refugee claimants: Simon Jolin-Barrette said in a statement that Ottawa has also agreed to cover the province's expenses related to asylum seekers in 2019.A federal government news release notes Quebec received roughly 90 per cent of the refugee claimants who entered the country from the United States in 2017 and 2018, according to National Observer. Quebec assumed costs related to housing, education and other basic needs. Quebec's immigration minister said today the federal money completely covers the province's expenses in connection with the thousands of people who crossed irregularly from the United States in 2017 and 2018. Roughly 40,000 asylum seekers entered Canada in 2017 and 2018 through what are known as irregular ports of entry. Quebec had been negotiating with the federal government for months to cover costs related to asylum seekers. More than 37,000 of them entered through a rural road from New York State that leads into southern Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

two-degree commitment: That fateful day in December 2015, Canada joined 195 other countries in committing for the first time to restricting planetary warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels an improvement on the two-degree commitment that had become par for the course, according to National Observer. But the momentum didn't last. She remembers the momentum the gathering of countries, the urgency, the ambition, the instruction to work closely with Barack Obama's U.S. administration, the stunned applause when she stood at the podium and said that Canada is here to help. Almost as soon as Canada got serious about the climate change emergency, McKenna and her government began fighting provinces over its plan to uphold its Paris commitments by putting a price on pollution. And then look what happened. It was a different time, and we got an ambitious agreement because the world really did come together, McKenna told National Observer in her Toronto ministerial office on Aug. 27. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hurricane center: The National Hurricane Center said the Category 2 storm is expected to strengthen into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 with winds of 130 mph 209 kph and slam into the U.S. on Monday somewhere between the Florida Keys and southern Georgia -- a 500-mile 805-kilometre stretch that reflected the high degree of uncertainty this far out, according to CTV. If it makes landfall as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, that's a big deal, said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy. Leaving lighter-than-expected damage in its wake in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the second hurricane of the 2019 season swirled toward the U.S., with forecasters warning it will draw energy from the warm, open waters as it closes in. A lot of people are going to be affected. President Donald Trump cancelled his weekend trip to Poland and warned Florida residents to be prepared. A lot of insurance claims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

community leaders: CAMH psychiatrist Dr, according to CTV. Farooq Naeem said he will be consulting with patients, caregivers, mental health professionals and community leaders as he adapts an existing CBT manual to meet the specific cultural needs of South Asian patients. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto says it hopes to have a culturally adapted manual on the targeted form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy -- or CBT -- as well as a therapist training package ready by November. The evidence shows that CBT is as good as medications to treat depression and anxiety, as well as to prevent relapse, said Naeem. When we adapt it for other cultural contexts -- as we've done for other racialized communities -- it becomes far more effective. But we also have a lot of data that shows that CBT does not work as well with people from non-western cultural backgrounds. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

friends: You should not just moan about these matters to the media, according to Rabble. Do something with your powerful friends on the 3R and the economy, too. Former Bar Council chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan, your friends in Bersih are in power now, and you are close to the family of the prime minister - Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and Marina Mahathir. Anonymous 807520 There is no one shared vision for the country. The starkest one being the PAS-Umno variety and its antithesis shared essentially by non-Malays and some moderate Malays. Rather, there are several different versions of Malaysia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

murder mystery: Here are some 2019 festival titles that will likely get much buzz, according to co-head/artistic director Cameron Bailey and senior director of film Diana Sanchez, according to CTV. Ford v Ferrari Both Bailey and Sanchez predict big things for this biographical drama starring Matt Damon as American car designer Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as British driver Ken Miles. The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Sept. 5 with another slew of star-studded titles predicted to get awards season love -- from a high-octane look at rivalling car companies on the racing circuit, to a powerful true story of a civil rights defence lawyer, and a slick murder mystery. James Mangold directed the story, which follows the two as they build a revolutionary Ford Motor Company racing car to rival that of the Enzo Ferrari team at a prestigious race in France in 1966. Just Mercy Bailey and Sanchez are also in agreement on this true story starring Michael B. Jordan as renowned civil rights defence lawyer Bryan Stevenson. Matt Damon and Christian Bale play so well off each other in the story that's two and a half hours yet you're watching it and you're like, 'I could stay here forever, ' says Sanchez. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

