minister: Over the last few days, the prime minister has been in Asia where he has had the chance to confront two notorious human-rights violators Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Burma's de facto government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to The Chronicle Herald. Meanwhile, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was in Bonn, where she pressured other governments to get serious about fighting climate change. But it never quite delivers. On the face of it, both were promoting what the Liberals call progressive values. Duterte is accused of having more than 7,000 suspected drug users and pushers murdered without trial since he became president last year. Indeed, Trudeau said he did mention human rights to Duterte when the two ran into each other on the sidelines of an economic summit in Manila. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

non-racialized families: Children from racialized families or families of people of colour are more than twice as likely to be living in poverty as those from non-racialized families, or 23.3 per cent compared to 11.4 per cent, says the report, according to Toronto Star. And about 84 per cent of Toronto's Indigenous families with children are living in poverty. But even more troubling is the racial divide among the region's poor children, according to the report being released Wednesday by a coalition of social agencies serving vulnerable families. When it comes to newcomer families many of whom are also racialized almost half of Toronto region children whose parents arrived in Canada within the past five years live in poverty. The report is particularly worrying in light of recently released census data that shows more than half of city residents identify as members of visible minority communities. That is almost three times the rate of poverty experienced by children in non-immigrant families, according to the report titled Unequal City The Hidden Divide Among Toronto Children and Youth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

province: Bad enough that Canada has been steadily sliding in voter turnouts, falling well below most developed nations over the decades despite a 2015 federal election blip . The bigger problem lies with Canada's biggest province In Ontario elections, far fewer voters bother to cast ballots than they do in federal campaigns, according to Toronto Star. The most powerful province in the country suffers from the weakest electoral turnouts of all edging out even traditionally apathetic Alberta as the worst performer. In Ontario, it couldn't get much worse a province more democratically disengaged than any other. That makes Ontario Ground Zero for a double democratic deficit a place where voter turnouts are not merely anemic federally, but utterly abysmal provincially. Over the next few months until voting day, I will try to do things a little differently asking not just who deserves your vote, but whether anyone will get it. Article Continued Below What's behind the provincial apathy Can our political parties do anything about their collective failure to engage voters and will they Ahead of the June 7 Ontario election, rival politicians will be vying for your vote as they always do, and journalists will be reporting on their various manoeuvres. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rugby player: Though Vikilani has spent almost his entire life in Canada, having moved from Tonga with his family when he was three, he never applied for citizenship, according to CTV. The judge credited the former rugby player, who was once on Team Canada's radar, for showing remorse, and accepted the defence's argument that the crime was an alcohol-fueled mistake. Prosecutors had argued Taitusi Vikilani should be put away for four years, a sentence that would have prevented the young immigrant from appealing a potential deportation order. Alcohol changed his character that night, but he hasn't had a drink since and I doubt very much he'll ever have a drink again, Vikilani's lawyer Patrick Beirne said outside court. That was of little consolation to the family of the victim, James Enright, who was just 27 years old when he was killed. On top of his prison term of six months minus a day, Vikilani was also given three years' probation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sri lanka: The government of Sri Lanka is for zero tolerance with regard to sexual abuse and so on, Waidyaratne told The Associated Press as he attended the U.N. Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference in Vancouver, according to The Chronicle Herald. The allegations came in a Nov. 8 report by the AP on the asylum seekers and their claims of being abducted and tortured by Sri Lanka's current government. Kapila Waidyaratne called the claims of abuses baseless and unfounded. The Tamils said they were raped, branded or beaten repeatedly. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said they are concerned by the allegations against Sri Lanka's security services. The AP reviewed 32 medical and psychological evaluations and interviewed 20 men. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: A smiling, friendly group, they ran around playing together like any other kids, and were excited about starting school in Canada. ; But now a year has passed and the subdued and fearful expressions written across their young faces make me wonder what happened in the time in between, according to National Observer. Three Syrian families who came to B.C. as refugees told me they've had to pull their children from class recently. They had just arrived in Canada. The children gathered in the room all go to the same school. We're being bullied by some kids at school, a boy with soft brown eyes tells me. What happened I ask. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

