cross-country tour: Last year, she told universities they need to up their game in nominating more women to existing jobs, according to Vancouver Courier. Duncan said that over the last decade young researchers have been hit hardest by budget cuts to science programs. Duncan is on a cross-country tour of universities this week to promote 210 million worth of funding promised in last winter's federal budget for the creation of 285 Canada Research Chair jobs.article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Update Innocent teen caught in crossfire of Saturday's shooting has died Vancouver keeps its standing on world's most liveable city podium Thermal imaging pilot project heats up She told The Canadian Press that she's calling on universities to find scientists in the early stages of their careers to nominate for most of the new positions. If I don't address this issue of underfunding for our early career researchers, where are we going to be in 10 to 15 years she said. Canada Research Chairs are funded for five to seven years, with grants of either 100,000 or 200,000 a year, to push the envelope on research in engineering, natural sciences, health sciences, humanities and social sciences. Duncan wants up to 250 of the 285 new jobs to go to early career researchers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

power vacuum: Sarvanamuttu said the no-confidence vote leaves Sirisena with two options either to reinstate Ranil Wickremesinghe, whom he replaced with Rajapaksa on Oct. 26, as prime minister, or await the decision of the Supreme Court, which is due to issue a ruling on the ouster and subsequent government appointments on Dec. 7, according to Vancouver Courier. Lawmakers supporting Wickremesinghe had a visible majority in the chamber on Wednesday, with many wearing shawls emblazoned with the words For democracy. The motion brought by the head of an opposition party could mean that Rajapaksa will have to resign his post but does not necessarily mean the leader whose ousting set off the crisis will be reinstated, creating a power vacuum in the South Asian island nation.article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Update Innocent teen caught in crossfire of Saturday's shooting has died Vancouver keeps its standing on world's most liveable city podium Thermal imaging pilot project heats up Rajapaksa's government will fall, said Paikiasothy Sarvanamuttu, executive director of the Colombo-based nonpartisan Centre for Policy Alternatives civil society group, and among the petitioners who challenged the constitutionality of President Maithripala Sirisena's recent actions. As Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya prepared to let the no-confidence motion be debated, the chamber descended into chaos, with lawmakers supporting Rajapaksa filing into the centre of the room shouting political slogans and accusing Jayasuriya of betraying the people's mandate. Before the results were announced, Rajapaksa walked out of the chamber. Jayasuriya then said he had no choice but to bypass the debate and take an oral vote, with those in favour clearly voicing more support for the motion than those against it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

water-cooler conversations: The Indian-American comedian, who rose to prominence as a correspondent on The Daily Show, tackles politics and culture in ways that suits both his progressive point of view and Netflix's format, according to NOW Magazine. Minhaj doesn't just cycle through the latest breaking news and water-cooler conversations. Rating NNNPatriot Act is not your typical talk show and that's not just because Hasan Minhaj is not your typical host. Instead, he picks a timely topic and deep dives in 20-minute segments that scour history and stats, giving you just enough background before he works his way toward what should be done going forward. The format gives Netflix a show that is both current for audiences hoping to brush up on recent news and then discuss it with some authority and evergreen. He jokingly refers to the format as a woke TED talk, which is more accurate than anything I could come up with. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

clark moran: The couple then travelled to Ghana to complete the adoption process, according to CTV. The last step before bringing their two-and-a-half-year-old son home to Abbotsford, B.C., was submitting the second part of a citizenship application, which must be approved by the Canadian government. Kim and Clark Moran recently adopted a young boy named Ayo from Nigeria. Since we submitted that part of the application it's been more than seven weeks, Kim told CTV's Your Morning on Monday. It's very unsatisfying. They're giving us no explanation for why, we've just been stuck here waiting for them to process paperwork. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

eritrean children: A screengrab from video shows two Eritrean children reacting gleefully to their first Canadian snowfall, according to Toronto Star. A woman who shared a video says the overwhelming reaction to the clip is reaffirming her faith in the country as a welcoming place for newcomers. Rebecca Davies shot the video on Saturday, 48 hours after the children shown in it arrived in Canada with their mother and two siblings as privately sponsored refugees. HO Rebecca Davies / THE CANADIAN PRESS In the video, the seven-year-old girl and five-year-old boy twirl, dance and revel in the snow shower in the backyard of Davies' Toronto-area home. Davies, who helped sponsor the Eritrean family through the private Ripple Refugee Project, says the video's reception gives her hope. The clip has since garnered nearly 2 million views and been shared thousands of times on Twitter, often with accompanying hashtags and messages welcoming refugees in general and the children in particular. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

