ad astra: Neither film looks to be making its way up north for the festival, though Ad Astra is slated to open in Toronto the following week, according to NOW Magazine. But here's what is coming the festival's final remaining gala slots will be filled by The Aeronauts, in which Wild Rose director Tom Harper reunites The Theory Of Everything's Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones as a scientist and a pilot attempting to measure the earth's atmosphere in a hot-air balloon, and Giuseppe Capotondi's Venice closer The Burnt Orange Heresy, an adaptation of Charles Willeford's art-heist novel starring Elizabeth Debicki, Claes Bang, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger. If you had been holding out hope that James Gray's Ad Astra and Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women would be announced in TIFF's final wave of title announcements well, sorry about that. Among the 17 additional special presentations, we find new work from French veterans Olivier Assayas's Wasp Network is a thriller about dissidents in 90s Cuba starring Edgar Ramirez, Pen lope Cruz and Gael Garc a Bernal; Justine Triet's Sibyl is a psychodrama starring Virginie Efira as a therapist and writer who uses one of her patients Ad le Exarchopoulos as a source of story material, and Quentin Dupieux's Deerskin promises to be another of that filmmaker's idiosyncratic experiments, with The Artist's Jean Dujardin as a man who develops an intense attachment to a deerskin jacket. And Waves, the new drama from Trey Edward Shults Krisha, It Comes At Night starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell and Sterling K. Brown. And there's a promising lineup of American cinema Noah Hawley's Lucy In The Sky, which stars Natalie Portman as an astronaut who has trouble readjusting to life back on Earth; Kenny Leon's American Son, a Netflix adaptation of Christopher Demos-Brown's stage play performed by its Broadway cast Kerry Washington, Jeremy Jordan, Steven Pasquale and Eugene Lee. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

buswell street: The Alfa development on Anderson Road at Buswell Street was recently halted, according to Vancouver Courier. Photo Maria Rantanen/Richmond News The market is totally in the dumps right now, said Holborn Group of Cos. Pre-sale homebuyers at Richmond's Alfa condominium project were left in the lurch in July when developer Anderson Square Holdings Ltd. sent them notices to say that it was cancelling their contracts for units in the under-construction building because the developer was facing serious and significant circumstances beyond its reasonable control. article continues below Trending StoriesBMX rider dies performing stunt on Vancouver seawall Perogie King Hunky Bill' passes away just days before PNE start Strathcona businesses urge action on Oppenheimer Park tent city Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Anderson's executives were not available to comment on the decision to halt the Alfa project, but developers across the region are grappling with a sluggish housing market. CEO Joo Kim Tiah. The B.C. economy is headed for tough times. I don't think people are aware or have a full grasp of what is going on. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

redacted documents: Earth and that this information was being shared with the NEB and the petroleum industry, according to National Observer. In 2017, the SIRC, which oversees CSIS, rejected the complaint. In its complaint, the BCCLA specifically claimed that CSIS and the RCMP were monitoring the activities of Sierra Club BC, Leadnow.ca, the Dogwood Initiative now named Dogwood BC and Forest Ethics now named Stand. The BCCLA is now going to federal court to have that decision overturned. Subsequently, on July 6, the BCCLA released over 8,000 pages of heavily redacted documents, which it has referred to as the Protest Papers. ; These documents offer rare insight into the thinking of CSIS agents, as well as concerns among civil society groups that their organizations may be spied on, and even infiltrated, by government security forces. Despite the SIRC ruling, the BCCLA won an appeal to the Federal Court allowing for release of testimony from the secret hearings, as well as documents used in support of the BCCLA's submission. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

garci-crespo santalo: I felt frightened because of the things that have been happening in the United States with the El Paso shooting, he said, according to CTV. He said this wasn't his first brush with xenophobia since living in B.C. and that's why he felt compelled to share his story. Fernando Garci-Crespo Santalo, 20, says he was busking and singing a song in Spanish when the man claimed he was an off-duty immigration worker and demanded to see his documentation and his busking licence. There are things that have been overlooked -- that are just seen as bullying or a weird guy who's telling you something that is not nice -- but I think the accumulation of those events leads to hatred to things like what happened in El Paso, Garci-Crespo Santalo said. I'm very disturbed that Canadians are trying to emulate what's going on in the United States. Alan Dutton, the founder of Canadian Anti-Racism Education and Research Society, said he found the incident troubling. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

