jae-in: And, judging from his summit Friday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, it appears he wants to stay that way.article continues below Trending Stories Elderly woman, three men stabbed in unprovoked DTES attacks; suspect in custody Fentanyl drug crisis could cost Vancouver property owners more in taxB.C. Housing pledges to fix problems at low-income rentals Killarney secondary school collecting funds for student's funeral In a deliberate show of confidence almost bravado Kim literally strolled across the military demarcation line that has divided the Koreas for three generations, sat as an equal at the negotiating table with Moon and then joined him at an intricately arranged banquet before riding his black Mercedes limousine back into the land he rules absolutely, according to Vancouver Courier. The optics were largely the same as his first summit, when he ended six years of self-imposed isolation in the North and met Chinese President Xi Jinping last month in Beijing. He's meeting them as the proud leader of a nuclear power. There were lots of feel-good moments, enthusiastic smiles and big handshakes for carefully staged photo ops emotionally charged visuals that will play just as well abroad as they will strum the ethnic and national pride of his domestic audience. In his joint statement with Moon, Kim agreed to seek the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But any real promise regarding the future of all those missiles and nuclear weapons was missing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cosby show: Before Cosby and The Cosby Show, no affluent, educated black family existed on TV. Before Cosby, few black celebrities were hired to pitch something as mainstream as Jell-O.article continues below Trending Stories Elderly woman, three men stabbed in unprovoked DTES attacks; suspect in custody Fentanyl drug crisis could cost Vancouver property owners more in taxB.C. Housing pledges to fix problems at low-income rentals Killarney secondary school collecting funds for student's funeral It all made for an unmatched contribution to ethnic equality, a legacy seemingly invulnerable to claims spanning decades that America's Dad was sexually abusing women, according to Vancouver Courier. He denied it all and, year after year, that proved good enough. Before Cosby and I Spy, no African-American man had landed the lead in a television drama series. Until it wasn't. Jurors convicted the 80-year-old comedian of drugging and molesting Andrea Constand, whose 2004 experience with Cosby echoed that of so many of his accusers who emerged before last year's MeToo wave began. The collective willingness to trust in Cosby ended in a Pennsylvania courtroom Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vancouver: That's a huge change in a short space of time, according to Vancouver Courier. Six years ago, ELL students made up about 15 per cent of students in the primary grades. English language learners now make up about 40 per cent of the Grade 1 students and 37 per cent of kindergarten students in the West Vancouver school district.article continues below Trending Stories Elderly woman, three men stabbed in unprovoked DTES attacks; suspect in custody Fentanyl drug crisis could cost Vancouver property owners more in taxB.C. Housing pledges to fix problems at low-income rentals Gangs reunited a very strange East Van nightrelated Vancouver's only Mandarin bilingual program celebrates first graduating class Numbers in grades 2 and 3 are only slightly lower, at about 31 per cent. Students who are learning English at the same time they're learning other academic subjects in West Vancouver public schools now number 1,166 or 23 per cent of the school population, including international students. In the elementary grades overall, about 28 per cent of students receive English language support, said Maria Yioldassis, ELL co-ordinator for West Vancouver Schools. Numbers of English language learners are up almost six per cent this year over the past year in the school district, following a similar increase the year before. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cabinet minister: Before the University of Haifa knew it, the place was roiled by controversy, according to Rabble. Twenty-three members of the university's faculty had signed a letter of protest. Consider the embarrassing 2012 case of the Israeli university that came up with a scheme to give an honorary degree to an unsavoury right-wing foreign politician in appreciation of his revered leadership. Media half a world away in North America wrote uncomfortable stories about how the university planned to honour a senior cabinet minister in a right-wing government whose immigration policies were denying basic health care to refugees from persecution in their home country. The offensive politician, of course, was a guy from Canada named Jason Kenney. The protesters didn't manage to keep the right-wing foreign politician from getting the honorary Doctorate of Philosophy, but I'm sure it made the University of Haifa think twice about giving meaningless sheepskins to his ilk ever again. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian citizenship: It's given birth to the political careers of Stephen Harper, Preston Manning, Jason Kenney, Ted Morton, and, good God, Rob Anders the only parliamentarian to vote against awarding honorary Canadian citizenship to Nelson Mandela, according to Rabble. Lawyer and polemicist Ezra Levant first became famous in Alberta. It's no surprise that the University of Alberta has come under fire for planning to award an honorary degree to famed environmentalist David Suzuki.RELATED STORIESMartyn Brown There's dumb, and there's Alberta dumb and Rachel Notley's Bill 12 is both Alberta premier Rachel Notley calls Kinder Morgan pipeline the poster child for cooperative federalism Grand Chief Stewart Phillip accuses Justin Trudeau and Rachel Notley of brazenly ignoring First Nations rights Martyn Brown Rachel Notley's days of whine and poses University of Alberta honorary degree for David Suzuki ruffles feathers across campus After all, its campuses are in what is still the most right-wing province in Canada. The Byfields ran their publishing operation from Alberta, giving a platform to Ken Whyte, the first but not the last right-wing editor of the National Post. Alberta-based writers such as Kevin Taft and Andrew Nikiforuk have chronicled the grip that the Alberta oil industry has had on that province's political culture. And the University of Calgary has been home to several of Canada's most conservative academics, including Barry Cooper, who's been linked to the climate-change-denial movement, and Rainer Knopff, whose been slamming the Supreme Court of Canada for years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

