reporters committee: Their treatment led to years of litigation over Trump's labour practices, and in 1998, despite frequent claims that he never settles lawsuits, Trump quietly reached an agreement to end a class-action suit over the Bonwit Teller demolition in which he was a defendant, according to Toronto Star. For almost 20 years, the terms of that settlement have remained a secret. The workers were paid as little as 4 an hour for their dangerous labour, less than half the union wage, if they got paid at all. But last week, the settlement documents were unsealed by Loretta A. Preska, a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, in response to a 2016 motion filed by Time Inc. and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. In a 21-page finding, Preska wrote that the Trump Parties have failed to identify any interests that can overcome the common law and First Amendment presumptions of access to the four documents at issue. Preska found that the public's right to know of court proceedings in a class-action case was strengthened by the involvement of the now-president of the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

noodles: It launched online Nov. 27 as part of the CBC's Keep Calm and Decolonize program curated by Jesse Wente, according to Rabble. Five Canadian filmmakers -- including the award-winning Indigenous documentarian Alanis Obamsawin and LGTBQ activist-director John Greyson -- are asked to respond to Buffy Sainte-Marie's call in the title as the country marks 150 years of Confederation. Marco's Oriental Noodles packs layers into its three minutes. All five films were posted on launch day. In Marco's Oriental Noodles, a person enjoying a bowl of ramen in the fictional town of Longbrook, Sask. Shia, who runs the PPF production company with his two brothers, is well-known for doing commercial work but has been crafting more artistic work in the last decade, evidenced by his acclaimed animation Flutter at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

puerto rico: This is my time to move on, the congressman said at a Chicago news conference, according to Metro News. I want to take my energy and abilities to somewhere where I know I want to place them. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, a Democratic party leader on efforts to overhaul the nation's immigration laws, announced Tuesday he won't seek re-election next year after 13 terms. Oscillating between emotional and spirited, Gutierrez refused to call it a retirement, saying he still plans on advocating for immigrant rights and for storm-damaged Puerto Rico, where his family is from. He appeared alongside Cook County Commissioner Jesus Chuy Garcia and endorsed him as his replacement. After his term ends in 2019, he said he'll travel nationwide with his family and wants to do it while he's healthy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya muslims: But he lamented how Myanmar's people have suffered and continue to suffer from civil conflict and hostilities, and insisted that everyone who calls Myanmar home deserves to have their basic human rights and dignity guaranteed, according to The Chronicle Herald. Rohingya Muslims have faced state-supported discrimination in the predominantly Buddhist country for decades, deprived of citizenship and unable to access basic services such as adequate education and health care. Francis didn't cite the crackdown or even utter the contested word Rohingya in his speech to Myanmar's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other authorities and diplomats in the capital. In August, the army began what it called clearance operations in Rakhine state following an attack on police posts by Rohingya insurgents. In his most anticipated speech of his weeklong trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh, Francis expressed support for Suu Kyi's efforts to bring about reconciliation among different groups after decades of military dictatorship. The violence, looting and burning of villages has forced more than 620,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

state prosecutors: The security authorities believe that there was a political motive to this attack, said Armin Laschet, premier of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, according to CBC. The attacker was identified by authorities as 56-year-old German national Werner S., whose full name was withheld because of German privacy laws. A man who witnessed the attack in the town of Altena told German television that a man, probably under the influence of alcohol, wounded the mayor with a 30-centimetre-long knife while shouting criticism of his asylum policy. He was arrested and state prosecutors in Hagen are treating the incident as an attempted-murder case, media reported. Artists build replica of Berlin Holocaust memorial outside home of far-right German politician How the refugee crisis has affected German politics The 57-year old mayor, Andreas Hollstein, is a father of four and a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party. No one was immediately available at the prosecutors office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lobby caf: The menu's rooted in the history of the building a Victorian, British Empire diaspora sort of era, says executive chef John Sinopoli Table 17, Ascari Enoteca . We wanted to create a menu that was really only of Toronto, something you wouldn't necessarily see in other places, according to NOW Magazine. It's the kind of dishes that were served 80, 90, 100 years ago, but obviously, through the lens of modern taste and execution. Four months on from the Broadview's grand re-opening, the Civic's turn-of-the-century-chic dining room is finally open, adding a more stately culinary presence to the casual breakfasts and lunches served in the adjoining lobby caf and the modern, multicultural party eats upstairs. Expand Natalia Manzocco The hotel's revitalization, as a whole, was driven by the building's history in one particularly literal case, Design Agency, who spearheaded the transformation, actually replicated a 1900s-era wallpaper unearthed on the walls during the demolition. Sinopoli says the original Broadview Hotel didn't even have a kitchen. But for the team behind the restaurant Sinopoli, Erik Joyal and chef de cuisine Joey Agostino Richmond Station, Skin and Bones there was no such legacy to follow. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

