bob rae: There's a significant opportunity for Canada to have a role, provided we're prepared to meet our own obligations, which is something the government is very committed to doing, he said on Monday, according to CTV. Rae visited the Rohingya refugee camps last fall and released a report about the situation in April. Bob Rae told CTV News Channel that the Canadian government will need to talk with other countries about what steps they can take in ending the year-long crisis. The report called on the Canadian government to welcome Rohingya refugees and enforce sanctions on the Myanmar government. Canada has publicly condemned the violence and has committed 300 million over the next three years to help the refugees. There were very serious allegations that were made to me about sexual violence, about the burning of villages, Rae said about his trip to the refugee camps. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bob rae: Bob Rae holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, October 23, 2017, according to Toronto Star. Rae, Canada's special envoy to the Rohingya crisis, says tough legal challenges lie ahead for the international community in proceeding with a genocide prosecution against Myanmar's military leaders. Rae offered that assessment after a United Nations human rights report released Monday that named six individuals as being responsible for the planned crimes against Rohingya Muslims and marked the UN's most stinging denunciation of the crisis that erupted last August. Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS The UN estimates more than 700,000 Rohingya have been forced to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh in a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's military. While he stopped short of using the genocide label as have many western governments Rae said Monday's finding puts more pressure on the international community to finding a forum to prosecute those named by the UN investigators. Rae, in his report released earlier this year, said the prosecution of crimes against humanity needed to be pursued and urged Canada to play a leading role. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british columbia: It continued when the party chose Audrey McLaughlin as the first woman to lead a national political party in Canada, according to Rabble. Then, only two months ago, Wab Kinew was elected leader of the Manitoba NDP. Mr. It began way back in the early seventies in British Columbia when Rosemary Brown became the first black woman to be elected to a provincial legislature. Kinew has a real chance of being not only the first Indigenous leader of a party, but becoming the first Indigenous premier of one of the 10 provinces. In Jagmeet Singh, the party becomes the first party in Canada to put its diversity money where its mouth is. Now, the federal NDP has gone and done it again. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

budget cuts: Montreal's public schools are bursting at the seams and, similarly to the highways and bridges across the province, the bill for decades of neglect has come due, according to The Chronicle Herald. As the first week of the Quebec election campaign comes to end and as thousands of children return to school, teachers and their unions want the four main political parties to make a pledge reinvest massively in education instead of dogmatically striving to balance the budget. A mini baby boom in the 2000s, increased immigration and a recent influx of refugees are putting enormous pressure on the education system in the city amid recent budget cuts and rapidly deteriorating school infrastructure. At Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant elementary school in Montreal's north end, the red, orange and grey-painted extension protrudes from the original building's backside, swallowing part of the paved schoolyard. We got to a point where we transformed everything that was transformable, she said in an interview, sitting inside one of the new classrooms in the extension. Marie-Jose Mastromonaco, a school board commissioner and its vice-president, said many of her board's 150 schools had been expanding internally over the years, turning less frequently used spaces such as libraries into classrooms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

germany neanderthals: Whether they moved or died out, we can't tell, said Michael Staubwasser of the University of Cologne in Germany, according to CTV. Neanderthals once lived in Europe and Asia but died out about 40,000 years ago, just a few thousand years after our species, Homo sapiens, arrived in Europe. Researchers found that such cold periods coincided with an apparent disappearance of our evolutionary cousins in different parts of the continent, followed by the appearance of our species, Homo sapiens. Scientists have long debated what happened, and some have blamed the change in climate. Staubwasser and colleagues reported their findings Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other proposed explanations have included epidemics and the idea that the newcomers edged out the Neanderthals for resources. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

island nations: But a group of people recently arrived in northeast Australia on a fishing boat from Vietnam, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said, according to The Chronicle Herald. We will work with the agencies to make sure we can repatriate these people back to their country of origin, once we understand the facts of the matter, Dutton told reporters. Australia has virtually stopped such boat arrivals by using the navy to turn them back and sending asylum seekers who arrive by ship to immigration camps on the poor Pacific island nations of Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Vietnamese asylum seekers have been accepted by Australia as legitimate refugees in the past. Dutton blamed a failure of surveillance for the boat reaching Cape Kimberley in the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest north of Cairns in Queensland state. But Vietnamese have also been intercepted at sea by Australian authorities, had their refugee claims rejected at sea and been sent back to their homeland. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