adiba: Marlene Leung/CTV News Some of the details may be distressing to readers, according to CTV. By the time she was 25 years old, Adiba had been bought and sold six times by Islamic State militants in Iraq. July 2017. The first was in August 2014. The five months Adiba spent in his captivity was the longest amount of time the Yazidi woman was with any of her captors. A month later, she was bought by another ISIS militant who waited just three months before selling her to another man who tortured and raped her. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asian nations: I cannot hide my deep concern with the dramatic movement of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar Burma to Bangladesh, Guterres told the ASEAN leaders, according to Toronto Star. Suu Kyi sat close to him but looked mostly at a wall screen showing the UN leader. He met with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the sidelines of its summit in Manila. Read more Once fighting non-intervention policies, Burma leader Suu Kyi now benefits from Southeast Asia's silence Article Continued Below Canadian government will match private donations toward Rohingya refugee crisis Papa! Help Me!' Boy cries out as boat with Rohingya refugees fleeing Burma capsizes Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma's Rakhine state since late August, when the military launched what they called clearance operations in response to insurgent attacks. Our correspondent reports from a sprawling makeshift city that houses hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people, driven from their homes by Burma's military. The refugees say soldiers and Buddhist mobs attacked them and burned their villages to force them to flee. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

level: The network will work with researchers and organizations across the province to find out what issues are holding back marginalized groups, including ethnic minorities, youth refugees, students with disabilities and LGBTQ students, and what's being done to help them, according to Metro News. We don't have to reinvent the wheel, but we need to know what is happening across the province; to map what practices are happening at the community level, the school level and the school board level, said Ruth Kane, director of graduate studies for the Faculty of Education. The University of Ottawa's network, known as R seau de Savoir sur l' quit /Equity Knowledge Network, will launch Wednesday at Hillcrest High School. What practices are in place that are working to break down barriers for some of these youths, and how can we translate them across different contexts. Carl James of York University. The launch will include workshops for teachers, slam poetry interludes, as well as keynote speaker Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

drug users: Over the last few days, the prime minister has been in Asia where he has had the chance to confront two notorious human rights violators Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Burma's de facto government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to Toronto Star. Meanwhile, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was in Bonn where she pressured other governments to get serious about fighting climate change. But it never quite delivers. On the face of it, both were promoting what the Liberals call progressive values. Duterte is accused of having more than 7,000 suspected drug users and pushers murdered without trial since he became president last year.A few days earlier in Vietnam, Trudeau had what his special envoy to Burma Bob Rae called a tough conversation with Suu Kyi. Article Continued Below Indeed, Trudeau said he did mention human rights to Duterte when the two ran into each other on the sidelines of an economic summit in Manila. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

heryka miranda: They are mothers and daughters, sisters and friends, and aunties, according to Rabble. They are people. I am glad these statistics are being recorded and analyzed but these women are not just statistics. The short film Ecstasy is an attempt to approach the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women through the relationship of sisters. - Cara Mumford. In an in-depth interview, Heryka and Cara explore the origins of this new film and what it is trying to accomplish. Heryka Miranda worked on the initial scouting and live dance performance which Metis/Anishinaabe filmmaker, writer and director Cara Mumford is using in her film Ecstasy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jordanian prince: He appealed Tuesday to the international community to face up to the unimaginable horrors the detained migrants are facing, according to CBC. UN rights monitors this month visited four facilities in Tripoli operated by Libya's Department of Combating Illegal Migration. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein decried unimaginable horrors faced by 19,900 migrants now detained in the North African country, more than 2 times the number in mid-September. Zeid, a Jordanian prince, said the monitors were shocked at the sight of thousands of emaciated and traumatized men, women and children piled on top of each other, locked up in hangars with no access to the most basic necessities. Migrants gather at a detention centre in Gharyan, Libya on Oct. 12. While UN agencies and other humanitarian groups have access to them and seek to provide health care and some food, Zeid said it was not enough because the EU and its member states have done nothing so far to reduce the level of abuses suffered by migrants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

maungdaw beach: Video of the scene is unsettling Rohingya men, women, and children can be seen trapped on the beach, holding their hands out for help, according to CTV. CTV's Daniele Hamamdjian reports that some have been stuck on Maungdaw beach in Myanmar's Rakhine State for as long as two months, after fleeing the violence in their villages. A television crew from Sky News captured haunting footage of a group of Bangladeshi men risking their lives to cross the Myanmar border to transport Rohingya refugees to safety. Some of them are clearly, very sick, a Sky News reporter said. A week-old baby, a crying mother, and an emaciated woman can be seen in the video, all waiting for help. Soldiers have planted landmines beyond the beach, forcing the Rohingya Muslims to retreat. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

