airport: He first arrived in Canada at Toronto's Pearson International Airport four years ago, according to Toronto Star. And when Calgary International offered him a job, he flew to Alberta, bringing his family with him. Born in the Kashmir region of India, Shafiwani spent roughly a dozen years working in IT at Middle Eastern airports, including Abu Dhabi. Mick Carroll sits at a citizenship ceremony in Calgary International Airport's arrivals lounge on Sunday. Brennan Doherty / Star Metro Karen Mac Pherson, an Alberta Party MLA, speaks at a citizenship ceremony at Calgary International Airport on Canada Day. Brennan Doherty / Star Metro New Canadians clutch flags during a citizenship ceremony at Calgary International Airport on Canada Day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

corporal punishment: Ensaf Haidar and her three children took the oath of citizenship in a Canada Day ceremony on Sunday in Sherbrooke, Que, according to The Chronicle Herald. The human rights activist could be seen raising her arms and waving to a cheering crowd as her name was called, according to video of the ceremony published on social media. The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is now a Canadian citizen. She later took to Twitter to declare, Now I can say that I'm a proud Canadian. He received 50 lashes in January 2015 during a public flogging but is not believed to have received any more corporal punishment since then. Badawi was arrested on June 17, 2012, and later sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for his criticism of Saudi clerics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration policies: He wrote that he released many House Republicans prior to the vote knowing we need more Republicans to win in Nov, according to CTV. But the president's statement contradicted his commentary three days ago in which he tweeted that House Republicans should approve the STRONG BUT FAIR bill even though Democrats wouldn't allow it to pass the Senate. Trump tweeted from his New Jersey golf club that he didn't press GOP lawmakers to support the plans because it wouldn't have cleared the Senate. A week earlier, he urged Republicans to stop wasting their time on the bill until after the elections. Trump's statements coincided with people across the country marching Saturday in opposition to his immigration policies. Trump's tweets were another twist in Republicans' efforts to adopt changes to the nation's immigration laws in the aftermath of highly publicized images and cries from young immigrant children being separated from their parents at the southern border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jurassic world: While its second weekend drop is about 10 per cent steeper than that of the first film, worldwide, the film has grossed 932.4 million to date and is barrelling toward the 1 billion mark, according to The Chronicle Herald. The dinosaurs didn't gobble up all the attention this weekend, however. Studios on Sunday estimate that the blockbuster sequel to Jurassic World earned an additional 60 million in its second weekend in North American theatres, bringing its domestic total to 264.8 million. Incredibles 2, now in its third weekend in theatres, took second place with 45.5 million, bringing its domestic total to 439.7 million. The Sicario sequel starring Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro earned 19 million to take third place. North American audiences came out in larger than expected numbers for both the action thriller Sicario Day of the Soldado and Uncle Drew. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

petrie island: Most Canada Day celebrations saw only a portion of usual attendance, according to CTV. Jason Halbrough brought his family to Petrie Island, because he wanted to avoid the downtown crowds and be close to the water. But the heat was so stifling, it seemed to dissuade many not to attend. He says, It doesn't that have nearly enough water there. We thought there would be bigger crowds. And to stand around all day and we didn't want to wait in line ... and that sounded too hot! But he was surprised to see how few people came to the party in Orl ans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights activist: Since her husband's arrest, Haidar has met with leaders in Canada and around the world while campaigning for his release, according to Toronto Star. Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS File Photo The human rights activist could be seen raising her arms and waving to a cheering crowd as her name was called, according to video of the ceremony published on social media. Ensaf Haidar and her three children took the oath of citizenship in a Canada Day ceremony on Sunday in Sherbrooke, Que. She later took to Twitter to declare, Now I can say that I'm a proud Canadian. Article Continued Below He received 50 lashes in January 2015 during a public flogging but is not believed to have received any more corporal punishment since then. Badawi was arrested on June 17, 2012, and later sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for his criticism of Saudi clerics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