party: Rohana Rezel is running for city council with Pro Vancouver, while David Chen is the party's mayoral candidate, according to Toronto Star. The party's message is that an unregulated flow of global capital is at the root of Vancouver's housing crisis, and that adding more housing stock won't fix the city's real-estate woes. Denis Star Metro Vancouver Sun., Aug. 26, 2018 VANCOUVER While one Vancouver municipal candidate with the Pro Vancouver party has received racist messages threatening enough to report to police, the party's leader is defending his own decision to follow a Twitter account that promotes white-nationalist talking points. Rohana Rezel, a Pro Vancouver council candidate, has reported threatening and racially-tinged abuse on Reddit to police. Read more Bernier far-right party a nightmare scenario' for Tories across Canada, warns Stockwell Day Article Continued Below Mayoral candidate Shauna Sylvester looking at Whistler's housing model for Vancouver Vancouver home left empty for 13 years in standoff over restoration between owner and city Rezel began receiving racist messages on Reddit shortly after he announced his candidacy. Jennifer Gauthier / Jennifer Gauthier/for Star Metro Pro Vancouver is one of several new political parties that have formed this election to challenge the dominant players such as Vision Vancouver and the Non-Partisan Association. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy scheer: Critics on social media accused the Conservatives of supporting a policy that could lead to stateless children, prompting Scheer to issue a statement late Sunday saying that while the policy did not specifically target ending birth tourism, ending birth tourism will be among the objectives of our policy, according to CTV. Scheer said Conservatives recognize that there are many Canadians who have been born in Canada by parents who have come here to stay and who have contributed greatly. Tories who attended the biennial convention in Halifax passed a new party policy, which is non-binding, that calls for the government to enact legislation to end birthright citizenship in Canada unless one of the parents of the child born in Canada is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. I will not end the core policy that facilitates this. Janet Dench, the executive director of Canadian Council for Refugees, says there is no meaningful data to suggest that birth tourism is an actual problem and that if the measure came into force, the vast majority of people affected would not at all be people who come for birth tourism reasons. Unlike Justin Trudeau, I will safeguard it against abuse, said Scheer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy: Conservative Party of Canada leader Andrew Scheer and his wife Jill head through the crowd at the party's national policy convention in Halifax on Aug. 24, 2018, according to Toronto Star. Scheer says ending birth tourism' is an objective of a controversial policy passed by Conservative delegates at the biennial convention. Tories who attended the biennial convention in Halifax passed a new party policy, which is non-binding, that calls for the government to enact legislation to end birthright citizenship in Canada unless one of the parents of the child born in Canada is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS Critics on social media accused the Conservatives of supporting a policy that could lead to stateless children, prompting Scheer to issue a statement late Sunday saying that while the policy did not specifically target ending birth tourism, ending birth tourism will be among the objectives of our policy. I will not end the core policy that facilitates this. Scheer said Conservatives recognize that there are many Canadians who have been born in Canada by parents who have come here to stay and who have contributed greatly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

island nations: We will work with the agencies to make sure we can repatriate these people back to their country of origin, once we understand the facts of the matter, Dutton told reporters, according to Vancouver Courier. Vietnamese asylum seekers have been accepted by Australia as legitimate refugees in the past. Australia has virtually stopped such boat arrivals by using the navy to turn them back and sending asylum seekers who arrive by ship to immigration camps on the poor Pacific island nations of Papua New Guinea and Nauru.article continues below Trending StoriesCTV Vancouver reveals its 'major refresh' as former anchor prepares to give her side of the story Help desperately wanted Squamish businesses held back by lack of staff A morning paddle with orcas highlights transient whales' return to Howe Sound Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. But a group of people recently arrived in northeast Australia on a fishing boat from Vietnam, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said. But Vietnamese have also been intercepted at sea by Australian authorities, had their refugee claims rejected at sea and been sent back to their homeland. Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan said 15 asylum seekers had been detained and authorities were searching for others from the Vietnamese boat, which was reported on Sunday.A previous government announced on July 19, 2013, that any asylum seeker who arrived by boat would not be allowed to settle in Australia. Dutton blamed a failure of surveillance for the boat reaching Cape Kimberley in the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest north of Cairns in Queensland state. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nfl players: As a new season is set to kick off September 6, the National Football League will fine players who refuse to stand for the anthem, according to NOW Magazine. The American public has been conditioned to consider the anthem-singing ritual at sporting events as a demonstration of patriotism. The controversy surrounding whether NFL players should be allowed to kneel to protest the shooting of unarmed Black men by police during the pre-game singing of the U.S. national anthem is raging once again. Hands over their hearts, they will solemnly turn their faces toward the American flag held by military or quasi-military personnel while someone, preferably a celebrity, sings. There were more stanzas to the song recognizing the birth of a nation that expose the cowardice and hypocrisy that lie at its core. Oh say can you see . Francis Scott Key is credited with writing the lyrics in 1814, but only the first stanza of John Stafford Smith's composition makes up the anthem. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