guatemalan voters: He was eventually acquitted of wrongdoing, according to CTV. Until courts prevented some of the more popular candidates from running in this year's race, he also appeared to be a long-shot candidate in a tumultuous campaign season. The 63-year-old spent several months in prison in 2008, when he was director of the country's prison system, after some prisoners were killed in a raid on his watch. But on Sunday, his get-tough approach to crime and his socially conservative values, including his strident opposition to gay marriage and abortion, finally parlayed favour with Guatemalan voters in a presidential runoff. We won. Leaning on the crutches he uses because of his multiple sclerosis, Giammattei acknowledged in his emotional victory speech that it had been a long road. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

replacement theory: Manshaus, 21, was arrested Saturday after entering a mosque in the Oslo suburb of Baerum, where three men were preparing for Sunday's Eid al-Adha celebrations, according to CTV. Police said he waved weapons and fired several shots. Security experts believe Philip Manshaus is the latest example of an extremist who was radicalized by far-right conspiracy theories spread online, particularly the great replacement theory, which falsely warns of a genocide in which white people are being replaced by immigrants and Muslims. They did not specify what type of weapon was used. Police then raided Manshaus' nearby house and found the body of his 17-year-old stepsister, identified Monday as Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen, who was reportedly adopted from China as a 2-year old. One person was slightly wounded before people inside the Al-Noor Islamic Center held the suspect down until police arrived. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

results: But big picture, the results are hopeful and indicate a high level of support for bold and ambitious climate action, according to National Observer. Canadians support systemic solutions that go well beyond what our governments have so far been willing to undertake. The full results of the poll can be found on the Abacus website here.I share highlights and my analysis below. First, a little background on why I commissioned this poll. While carbon pricing is an important tool, it alone is not going to get us where we need to go, and the topic has distracted us from the scale of action needed. For years, far too much of the political oxygen and polling on climate change has been consumed by the carbon tax/pricing debate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hobbs shaw: But although August can be a great opportunity for non-superhero films, it's not a sure thing, according to CTV. And this weekend some, such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, fared better than others, like the Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish mob thriller The Kitchen. From family films to R-rated adult fare, moviegoers had their pick as studios tried to capitalize on the waning days of summer. There are always going to be casualties when there are this many openers, said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for box office tracker Comscore. Hobbs & Shaw managed to hold on to first place again. They cannot always be lined up in the top four rankings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

press conference: Skjold said the investigation had shown that the man appeared to hold far-right and anti-immigrant views, according to CTV. The suspect entered the al-Noor Islamic Centre on Saturday afternoon armed with multiple weapons and opened fire before being overpowered by a man who suffered minor injuries in the process. We are looking at an attempted act of terror, acting chief of the police operation Rune Skjold told a press conference. Only three people were inside the mosque at the time of the attack, and police said they recovered two firearms from the scene but did not specify which type. Suspicious death Hours after the attack on Saturday, the body of a young woman related to the suspect was found in a house in Baerum. Norway was the scene of one of the worst-ever attacks by a right-wing extremist in July 2011, when 77 people were killed by Anders Behring Breivik. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mac: He spent much of that morning crouching on his apartment floor, according to CTV. CTV Atlantic spoke to him later that day. It was just after 7 a.m. when gunshots woke David Mac Coubrey up the morning of August 10, 2018. I didn't know if it was like, firecrackers, or a car going off or something. It started again about five minutes later, and then I was like, okay, this isn't kids playing, this is actually something serious, said Mac Coubrey. It was three shots initially, and it woke me up about 7 07 a.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home country: But he says Ottawa rejected her visa due to racist policies, according to CTV. She got a denial letter with one reason in the letter they don't believe she'll return to Kenya, he explains. Patrick Kinsella requested to bring his Kenyan fianc e to Canada to stay with him after he says he suffered a pair of strokes. Kinsella met Mary Otieno while he was volunteering in her home country. He's asked to bring her to Canada on a temporary resident visa for up to 180 days to help with his recovery. He proposed to her two months later on Valentine's Day in Nairobi. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