legault: The shift that has received the most attention so far deals with religious symbols, a matter that Legault said he will handle himself, according to Rabble. The new government aims to restrict all public employees in a position of authority -- judges, law enforcement officers, correctional employees and teachers -- from wearing religious symbols. These changes were outlined during the campaign. The move is based, Legault has said, on the need to separate religion and the state. But the current numbers of Quebec judges, police and correctional officers wearing religious symbols is practically nil and there are very few teachers who were such symbols. On October 3, new deputy premier Genevi ve Guilbault announced that public officials would have a choice of removing their religious symbols or finding another job elsewhere in the public service. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

los angelesc: Lee was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Kirk Schenck, an attorney for Lee's daughter, J.C. Lee, according to Toronto Star. Stan Lee, creator of the Spiderman and Incredible Hulk comic-book franchises, has died. He was 95. He was 95. He revived the industry in the 1960s by offering the costumes and action craved by younger readers while insisting on sophisticated plots, college-level dialogue, satire, science fiction, even philosophy. REED SAXON / Associated Press As the top writer at Marvel Comics and later as its publisher, Lee was widely considered the architect of the contemporary comic book. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

snow shower: In the video, the seven-year-old girl and five-year-old boy twirl, dance and revel in the snow shower in the backyard of Davies' Toronto-area home, according to CTV. The clip has since garnered nearly 2 million views and been shared thousands of times on Twitter, often with accompanying hashtags and messages welcoming refugees in general and the children in particular. Rebecca Davies shot the video on Saturday, 48 hours after the children shown in it arrived in Canada with their mother and two siblings as privately sponsored refugees. Davies, who helped sponsor the Eritrean family through the private Ripple Refugee Project, says the video's reception gives her hope. When a universal, lovely little vignette of kids playing in snow gets this kind of response, it gives me some hope for humanity, she said in a telephone interview. She says she encounters racism and anti-immigrant sentiment in her work on behalf of refugees, but says the positive responses to the clip have left her feeling more confident about the society the family is eager to join. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

classes tuesday.article: One says, F--- Muslims, man, they're all terrorists, according to Vancouver Courier. News reports indicated the women had claimed they were joking, but Claude Boutin, head of student life and spokeswoman for the CEGEP de Ste-Foy, said intent is not the issue. The school suspended four players last week and will require them to perform 30 hours of community service following their return to classes Tuesday.article continues below Trending Stories West End residents rally against rezoning Developing Story International Village school passes another test Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's historyB.C. study sheds light on opioid victims in effort to create better interventionsA video circulating on Twitter shows the young women in their team dressing room making derogatory comments about immigrants. Regardless of their intention, the comments are unacceptable and disrespectful, she said in an interview Monday. Boutin added she does not think the school's actions were too harsh. Regardless of the context, we acted on what was said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

children: The clip has since garnered nearly 2 million views and been shared thousands of times on Twitter, often with accompanying hashtags and messages welcoming refugees in general and the children in particular, according to Vancouver Courier. Davies, who helped sponsor the Eritrean family through the private Ripple Refugee Project, says the video's reception gives her hope. Rebecca Davies shot the video on Saturday, 48 hours after the children shown in it arrived in Canada with their mother and two siblings as privately sponsored refugees.article continues below Trending Stories West End residents rally against rezoning Developing Story International Village school passes another test Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's historyB.C. study sheds light on opioid victims in effort to create better interventions In the video, the seven-year-old girl and five-year-old boy twirl, dance and revel in the snow shower in the backyard of Davies' Toronto-area home. She says she encounters racism and anti-immigrant sentiment in her work on behalf of refugees, but says the positive responses to the clip have left her feeling more confident about the society the family is eager to join. Davies said the Eritrean family landed in Toronto on Thursday, bringing an end to a lengthy saga. When a universal, lovely little vignette of kids playing in snow gets this kind of response, it gives me some hope for humanity, she said in a telephone interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