party policy: Scheer said Conservatives recognize that there are many Canadians who have been born in Canada by parents who have come here to stay and who have contributed greatly, according to Vancouver Courier. I will not end the core policy that facilitates this. Tories who attended the biennial convention in Halifax passed a new party policy, which is non-binding, that calls for the government to enact legislation to end birthright citizenship in Canada unless one of the parents of the child born in Canada is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. article continues below Trending Stories Greater Vancouver home prices to drop 21 per cent by 2019 analysis Earthview images show smoke from B.C. wildfires is spreading across Canada Gangs of Vancouver Lose the shirt and free the nipple Sunday in Vancouver Critics on social media accused the Conservatives of supporting a policy that could lead to stateless children, prompting Scheer to issue a statement late Sunday saying that while the policy did not specifically target ending birth tourism, ending birth tourism will be among the objectives of our policy. Unlike Justin Trudeau, I will safeguard it against abuse, said Scheer. Dench said the impact of the policy would go way beyond its intent if indeed the objective is in fact to combat birth tourism. Janet Dench, the executive director of Canadian Council for Refugees, says there is no meaningful data to suggest that birth tourism is an actual problem and that if the measure came into force, the vast majority of people affected would not at all be people who come for birth tourism reasons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

end: At Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant elementary school in Montreal's north end, the red, orange and grey-painted extension protrudes from the original building's backside, swallowing part of the paved schoolyard, according to National Observer. Marie-Jose Mastromonaco, a school board commissioner and its vice-president, said many of her board's 150 schools had been expanding internally over the years, turning less frequently used spaces such as libraries into classrooms. As the first week of the Quebec election campaign comes to end and as thousands of children return to school, teachers and their unions want the four main political parties to make a pledge reinvest massively in education instead of dogmatically striving to balance the budget. We got to a point where we transformed everything that was transformable, she said in an interview, sitting inside one of the new classrooms in the extension. This is to give a little bit of breathing room. Some schools don't have libraries, no dedicated music rooms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian: Second, it presumes that Canadian immigration should turn almost exclusively on economic demand, according to Toronto Star. A scene from Iqaluit, Nunavut, in 2015. First, it presumes that immigration this century remains primarily a southern Canadian phenomenon that is, that most people will invariably move to southern cities such as Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver. Canadian immigration and migration this century will be increasingly northern in character, and will be driven more by national strategy and geopolitics than by traditional economic considerations, writes Irvin Studin. In other words, Canadian immigration and migration this century will be increasingly northern in character, and will be driven more by national strategy and geopolitics than by traditional economic considerations. Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS In fact, reports of continuous, aggressive ice-melting in the Arctic this summer part of a long-term, accelerating trend only serve to confirm that Canada will need many more people in the North in the coming decades. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rank intolerance: On culture and diversity, the increasingly angry, name-calling debate between Liberals and Conservatives echoes the 2015 election, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Conservatives fumbled the diversity issue and lost. Driving votes, they risk driving social divisions and internal schisms, as the Conservatives learned last week. The winning Liberals adopted it as a mandate item and badge of honour. They dismiss opposition as rank intolerance. In office, Justin Trudeau's Liberals have promoted diversity, welcomed refugees, increased regular immigration and promised higher future targets. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

