Attorney General free to continue enforcing the likely invalid conditions against those applying for the public safety grants he wrote. But he said the legal issues in the Chicago case impact cities and counties nationwide and so a nationwide injunction is called for. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

itinerary: Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in what the United Nations has called textbook ethnic cleansing, according to CTV. The itinerary makes no mention of a papal meeting with Rohingya in either country. The Vatican on Tuesday released the itinerary for the Nov. 26-Dec. 2 trip, which has taken on greater visibility since Myanmar security forces responded to Rohingya militant attacks with a broad crackdown in August. Francis, however, is likely to at least refer to their plight since he has already denounced the persecution of our Rohingya brothers on several occasions from the Vatican. Francis' first speech in Myanmar is likely to refer to the issue when he addresses Myanmar's top civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, government officials and Myanmar's diplomatic corps in the political capital, Nay Pyi Taw, on Nov. 28, his first full day of activities in the country. The trip motto is peace, harmony and love among people of different faiths. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lieutenant governor: Lt, according to Metro News. Gov. Chris Christie defended his lieutenant governor on Friday over a campaign ad that was blasted by former Democratic Vice-President Joe Biden as the return of Willie Horton. Kim Guadagno's ad against Democrat Phil Murphy in the New Jersey governor's race shows Murphy saying he would have the back of those living in the country illegally. He said that Biden is just trying to say outrageous things to stay relevant because he wants to run for president. Christie said Friday he thinks Murphy's comments about making New Jersey a sanctuary state are fair game. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nicholas keung: During his 14 years as the Star's Immigration reporter, Nicholas Keung has heard all sorts of claims made by individuals seeking to enter Canada as to why they should be admitted or not deported, according to Toronto Star. Similarly, he has reviewed countless decisions by Canada's immigration authorities denying or admitting immigration for various reasons. This week, we focus on how Nicholas Keung, the Star's Immigration reporter, exercises due diligence when reporting on refugee, migrant and diversity issues. When reporting stories about the country's immigration system, the challenge, Keung says, is making sure situations faced by those hoping to make a new life in Canada are accurately portrayed. Doing your due diligence is so important in this beat because people make assumptions, sometimes baseless, about immigrants and refugees, Keung said in an interview. Keung has developed a number of steps to ensure he gets as full a picture as possible from all sides steps that go to the heart of reader trust. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

program: The program is an alternative to standard hair-styling schools, according to CBC. Apprentices will not have to pay tuition to enroll, and will only be charged minimal fees for kits or other requirements. The program is open to anyone with a Grade 12 education or equivalent, but it's expected to particularly help refugees, immigrants and people who live in remote areas of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia to cover tuition for apprenticeship training Mi'kmaq apprentices begin unique program to build a birchbark canoe Mostly, these fees can be covered by working at the salon because they'll be getting an income as they're training, said Dana Sharkey, executive director of the Cosmetology Association of Nova Scotia, which created the program in partnership with the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency. Reaching out to immigrants Apprentices will be able to train at a salon closest to them. Apprentices will be required to work under a licensed and qualified hair stylist for up to three years, and to attend blocks of technical training at the Nova Scotia Community College. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

source source: Special prosecutor David Butcher says Bonney has pleaded guilty to the charge on Thursday ahead of a trial that was scheduled to begin next week, according to The Chronicle Herald. Butcher says a sentencing hearing will be Dec. 6 and 7, and the Crown will provide details of the investigation at that time. Brian Bonney was charged with breach of trust in May 2016 for his involvement in a strategy to win ethnic votes for then-premier Christy Clark's Liberals in the 2013 election. The so-called quick vote strategy allegedly used government resources to help woo multicultural voters. Source Source The Canadian Press Clark apologized for the plan in the legislature, saying it was a serious mistake. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump administration: And the person seeking an abortion should not be meeting with an attorney regarding her termination or seeking a waiver exempting her from a state requirement that minors get a parent's consent, he wrote in another, according to Metro News. The apparent new policy is being put to the test, as lawyers have gone to court to try to force the government to allow a 17-year-old Central American being held at a Texas facility to get an abortion. Facilities under HHS should not be supporting abortion services pre or post-release, but rather life-affirming options counselling Lloyd wrote in an email. They accuse the Trump administration of trying to stop any immigrant teens in government custody from terminating a pregnancy. She declined to give her client's name and native country due to privacy concerns. She's being used as a pawn, Rochelle Garza, a lawyer appointed to represent the interests of the teen, told The Associated Press on Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