democrats: As in other states, Democrats in Florida and Georgia drew record turnout in last week's election, according to Vancouver Courier. The coalition of suburban women, young people and minorities delivered the House to Democrats for the first time in nearly a decade.article continues below Trending Stories West End residents rally against rezoning Developing Story International Village school passes another test Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's historyB.C. study sheds light on opioid victims in effort to create better interventions But it wasn't enough to score decisive victories in the closely watched races for governor in Georgia and Florida, where fresh-faced African-American Democratic candidates for governor trailed their older, white Republican competitors. But unresolved races for governor in Georgia and Florida are raising major strategic questions for Democrats as they turn their attention to the upcoming battle for the White House. In Georgia, Stacey Abrams hasn't conceded her race while Andrew Gillum's contest in Florida is undergoing a recount. But the coalition that produced some success elsewhere may not be enough in Florida, the nation's premier presidential battleground state, and Georgia, a state Democrats view with increasing optimism. For some Democrats, the lesson emerging from the 2018 midterms is that massive turnout can win suburban House races across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

myanmar authorities: A Myanmar government statement said an initial group of 2,251 would be sent back from mid-November at a rate of 150 per day, according to CTV. Noting that the actual date depended upon Bangladesh taking action, Win Myat Aye said, Whether it will happen on the day or not, we have to be ready on our side and we try our best to do that. Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Win Myat Aye announced at a news conference that Bangladesh had informed Myanmar authorities that repatriation, agreed upon in principle months ago, would begin on Thursday. The Rohingya exodus began after Myanmar security forces launched a brutal crackdown following co-ordinated insurgent attacks in August 2017. Myanmar's government has denied this. The scale, organization and ferocity of the operation led to accusations from the international community, including the United Nations, of ethnic cleansing and genocide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

recycling woes: City of Toronto employee Paolo Trulli, centre, talks to Mabel Ernest, left, and Michael Fagan, right, during a forum seeking residents' input on Toronto's recycling system, according to Toronto Star. David Rider The design sprint Friday, co-hosted by the city and a non-profit at Civic Hall Toronto, was a first attempt to tackle Toronto's vexing, expensive recycling woes through the eyes of the residents who actually use and sometimes abuse the resident-funded garbage, blue-box and green-bin system. Over the next four and a half hours, he guides the multicultural mix of volunteers of all ages and genders as they work through their feelings about recycling, obstacles to doing it right and possible solutions to the complex system's acknowledged problems. We normally deal with the waste management industry or packaging companies or the manufacturers, to fight problems including contamination of blue bins via food waste that stains paper or addition of non-recyclables, such as old clothes, says the city's Vincent Sferrazza. Article Continued Below His solid waste division last spring warned city councillors of a potential 2018 budget shortfall now forecast at about 10 million triggered by factors including Chinese recyclers turning away non-pristine paper fibre and, at home, increased bin contamination that boosts processing costs. This is a great opportunity for us now to engage with residents, community groups, social groups and others to ask, What are we doing and not doing right ', he says, with recycling as well as a multi-pronged public education campaign to tell people what needs to go in which bin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jordan thomas: The last time the Tigers played on Investors Group Field in Winnipeg was in 2016 when Jordan Thomas was the quarterback, according to Vancouver Courier. The team fell short in that championship game, losing 35-32 to Kildonan East Rivers.article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Vancouver company set to dive into the biggest underwater sinkhole in the world Thomson Reuters to flatten organization as it seeks 'fewer, larger' acquisitions Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage It was Thomas' last game. John's Tigers fought off the opposition to win a high school football championship and keep a promise for a former quarterback who was murdered. The 18-year-old football player was stabbed to death in a schoolyard the next year as he walked home with his brother. So, at the start of this season, his teammates made a promise They would do their best to bring the championship home for Thomas. Another teenager was convicted for the murder. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

european union: Though the article oddly never mentions what that small part is, it's the controversial investment court system ICS a version of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism still found in the NAFTA 2.0 agreement against Mexico and in the so-called Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to Rabble. The Canadian Press adds, Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, who now specializes in international business as a partner with law firm McCarthy Tetrault, said if enough countries approve the remaining portions, the deal becomes irreversible. But a small part of the deal still needs to be ratified by each member of the European Union. A large European player such as France, Germany or Italy would likely seal the deal. The European Commission's website states, EU governments, supported by the European Commission, have agreed that they will only put the Investment Court System into practice once all EU countries have finished their national ratification procedures. That's not entirely true. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

