yazidi children: Emad was reunited with his family in Winnipeg last year after a relative saw his picture, taken in a refugee camp, on social media, according to National Observer. Hesso says they'd hoped for a much longer meeting with Trudeau, so Emad could talk more about the plight of other Yazidi children and bringing more refugees to Canada. Hadji Hesso says when Emad arrived at the venue with his uncle, political staffers approached him and brought him to a dressing room, where he met Trudeau for about five minutes. It was not the meeting that we were looking for, said Hesso, who is a spokesman for the family. We requested a further meeting, another meeting, to discuss more details if possible in Ottawa but nothing has been confirmed yet. But hopefully this is just the beginning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

attestation form: Labour Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension in a news release today, giving employers until Feb. 9 to submit their grant applications, according to CBC. This is a tremendous opportunity to give work experience to energetic, enthusiastic students, and to keep our economy growing. This week a group of religious leaders called the attestation form fascist and pure discrimination, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau staunchly defended it. I invite all employers who haven't yet done so to apply today to get support to hire students this summer, she said. The extension also gives MPs a chance to do a final push with not-for-profit organizations, faith-based groups and small businesses in their ridings. Trudeau defends summer grants policy'Fascist' summer jobs form under fire from religious leaders There were similar extensions to the deadline in 2016 and 2017 as well, which saw a spike in applications. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

children: The sad part is that not much has changed since her first research project in 1995, she said, according to CBC. The people who tell me racism doesn't exist are the people that don't have non-white children. I have yet to talk to a parent who has non-white children in the school system who says, 'No, my kids haven't experienced anything.'- Manju Varma Varma, who works in employment equity and diversity with the federal government, has been examining youth and racism in the province for more than 20 years. I have yet to talk to a parent who has non-white children in the school system who says, 'No, my kids haven't experienced anything. All of those kids said it wasn't the threat of violence, it was the name-calling that really got them because it's constant, she said. Varma said the children she's spoken to as part of her research often report name-calling at school. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

compromise position: Instead, under the guise of a compromise position on the fate of nearly 800,000 DACA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, Trump bashed Latino immigrants just like he did on the day he launched his presidential campaign in 2015, when he said of Mexicans They're bringing drugs, according to Rabble. They're bringing crime. It was to be his clarion call to bipartisanship. They're rapists. Garaufis said he would not ignore the president's vicious recurring, redundant drumbeat of anti-Latino commentary. Hours before the State of the Union, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in New York released a scathing rebuke of Trump during a court hearing on whether Trump's cancellation of DACA was illegal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cookies: They cook together, they share their stories, according to CBC. But today, Assad, the community wellness facilitator in charge of this collective kitchen for the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, has her work cut out for her. We bring people together, she explains. She's shepherding new Canadians from around the world in the culinary creation of a Lebanese-style meat pie, salad and cookies. '1151546435873', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container6499254', 'ciid' 'caffeine14515755' ; 'Food is a very important part of culture'2 24 English is not the first language for anyone here and all of the chefs, including Jiangwei Qian, have converged on the kitchen, bringing with them their own way of doing things from back home. In my opinion we should wash it before cutting it because if you cut it before washing it all the nutrition will be gone, explains Qian originally from China. Qian stands at the stainless steel sink gently rinsing parsley. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

italian flag: All of those shot were Black; Traini is white.A reporter for the ANSA news agency who witnessed the arrest said Traini had the Italian flag draped on his shoulders when he got out of a black Alfa Romeo near the city's war dead memorial, climbed the stairs of the monument and raised his arm in a fascist salute, according to Toronto Star. Military police officers then arrested him. Local news media identified the suspect as Luca Traini, 28. The only element that links the persons who were injured is the colour of their skin, Interior Minister Marco Minniti said during a news conference Saturday night, calling the shootings an evident display of racial hatred. The mayor called on residents to remain indoors, and the city's transportation system came to a halt. Around midday Saturday, the suspect drove through the streets of Macerata, firing from the Alfa Romeo, officials said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jackson: To put to rest any speculation or rumours as to whether I will be performing at the Super Bowl tomorrow; I will not, Jackson said in a statement released Saturday, according to The Chronicle Herald. Thank you for your support and I do look forward to seeing you all very soon. Janet Jackson has shut down any rumours that she will be joining Justin Timberlake during this year's Super Bowl halftime show. Timberlake is returning to the halftime show 14 years after a wardrobe malfunction with Jackson caused a national controversy. Timberlake later described it as an unintended wardrobe malfunction. Timberlake was Jackson's special guest during her performance at that year's game and ripped off a piece of her clothing, revealing her nipple. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