link: World Link Food Distributors Inc. in the Aerotech Business Park near the Halifax Stanfield airport moves millions of pounds of lobster and other seafood every year to dozens of countries, according to The Chronicle Herald. It's like Canada, co-owner and managing director Georges Jobert said of the multicultural and multilingual background of the 18 World Link employees who preside over shipping about eight million pounds of lobsters to retailers and wholesalers around the world. It's scrumptious and potentially lucrative, in any language. We have Chinese, Koreans, French, Belgians, we have people form Newfoundland, P.E.I., and Toronto. His business partner, Liu Yun, who has adopted the anglicized name of Sara since arriving in Canada at about the same time as Jobert, is from China. Jobert, 55, hails from Brittany in the northwest of France and has lived in Canada since the turn of the century. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

unity rally: Soon, media outlets were interviewing the U of T journalism fellow who became the accidental organizer of what's shaping up to be the largest political rally against white supremacy witnessed in recent memory in Toronto, according to NOW Magazine. The Unity Rally To End White Supremacy is planned for noon this Sunday, October 15 at Queen's Park. When Shannon McDeez posted a Facebook event in August inviting friends to stand up against a Toronto Nationalist Rally reportedly planned for the University of Toronto in the wake of the chaos of Charlottesville, it went viral. The Facebook event page lists 6,400 people as going and another 12,000 interested in attending. Yet, the role of white allyship in anti-racism movements has always been complicated, from the ways white privilege inhibits progress to the strategic ways it can be used to turn white supremacy on its head. McDeez says she doesn't want to be misconstrued as just some figure swooping in in the larger tradition of white people who have taken up enough space in racial justice movements better served by the voices of people directly affected by racism Black, Indigenous and people of colour. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

battles.a chicago: It's unclear how the warning impacts ongoing legal battles.A Chicago federal judge last month imposed a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from tying grants to two new conditions, according to Metro News. One is that cities give immigration agents access to local jails. They have until Oct. 27 to show they are complying, including with longstanding federal law that says cities can't hinder information sharing with immigration agents. The department appealed, arguing the injunction shouldn't apply nationally but only to Chicago. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he disagrees with Thursday's finding, saying his city won't pick between the philosophy of community policing and the principles of being a welcoming city. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

beginner-level english: The program is offered at several schools in Charlottetown and Stratford and lasts between four and six weeks, according to CBC. Immigration surge has newcomers' association seeking more resources Key ways P.E.I.'s population is changing Though some students arrive shy, it doesn't take them long to open up and have fun learning the basics, says Valentina Malysheva, a teacher in the program. The Functional Language Program offers beginner-level English to newcomer students to help them more easily integrate into the school system and communicate with their peers. Such a joy' It's difficult, but they do it very fast, she said. Valentina Malysheva says teaching the children has been a joy. If they can show their language, their writing, it's just such a joy to see how happy they are. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

career profiles: Workforce Windsor Essex continues to tackle the issue of people without jobs and jobs without people, said Doug Sartori, chair of Workforce Windsor Essex, according to CTV. By providing key labour market information to the public, we are making it easier for people to say yes to a career that's in-demand locally. The region's local employment planning council released profiles related to the region's top 76 in-demand jobs, categorized using the National Occupational Classification code system. The career profiles will contain key labour market information such as the duties, skills, wage/salary, as well as the education and career pathways that are locally unique to that job. The profiles were developed using the list of in-demand jobs that was released on July 31, 2017, following extensive consultation with employers, educators and employment service providers in Windsor-Essex. They will be available on Workforce Windsor Essex's website and can also be found using WEsearch. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