disaster-related conditions: But Homeland Security said that after a review of the environmental disaster-related conditions upon which the country's original designation was based and an assessment of whether those originating conditions continue to exist, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen decided the protections were no longer warranted, according to Toronto Star. The U.S. created Temporary Protected Status in 1990 to provide a safe haven for citizens of countries affected by war and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes. They were granted that status during the Obama administration after an April 2015 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people in Nepal, and it was extended for 18 months in October 2016. The status currently shields several hundred thousand people from 10 countries. The decision on Nepal probably will be felt most acutely in New York and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which had the largest Nepalese immigrant communities in the United States in 2015 with 9,000 each, according to the Pew Research Center. It generally includes authorization to work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

esl class: That day, late spring sunshine poured into the classroom through its floor-to-ceiling windows, according to CTV. Delivering communicable disease education in an ESL class is clever because it's non-threatening. The United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society, or SUCCESS, sits in a new building near the Richmond Centre mall. No one needs to seek out a workshop focused on hepatitis C, it's just framed as part of the curriculum and an opportunity for students to brush up on their medical vocabulary. Gigi Lo, manager of SUCCESS' HIV and hepatitis C intervention project, delivers education about the viruses and helps connect new arrivals to health care. One student, Jasmine Yaying Weng, had a glossary of words like treatment written in English and Chinese in her notebook. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration hearing: Fifteen minutes into his livestream, police told him, Get out of the street, according to Rabble. Duran asked where to go, but before he could comply, one officer ordered other riot police, Get him, guys. On April 3, Manuel Duran was outside the Shelby County jail in Memphis, reporting on the protest for the Spanish-language news site he runs, Memphis Noticias. As the police dragged him away, two protesters latched on to Duran in a protective embrace, shouting, He's a journalist! Duran was charged with blocking a roadway and disorderly conduct, charges that were promptly dropped. ICE says he skipped an immigration hearing in 2007, and has been a fugitive ever since. Rather than releasing him, on April 5 the Shelby sheriff handed him over to ICE. He was transported six hours south to the LaSalle Detention Center in Jena, Louisiana. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration officer: Justice Suzanne Hood will sentence Willis in July, according to The Chronicle Herald. He remains free on a 5,000 recognizance with a 1,000 cash deposit. Carie Dexter Willis, 58, of Pierrefonds, Que., was convicted on charges of sexual assault, extortion and breach of trust following a trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax this month. Willis was working as an immigration officer when he allegedly committed the offences in Dartmouth 15 years ago. An investigation was launched after the matter was reported to police in late 2014. The Crown alleged Willis used his position of authority over a 26-year-old woman, who was supposed to be deported in June 2003, to extort her for sex on multiple occasions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refuge canada: Refuge Canada opened last month at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, according to Toronto Star. The 4,000 square-foot exhibit has interactive displays to thrust observers into the mindset of a refugee, as well as startling statistics on Canada's treatment of refugees. The idea that anyone can become a refugee under the right circumstances is the focus of a new exhibit in Halifax that walks you through someone's journey to Canada, and the country's humbling history when it comes to its treatment of those seeking safety. We want people to understand the experience of refugees the challenges they confront, the agency and decisions they make about coming to Canada, said curator Dan Conlin. The exhibit is structured to represent the path of a refugee from being thrown into danger to eventually reaching safety, although many do not make it that far. We also want to explore Canada's track record with refugees, which is not as rosy as a lot of people think. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city: The latest evidence of that is the 65 million the city has budgeted since 2017 to provide food and shelter for refugee claimants, according to Toronto Star. But Toronto can't be expected to carry the whole burden. That's because this city has long welcomed the world, and it continues to do so amid a global migrant crisis. This is a national issue, and Mayor John Tory is right to reach out to Ottawa for more help in handling a sudden upsurge in refugee claimants that is putting a big strain on the city's shelter system. But we can no longer do it alone. We are committed to providing shelter and support to all those who need it, he said on Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sense: For Cheng, the timing of the tape's removal was significant because it coincided with a neighbourhood vigil in honour of the victims that she helped organize, according to CTV. I think that was really symbolic, she told CTV News Channel on Wednesday. Officers were taking down the yellow police tape that secured the scene where 10 people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a tragedy that shook the city and sent shockwaves across the country. We walk these streets every day and our sense of security was taken away so by coming together and praying and walking, we were blessing our neighbourhood, and reclaiming our sense of security. Even though the tragedy occurred just the day before, James said he witnessed a lot of courage in the midst of the mourners' grief on Tuesday evening. Cheng and co-organizer Jesse James, who created the group We Love Willowdale with her, helped plan a community walk and vigil Tuesday that saw dozens of residents and visitors in the area come together in Olive Square to pay tribute to the victims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