miles kilometres: The 69-year-old LePage experienced discomfort on Saturday while visiting family in New Brunswick, Peter Steele, a spokesman for the governor, said in a prepared statement, according to Vancouver Courier. Steele said LePage was taken by ambulance to Presque Isle in northern Maine, and then transported about 160 miles 257 kilometres to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where he arrived at 11 30 p.m. Paul LePage was in stable condition and under observation at a Bangor hospital on Sunday after experiencing discomfort while visiting family in Canada. Saturday.article continues below Trending Stories Gangs of Vancouver Vancouver Bird of the Week Anna's Hummingbird The smoke choking B.C. is another reason to oppose the Trans Mountain pipeline, doctor says Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Steele said LePage was doing well on Sunday but added that the hospital was keeping the governor hospitalized overnight Sunday for more observation. Doctors said he is very strong and healthy. ... The governor is stable and is expected to make a full recovery, Steele said. He did not provide specific details about the nature of LePage's discomfort, but described the governor as in good spirits while in the ambulance before resting comfortably at the hospital. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stories gangs: It's also a quality that friends, family and admirers recalled fondly at The Rooms, an art gallery and museum overlooking the St, according to Vancouver Courier. John's Harbour, as they paid tribute to the esteemed painter's life on Saturday night. I think everything is complex and worthy of conjecture and worthy of a look, worthy of a close look, she said in an interview with the National Gallery of Canada in 2015.article continues below Trending Stories Gangs of Vancouver The smoke choking B.C. is another reason to oppose the Trans Mountain pipeline, doctor says As insurance companies 'jump out of trampoline business,' region's centres under intense pressure Vancouver police lay charges against driver of stolen truck involved in Saturday night collisions Pratt's unmatched talent for depicting the mysterious beauty in the detail of everyday things her hyper-real paintings of jelly jars on the window sill, a bloody fish in the sink, salmon on crinkled tinfoil captured the hearts and minds of art lovers across the country and around the world. Pratt was born in Fredericton but considered Newfoundland and Labrador her adopted home, where she raised her children and produced much of the work she would become famous for. Guests lined up to write their condolences for the artist, leaving messages such as, You changed the way I see the light every morning. She died this month at the age of 83. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

all-asian cast: For many older, first-generation Asian immigrants, going to the movies doesn't rank high among hobbies and interests, according to CTV. The crowds, the language barrier and ticket prices are often turnoffs. Younger Asian-Americans have been flocking with their parents to see the first movie in 25 years with an all-Asian cast. But the appeal of Crazy Rich Asians, the story of a culture clash that erupts when an Asian-American woman from New York meets her boyfriend's family in Singapore, has bridged a real-life generation gap. An adaptation of Kevin Kwan's bestselling novel, the rom-com is poised to hit the 100 million mark due to its popularity and a lack of strong competition in the next month, com Score senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said. Earning more than 40 million since its Aug. 15 release, the film already has a sequel in development. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bernier: For example, on August 12 he chillingly tweeted, Cultural balkanisation brings distrust, social conflict, and potentially violence, as we are seeing everywhere, according to Rabble. It's time we reverse this trend before the situation gets worse. Bernier says the party has 'all but abandoned its core conservative principles.' Bernier has chosen to attack extreme multiculturalism and ever more diversity and has been repeatedly tweeting these views to his 53,600 Twitter followers. More diversity will not be our strength, it will destroy what has made us such a great country. There are suggestions that Bernier left for reasons of ego and sour grapes after having lost to Scheer in a 13th round 51-49 leadership vote in May 2017, and while that's very likely true, that doesn't negate a longer-term plan and a very real threat. Scheer dismissed the criticism of his leadership and said, It's been the Conservative caucus that has been fighting for planned and orderly immigration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

half-dozen languages: The melding of a half-dozen languages created a soft murmur, the adults smiled at each other, and the 20 or so kids sharing the monkey bars required neither peacekeepers nor translators, according to The Chronicle Herald. The scene made us feel proud of our gritty old city, and I half expected a video crew from the prime minister's team to show up to capture a perfect Canadian multicultural moment footage suitable for use in the Liberal party's 2019 election ads. At the time, we were hanging around the playground and the roller-blading oval with our grandkids, alongside families that hailed from every habitable continent on the globe. Still, I can't quite turn our pleasant summer afternoon into a Hallmark moment. You see, numbers matter when it comes to territory whether a park or a nation or a refugee camp. For while I loved the day, I later wondered how peaceful the playground would have been if 100 kids not 24 had been clamouring to mount the climbing wall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration court: Government officials say the devices are effective in getting people to show up to immigration court, but that they stop working once deportation proceedings begin, according to CTV. The reason, according to attorneys and people who wore the devices or helped monitor those wearing them Some immigrants simply ditch them and disappear. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is issuing thousands of 5.5-ounce 155-gram ankle monitors that immigrants call grilletes, or electronic shackles, spelling big profits for GEO Group, the country's second largest private prison contractor. Immigrant advocates and legal experts argue, meanwhile, that the devices -- which are commonly used for criminal parolees -- are inappropriate and inhumane for people seeking U.S. asylum. Congress first established the program in 2002, though GPS monitors grew more common as deportations rose to record levels under President Barack Obama's administration, averaging more than 385,000 annually from 2008-2012. The American Bar Association has called doing so a form of restriction on liberty similar to detention, rather than a meaningful alternative to detention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