georgian bay: The thought that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service CSIS may be bugging her calls did not seem far-fetched to Cress, who is from Beausoleil First Nation, on the south shore of Georgian Bay, according to National Observer. She saw RCMP and CSIS members regularly at marches and events. We'd say things like, Blow me, CSIS,' she recalled with a laugh recently. She accepted surveillance was part of her everyday life. In 2013, a Vancouver Observer investigation found evidence CSIS and the RCMP had monitored Idle No More and environmental groups including Leadnow, Sierra Club, Dogwood Initiative and Forest Ethics now called Stand.earth that opposed the Northern Gateway pipeline, a project that was quashed in 2016. I don't think anybody I knew was under any illusion that they weren't being monitored, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mood wasn: Protesters fired smoke bombs outside the Ministry of Environment, screaming Sai Salles Get out Salles referring to Ricardo Salles, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's environment minister, according to National Observer. The planet's lungs are on fire, and the city was angry angry that the great Amazon rainforest, one of the planet's most biodiverse and ancient wildernesses, has been burning for weeks. People screamed, danced and sang, led by a giant banner that read Amaz nia fica, Bolsonaro sai the Amazon stays, Bolsonaro goes . But it wasn't a time to celebrate and the mood wasn't entirely jovial. Young or old, the entire crowd shared the same concern Bolsonaro doesn't care about the environment, he doesn't care about the Amazon and he doesn't care about Indigenous people's inherent, constitutionally protected and internationally recognized rights. So far, he has kept those promises. ; It's not a new phenomenon for a Brazilian government to take a pro-industry stance the country is, after all, the biggest exporter of beef in the world but in recent memory, no other president has taken such bold measures against Indigenous rights and the environment. The president campaigned on pledges to stop the demarcation of Indigenous lands, sell off large parts of the Amazon rainforest to mining and agribusiness, discredit scientific data pointing to a drastic increase in deforestation in recent years and cut back on environmental protection and regulation measures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kong: Hong Kong CNN Jimmy Lai has been a public target for decades, according to Rabble. It all started after the Hong Kong business tycoon a refugee from China reinvented himself in the mid-1990s as the founder of the city's provocative, anti-Beijing tabloid, Apple Daily. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. One of the advertisements that introduced the newspaper to the world made Lai's point in the bluntest of ways By showing Lai sitting in a dark warehouse with a red apple on his scalp, being pelted with incoming arrows fired by a shadowy figure. When Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, the city was guaranteed its own legal system and certain democratic freedoms until 2047, when it will likely return in total to Beijing. Since then, Lai's role as one of Hong Kong's most prominent rabble-rousers has threatened his fortune, subjected him to death threats and made him a symbol of the city's tensions with mainland China. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hong: Instead, Lam received an email from organizers the day the before the event that his group would not be allowed to participate after police reportedly informed organizers of a threat to sabotage the parade by protesters opposed to the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, according to National Observer. The email, which has been seen by The Canadian Press, cited the the presence of public figures, including prime ministers, as well as the festival's policy in not interfering in geopolitical conflicts. Lam and Guy Ho wanted to march in the Aug. 18 event with Action Free Hong Kong Montreal to express their support for same-sex couples fighting for freedom and marriage equality in Hong Kong the first time, he said, that a group from Hong Kong would be official parade participants. Lam said his group was willing to participate despite the threats, and even went out and purchased goggles and umbrellas to protect themselves against possible pepper spray. Staff for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who attended the parade, said the prime minister's office was not consulted or informed about any decisions related to parade participants. But organizers held firm, leaving him feeling the parade organizers cared more about having a happy parade and protecting political big shots than the inclusive values they espouse. ; We did our best, believing that police and security would also beef up their protection for us, but instead of protecting the ones who are bullied, they just took an easy way out, he said in a phone interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