services department: Federal officials came under fire two years ago after rolling back child protection policies meant for minors fleeing violence in Central America, according to The Chronicle Herald. In a follow-up hearing on Thursday, senators said that the agencies had failed to take full responsibility for their care and had delayed crucial reforms needed to keep them from falling into the hands of human traffickers. The Health and Human Services Department has a limited budget to track the welfare of vulnerable unaccompanied minors, and realized that 1,475 children could not be found after making follow-up calls to check on their safety, an agency official said. You are the worst foster parents in the world. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. You don't even know where they are, said Democratic Sen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

system tory: He said the latest figure represents 37.6 per cent of those in the system, according to The Chronicle Herald. Tory said if those levels continue, the city will incur 64.5 million in costs related to providing shelter and housing for refugee claimants by the end of this year. Mayor John Tory said Thursday that the number of refugee claimants in the city's shelters has grown from an average of 459 per night in 2016, to an average of 2,351 per night this month. As is the case with the general shelter population, it would seem that Toronto ends up taking on responsibility for the entire region without the funding support that recognizes that, Tory said. But Toronto has reached the limits of its ability to independently address the resettlement of the refugee claimants, he added. The city has taken measures to expand the capacity of its shelter system over the past 18 months, Tory said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

future incidents: The leaders of Canada's special investigatory units have tended to focus on their main mandate deciding if officers have broken the law and recommending prosecutions in serious incidents involving the police, ranging from shootings to sexual assault, according to National Observer. But Roach says there's also a role for directors to refer cases that may not meet that bar to police complaints commissions, and to describe changes in policing that might avoid future incidents. Most Canadian jurisdictions choose former prosecutors to watch the police, said Roach, a prominent University of Toronto law professor. ; But Cacchione, the grandson of Italian immigrants to Montreal, is a veteran superior court judge and criminal lawyer he retired from the Nova Scotia Supreme Court just weeks before being named director of the province's Serious Incident Response Team SIRT . The appointment of a former supreme court justice and former legal aid lawyer is exceptional, said Roach in a recent interview. Roach who has researched the special units in Ontario says Cacchione could bring a gravitas that lends weight to anything he says on the underlying problems in policing, along with his recommendations on criminal prosecutions. Depending on the situation, it may not be off limits, he said during an interview Wednesday. But Cacchione, 68, displays a judge's prudence when asked if he will wade into wider policy issues when he handles investigations or in his annual reports. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada goose: He says a vital role of the neighbourhood house is helping new immigrants get settled, find employment and acclimatized to Vancouver, according to Vancouver Courier. Bronstein notes that after four decades, the mandate of the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Society has changed very little.article continues below Trending Stories Meet the Canada goose of Mount Pleasant VIDEO Bye bye, Benny's. Executive director Joel Bronstein, who has been with the organization for 30 years, explains that while the kids are playing, their parents were in another room taking English lessons. Popular Kits caf to make way for condo building Burnaby RCMP euthanize injured deer at Gaglardi crash scene Burnaby installs barriers outside Trans Mountain terminal Friday morningrelated South Asian women's group gives back to local community Young minds inspire Little Mountain illustrated book Little Mountain proposed as next location for temporary modular housing We offer support to the community, from kids to seniors, says Joel Bronstein. Bronstein says neighbourhood house staff is also at the ready to respond to unexpected or emergency situations, including the recent Syrian refugee crisis. We also offer settlement services and are involved with food security. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