arts centre: Theatre Upstairs, 26 Berkeley St. canadianstage and 416-368-3110 and from Nov. 16-18 at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington burlingtonpac.ca and 905-681-6000 . Carole Fr chette wrote this play in 2000 during a residency of Francophone writers in Beirut, according to Toronto Star. The title character searches a conflict-ravaged Middle Eastern city for a lost necklace, encountering locals who put her experiences into perspective. Until Nov. 11 at the Berkeley St. A female actor usually plays Helen, and a male actor the taxi driver Nabil and other people Helen meets. Ken Gass offers a new approach in this staging for his own Canadian Rep Theatre Three female actors of varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds Akosua Amo-Adem, Zorana Sadiq, Helen Taylor play all the roles, which Gass hopes will come closer to recognizing the universality of Helen's journey. John Murrell's English translation has received high-profile productions at Tarragon 2004 and Shaw 2012 amongst other locations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee crisis: Refugees wait to board a bus to the port of Mytilene, where they plan to board a ferry to Athens, at Moria Refugee Camp in September in Moria, Greece, according to Toronto Star. The World Refugee Council, established by a Canadian think-tank, is proposing using funds from dictators' frozen bank accounts to assist with the global refugee crisis. The proposal will be one of the main recommendations of the World Refugee Council, a self-appointed body of two dozen global political figures, academics and civil-society representatives led by former Canadian foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy. Milos Bicanski / GETTY IMAGES We've put forward a proposition that where there are frozen assets they should be unfrozen through a proper legal process and reallocated to help the victims of the crime and corruption and instability that the bad guys create, said Axworthy. The bad guys have to pay to help their victims. It's a morality play. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

treatment facility: Prosper Niyonzima came to Canada in 1995 from Burundi at age 13 after his parents were killed in war there, according to Toronto Star. He was adopted by an aunt in Toronto. Prosper Niyonzima, whose family was slaughtered in the Rwandan genocide, became a permanent resident of Canada in 1995 before criminal activity landed him in and out of jail, and resulted in the revocation of his immigrant status. Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star file photo In 2012, he was placed in detention to await deportation. He claims that when authorities finally transferred him to a secure treatment facility under a court order, he was forced to undergo painful electroconvulsive therapy, which was unsuccessful in addressing his condition. In a statement of claim filed Friday with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Niyonzima said that period of incarceration, which included more than 760 days in solitary, led him to experience a mental breakdown and rendered him catatonic for more than two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victims: It's a morality play, according to Vancouver Courier. The bad guys have to pay to help their victims. The proposal will be one of the main recommendations of the World Refugee Council, a self-appointed body of two dozen global political figures, academics and civil-society representatives led by former Canadian foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy.article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Greater Vancouver home prices to drop 21 per cent by 2019 analysis Cloud 9 Revolving Restaurant to close in September Judges call for stiffer sentences for fentanyl dealers We've put forward a proposition that where there are frozen assets they should be unfrozen through a proper legal process and reallocated to help the victims of the crime and corruption and instability that the bad guys create, said Axworthy. The World Bank estimates the pool of cash to be worth 10 billion to 20 billion per year, Axworthy said in an interview. The United Nations will turn its attention to solving the problem at a special session later this fall, and the council plans to offer its input, using the weight of the last Canadian foreign minister to chair a Security Council meeting. The council was established last year by a Canadian think-tank, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, to find new ways to deal with the 21st century's record-setting migration crisis the 68.5 million displaced people driven from their homes by war, famine and disaster. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

something: The greatest tragedy in this mass killing is that one of the victims survived the Las Vegas massacre, only to die in this one, according to Rabble. We need to do something about guns. Their deaths should be mourned by all, are mourned by all here as far as I can see, and are mourned as deeply as the victims of any other mass killing anywhere. We need to do something, as well, about whatever the hell has gone wrong in the minds of a hell of a lot of people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media attention: But, How's the economy doing should've been question one, according to Rabble. The followup should've been How're YOU doing The economy has long since become a character in its own right, whose fortunes rise and fall separately from actual human beings who don't get the same media attention. Exit polls for the midterm election on November 6 showed most voters think the economy is doing well, so why -- they asked -- would anyone vote against Trump. Their fortunes rise and fall but mostly, during 40 years of neoliberal policies, they fall. Trump hasn't changed that. At best they stagnate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