conflict-torn region: The attacks against Rohingya in Burma's northern Rakhine state by security forces and Buddhist mobs were co-ordinated and systematic, with the intent of not only driving the population out of Burma but preventing them from returning, the report said, according to Toronto Star. Read more Starving Rohingya babies, moms, trapped in Burmese tent city Article Continued Below Burma claims success in stopping exodus, but Rohingya refugees continue to flee Diplomats urge Burma to allow humanitarian aid to conflict-torn region Some of those interviewed said that before and during attacks, megaphones were used to announce You do not belong here go to Bangladesh. The report released Wednesday is based on 65 interviews conducted in mid-September with Rohingya, individually and in groups, as more the half a million people from the ethnic group fled into Bangladesh during a violent crackdown in Burma. If you do not leave, we will torch your houses and kill you. react-empty 154 According to the UN researchers, measures against the minority group began almost a month before the Aug. 25 attacks on police posts by Muslim militants that served as a pretext for what Myanmar's Burma's military called clearance operations in Rakhine. Rohingya men aged 15 to 40 were reportedly arrested by the Myanmar police and detained without any charges, she said.UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said the Burma government's denial of rights, including citizenship, to the Rohingya appeared to be part of a cynical ploy to forcibly transfer large numbers of people without possibility of return. Information we have received indicates that days and up to a month before the 25th of August, that the Myanmar security forces imposed further restrictions on access to markets, medical clinics, schools and religious sites, Karin Friedrich, who was part of the UN mission to Bangladesh, said at a news conference. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

head coverings: Among other things, the questionnaire asked opinions about religious practice, head coverings associated with Muslim women and terrorist groups with mainly Muslim members, according to CTV. Toronto immigration lawyer Clifford McCarten said he obtained a copy of the document from a client seeking refugee status, who had been given the three-page, 41-question document by mistake. The questionnaire was used at the Quebec border crossing that saw an influx of thousands of asylum seekers from the U.S., many of them of Haitian descent who were concerned about the Trump administration's decision to cancel a program that allowed them to stay in the country. He was shocked by the questions, said McCarten, who provided a copy to The Canadian Press. Canada is a very liberal country that believes in freedom of religious practice and equality between men and women. The man was originally from a Muslim country, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration laws: The legislation also targets those that don't share information with federal immigration authorities, according to Metro News. Violations of the proposed law would result in local governments losing as much as 5,000 a day in state funding. Hundreds of people flooded the Wisconsin Capitol on Thursday to oppose legislation targeting sanctuary cities, as state Republicans align with President Donald Trump's attempts to crack down on local laws aimed at protecting immigrants who are illegally living in the U.S. The Republican-backed bill would bar local governments from passing ordinances, approving policies or taking other steps to prevent enforcement of federal immigration laws. Sanctuary cities do not make our communities safer, the bill's sponsor, Republican Sen. These politically correct policies actually increase the risk to public safety in order to make a political statement regarding federal immigration laws. Steve Nass of Whitewater, said during a legislative committee hearing where opponents overflowed the meeting room. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marketplace application: Beefing up how the association assists immigrant entrepreneurs is an attempt to meet the increasing demand by new immigrant investors seeking business support services, states the federal agency in its news release, according to The Chronicle Herald. The funds will enable the immigrant services association to develop online workshops and an online digital marketplace application, aid in setting up training sessions and connect clients to relevant resources, according to an ACOA news release issued Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pyle transportation: Dozens of immigrants were found packed inside a Pyle-branded semitrailer in July in the parking lot of a San Antonio Walmart, according to The Chronicle Herald. Eight people were found dead inside, and two more died after being hospitalized. Pyle Transportation was placed under an out-of-service order Monday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after a review found the company's safety rating was so unsatisfactory that it was unfit to remain in business, agency spokesman Duane DeBruyne confirmed to The Associated Press. The driver, James Bear Bradley Jr., 60, of Clearwater, Florida; and Pedro Silva-Segura, 47, of Laredo, Texas, are charged with several offences, including conspiring to transport and harbour immigrants who are illegally in the U.S. for financial gain. He has said that he sold the trailer and hired Bradley, who had worked previously for the firm, as a contractor to drive it to Brownsville, Texas, to deliver it to the buyer. Pyle Transportation owner Brian Pyle has denied knowledge of the alleged smuggling conspiracy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