signs reading: They carried signs reading, No more children in cages, and What's next Concentration camps In major cities and tiny towns, hundreds of thousands of marchers gathered Saturday across the United States and Canada, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against President Donald Trump's immigration policies, according to Toronto Star. Many parents say they feel compelled to show up to protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy after heart-wrenching accounts of children forcibly taken from their families as they crossed the border illegally. They shook their fists in the air. NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Thousands gathered at Lafayette Park in Washington, across from the White House, to send a message to President Donald Trump. They gathered on the front lawn of a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, near a detention centre where migrant children were being held in cages, and on a street corner near Trump's golf resort at Bedminster, N.J., where the president is spending the weekend. Alex Brandon / The Associated Press Protesters flooded more than 700 marches, from immigrant-friendly cities like New York and Los Angeles to conservative Appalachia and Wyoming. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

signs reading: They carried signs reading No more children in cages, and What's next Concentration Camps In major cities and tiny towns, thousands of marchers gathered across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies, according to CTV. I'm hoping that decent human beings come together, and enough is enough, we're taking out country back over, that evil is not going to prevail, said Patricia Carlan, a grandmother of nine from Danville, Indiana, among hundreds who gathered at her state's capital. They shook their fists in the air. More than 700 planned marches drew hundreds of thousands of people across the country, from immigrant-friendly cities like New York and Los Angeles to conservative Appalachia and Indiana to the front lawn of a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, near a detention centre where migrant children were being held in cages. In New York City, Trump's hometown, thousands of marchers poured across the Brooklyn Bridge in sweltering 90-degree heat, chanting shame! and Donald Trump must go! Drivers honked their horns in support. There, people held American and Texas flags and signs depicting a migrant father, mother and child as the Holy Family with haloed heads travelling through the desert. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ensaf haidar: Ensaf Haidar and her three children took the oath of citizenship in a Canada Day ceremony on Sunday in Sherbrooke, Que.article continues below Trending Stories No hormones, no plastic straws and now no meat A&W goes beyond' burgers Vancouver bus tracking map allows you to track movement in real time Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage The human rights activist could be seen raising her arms and waving to a cheering crowd as her name was called, according to video of the ceremony published on social media, according to Vancouver Courier. She later took to Twitter to declare, Now I can say that I'm a proud Canadian. The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is now a Canadian citizen. Badawi was arrested on June 17, 2012, and later sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for his criticism of Saudi clerics. Badawi's sentence has drawn widespread international condemnation, and Amnesty International has called on successive federal governments to do more to free him. He received 50 lashes in January 2015 during a public flogging but is not believed to have received any more corporal punishment since then. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american side: She says Canada won't recognize her right to live and work in B.C. because she was born on the American side on Annette Island Indian Reserve. ; Her visa expires July 1, she said, according to National Observer. For me, what I consider home is my home community and my people's traditional territory, which is northern B.C., she said. Mique'l Dangeli belongs to the Tsimshian First Nation, whose territory straddles the border between Alaska and British Columbia. We're not immigrants to our people's traditional territory. She says she hasn't said goodbye to her students yet because it's too difficult. Dangeli gave up a tenure-track position with the University of Alaska Southeast to teach 65 students how to speak Sm'algyax in the community of Kitsumkalum, just outside of Terrace, because there are so few fluent speakers remaining. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