quebec city: The Quebec premier said at the time he wanted to launch a vast coast-to-coast discussion in the hopes of having the province's distinct character officially recognized, according to National Observer. Scheer told reporters he had read Couillard's proposal, and it's normal for a Quebec leader to be focused on the issue. During a trip with his family to Quebec City, the Tory leader said Premier Philippe Couillard's plan included some very interesting proposals. ; Couillard announced last May he hoped to create favourable conditions that could lead to the eventual reopening of constitutional negotiations, and to Quebec finally approving the 1982 Constitution. I've had discussions with my colleagues on the question said Scheer, adding We will find practical things we can do with it. Last spring, when The Canadian Press first reported on Couillard's plan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was against the idea. Our electoral program in 2019 will talk about issues important to Quebec, he said, without giving details. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asylum interview: Even after the policy changed in 2013 and he was given an asylum interview by Israeli officials, his case remained undecided in 2016 when he was resettled in Toronto under a private sponsorship after meeting a Canadian doing humanitarian work in Israel, according to Toronto Star. With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government set to deport some 38,000 African migrants and refugees in Israel, GTA Jewish community groups are concerned for the safety of the deportees like Demoz. While he could not be forcibly removed from the country, he said he and other refugees from Eritrea and Sudan were also not allowed to seek asylum in Israel, where they end up after a gruelling journey through Libya and Egypt. By sending them back to Africa, they are going to put these people's lives at risk, said Demoz, who says that he fled the Eritrean regime after refusing to serve as an informant to flush out anti-government opposition. In Israel, critics of the policy, including Holocaust survivors, have staged protests against the government's move. He now studies psychology at York University Article Continued Below According to the Jerusalem Post, the Netanyahu government will carry out the mass deportations to an unspecified third country as early as March. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