neo-liberal state: The nuances of this shift are traced by comparing the groundwater management and conservation projects undertaken by the Swadhyay Parivar in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat in the early 1990s, and Art of Living across the country in the last decade, according to Rabble. While many would argue that non-governmental organisations and faith-based organisations have occupied the void created by a neo-liberal state disappearing from the public sector, this paper shows that the state international bodies MNC religion complex has regimented a large population in an all-pervasive governmentality. However, in the neo-liberal era, international governmental platforms, international funding agencies, multinational corporations, central and state government bodies, and international Hindu religious organisations are coming together to effect large-scale developmental efforts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

patrick crusius: Crusius later waived his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them he entered the store with an AK-47 assault rifle and multiple magazines, and that he was targeting Mexicans, according to CTV. Twenty-two people were killed and about two dozen were injured. Patrick Crusius, 21, emerged with his hands up from a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection shortly after last Saturday's attack and told officers, I'm the shooter, Detective Adrian Garcia said in an arrest warrant affidavit. Most of the dead had Hispanic last names and eight were Mexican nationals. Many El Paso residents, protesters and Democrats have blasted Trump over his incendiary words, blaming Trump for inflaming political and racial tensions throughout the country. Authorities believe that shortly before the attack, Crusius posted a racist screed online that railed against an influx of Hispanics into the U.S. The document parrots some of President Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric about immigration, but the writer said his views predate Trump's rise and that any attempt to blame the president for his actions was fake news. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rescue ship: Those nations want fellow European Union countries to take in more of the migrants who come across the sea, according to CTV. The actor, 69, spoke to several migrants who had fled war-torn Libya on unseaworthy smuggling boats before being rescued, among them a man and his baby. The American film star took food and supplies by boat to 121 people aboard the Open Arms, a rescue ship floating in international waters near the Italian island of Lampedusa after being blocked from entering ports in Italy and Malta. A father of two, Gere shared photos of his youngest son, who was born in February. He has been banned from China for advocating for human rights in Tibet. Gere has a long history of human rights activism and often campaigns for environmental issues and AIDS research. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

countries i: But this was no Republic of Gilead it was rural Albania, the flags were Canadian, and the politician former prime minister Stephen Harper was addressing Iranian men and women, alongside dignitaries from at least 10 different countries, according to National Observer. I am delighted to be here because there are few causes in this world today more important at this moment than what you are pursuing the right of the people of Iran to change their government, and their right to do it through freedom and the power of the ballot box, Harper declared to loud applause last month. Two glittering flags projected on jumbo screens behind a well-known politician as he addressed a massive gathering, flanked by women dressed in identical red headscarves and black-and-white overcoats. Harper was speaking at an event hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which the U.S. government-funded think tank RAND Corporation describes as exclusively controlled by the Mojahedin-e-Khalq MEK . The Iranian regime terrorizes its own citizens and poses a serious threat to global peace and security. Free Iran Stephen Harper stephenharper July 13, 2019Peculiar as it may have appeared to Canadian viewers, the setting was not an unfamiliar one to many Canadian political figures. Today in Albania I was proud to again join the NCRI in standing up for a peaceful, non-nuclear future for Iran & freedom & democracy for its long suffering people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