track movement: Boise Police Chief William Bones said Sunday that while the suspect is an American, investigators have not found any evidence that would indicate the attack was a hate crime, according to Vancouver Courier. Still, Bones said, it is one of several possibilities that remain under investigation.article continues below Trending Stories No hormones, no plastic straws and now no meat A&W goes beyond' burgers Vancouver bus tracking map allows you to track movement in real time Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Timmy Kinner showed up late Saturday at the complex, which houses many resettled refugee families in Boise. Refugees from Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia were among the injured. Kinner, who is not a refugee, targeted the party that was held a few doors down from the apartment where he had stayed for a short time, police said. The victims included the 3-year-old birthday girl and five other children ages 4 to 12. This incident is not a representation of our community but a single evil individual who attacked people without provocation that we are aware of at this time, Police Chief William Bones said Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american policy: A rally in Halifax joined hundreds of events around the world pushing back against an American policy separating families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Toronto Star. Stacey Gomez / THE CANADIAN PRESS Masuma Khan, the daughter of Afghanistan immigrants, says Canada has been separating Indigenous families for decades. While Halifax's event was intended to stand in solidarity with detained migrants south of the border, activists say Canada's record of separating families is far from spotless. As examples, she pointed to residential schools the last of which closed in the mid-90s and the Sixties Scoop, a practice in which about 20,000 Indigenous children were taken from their homes and adopted into non-Indigenous families between 1951 and 1991. Article Continued Below He says it's important to show that there's international pressure for the U.S. to stop separating families at the border. Sam Bolton attended the rally with his toddler son Tobias and says he was struck by how needlessly cruel and horrifying the U.S. policy is. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

concentration camps: They carried signs reading No more children in cages, and What's next Concentration Camps In major cities and tiny towns, hundreds of thousands of marchers gathered Saturday across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against President Donald Trump's immigration policies, according to The Chronicle Herald. Protesters flooded more than 700 marches, from immigrant-friendly cities like New York and Los Angeles to conservative Appalachia and Wyoming. They shook their fists in the air. They gathered on the front lawn of a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, near a detention centre where migrant children were being held in cages, and on a street corner near Trump's golf resort at Bedminster, New Jersey, where the president is spending the weekend. His zero tolerance policy led officials to take more than 2,000 children from their parents as they tried to enter the country illegally, most of them fleeing violence, persecution or economic collapse in their home countries. Trump has backed away from family separations amid bipartisan and international uproar. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

right message: Many of the people who attended Calgary's rally said they were there because someone needed to send the right message to the government, according to CTV. People need to start standing up to injustices like this and let the governments know that we're tired of it and we're not going to take stuff like this, said Amanda Puerzer. More than 2,500 migrant children have been taken away from their families in recent weeks and held in detention centres as part of the Trump administration's immigration policies. It's just unconscionable to know that kids are being held like political pawns in camps without their parents. Every little bit of impact, every little bit of influence helps. Pam Cole, a social worker, also attended the rally says she is passionate about the fight and knows that a rally in Calgary is just as important as one on the steps of the White House. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

protest sign: Hundreds of North American cities took part in the Families Belong Together rally Saturday, according to CTV. Among the protesters was Laura Mae Lindo, the MPP elect for Kitchener Centre. Passing vehicles showed their support with honks and waves. When you see images of children behind bars, crying, you have to come out, she said. The organizer of the protest, Emily Squirrell, has a one-year-old son. Lindo cited one specific protest sign, reading, When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty, as a reason for her participation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shahed albahleh: The Calgary Immigrant Support Society said bikes are in high demand for new and low-income families in the city, according to Toronto Star. Courtesy of Saima Jamal Albahleh and her family came to Calgary a few months ago as Syrian refugees. Twelve-year-old Shahed Albahleh and her four siblings were some of the children who received bikes. She'd always wanted a bike, but her family wasn't able to purchase one. I'm thankful for Saima and Gina, said Albahleh. I'm really happy for it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

signs reading: They carried signs reading No more children in cages, and What's next Concentration Camps In major cities and tiny towns, thousands of marchers gathered across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies, according to CTV. I'm hoping that decent human beings come together, and enough is enough, we're taking out country back over, that evil is not going to prevail, said Patricia Carlan, a grandmother of nine from Danville, Indiana, among hundreds who gathered at her state's capital. They shook their fists in the air. More than 700 planned marches drew hundreds of thousands of people across the country, from immigrant-friendly cities like New York and Los Angeles to conservative Appalachia and Indiana to the front lawn of a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, near a detention centre where migrant children were being held in cages. In New York City, Trump's hometown, thousands of marchers poured across the Brooklyn Bridge in sweltering 90-degree heat, chanting shame! and Donald Trump must go! Drivers honked their horns in support. There, people held American and Texas flags and signs depicting a migrant father, mother and child as the Holy Family with haloed heads travelling through the desert. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