multicultural toronto: A pep talk about multiculturalism being the thrust and engine of our everyday life wasn't what I expected from Woods, who is packaged as a country star south of the border, but fits better into a CBC folk musician template at home, according to NOW Magazine. But before starting his set, dressed in a Canadian tuxedo, navy cardigan and a Maple Leafs hat, Sarnia-born Woods talked about how rough this week has been for the city he has called home for 15 years, refuting the idea that multiculturalism is just a hot-button topic, a clear dig at Mayor John Tory, whose first response to the attack was a speech on how multicultural Toronto is. Rating NNNNNDonovan Woods's sold-out show was a heartfelt hug to Toronto, two days after tragedy struck the city in the form of a van, driven by a misogynist, running down pedestrians. We can be sad and angry, he said, while still being thoughtful. Starting with Another Way, from the new album Both Ways released on April 20 Woods, backed by his band the Opposition, let his raspy, subtly sexy voice fill the space with emotion. And what he gave us was a thoughtful set with banter, comedy and beautiful lighting a comfortable and cozy mood on a cold, wet night. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

services department: In a follow-up hearing on Thursday, senators said that the agencies had failed to take full responsibility for their care and had delayed crucial reforms needed to keep them from falling into the hands of human traffickers, according to Vancouver Courier. You are the worst foster parents in the world. The Health and Human Services Department has a limited budget to track the welfare of vulnerable unaccompanied minors, and realized that 1,475 children could not be found after making follow-up calls to check on their safety, an agency official said.article continues below Trending Stories Meet the Canada goose of Mount Pleasant VIDEO Killarney secondary school collecting funds for student's funeral Massive fire destroys East Vancouver printing business Vancouver is officially the rattiest city in B.C.'Federal officials came under fire two years ago after rolling back child protection policies meant for minors fleeing violence in Central America. You don't even know where they are, said Democratic Sen. We are failing. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tijuana wednesday: They joined another 50 or so who arrived in Tijuana over the last week or two.article continues below Trending Stories Meet the Canada goose of Mount Pleasant VIDEO Bye bye, Benny's, according to Vancouver Courier. Popular Kits caf to make way for condo building Burnaby RCMP euthanize injured deer at Gaglardi crash scene Burnaby installs barriers outside Trans Mountain terminal Friday morning Four more busloads of about 200 Central Americans mostly women and children but including some men were expected to arrive in Tijuana Wednesday, said Alex Mensing, project co-ordinator for Pueblos Sin Fronteras, which is organizing the effort.U.S. lawyers planned to lead clinics later this week on U.S. asylum law to tell the immigrants what to expect when they seek asylum. Two busloads arrived late Tuesday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana at two migrant shelters just steps from one of the most fortified stretches of border separating the U.S. from Mexico. The first groups plan to try to enter the U.S. on Sunday at San Diego's border crossing. The president tweeted this week that he has issued orders not to let these large Caravans of people into our Country. Trump and senior aides have portrayed the caravans and the asylum seekers as evidence of a dysfunctional border and a serious threat. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

circuit court: American Civil Liberties Union attorney Lee Gelernt told the panel that U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith in Detroit last year was faced with the nightmare scenario of signing people's death warrants, according to The Chronicle Herald. Many of the 1,400 Iraqis nationwide slated for deportation for immigration violations are Christians or members of other minority groups that ACLU attorneys say would be persecuted if returned. A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel in Cincinnati heard arguments on the federal government's request to lift a judge's order blocking the deportations. Iraqis have fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, during the Iraq War and the subsequent rise of the Islamic State group. Unlike other groups such as Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, many minorities do not have militias to protect them. Although Iraqi forces finally routed the Islamic State group last year, minorities remain vulnerable to persecution and discrimination. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city homs: On Tuesday, Mohsin, 39, was preparing to break down his camp again, after an order came from the security services to move once more, according to The Chronicle Herald. Even as donor nations raise money for Syria's neighbours to host refugees of the country's civil war, a leading international rights group and the U.N.'s refugee agency say Lebanese authorities are evicting refugees from towns and camps in the country on questionable legal grounds. The message was clear, he said they were not wanted. Mohsin, from Syria's third largest city Homs, said on the second order to move he went to a local official to ask for help. Neither the local official nor the military could be reached for comment. He said, go back to Syria, said Mohsin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