supreme court: The key issue in the lawsuit was whether a Canadian court had jurisdiction to consider the claim of importance to companies that source product from abroad, according to National Observer. Both Ontario's Superior Court and Court of Appeal had previously denied the plaintiffs class-action certification in their quest for 2 billion in compensation. In a decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear a group of Bangladeshi victims and relatives who wanted to sue Loblaws over the tragedy. The case arose out of the collapse of the nine-storey Rana Plaza on April 24, 2013, in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. Two of the clothing-manufacturing companies caught up in the collapse were Pearl Global and New Wave, which was under contract to supply Loblaws with apparel for its Joe Fresh brand. ; Two years after the tragedy, Arati Rani Das, who lost a limb and whose mother was killed in the collapse, and three other Bangladeshi citizens launched a proposed class action in Ontario against Loblaws and three affiliates. In all, 1,130 people were killed and 2,520 others seriously injured. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media ecosystem: They trust those sources nearly as much as they trust their friends, and overall levels of misinformation in Canada are low, according to Rabble. Still, there are troubling disconnects in Canada's media ecosystem, according to the report released early Thursday by the Digital Democracy Project, a joint initiative by the Public Policy Forum and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. Though voters are worried about the rise of a hyper-polarized political landscape in which news consumers are pushed toward partisan sources, people across the political spectrum appear to be reading the same news sources. Despite being only moderately informed about key policy issues, Canadians are relatively confident they know enough to cast their vote. And the people who consume the most media through social networks and, to a lesser extent, traditional sources tend to be the most misinformed. Journalists are focusing coverage on issues that aren't on the general public's radar. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health canada: Sean Rourke, a scientist with the Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St, according to CTV. Michael's Hospital, said the clinical trial will begin in Toronto on Wednesday before expanding across the country in coming weeks. Dr. The neuropsychologist said data will be collected on 1,000 people who will take the one-minute, finger-prick blood test at sexual health clinics in several provinces. Rourke, who serves on the board of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, said the number of new HIV cases in Canada has increased in recent years, in contrast to the downward trend seen in other G7 countries. Rourke said he's hopeful the study's findings will persuade Health Canada to approve the first HIV self-test for use as early as 2020. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

weapons offences: But the bureau hasn't gone that far with a shooting at an Ohio entertainment district, according to CTV. Even if there's a domestic terrorism investigation, no such law exists in the federal criminal code. The FBI has labeled two of those attacks at a Texas Walmart and California food festival, as domestic terrorism -- acts meant to intimidate or coerce a civilian population and affect government policy. That means the Justice Department must rely on other laws such as hate crimes and weapons offences in cases of politically motivated shootings. Calling something for what it is is an important first step in combating this problem, said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. The legal gap has prompted many survivors, victims' families, law enforcement officials and legal experts to call on lawmakers to create a domestic terrorism law that could aid investigators and punish perpetrators. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media ecosystem: They trust those sources nearly as much as they trust their friends, and overall levels of misinformation in Canada are low, according to National Observer. Still, there are troubling disconnects in Canada's media ecosystem, according to the report released early Thursday by the Digital Democracy Project, a joint initiative by the Public Policy Forum and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. Though voters are worried about the rise of a hyper-polarized political landscape in which news consumers are pushed toward partisan sources, people across the political spectrum appear to be reading the same news sources. Despite being only moderately informed about key policy issues, Canadians are relatively confident they know enough to cast their vote. And the people who consume the most media through social networks and, to a lesser extent, traditional sources tend to be the most misinformed. Journalists are focusing coverage on issues that aren't on the general public's radar. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