maxime bernier: But with Maxime Bernier now recruiting members to his own party, while some grassroots Tories continue to push divisive issues into the limelight, concerns have emerged about rifts developing within the Conservative Party of Canada, according to CTV. Party leader Andrew Scheer says he is not worried. The three-day Conservative policy convention in Halifax was anything but boring. People who supported Bernier did so because of the ideas he promoted, Scheer says -- ideas that are largely the ideology and policies of the Conservative party. All those people who are really excited to have a government that prioritizes those things find themselves at home and welcome and a main part of the party as it is now. When you're talking about free enterprise, when you're talking about unleashing the power of the private sector, getting government less involved in managing the economy and leaving that more and more to free enterprise -- those are things our party stands for, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya crisis: Rohingya refugees protest on the first anniversary of the Rohingya crisis August 25 in Kutupalong, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, according to Toronto Star. Myanmar's military crackdown on the ethnic Muslim minority forced over 700,000 to flee to Bangladesh from violence and torture. More than 15,000 gathered in the morning on a hilltop in the Kutupalong refugee camp, part of a sprawling web of settlements that are now home to nearly 900,000 Rohingya who have fled Burma to escape violence. The United Nations has stated that it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. Thousands were killed in the violence. 25th August Black Day, one banner announced Saturday. Paula Bronstein / GETTY IMAGES The camps exploded in size last year after Burma's army launched a wave of anti-Rohingya attacks on Aug. 25, with some 700,000 Rohingya eventually pouring across the border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

susan nguyen: People are more likely to match with someone from the same ethnic background, according to Toronto Star. So Bille's family sprang into action, racing to get as many people tested as possible. Susan Nguyen's 25-year-old brother, Bille, was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in January, but the pool of minorities in the Canadian stem-cell registry is tiny. Susan and Bille Nguyen are looking to raise awareness for stem cell donors from ethnic minority groups. She's since worked to get the word out for other minorities to register as stem cell donors however, it's been a challenge. Kevin Tuong / For Star Metro Edmonton Then, in July, it turned out that Susan herself was a match. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: For example, on August 12 he chillingly tweeted, Cultural balkanisation brings distrust, social conflict, and potentially violence, as we are seeing everywhere, according to Rabble. It's time we reverse this trend before the situation gets worse. Bernier says the party has 'all but abandoned its core conservative principles.' Bernier has chosen to attack extreme multiculturalism and ever more diversity and has been repeatedly tweeting these views to his 53,600 Twitter followers. More diversity will not be our strength, it will destroy what has made us such a great country. There are suggestions that Bernier left for reasons of ego and sour grapes after having lost to Scheer in a 13th round 51-49 leadership vote in May 2017, and while that's very likely true, that doesn't negate a longer-term plan and a very real threat. Scheer dismissed the criticism of his leadership and said, It's been the Conservative caucus that has been fighting for planned and orderly immigration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

west africa: Almost 10 years later, King would join other prominent African Nova Scotians, such as David George and Thomas Peters, in recruiting emigrants for a colony in West Africa for Sierra Leone. 28 August, 1781 Annapolis Royal is captured and plundered by New England privateers, according to The Chronicle Herald. Prominent citizens John Ritchie and Thomas Williams are taken hostage but later released. By January 1784, the community had a population of 1,521 with the largest free black settlement in North America. Ritchie would later became a justice of the peace and was elected a member of the Provincial Assembly. She became an active community member and fundraiser in many causes, such as health, the post-secondary sector and cultural institutions. Nova Scotia family names connected to the Ritchie families are LeCain, Easson, Spurr, Elliott, Hindon, Copeland, Gormley, King and McClafferty. 29 August, 2012 Ruth Miriam Goldbloom n e Schwartz died b. 1923 . Born in New Waterford to immigrant parents, educated at Mount Allison and McGill, she met her husband, Richard Goldbloom at McGill and later moved to Halifax in 1967. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.