muslim ban: The president is making every effort to implement a campaign promise that's un-American and unconstitutional, said Mark Hetfield, president of the refugee support organization HIAS. The only way to stop him is through the courts, according to The Chronicle Herald. Last month, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked most of Trump's third travel ban just before it was due to take effect. They're the latest sign that after nearly 10 months, the battle over the president's travel restrictions and whether they represent the Muslim ban he promised during his campaign or a legitimate effort to improve national security is far from over. A judge in Maryland separately blocked it to a lesser degree, saying that Trump could bar people from six mostly Muslim nations Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen as long as they did not have bona fide relationships with people or organizations already in the U.S. The travel ban also applies to travellers from North Korea and to some Venezuelan government officials and their families, but the lawsuits did not challenge those restrictions. The three-judge panel due to hear those arguments agreed in part on Monday, saying in effect that the ruling from U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu went too far. The Justice Department sought to put the Hawaii judge's ruling on hold pending arguments scheduled for Dec. 6 at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

population growth: My government has set ambitious targets for near and long-term population growth, the government said in its throne speech, read by Lt.-Gov, according to Toronto Star. Antoinette Perry Tuesday as she opened the fall session of the legislature. The Island's population topped 152,000 this year, and the government has set the goal of reaching 160,000 by 2022. Read more They can't fill the jobs' New Brunswick adds new cabinet portfolio on population growth In the coming year, my government will take further steps to maximize retention rates for new immigrants. Nationally, growth was 1.2 per cent. Article Continued Below According to Statistics Canada, the population of P.E.I. grew 1.7 per cent between July 2016 to July 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee processing: Trump signed his latest executive order on refugees last month, after his 120-day ban on refugee processing expired, according to Metro News. It imposes tight new restrictions on refugees from 11 countries that have been deemed to warrant extra screening and it indefinitely suspends a program that reunites refugees with their spouses and children. On the same day that a federal appeals court allowed part of President Donald Trump's travel ban to take effect, advocacy groups have filed a new lawsuit challenging the administration's efforts to restrict or ban certain refugees from entering the U.S.HIAS, the International Refugee Assistance Project and other groups sued the administration Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, saying that Trump's latest efforts to restrict refugees disproportionately affect Muslim refugees and thus perpetuate the discriminatory Muslim ban that he promised as a candidate. The administration says it's necessary to ensure national security. 11 22 a.m.A U.S. appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump's newest version of the travel ban to partially take effect. Travelers who have those relationships will be allowed entry. The ruling Monday will keep people from the six mostly majority Muslim countries included in the travel ban who do not have a bona fide relationship with someone in the U.S. from entering the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

thomas nomination: The Senate must approve the nomination by a majority vote, according to Metro News. Homan is an outspoken proponent of Trump's immigration policies, making several appearances in the White House press briefing room to highlight the administration's efforts to deport people in the U.S. illegally and to prevent unauthorized border crossings. The White House says Thomas Homan's nomination will be sent to the Senate on Tuesday. Homan previously ran ICE's enforcement and removal operations division. He has served with the department for three decades. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wall screen: He met with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the sidelines of its summit in Manila, according to The Chronicle Herald. I cannot hide my deep concern with the dramatic movement of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh, Guterres told the ASEAN leaders. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said late Monday that the unfolding humanitarian crisis can cause regional instability and radicalization. Suu Kyi sat close to him but looked mostly at a wall screen showing the U.N. leader. The refugees say soldiers and Buddhist mobs attacked them and burned their villages to force them to flee. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state since late August, when the military launched what they called clearance operations in response to insurgent attacks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nicolas billon: In a career spanning nearly half a century, Yoshi as he's known to the playwrights has translated more than 50 Canadian plays, for which he's earned honours like the Order of Canada in 2003, according to NOW Magazine. But while the artists whose work he translates are in the spotlight, Yoshi stays behind the scenes. What do Nicolas Billon, Morris Panych, Hannah Moscovitch and George F. Walker have in common They're big in Japan, thanks largely to one individual Toyoshi Yoshihara. In fact, he scarcely makes contact with the playwrights themselves. But according to Billon, who's had three plays translated by Yoshi The Elephant Song, Iceland and Butcher it's both. Translating a play without building a relationship with its playwright might make Yoshi's work seem more technical than artistic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pic: In fourth place was A Bad Moms Christmas with 11.5 million that bumps up its domestic total to 39.8 million, and in fifth was the horror pic Jigsaw, in its third week in theatres which took in 3.4 million, according to Metro News. Among smaller releases, the coming-of-age pic Lady Bird cracked the top 10 in its expansion to only 37 theatres . The Greta Gerwig-directed film earned 1.2 million. It beat out newcomers like the comedy sequel Daddy's Home 2, which opened in second with a solid 29.7 million, and Kenneth Branagh's lush adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, which debuted in third with 28.7 million. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by com Score 1. Daddy's Home 2, Paramount, 29,651,193, 3,575 locations, 8,294 average, 29,651,193, 1 Week.3. Thor Ragnarok, Disney, 57,078,306, 4,080 locations, 13,990 average, 212,068,013, 2 Weeks.2. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australian citizens: Australia is rare if not unique in the world in banning dual nationals from sitting in Parliament, according to CTV. Pressure is growing to reform the 116-year-old constitution amid the growing uncertainty over how many byelections might result from the current crisis and which party might end up forming government. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's conservative coalition could lose two seats at byelections next month after government lawmaker John Alexander on Saturday resigned from Parliament because he had likely inherited British citizenship from his English-born father. Turnbull's conservative Liberal Party and the centre-left opposition Labor Party agreed to set a Dec. 1 deadline for senators to provide documented evidence that they are solely Australian citizens. Immigrant lawmakers must document steps they have taken to renounce their original nationalities. Australian-born lawmakers will have to provide details of their parents and grandparents' dates and countries of birth to demonstrate that they have not inherited a second nationality. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