michael ferguson: Lemay made the comments as she, other government officials and auditor general Michael Ferguson testified at the House of Commons public accounts committee, according to National Observer. Lemay's comments echoed those made on the weekend by Liberal MP Steve Mac Kinnon. There is no former system to go back to, she said, adding that her department has no choice but to attempt to stabilize Phoenix at least in the short term. The parliamentary secretary to Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough said there is currently no alternative system that can quickly replace Phoenix. On Tuesday, he told the committee the government needs to work in two phases to resolve the pay system fiasco. Ferguson last week issued a blistering report on Phoenix, warning that stabilizing it will take years and cost more than 540 million. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pierre trudeau: Trudeau, a gregarious people-person, has remarked before on the difference between his approach to politics and that of his aloof, cerebral father, according to National Observer. And he offered that as an explanation for their different approaches to attempting to right historic wrongs. Certainly, a number of people have highlighted, and I have this reflection as well, that my father might have had a different perspective on it than I do, Trudeau acknowledged during a social policy conference Monday at the University of Toronto. He came at it as an academic, as a constitutionalist. Back in 1984, Pierre Trudeau rebuffed pressure to apologize and compensate Japanese Canadians who were interned and stripped of their property during the Second World War. I come at it as a teacher, as someone who's worked a lot in communities, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spies: It was assumed that they could be easily blackmailed into leaking state secrets to foreign spies, if those spies found out about their sexual orientation, according to National Observer. It was a dark period of threats, midnight raids, invasion of privacy and hatred towards the LGBTQ2 community that would eventually become known as the gay purge. Since the start of the Cold War, he explained, federal employers had been investigating, sanctioning and sometimes firing staff that were gay or suspected of being gay. It lasted for decades. It was almost as if it served as a lesson to anybody 'If you want to work in the federal government, don't even think about being out,' because the people who were identified correctly or incorrectly certainly suffered. I did everything I could to remain in that closet and not to come out, because believe me, it was a career-ending move, Rousseau, now the executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress, told National Observer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bank transaction: First, there was the trading company that required he pay high-priced rent of 1,500 for a small apartment belonging to the firm's owner, largely using up his 2,000 salary, he says, drawing arrows back and forth on the page, according to Metro News. He shows each bank transaction for the payments on his smart phone. He is explaining life as an employee at two businesses set up under P.E.I.'s controversial business immigration system. Then, there was the more recent job at a service firm, where the owner asked him to return about 500 monthly of his salary, he added, drawing a circle around the two hours a day, to emphasize what he'd be returning in cash. I felt angry about that. When I refused, they just fired me, he said during an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian immigration: The ownership stream of the provincial nominee program has been criticized by immigration lawyers as a side door to entering the country, with over half of last year's participants losing their 150,000 deposit to the province after they didn't open a business, according to CBC. Three foreign students have alleged to The Canadian Press that some participants in the program are requesting their employees give back a portion of wages in cash, and they are calling for better monitoring. Foreign students allege abuse of P.E.I. PNP business immigrationP.E.I.'s PNP program leading to double standard for Canadian immigration, says lawyerP.E.I. withholds 18M in PNP deposits from immigrant investors James Aylward, the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, says it's important to stop the province from becoming financially addicted to the deposits it receives from immigrants who don't stay on Prince Edward Island or open a business. Peter Bevan-Baker, the leader of the Green Party, is also calling for a review, saying the province's auditor general should become involved. MORE P.E.I. NEWS Best Christmas movies to watch, chosen by 5 P.E.I. filmmakers MORE P.E.I. NEWS Winning lotto ticket for 1M prize sold in Summerside The province has said it's setting up a tip line to report abuses, and says there are success stories from the nominee program, along with some business immigrants who will stay and help boost the province's population. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