atlantic canada: Her research inspired her to write the musical, which she also produces and directs, according to The Chronicle Herald. It tells the story of the many slaves that journeyed to the Maritimes in search of freedom. In 2014, Johnson spent a year in Nova Scotia as a Fulbright Fellow, researching The Underground Railroad and its connection to Atlantic Canada. The dramatic musical was first performed at the Dalhousie Performing Arts Centre and the Alderney Landing theatre in 2014. Half a dozen performance artists from the Halifax area will travel to the Big Apple to perform the musical at NYU's Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. Now, sponsored by New York University NYU and donations from the public, Johnson is taking the musical to New York City, where it will be a featured part of New York's African American History Month celebrations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian centre: The story began in April 2017, when the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada ARCC reported that many anti-choice groups had been getting Canada Summer Jobs funding for years -- primarily crisis pregnancy centres that dissuade women from abortion, but also some political groups, including Campaign Life Coalition, Life Site News, and Canadian Centre for Bio-ethical Reform CCBR . The latter group is infamous for its public display of gory signs showing alleged aborted fetuses and delivering similar graphic flyers to residences, according to Rabble. Last year, Liberal MP Iqra Khalid Mississauga-Erin Mills approved a 56,695 summer jobs grant to the CCBR, which it used to train interns on how to shock and offend Canadians with its extreme anti-choice propaganda. Anti-choice groups have been milking the Canada Summer Jobs fund to the tune of 1.7 million since 2010. MPs set local priorities and allocate Canada Summer Jobs funding to groups in their ridings, while the federal government approves or rejects the applications based on various other criteria. In December, an attestation requirement was announced, asking applicants to tick a box to be eligible for funding. New attestation requirement Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Employment Minister Patty Hajdu acted quickly, announcing that Liberal ridings would no longer award Canada Summer Jobs CSJ funding to anti-choice groups, and that the government would look at ways to permanently change the program to prevent any MP from allocating public funds to anti-choice groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian connection: Birdman, 5th richest man in hip hop, has secret Canadian connection The percussive score in the film is all based on improvisation, he told CBC host of The Early Edition Stephen Quinn, according to CBC. It was me reacting to what director Alejandro Gonz lez I rritu was saying and what I was seeing, he said. The drummer behind those beats, Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez, is in Vancouver to perform the Birdman score live alongside the film at the PuSh Festival. It's not that different from playing with a band and reacting to everything that was going on in real time. Antonio Sanchez/PuSh Festival The first demos he submitted were very structured, Sanchez said, thinking that would be best because film scores are typically less improvised. Antonio Sanchez will drum live alongside the film 'Birdman' at the PuSh Festival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian-born parents: The Immigration Department report, obtained through an access to information request, found 36 per cent of the children of immigrants aged 25 to 35 held university degrees, compared to 24 per cent of their peers with Canadian-born parents, according to Toronto Star. Among the top immigration source countries, more than 50 per cent of the children of immigrants from China and India graduated from university, while one-third of those born to Filipino immigrant parents finished their degrees. Not only do many newcomers arrive with university degrees, their high expectations for their children's academic achievements also appear to lead to the pursuit of higher education among their children, according to a new internal government analysis. By comparison, between 30 and 37 per cent of children to immigrants from Western Europe completed university, followed by those from Latin America and the Caribbean at a rate ranging from 23 to 28 per cent about par with children with Canadian-born parents, the report said. And immigrant parents in Canada tend to have higher levels of educational attainment than Canadian-born parents, said the report by researcher Garnett Picot for the department's research and evaluation unit. Article Continued Below The educational attainment of the parents matters; children with highly educated parents are more likely to be highly educated themselves. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chen works: The 40-year-old minivan driver, whom police identified only by his surname Chen, lost control after a fire erupted in his van, which held several plastic bottles of gasoline as well as six canisters of liquid gas, according to CTV. A cigarette butt found by investigators in the van likely started the fire, Shanghai police said in a statement Friday evening. Police ruled out the possibility of a deliberate attack and described the crash as an accident. They said Chen had been alone in the vehicle. Chen works for a Shanghai metals company and had no criminal record but is now under suspicion for transporting dangerous materials. Chen was being treated for severe smoke inhalation and was in a coma, and nine other people were still hospitalized, police said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chicago detective: This time they're awaiting deportation proceedings from Immigration and Customs Enforcement because they entered the country illegally, according to Metro News. They are among several defendants who have walked free because their cases were handled by Reynaldo Guevara, a discredited former Chicago detective facing allegations that for years he beat and bullied defendants to obtain false attorney said he's not sure he even made it past the fence outside the jail. Gabriel Solache and Arturo DeLeon-Reyes, who were freed in December, were immediately detained again. But I do know he did see the sun shine without handcuffs on and could see a park and all of those were a first for him in a really long time, said Andrew Vail, a Jenner and Block attorney who worked on the case for free. The allegations of Guevara's brutality last year led to five overturned convictions. DeLeon-Reyes and Solache's release adds a chapter to what has become one of the most troubling stories of the Chicago Police Department in recent history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city hall: But we must focus on the hope for the future, according to CBC. Longtime anti-racism advocate Patricia Wright asked Is it time to move beyond Black History Month Kelly Bennett/CBC That future was embodied in the midday ceremony at city hall by young performers, including Dorian Odusanya, who told the story of Viola Desmond who married his brother. We must remember the past, yes, said anti-racism advocate Patricia Wright. His telling of Desmond's refusal to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre was electric. Every time I hold that bill in my hands and I look at her face, I'll be reminded of my family's history. Our family is overwhelmed with pride that one of our ancestors a black woman was chosen to be on the 10 bill, Odusanya said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lima: The mummies were buried less than a metre 3.2 feet deep in the Lima district of Carabayllo, according to CBC. Their coffins contained traditional Chinese artifacts, such as lighters and pipes to smoke opium. The bodies were found inside their wooden coffins by workers of Calidda, a natural gas distributor in Lima and Callao. Archeologist Sulema Zelaya shows a 19th century mummy of a Chinese immigrant inside a wooden coffin at the Calidda headquarters, a natural gas distributor, in Lima, Peru February 2, 2018. The three mummies were found on Jan. 22, 2018, as Calidda employees worked to install new natural gas pipelines. Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters Archaeologists believe the mummies belonged to immigrants from the first wave of Chinese who travelled to Peru in the mid-19th century to work in the country's booming sugar and cotton industries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

german: Two years later, the 36-year-old is back home in Aleppo, according to The Chronicle Herald. He returned last summer depressed, homesick and dreading another winter, he couldn't bear life in the German city of Suhl. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing to Greece and an exhausting journey by train, bus and foot through Europe. Germany, he said, was boring, boring, boring. So far, they are just a trickle, numbering in the tens of thousands. Maarawi is among a small number of refugees who have come back to Syria from among the more than 5.4 million who fled their homeland since the civil war erupted in 2011. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gloria graham: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 3 stars Happy End 3Winchester 2Black History Month F licit 4Black History Month Black Cop 3 FILM STARS DON' Maybe not, but Gloria Graham the Oscar winner and film noir icon retreated there after a backstage collapse, according to Vancouver Observer. She wanted to stay with the family of her latest lover, a young actor named Peter Turner. You have some good choices among these smaller ones though, and one that's disappointingly bad. She was reliving their romance of a couple years earlier in London, New York and her seaside home in California. She was in her late 50s, had been married four times once to a stepson and wasn't getting work in the movies anymore. What she was really seeking was solace for her medical problems and for the equally-threatening peril creeping in on her old age. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government officials: Satellite images and video of destroyed homes also showed that the village had been wiped out, according to CTV. The Myanmar government's information committee said in a statement Friday that 17 government officials including Border Guard Police went to Gu Dar Pyin to investigate the AP report and were told by villagers and community leaders that no such things happened. The AP reported on Thursday that the mass graves in the village of Gu Dar Pyin were confirmed through multiple interviews with more than two dozen survivors who had fled to refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh, and through time-stamped cellphone videos. According to the government statement, a group of Rohingya terrorists skirmished with security forces in the village during clearance operations by the military. It said 19 terrorists died and their bodies were carefully buried by the security forces. It said about 500 villagers who supported the terrorists attacked the security forces with weapons such as knives, sticks and wooden spears, and the security forces were forced to shoot in self-defence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