thousands: And above it, the words, 2,342 and counting, according to Toronto Star. The installation is meant to represent the thousands of asylum-seeking children separated from their families in the United States. But upon closer inspection, you'll notice a large, vertical sign with a photo of a little girl crying that seems slightly familiar. Nadia Pestrak / FACEBOOK EVENT This isn't a regular piece of art. Under the policy, thousands of asylum-seeking children have been separated from their parents and relatives and placed in detention centres across the country. It's Toronto's newest installation, designed by organizers to represent the thousands of children separated from their families in the United States under U.S. President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada place: Scroll down or click here to view the events on an interactive map, according to CTV. VANCOUVER Want to spend the day downtown The celebrations at Canada Place begin with a 10 a.m. citizenship ceremony, and continue through the day with musical performances, exhibits and food trucks. CTV Vancouver will be broadcasting live from one of the largest parties Surrey Canada Day but we've rounded up a list of July 1 events happening from Whistler to Hope. The grand finale, a 20-minute fireworks show, starts at 10 30 p.m. A full schedule, including performer bios, is available on the Canada Place website. The best viewing locations include Canada Place, Harbour Green Park, Coal Harbour, Stanley Park near the 9 o'clock gun, Crab Park and the West Vancouver seawall between Ambleside and Dundarave. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

child labour.article: Neighboring Malaysia fell from tier 2 on the watchlist, according to Vancouver Courier. Hong Kong, China and Singapore were faulted for inadequate efforts to prevent sex trafficking and forced labour. The Trafficking in Persons annual report cited progress but also problems across the region, especially weak enforcement of protections against trafficking and slave and child labour.article continues below Trending Stories Owners of fire-damaged Shaughnessy home facing charges under city's heritage bylaw No hormones, no plastic straws and now no meat A&W goes beyond' burgers Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Street argument in East Vancouver results in seventh homicide in 2018The report released Thursday raised Thailand from a watchlist to tier 2, the second-highest ranking. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Friday he was grateful for the improved assessment as it reflects the determination and sincere intentions of the Thai government and our continued hard-work to tackle the issue of human trafficking. The State Department report cited the government's convictions of traffickers and complicit officials, including 11 involved in the trafficking of Myanmar's Rohingya migrants. Thailand has faced global scrutiny for the use of slave labour on fishing vessels and for being a transit hub for traffickers from nearby nations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

effect june: Conservative MP Michelle Rempel.---article continues below Trending Stories Owners of fire-damaged Shaughnessy home facing charges under city's heritage bylaw No hormones, no plastic straws and now no meat A&W goes beyond' burgers Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Street argument in East Vancouver results in seventh homicide in 2018Michelle Rempel, the official Opposition's immigration critic, issued a news release earlier this week criticizing the Trudeau government's handling of the ongoing influx of so-called irregular migrants coming across the Canada-U.S. border, according to Vancouver Courier. In it, she said the majority of the asylum claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board would be rejected a claim she attributes to Transport Minister Marc Garneau, who said a bit more than 90 per cent of irregular migrants do not meet our criteria to claim asylum and that they must leave. It is not compassionate nor prudent to give these individuals false hope when we know that the majority of the asylum claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board will eventually be rejected. But is either statement true Spoiler alert The Canadian Press Baloney Meter is a dispassionate examination of political statements culminating in a ranking of accuracy on a scale of no baloney to full of baloney complete methodology below . This one earns a rating of a lot of baloney. Thousands of asylum seekers have since arrived in Canada from the U.S., avoiding official border checkpoints where they'd have been turned away under the Safe Third Country agreement between the two countries. Here's why.THE FACTSCanada began experiencing an influx of irregular border crossers in early 2017, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would end a program that offered temporary protected status to immigrants from several countries, including Haiti, to live in the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee application: Under the previous system, refugees were left waiting to apply for driver's licences until after their claim had been heard, that can sometimes mean months held in limbo, according to CTV. Service Alberta Minister Brian Malkinson says the change will help refugees feel valued in the province. The new process allows claimants to apply and test for a driver's licence for a one-year term while their refugee application is still being reviewed by the federal government. I've heard from many of these new Albertans who are unable to work because they've not been allowed to get a driver's licence. Our government has the backs of working people and these changes will make life better for refugees and their families, he said in a release. That's not right and that's why we're taking action. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