catholic church: While the international community has condemned Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as ethnic cleansing, the Catholic church has resisted the term and defended Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the only hope for democracy, according to The Chronicle Herald. At the crowded Kutupalong refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, Mohammad Rafiq said he was very happy when he heard about the visit by Francis. Francis will be treading a difficult diplomatic line on his visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar, where he is due to arrive Monday afternoon. The 20-year-old fled Myanmar last month. We are hoping that with his talks and his efforts, we will get all of that back. Our rights, our minority community and our citizenship have been snatched by the Myanmar government, Rafiq said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

clearance operations: Min Aung Hlaing and three officials from the bureau of special operations, according to Toronto Star. It took place in the residence of the archbishop of Rangoon, Cardinal Charles Bo, who has resisted international condemnation of the military's operations against Rohingya as ethnic cleansing. The Vatican didn't provide details of the contents of Francis' 15-minute courtesy visit with Gen. The general is in charge of security in Rakhine state, where the military's clearance operations against the Muslim minority have sent more than 620,000 Rohingya fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh. Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke said only that They spoke of the great responsibility of the authorities of the country in this moment of transition. Refugees there have told of entire villages being burned and women and girls being raped. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

luxury apartment: HIV/AIDS is a very big problem in my country South Africa, so I hope to stand as an advocate for that, she said before reporters after the event, according to CTV. Along with the title, Nel-Peters earned a yearlong salary, a luxury apartment in New York City for the duration of her reign and more prizes. The 22-year-old, who wants to use her reign to champion HIV/AIDS and self-defence causes, was crowned at The AXIS theatre at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. She is the second woman from her home country to earn the crown. Ninety-two women from around the world participated in the decades-old competition. The runner-up was Miss Colombia Laura Gonzalez, while the second runner-up was Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

colorado chain: Outrage over the message, fueled by anger over a city being dramatically transformed by an influx of newcomers, quickly spread on social media, according to CTV. A window was broken at the shop and White Coffee painted on the building and about 200 people protested there Saturday. Last week, Ink! Coffee displayed a sidewalk sign that said Happily Gentrifying the Neighborhood Since 2014 outside a store in a historically diverse neighbourhood near downtown Denver. The Colorado chain initially called the sign a bad joke but later founder Keith Herbert explained it was part of an advertising campaign. I recognize that we had a blind spot to other legitimate interpretations. In a statement, he said he saw the campaign as a way to take pride in being part of a dynamic, evolving community that is inclusive but was now embarrassed to say that he did not fully appreciate the very real and troubling issue of gentrification. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