supreme court: Both Ontario's Superior Court and Court of Appeal had previously denied the plaintiffs class-action certification in their quest for 2 billion in compensation, according to Vancouver Courier. The case arose out of the collapse of the nine-storey Rana Plaza on April 24, 2013, in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. In a decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear a group of Bangladeshi victims and relatives who wanted to sue Loblaws over the tragedy.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver police confronted by angry crowd while arresting armed teen in Downtown Eastside Newborn's parent may be fired for refusing work Smoke from B.C. wildfire supports expert's conclusions for nuclear winter Vancouver flamenco teacher tackles Parkinson's disease through dance The key issue in the lawsuit was whether a Canadian court had jurisdiction to consider the claim of importance to companies that source product from abroad. In all, 1,130 people were killed and 2,520 others seriously injured. Two years after the tragedy, Arati Rani Das, who lost a limb and whose mother was killed in the collapse, and three other Bangladeshi citizens launched a proposed class action in Ontario against Loblaws and three affiliates. Two of the clothing-manufacturing companies caught up in the collapse were Pearl Global and New Wave, which was under contract to supply Loblaws with apparel for its Joe Fresh brand. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gun violence: The advisory states that people should be extra vigilant at all times and avoid places where large numbers of people gather listing events, houses of worship, schools, malls, local bars, nightclubs and casinos, according to CTV. Amnesty International says the the United States has an obligation to enact a range of measures at the federal, state and local level to regulate access to firearms and to protect its people but sufficient steps have not been taken by the government to meet this obligation. Depending on the traveler's gender identity, race, country of origin, ethnic background or sexual orientation, they may be at higher risk of being targeted with gun violence and should plan accordingly, the advisory says. This is the latest travel advisory to be issued in regards to the U.S. Earlier this week the countries of Venezuela and Uruguay both issued statements suggesting their citizens reconsider their plans to travel to the country due to indiscriminate possession of firearms, by the U.S. population. Once again, it is chillingly clear that the U.S. government is unwilling to ensure protection against gun violence. https //t.co/0XhFMRhQNr Amnesty International amnestyusa August 7, 2019 People in the United States cannot reasonably expect to be free from harm a guarantee of not being shot is impossible. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump: The Republican president and first lady Melania Trump flew to El Paso late Wednesday after visiting the Dayton, Ohio, hospital where many of the victims of Sunday's attack in that city were treated, according to CTV. For most of the day, the president was kept out of view of the reporters travelling with him, but the White House said the couple met with hospital staff and first responders and spent time with wounded survivors and their families. But his divisive words preceded him, large protests greeted him and biting political attacks soon followed. Trump told them he was with them, said press secretary Stephanie Grisham. Everybody was very, very excited to see him. Everybody received him very warmly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

years: I'm in line for about 5 different shows and providing I have enough time, I'll see more, she says, according to CTV. I love it all, I've been coming for 35 years and I'm never disappointed. Shelly Weinstein has been coming for most of those years, and says she wouldn't miss it. What began as North America's first and largest fringe is now even bigger, with 258 indoor shows in 50 venues. We're stretched as it is, this a massive, massive event that we put on, he said. Festival artistic director Murray Utas says an increase of 30 shows compared to past years can push organizers to their logistical limits, but the community has a seemingly endless appetite for theatre, and artists have a desire to push themselves to deliver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamophobic terrorism: That night, Derbali was shot by Alexandre Bissonnette seven times in an act of Islamophobic terrorism that shocked the country, according to National Observer. After two months in an induced coma, Derbali woke up to find out he was paralyzed from the waist down and would never walk again. This seemingly mundane decision would change his life forever. Islamophobia is on the rise. But there is one place where anti-Muslim discourse should be least expected, least tolerated and yet, is surprisingly protected Parliament. But violence represents only the apex of Islamophobia, fuelled by an increasingly sophisticated discourse aimed at whipping up hatred and incitement against Muslims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

andrea berloff: They also tend to be the recipients of whatever violence their husbands don't get out of their systems in dealings with other men, according to Rabble. These women are primary victims of the rigorously patriarchal world of organized crime. Mob wives mostly get the short end of the stick in gangster films, either silently suffering or viewed as complicit in their husbands' crimes for sharing their spoils. At the start of Andrea Berloff's The Kitchen, however, the wives of three Irish mafia soldiers don't even get the chance to enjoy the perks of mobster excess. With their backs against the wall, the women decide to get into the mob business for themselves, going to the local shops paying protection money to their husbands' bosses and offering to honor the agreements the men are too lazy to enforce. When Jimmy Brian d'Arcy James Kevin James Badge Dale and Rob Jeremy Bobb are busted after committing a small-time robbery, their respective wives, Kathy Melissa McCarthy Ruby Tiffany Haddish and Claire Elisabeth Moss are left in the lurch and beholden to the men's crew, who don't even pay them enough to cover their rent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.