san francisco: Maybe more, according to CTV. It's very, very rare to find a Japanese-born female athlete who appeals to an international audience, said Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing expert and creative director at Baker Street Advertising in San Francisco, California. Off the court -- on the marketing front -- she has the same potential. Serena Williams topped the Forbes list of the highest-earning female athletes this year at 18 million, almost all endorsements. What's more, tennis, especially women's tennis, is a sport that lends itself to a broad variety of sponsors sporting goods, health and beauty, fashion, lifestyle, travel, personal care, you name it, Dorfman said. Osaka appears to be the right woman in the right sport at the right time with the draw to overtake Williams. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

thursday afp: A group of Central American migrants heading in a caravan to the U.S., and who are staying at a shelter set up at the Sports City in the Mexican capital, during a stop in their journey, march towards the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR hadquarters in Mexico City on Thursday, according to Toronto Star. ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP/GETTY IMAGES The office was closed when the migrants arrived, but a dozen were received by U.N. representatives at a nearby location, said Ilberto Sosa Montes, a 45-year-old Honduran who is one of caravan's co-ordinators. About 200 migrants, representing the roughly 5,000 staying in a stadium in the south of Mexico's capital, marched to the United Nations office in Mexico City to make the demand for transportation. We need buses to continue travelling, said Milton Benitez, a caravan co-ordinator. This is a humanitarian crisis and they are ignoring it, Benitez said as the group arrived at the U.N. office. Benitez noted that it would be colder in northern Mexico and it wasn't safe for the migrants to continue along highways, where drug cartels frequently operate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

travel ban: They are intended to circumvent laws stating that anyone is eligible for asylum no matter how he or she enters the country, according to CTV. About 70,000 people per year who enter the country illegally claim asylum, officials said. Trump invoked the same powers he used last year to impose a travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court, and the new regulations were likely to draw a legal challenge. We need people in our country but they have to come in legally, Trump said Friday as he departed for Paris. But those efforts have been largely thwarted by legal challenges and, in the case of family separations this year, stymied by a global outcry that prompted Trump to retreat. Trump's announcement was the latest push to enforce a hardline stance on immigration through regulatory changes and presidential orders, bypassing Congress which has not passed any immigration law reform. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

birther: She also reflects on early struggles in her marriage to Barack Obama as he began his political career and was often away, according to Vancouver Courier. She writes that they met with a counsellor a handful of times, and she came to realize that she was more in charge of her happiness than she had realized. She also denounces Trump's birther campaign questioning her husband's citizenship, calling it bigoted and dangerous, deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks. article continues below Trending Stories On This Spot Step into Vancouver's history with this free walking tour app Gangs of Vancouver Where to mark Remembrance Day in Vancouver How to become a Trans Link busker in Vancouver In her memoir Becoming, set to come out Tuesday, Obama writes openly about everything from growing up in Chicago to confronting racism in public life to her amazement at becoming the country's first black first lady. This was my pivot point, Obama explains. Obama writes that she assumed Trump was grandstanding when he announced his presidential run in 2015. My moment of self-arrest. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: He said in an interview that Canada's recent spike in irregular migrants is nothing compared to the millions of refugees who pour every year into much poorer countries. ; Likewise, the migrant caravan making its way through Mexico toward the United States, numbering in the low thousands of people, is small compared to the vast migrations borne in recent years by countries like Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, which have taken in over five million Syrian refugees, according to National Observer. A lot of the media debate that we often see is that there are hordes of people coming to the industrialized world that's absolutely not true, Turk said. Volker Turk, an Austrian in charge of refugee protection for the UN, was in Ottawa this week to meet with Canadian border officials. North America has largely been shielded from the true global crisis of 68.5 million displaced persons in the world fleeing war and conflict, he said. Political rhetoric whipping up public concern over the asylum-seekers has been rising in recent weeks, led by politicians in both Canada and the United States. I think it's important to put everything in perspective and to bear in mind that when people talk about a 'crisis' these days, these crises are far away from North America or from Europe, they are taking place often in the poorest countries in the world who need our support, need our solidarity and who need also our humanity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.