army vehicle: The Red Star fan club website says the tank symbolizes their slogan Machine Has Started, according to CTV. The northern stand at the stadium near which the tank was parked is reserved for the club's most ardent supporters, known as Delije, or roughly translated the tough boys. The decommissioned Soviet-made T-55 Yugoslav army tank was parked in front of the Red Star stadium ahead of a Champions League qualifying match against Swiss champion Young Boys on Tuesday. The stunt has triggered a strong reaction from neighbouring Croatia, which fought a war for independence from the Serb-led Yugoslavia. Liberal Belgrade groups called on authorities to remove the army vehicle and denounced its display as glorification of war symbols. Croatian media said the tank is a clear provocation and a scandal, suggesting that European soccer's governing body, UEFA, must react. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

randy otto: Otto said his company felt the group, which is registered with Elections Canada as a third-party advertiser in the 2019 campaign, was entitled to promote the views on immigration held by Bernier and the People's Party of Canada -- as long as it was prepared to deal with any fallout, according to CTV. The billboards, which feature pre-election advertising with Bernier's face, the logo of his People's Party of Canada and a slogan advocating against mass immigration, started appearing in different spots across the country late last week. Randy Otto, the president of Pattison Outdoor Advertising, said his company agreed to run the ads on the condition that True North Strong & Free Advertising Corp. identify itself and let people viewing the billboards know how to get in touch. They quickly sparked criticism, including from Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, for promoting anti-immigrant rhetoric. I think probably for me, the biggest concern I have is people's impression of the company and that we are trying to restrict free speech, Otto said in an interview Tuesday. Otto said he did not like having been left alone to defend the ads or appreciate Bernier's accusing him of caving to a totalitarian leftist mob when he decided to take the ads off Pattison billboards. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saunders: It's as bad as having marijuana itself, or cocaine, or any controlled substance, Saunders said, according to CTV. In early August, Saunders said his client, Brett Heuchert, who's a Canadian citizen living in Japan, landed at Seattle's Sea Tac International Airport from Tokyo. Blaine, Washington-based immigration lawyer Len Saunders, who represents both travellers, told CTV News during both encounters, which took place over the last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP agents found the CBD oil during secondary inspections. Heuchert told CTV News he was randomly selected for additional screening, where agents who searched his bags found two bottles of CBD oil. And I said, OK, I really don't think so. Immediately they said, We think this has THC in it', Heuchert said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

overton window: Mainstream, supposedly respectable, publications in Canada are taking advantage of this shift as well, according to National Observer. On Aug. 12, Canadaland published an investigation by Sean Craig exposing Postmedia's plan to shape their newspapers' coverage in an unprecedented, centralized fashion in the leadup to the federal election. The Overton window has also shifted considerably rightward, and publications eager to tap into that audience Rebel Media, Quillette, Breitbart, etc. have been rewarded. Craig writes that in October 2018, Postmedia's then-president and now CEO, Andrew Mac Leod, called a meeting and told National Post editors the publication was insufficiently conservative. Two days later, the editor-in-chief of the Edmonton Sun and Edmonton Journal, Mark Iype, was removed from his position and reassigned to a new role. In June, then-National Post and Financial Post comment editor Kevin Libin, who played an active role in defeating a union drive at the paper earlier that year, was appointed to take charge of all political reporting and analysis in Postmedia newspapers to ensure the newspapers became more reliably conservative. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ban: A portion of the first-year medical curriculum is now being dedicated to discussing the ban and its long-lasting effects, according to National Observer. For the family of Ethelbert Bartholomew, a black medical student who was expelled from Queen's when the ban came into effect, the move is being seen as a way to make up for past wrongs. The university in Kingston, Ont., apologized earlier this year for the ban which was established in 1918 and enforced until 1965 and vowed to take further steps to address past discrimination. It starts with recognizing the history, atonement, said his great-niece, Maria Bartholomew. Ethelbert Bartholomew was in his fourth year when he was made to leave the university, his family said. I think the most important thing is to start the conversation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

space research: On Saturday, she pointed to what looked like an island on the opposite side of the scenic bay that hugs this sprawling city, where, over 400 years ago, the Portuguese founded the first European colony in the Amazon, according to National Observer. See there asked Figueiredo, 40. From the open-air kiosk where Figueiredo has been selling fried fish with a a for two decades, she watched Friday as black smoke billowed over Guajar Bay. Darker smoke started to come out, like an erupting volcano. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research released new satellite data showing an 82% increase in fires over the same period a year earlier. But as fires raged across Par the second-largest state in Brazil's densely forested north, a haze of distrust set in, fueled by President Jair Bolsonaro's bombastic effort to deflect attention from his far-right administration's role in a crisis gripping the world. ; Apocalyptic images of S o Paulo, the Western Hemisphere's largest metropolis, enshrouded in black smoke last week prompted global outcry over deforestation amid mounting fears over the rapidly worsening climate crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