interview guide: The data had been obtained using an interview guide that included questions specifically targeting Muslims, according to Toronto Star. The RCMP stopped using the questionnaire after the Star brought it to the attention of the force's national headquarters. The move follows a Star story last month that highlighted the federal police force's line of questioning. The information, which includes operational files as well as any audio recordings on DVD, will be held in sealed envelopes for the two years the force is required to keep the information due to privacy legislation, the RCMP wrote. Those records will be permanently redacted from electronic databases, and sealed recordings will be retained for two years after its last use for an administrative purpose and then destroyed, the RCMP wrote in a statement to the Star. In total, the RCMP said it collected 5,438 files containing a completed questionnaire or references to one. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kingdom myth: In fact, f oundation myths are the primary organizing myths of nations, says Brock University history professor Joanne Wright, because they establish a common history, a common origin, a national identity . and sanctify an imaginary beginning to the nation . 1In Canada's case, the age-old Peaceable Kingdom myth is built on the bedrock of creation stories that celebrate those brave explorers who led the way for European conquest, according to Rabble. The history of these symbolic heroes, says University of Guelph history professor Alan Gordon, is used to legitimize the possession of North America by Christian Europeans. Published by the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade COAT .by Richard Sanders View as PDFCreation myths are as important to the formation of nationalist cults as they are to formulating the identity of religious groups. Despite what Gordon calls the specious logic inherent in such claims, the narrative of these founding fathers provides a binding social myth and strengthens the bond of brotherhood that nationals are supposed to feel for one another. 2The business of constructing Canada's pantheon of mythic founders was aided in 1911 when the national archives published what it called the chief manuscript sources of the earliest history of Canada. 3 This, it said, brought together for the first time key documents about the European navigators who supposedly discovered Canada between 1497 and 1534. This official document resurfaced Cabot, and other founding European mariners, at a pivotal point in Canada's naval history. This Government of Canada publication exemplified the definitive process that Gordon described asreinvigorating and repackaging real historical people in order to fit them for the needs of the present in a continuous negotiation between history and politics.4For instance, virtually every page of this 1911 book on The Early History of the Dominion of Canada, was awash in references to the importance of seagoing ships in the creation and development of Canada as a nation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

monday afternoon: While the international community has condemned Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims as ethnic cleansing, the Catholic church has resisted the term and defended Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the only hope for democracy, according to Metro News. At the crowded Kutupalong refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, Mohammad Rafiq said he was very happy when he heard about the visit by Francis. Francis will be treading a difficult diplomatic line on his visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar, where he is due to arrive Monday afternoon. The 20-year-old fled Myanmar last month. We are hoping that with his talks and his efforts, we will get all of that back. Our rights, our minority community and our citizenship have been snatched by the Myanmar government, Rafiq said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pirates charting: Both Cabot and Cartier were little more than officially aggrandized criminals well-armed pirates charting the way for European kings and popes to seize control of what became known as Canada, according to Rabble. While Cabot staked the English monarchy's fictive claim to dominate North America, Cartier is celebrated for three voyages, between 1534 and 1542, which set the colonial course of history for New France. Published by Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade COAT .by Richard Sanders View as PDFBesides John Cabot, another towering figure in the pantheon of Canada's national heroes, long said to have discovered this land, is Jacques Cartier. As anthropologist Bruce Trigger noted in 1985, the era of European explorations following Cabot and Cartier, until the establishment of royal government in New France in 1663 was long seen as a Heroic Age.' The brave heroes in question were French explorers, missionaries, and settlers who performed noble deeds. Lawrence Valley, was hailed as the prototype of a bold mariner.1In his book The Hero and the Historians Historiography and the Uses of Jacques Cartier 2010 Alan Gordon documents an ebb and flow in the centuries-long manipulation of Cartier's image by a diverse array of professionals with special interests. Cartier the discoverer' of the St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