court rulings: The 23-month-old boy suffers from a degenerative neurological condition that has left him in a semi-vegetative state, according to CTV. Doctors treating him at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool have said further treatment is futile, and the toddler's life support was withdrawn Monday after a series of court rulings sided with the doctors and blocked further medical treatment. A lawyer for Alfie Evans' mother Kate James told three Court of Appeal judges that James hoped the courts would invite the hospital to take the appropriate steps. Nonetheless, Alfie's parents want to take him to Italy to be cared for at the Vatican's children's hospital. The parents' lawyers went to court Wednesday to try to overturn that decision. High Court Justice Anthony Hayden on Tuesday rejected the parents' latest appeal, and said his ruling represented the final chapter in the life of this extraordinary little boy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fox news: In the chaos following the shooting at the Quebec City mosque last year, Fox News in the U.S. falsely stated that the suspect was a Moroccan Muslim, according to Rabble. It took the intervention of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the ber right-wing U.S. network to issue a retraction. Spreading falsehoods, even if unintentionally, can be hurtful and dangerous. That should have been a lesson-learned, but some in the media are slow learners. He called it an act of terrorism.'No shit! Well, if any murderous event in which there are multiple victims qualifies as terrorism, then this was terrorism. On Monday afternoon, news of the homicidal attack on Toronto's Yonge Street had barely broken when Sun News columnist Mark Bonokoski took to Facebook to post the following Former OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis, on CTV News Channel, just broke the unnecessary ice and called a spade a spade on what happened in Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

italian citizenship: The case came to light this week after friends shared posts about her death on social media, prompting police to investigate, according to CTV. Her father and uncle have since been arrested and are being investigated. Sana Cheema, a 25-year-old woman of Pakistani origin who had Italian citizenship, died on April 18 in the city of Gujrat in eastern Punjab province. Nearly 1,000 women are killed every year in Pakistan in so-called honour killings, cases in which members of their families or relatives kill them for violating conservative norms on love, marriage and public behaviour. A local magistrate attended the exhumation of the body, followed by an autopsy after which the woman's body was reburied. On Wednesday, Irfan Ullah, a senior police officer in Gujarat, told reporters at the scene that police had acted following the social media posts but Cheema's family had not even notified authorities so officers had to trace her identity first and whether there was even a death. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

obama-era program: If Tuesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington survives the three-month reprieve, it would be a new setback for the Trump team because it would require the administration to accept requests from first-time applicants for the Obama-era program, according to CTV. Two nationwide injunctions earlier this year applied only to renewal requests for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. While the government has 90 days to restate its arguments before the order takes effect, presidential press secretary Sarah Huckabee characterized the ruling as good news for smuggling organizations and criminal networks and horrible news for our national security. DACA recipients are commonly referred to as Dreamers, based on never-passed proposals in Congress called the DREAM Act that would have provided similar protections for young immigrants. He invited the Department of Homeland Security to try again, this time providing a fuller explanation for the determination that the program lacks statutory and constitutional authority. Siding with Princeton University and the NAACP, Bates said the administration's decision in September to phase out the program over six months relied on meagre legal reasoning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

official ports: Compared to the same time last year in the months following Donald Trump's arrival in the White House the number of migrants walking across the border has tripled, according to Toronto Star. Refugee lawyers and advocates have called for Canada to suspend its involvement with the Safe Third Country Agreement STCA . Because of its rules, the STCA incentivizes migrants seeking asylum to not claim at official ports of entry, such as official border stations. The RCMP reported earlier this month that in January and February it had intercepted 3,000 people crossing from the U.S. to Canada to claim asylum. The influx of people to Canada both predates and is a symptom of current American foreign policy. However, there has long been a sizable migrant crisis; globally the number is 60 million people, including refugees and internally displaced people. The Trump administration's hostility toward migrants whether it is expanding deportation or rescinding temporary protected status for more than 200,000 individuals is influential. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.