digitally-integrated campaign: The party says the ads, which begin airing on television this week, will be part of a comprehensive and digitally-integrated campaign that also includes featured stories from Canadians, according to CTV. One shows a smiling Trudeau engaging with constituents in his working class Montreal riding of Papineau and delivering his campaign message while riding a transit bus. Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaign, once the federal election is underway A release from the party says Choose Forward is the official campaign theme that will be stamped on a series of national ads featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He talks about things he says the Liberals have done to help average Canadians, such as cutting taxes for the middle class, creating the Canada Child Benefit and their climate change plan -- and he fires a broadside at Andrew Sheer's Conservatives, whom he accuses of trying to block such initiatives. That's become the main theme of the Liberal camp, and it's a refrain Canadians will no doubt hear repeated countless times during the coming campaign. The Conservatives like to say they're for the people but then they cut taxes for the wealthy and cut services for everybody else, Trudeau says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

election: Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaign, once the federal election is underway The billboards, which feature pre-election advertising with Bernier's face, the logo of his People's Party of Canada and a slogan advocating against mass immigration, started appearing in different spots across the country late last week, according to CTV. They quickly sparked an outpouring of criticism, including from Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil and federal Tourism Minister Melanie Joly, for promoting anti-immigrant rhetoric. We completely disavow any sympathy with or support for the views expressed by donors who paid for and selected the content of their advertising, which we were mistakenly not afforded an opportunity to first approve, Frank Smeenk, the head of True North Strong & Free Advertising Corp., wrote in an email to The Canadian Press on Monday. On Sunday, Pattison Outdoor Advertising, which owns the billboards, said the ads would come down in response to the criticism. Earlier that day, the company had said that if anyone took issue with the content, they should contact the third-party group running them. It was never my or Pattison Outdoor's intention to offend, alienate or in any way insult the public by allowing this ad to run, president Randy Otto wrote, adding the company would review its advocacy guidelines. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pan-canadian strategy: At the moment, the aerospace ecosystem in Quebec seems in perfect health, reads the 130-page document, according to CTV. Activity is abundant, demand for workers is high and the outlook is encouraging. In a new report released Monday, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAMAW warns about the absence of a long-term vision that could cause problems down the line despite the industry's healthy employment and output. However when we take a closer look, we find that an unprecedented storm could hit the industry very soon. In short, it is time we take the destiny of our aerospace industry in hand, the study states. The report recommends implementing a pan-Canadian strategy to better co-ordinate industry efforts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

intelligence community: Wark began work in the late 1990s on the government-commissioned study of how Canada's intelligence community evolved in the years following the Second World War, according to National Observer. Much of the book-length manuscript, based on classified files, was released under the Access to Information Act in 2005, but considerable portions were considered too sensitive to disclose. Officials became sufficiently nervous about the tasking of Canadians and the prospect of being caught snooping overseas that they had John Diefenbaker, prime minister at the time, give his blessing, reveals a study by intelligence expert Wesley Wark. Additional details of the intelligence effort to conscript travellers were released to The Canadian Press following a complaint to the information commissioner. But officials were conscious of the value of trying to provide some Canadian intelligence from human sources, especially to ensure favour with Canada's more powerful partners, such as the U.S. and Britain, notes Wark, who teaches at the University of Ottawa. Canada decided against creating a secret intelligence service to spy abroad in the early phase of the Cold War. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