security agents: They were accusing me of being a Rwandan spy and a killer, according to The Chronicle Herald. That I was in Uganda to hunt down Rwandan refugees living in Uganda to harm them, Gatsinzi told The Associated Press, denying the accusations. Gatsinzi claims he was arrested by security agents after visiting his son at a Ugandan university in December and that 12 days of being hooded and beaten left him in a wheelchair for days after his release. He said he saw another Rwandan who had been tortured and was really in a bad shape. People like Gatsinzi claim they are caught in the middle, suspected by one country or the other. The neighbouring East African countries have faced years of uneasy relations over Uganda's refusal to forcibly repatriate Rwandan refugees, including some who are suspected of involvement in Rwanda's genocide in 1994. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

television broadcasts: The team is reaching out through radio and television broadcasts, social media and in-person meetings with elders and community members, according to Metro News. The goal is to keep communities informed about everything from security to transportation issues, and let them know they can also participate in the fun. But those images can be scary for some immigrants and refugees who are worried about terrorism, deportation or even a war they can't forget.A special team with the city of Minneapolis has been working for weeks to reassure immigrant communities that all the extra muscle is here to keep them safe. It's a welcoming place ... for people to come downtown and enjoy, said Michael Yang, a southeast Asian community specialist with the city. Minnesota has been a welcoming state for immigrants over the last several decades, thanks in part to its social service programs. You shouldn't have to fear anything. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

art scene: But multicultural Toronto's art scene is still predominantly male and white, according to NOW Magazine. According to a 2017 Canadian Art study of 80 galleries nationwide, 92 per cent of curators and directors are white. It seems self-evident that having more young, marginalized people curating art shows will attract younger, more diverse audiences to galleries. In Ontario, around 15 per cent of people in administrative positions are visible minorities, compared to 29 per cent in the wider population. Members of Toronto's art community have long lamented under-representation, but the numbers are in and they can't be ignored. That disparity is jarring considering 51.5 per cent of Torontonians are visible minorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

african nation: Some people had personal questions, such as one woman who said a Nigerian friend was facing deportation and faced great danger if she returned to the African nation because she is a lesbian, according to CTV. One questioner asked Trudeau whether he was concerned about the number of people crossing the border illegally and claiming refugee status. Trudeau was asked by some people whether he would boost the number of immigrants accepted into Canada every year. Trudeau responded that Canada has obligations under international treaties to give asylum seekers a hearing, but also has the resources to ensure that people who are deemed not to be refugees are dealt with appropriately. One woman interrupted another questioner by shouting out opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta through British Columbia. We always make sure that security is the first thing that is checked, Trudeau said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

arianne robinson: Toronto laneway named after Italian dish Robinson, who appeared on CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Thursday, said she was inspired to look into laneway names following the most recent iteration of the women's march, according to CBC. I was thinking about so many women out on the street and thinking about landmarks and streets and laneways and who they're named after, she told host Matt Galloway. Compare that with the 42 named for men, and the statistics are shocking, said Arianne Robinson, who wrote about the issue for Signal Toronto. Frank Kovak Lane in Little Italy was approved in 2003. Frank died last year and will be sorely missed by his friends, said a city document about the naming. Frank Kovac operated Frank's Garage on Harbord Street for over 30 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bonney: Pierre told Brian Bonney he made certain choices that landed him in court, according to CBC. Bonney's lawyer told a sentencing hearing earlier this month that his client was an instrument of others in the scandal, including senior officials in former premier Christy Clark's office. Provincial court Judge David St. Prosecutor tells hearing 'quick wins' plan to get ethnic votes backfired for B.C. Liberals The conditional sentence will be served in the community and Bonney will live under a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. Bonney pleaded guilty to breach of trust last October in the so-called quick wins scandal for the partisan use of taxpayer money in an attempt to attract support from minority groups. He must also do 60 hours of community service work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.