change: Service Alberta Minister Brian Malkinson blamed Alberta's previous Conservative government for the 2012 change that barred refugee claimants from using federally issued ID to apply for a driver's licence, according to Toronto Star. Madeline Smith / Star Metro Calgary Calgary Centre for Newcomers CEO Anila Lee Yuen praised the change as an important part of helping refugee claimants build lives in Alberta. Service Alberta Minister Brian Malkinson said Alberta is the only province that had this type of barrier in place, and the change brings the government in line with policy in the rest of the country. Madeline Smith / Star Metro Calgary Mahmoud Al-Astal, a refugee claimant from Palestine, described the barriers he experienced when he couldn't get a driver's licence after arriving in Calgary. Malkinson blamed Alberta's previous Conservative government for the 2012 change that barred refugee claimants from using federally issued ID to apply for a driver's licence. Madeline Smith / Star Metro Calgary Refugee claimants are allowed to live and work in Canada while they wait for their immigration confirmation hearing with the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, and there is no reason why they shouldn't be allowed to drive during that time, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

guatemala: Tell your people that coming to the United States illegally will only result in a hard journey and a harder life, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence told the leaders of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador late Thursday in a meeting in, according to Toronto Star. ORLANDO ESTRADA / AFP/GETTY IMAGES Pence said U.S. officials were working to keep families together and welcomed legal immigration from their countries, but he urged the presidents to tell your people that coming to the United States illegally will only result in a hard journey and a harder life. This exodus must end, Pence told the leaders of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador late Thursday in a meeting in Guatemala City. He made the comments to Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, leaders of countries where economic struggles and violent crime have pushed many people to try to sneak into the U.S. in hopes of finding better lives. Article Continued Below But, he added, the U.S. is determined to act strongly against those who don't. The U.S. vice-president said the Trump administration will always welcome immigrants who follow the rules in getting permission to enter the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hockey league: It wasn't easy skating away from some of the comments directed his way, according to The Chronicle Herald. Mike and I could tell some stories. He and Washington Capitals' teammate Mike Marson were among the few blacks playing in the National Hockey League. We had a lot of good times, but we had a lot of bad times as well, said the 67-year-old Amherst native who scored 31 goals in five NHL seasons with Washington and the Winnipeg Jets. It was recently announced that Willie O'Ree, the first black man to play in the NHL, will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. There were lots of times we had to turn a deaf ear to what was being said or what was going on, but at least we had an opportunity to fulfil our dream. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee board: In it, she said the majority of the asylum claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board would be rejected -- a claim she attributes to Transport Minister Marc Garneau, who said a bit more than 90 per cent of irregular migrants do not meet our criteria to claim asylum and that they must leave, according to CTV. But is either statement true Spoiler alert The Canadian Press Baloney Meter is a dispassionate examination of political statements culminating in a ranking of accuracy on a scale of no baloney to full of baloney complete methodology below . This one earns a rating of a lot of baloney. It is not compassionate nor prudent to give these individuals false hope when we know that the majority of the asylum claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board will eventually be rejected. -- Conservative MP Michelle Rempel. --- Michelle Rempel, the official Opposition's immigration critic, issued a news release earlier this week criticizing the Trudeau government's handling of the ongoing influx of so-called irregular migrants coming across the Canada-U.S. border. Here's why. Thousands of asylum seekers have since arrived in Canada from the U.S., avoiding official border checkpoints where they'd have been turned away under the Safe Third Country agreement between the two countries. THE FACTS Canada began experiencing an influx of irregular border crossers in early 2017, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would end a program that offered temporary protected status to immigrants from several countries, including Haiti, to live in the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.