muslim minority: Rohingya Muslims are not officially recognized as a minority in Burma, also called Burma, even though many have lived there for generations, according to Toronto Star. Burmese officials and many among the predominantly Buddhist population reject Rohingya and are instead using Bengalis to emphasize their disputed argument that the Rohingya migrated illegally to the country from Bangladesh. As he arrived for the first papal visit to the country, speculation mainly circled around the question whether the pope would use the term Rohingya to describe the country's Muslim minority, which has been the target of a brutal military clearance operation. Burma's small Catholic community has similarly urged the pope to refrain from using the term, as such a move would likely be interpreted as foreign meddling in domestic affairs by the Burmese leadership. Article Continued Below Pope Francis had already prayed for our Rohingya brothers and sisters, ahead of his visit. But as a religious leader who has repeatedly defied the restraint his predecessors may have shown, observers believe that Pope Francis could still emphasize his support for the minority by deliberately using the factually correct but politically fraught term. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nominee program: Immigration lawyers have criticized the ownership stream of the provincial nominee program as a side door to entering the country, with over half of last year's participants losing their 150,000 deposit to the province after they didn't open a business, according to CTV. The Island Investment Development Inc., which holds the deposits for the newcomers' businesses, indicates 18 million in net revenues over the past year came from immigrant companies that defaulted on their obligation to create a business. James Aylward, the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, said in an interview Friday that the province has shown an unwillingness to review or reform the program due to millions of dollars in forfeited deposits it currently receives from immigrants who don't ultimately open a business. The figure is roughly equivalent to half of the province's additional budget for infrastructure this year. Of the remaining 92, so far about a third closed after their mandatory 12 months of operation. The province says 177 of the 296 nominees -- 56 per cent -- never opened a business at all, while a further 10 per cent didn't fulfil some conditions of their escrow agreement and forfeited their deposits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saskatoon studio: This Ukrainian folk dance is called the Holubka, according to CBC. It's familiar territory for the dancers and their bouncing, gesticulating choreographer, Serhij Koroliuk. The men kneel and clap as a dozen female dancers float and swirl and kick across the stage at a recent rehearsal in their Saskatoon studio. Ukrainian multicultural dance felt 'tokenistic,' says Indigenous dancer CBC Asks - Cultural Appropriation Is it ever OK Three months ago, Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble faced a wave of accusations on social media for one of its other routines called Kaleidoscope, a multicultural dance that included segments from French, Indigenous and other cultures. The term is popping up with increasing frequency Halloween headdress costumes, music sampling and author Joseph Boyden's ancestry have all stirred debate. The group said the dance was created to honour Indigenous people and other cultures, but critics labelled it cultural appropriation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

service firm: First, there was the trading company that required he pay high-priced rent of 1,500 for a small apartment belonging to the firm's owner, largely using up his 2,000 salary, he says, drawing arrows back and forth on the page, according to CBC. When I refused, they just fired me.'- Chinese immigrant He shows each bank transaction for the payments on his smart phone. He is explaining life as an employee at two businesses set up under P.E.I.'s controversial business immigration system. Then, there was the more recent job at a service firm, where the owner asked him to return about 500 monthly of his salary, he added, drawing a circle around the two hours a day, to emphasize what he'd be returning in cash. I felt angry about that. When I refused, they just fired me, he said during an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

favourite song: How do you celebrate a great performance Sleep The best place in Toronto to enjoy winter weather is ... It used to be DAIS, now its the homie Omar's Car, according to NOW Magazine. What's the last performance/concert you saw Jay-z and Vic Mensa. Expand What's your favourite song at the moment Feels by Snoh Allegra. Name one other New Constellations artist you think audiences should see during this nationwide tour. Describe the best gig you've ever Constellations will bring together a lineup of Canada's Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. Lido Pimienta, A Tribe Called Red, Snotty Nose Rez Kids. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

visit canada: Even when a visa is required, it's usually easy to get, according to NOW Magazine. The distinctive maple leaf on a Canadian passport is often greeted with a smile and a handshake. Out of the world's 195 countries, Canadians can travel to 172 of them without a visa. So it often comes as a surprise when friends or relatives who wish to visit Canada are refused visitor visas and denied entry. Visiting Canada is made all the more difficult by the fact that the official government guide for would-be visitors does very little to inform applicants about what is needed for a strong visa application. The reality is that while the rest of the world looks upon Canadians with warm and welcoming eyes, Canadian immigration authorities scrutinize those coming from abroad with an unexpected degree of doubt, suspicion and skepticism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bank transaction: First, there was the trading company that required he pay high-priced rent of 1,500 for a small apartment belonging to the firm's owner, largely using up his 2,000 salary, he says, drawing arrows back and forth on the page, according to Toronto Star. He shows each bank transaction for the payments on his smart phone. He is explaining life as an employee at two businesses set up under P.E.I.'s controversial business immigration system. Then, there was the more recent job at a service firm, where the owner asked him to return about 500 monthly of his salary, he added, drawing a circle around the two hours a day, to emphasize what he'd be returning in cash. I felt angry about that. Article Continued Below When I refused, they just fired me, he said during an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.