calif .,: Meanwhile, the gunman who killed three people and injured 13 others at a festival in Gilroy, Calif., a week earlier was found to have posted messages online referring to a misogynist, white supremacist manifesto, according to National Observer. Recent acts of mass violence in the U.S. have shone a spotlight on the link between misogyny and extremism across the world. According to Vice News, he was also deeply involved in a disturbing part of the extreme metal music scene known as pornogrind, which is characterized by sexually violent lyrics and albums featuring dehumanizing images of women and women's body parts. And Canada has its own unique problems with misogyny and extremism that have surfaced in recent years in a bout of attacks. At least in some of those cases, it's pretty apparent from the evidence available so far that there were strains of right-wing extremism and violent extremism that laid the foundation and contributed to that behaviour, Goodale told reporters. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale commented on this link pertaining to events in the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 6 in a press conference, when asked about whether the spate of mass shootings made him concerned about white nationalism in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mass immigration: Though it has been around since 2016, it has no known social media accounts an anomaly for modern advertising firms and was not even registered under its current name until July 2019, according to National Observer. According to government records, a third-party advertiser registered as a federal corporation in June 2016 under the name eExc Corporation. True North Strong & Free Advertising is a mysterious company with very little public record until now. It underwent a name change to become True North Strong & Free Advertising on July 4 of this year. The billboards, which appeared in numerous Canadian cities, featured a photo of PPC Leader Maxime Bernier alongside the word VOTE and a message telling voters to Say NO to mass immigration. The company funded a series of anti-immigrant billboards promoting the People's Party of Canada PPC . The billboards have been taken down following intense public criticism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

advertising corp: They were criticized nearly immediately as promoting anti-immigrant rhetoric, according to CTV. Petitions have since sprung up calling on billboard owners Pattison Outdoor Advertising to take the ads down, arguing that they violate the company's own code of conduct. The ads, featuring a photo of party leader Maxime Bernier, the slogan Say NO to mass immigration and a call to vote for his party, started popping up across the country late last week. The company released two statements on Sunday, the first of which said that people who have a problem with the ads should take it up with the advertiser, True North Strong & Free Advertising Corp. We take a neutral position on ads that comply with the ASC code as we believe Canadians do not want us to be the judge or arbiter of what the public can or cannot see, the company said in a statement circulated on their social media accounts. The statement suggested they reviewed the ad content and it did not violate the Ad Standards of Canada ASC code or their own policies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

intelligence community: Wark began work in the late 1990s on the government-commissioned study of how Canada's intelligence community evolved in the years following the Second World War, according to CTV. Much of the book-length manuscript, based on classified files, was released under the Access to Information Act in 2005, but considerable portions were considered too sensitive to disclose. Officials became sufficiently nervous about the tasking of Canadians -- and the prospect of being caught snooping overseas -- that they had John Diefenbaker, prime minister at the time, give his blessing, reveals a study by intelligence expert Wesley Wark. Additional details of the intelligence effort to conscript travellers were released to The Canadian Press following a complaint to the information commissioner. But officials were conscious of the value of trying to provide some Canadian intelligence from human sources, especially to ensure favour with Canada's more powerful partners, such as the U.S. and Britain, notes Wark, who teaches at the University of Ottawa. Canada decided against creating a secret intelligence service to spy abroad in the early phase of the Cold War. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

privacy act: In a statement to CTV News, Global Affairs Canada confirmed the death of a Canadian in Cancun but did not confirm the person's identity due to the provisions under the Privacy Act, according to CTV. We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the Canadian citizen who has been murdered in Cancun, Mexico, the statement reads. The attorney general's office for the Mexican state of Quintana Roo said Sunday that Daniel Lavoie, 62, has been killed with violence. Consular services are being provided to the victim's family. The attorney general's office declined to discuss a possible motive with The Associated Press. Consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather additional information. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

katie broderick: Caughron has already become the Waterloo record-holder in the butterfly, and Frericks owns Cedar Falls' top time in the backstroke, according to The Waterloo Record. Frericks' freshman state debut included a narrow runner-up finish in the backstroke, 55.77-55.87, against West Des Moines Dowling's Katie Broderick. All three were underclassmen when they climbed onto the podium at last year's state meet. She added a fourth-place finish in the 50 freestyle and was part of two relays that placed among the top six. Frericks' offseason included a taste of competition against some of the best collegiate prospects across the nation. She really wanted to win the 100 backstroke at state, and coming in second kind of upped the ante and boosted her drive coming into this year, Cedar Falls coach Scott Pinter said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.