race relations: People told me I was just a year old, Wharton said, according to CBC. I was the fifteenth child, and at the funeral my brothers passed me backward and forward over the coffin. She does, however, carry the story of a funeral ritual from Guyana. It was believed that if they did that, my mother wouldn't come and take me. She said she worked a few blocks away from Trafalgar Square as a ministry clerk, while her husband finished medical school. Sudbury's Paula Wharton invited the police chief over to talk race relations and he came When she was 19, Wharton left for England, where she married her first husband. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rakhine state: Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled across the border in what the United Nations has called textbook ethnic cleansing, according to CTV. The ambassador, Thurain Thant Zin, denied reports of human rights abuses in Rakhine by the military and told reporters in Tokyo that his government was providing humanitarian aid to all affected by the violence. Myanmar security forces responded to Rohingya militant attacks with a broad crackdown in August in Rakhine state, which borders Bangladesh. To say the Myanmar military conducted those illegal acts is untrue and cannot be true, he said. The ambassador said the government is prepared to help resettle all who have fled. The Myanmar government protests the use of such terms as ethnic cleansing and genocide, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

year: Refugee lawyers representing the more than 12,000 men, women and children who have crossed from New York this year at the informal crossing on Roxham Rd., near the Quebec town of have heard stories of profiling, but it wasn't until a client of Toronto lawyer Clifford McCarten was given his own questionnaire last month seemingly by mistake that there was proof of the practice.RCMP spokesperson Annie Delisle told the Star Wednesday that these questions were part of an interview guide that was used by officers in Quebec, according to Toronto Star. Due to the high volume of irregular migrants in Quebec, an interview guide was developed as an operation tool to streamline processing and provide consistency in the RCMP's preliminary risk assessments, Delisle wrote in an email to the Star. The 41 questions appear to specifically target Muslims, as no other religious practices are mentioned, nor terrorist groups with non-Muslim members. Article Continued Below The RCMP questionnaire Answers from the questionnaire were entered into RCMP databases, Delisle wrote. Scott Bardsley, spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, told the Star Wednesday afternoon that the RCMP has suspended use of that version of the guide. That information could then be shared with the Canada Border Services Agency or other security partners in accordance with Canadian legislation, she wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

safety training: Their company, Cloud HSE, offers health and safety training plus risk management services, according to CBC. But rampant unemployment in a neighbourhood with large numbers of refugees, newer immigrants and Indigenous residents forced them into an unexpected role. Last year, Ahmed Hussein and Oways Sandouka opened a new office at 107th Avenue and 112th Street. Suddenly we became, basically, accidental social workers, said Hussein. Many have been unemployed for months, if not years. It went from the training to 'Please get me a job.' In downtown Edmonton, Rogers Place marks dividing line between 'different worlds'Tackling homelessness a major issue in Edmonton's Ward 6 council race Edmonton gains 4,000 jobs in September as jobless rate falls Since then, Hussein has volunteered his time searching for jobs and calling companies on behalf of those turning up desperate for work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

strip mall: Though the interior is dated, with light green and red walls, bright fluorescent ceiling lights, and tables and chairs that are likely older than the restaurant itself, traditional Chinese art and d cor add a more personal element, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Christmas decor on the door is cheery, if not odd. Situated in the suburban sprawl of Clayton Park, 9 Nine is one of several restaurants in a strip mall on Parkland Drive. But to be honest, we come for the food, not the decor. A. BAKER - 9 Nine Chinese Restaurant, located on Parkland Drive in Clayton Park, is tucked into a strip mall. On our most recent visit, the place is buzzing on a Sunday night with but a few empty tables. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.