blood sugar: An estimated one million Canadians currently living with the disease don't even know it, according to The Chronicle Herald. Find out where you stand by taking the Canadian Diabetes Risk Assessment Questionnaire CANRISK which uses the following criteria to determine how likely you are to develop the disease Your age and gender Your body mass index and waist circumference Your family history and ethnic background Your blood sugar and pressure Your lifestyle diet and exercise If you get a high score, don't panic. For the occasion, CDA is heading a month-long campaign urging Canadians to find out if they are at risk of prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes. There are many ways you can minimize your risk, on your own or with the help of a doctor, such as Being physically active Limiting trans fats and sugar in your diet and eating regular, balanced meals Reducing your alcohol intake Not smoking Monitoring and controlling your cholesterol levels and blood pressure If you start to experience symptoms of diabetes which include unusual thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, blurred vision and unexpected weight change consult your healthcare provider immediately. Because early detection is key, take a few minutes this November to find out if you should make some lifestyle changes before it's too late. While the complications of diabetes can be severe, they can mostly be prevented with proper management. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

counter-insurgency operation: Maung Maung Soe was transferred from his post as head of Western Command in Rakhine, where Myanmar's military, known as the Tatmadaw, launched a sweeping counter-insurgency operation in August, according to CBC. I don't know the reason why he was transferred, said Maj.-Gen. Maj.-Gen. Aye Lwin, deputy director of the psychological warfare and public relations department at the Ministry of Defence. Did the UN ignore warnings of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar Some 600,000 refugees later, Ottawa digs in on dealing with Myanmar on Rohingya crisis The move comes ahead of the visit on Wednesday by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is expected to deliver a stern message to Myanmar's generals, over whom national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, criticized in the West for failing to halt atrocities, has little control. He wasn't moved into any position at present; he has been put in reserve. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

country: Suu Kyi is a Nobel peace laureate for her leadership of the democracy movement in Myanmar but she has come under widespread criticism as her country's civilian leader because of violence that has caused many in the Rohingya minority to flee the country, according to Metro News. In a statement, Geldof says he will turn his award in at City Hall on Monday morning. The founder of Live Aid says Suu Kyi is a handmaiden to genocide whose association with Ireland's capital shames us all. He says he is a proud Dubliner and does not want the ceremonial title while Suu Kyi also holds it. Myanmar is a Buddhist-majority country that doesn't recognize Rohingya as an ethnic group, contending they are Bengali migrants from neighbouring Bangladesh living illegally in the country. He says that her association with our city shames us all and we should have no truck with it, even by default. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

math teacher: Lonny doesn't seem to mind, since he keeps coming back to visit, according to CBC. Their mother, Suzan Al-Malouhi, is still learning English, but she knows exactly how to describe her children as she watches them move the cat from room to room. She and her brother Abdul Razak, 5, love to carry Lonny around their Halifax apartment that way. They are very hyper, she says. They left Syria in 2011 and lived for five years in Lebanon, where she worked as a French, science and math teacher. Unable to find work, many Syrian refugees reluctantly turn to social assistance Syrian refugees bump N.S. population to record high but will they stay Al-Malouhi and her husband have five children, ranging in age from four to 17. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fall meeting: But he said recent policies and attitudes have often been rooted in unfounded anxiety about people who look, talk and even think differently, according to The Chronicle Herald. That fear is present both within and outside the church, he said. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, Texas, affirmed the government's authority to protect national security. The forces of division prey on our fear of the unfamiliar, the different. They tempt us to see a threat in the stranger. But fear is not of God, said DiNardo, in an address to the bishops' fall meeting in Baltimore. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.