remarks: We have spoken with Don about the severity of this issue and we sincerely apologize for these divisive remarks, according to CTV. MacLean also shouldered some of the responsibility in his statement. Don's discriminatory comments are offensive and they do not represent our values and what we stand for as a network, Sportsnet President Bart Yabsley said in a statement earlier Sunday. Don Cherry made remarks which were hurtful, discriminatory, which were flat out wrong ... I owe you an apology, too. Last night was a really great lesson to Don and me. I sat there, did not catch it, did not respond, Mac Lean said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

massage parlours: In a hotel conference room filled with about 100 people, speaker after speaker armed mostly with anecdotes and personal observations pressed the commissioner to investigate money laundering's reach into casinos, residential construction, money transfer services, massage parlours, real estate and the underground birth tourism industry, according to CBC. Some speakers tied the laundering of money to the housing affordability crisis, while others linked it to the opioid and overdose epidemic. The enormity of the task before Austin Cullen, a B.C. Supreme Court associate chief justice, to investigate the scope, impact and causes of money laundering in B.C. was on full display Thursday night at the resumption of the inquiry's public comment phase. They cast blame on corrupt municipal politicians, corrupt provincial politicians daggers were mostly thrown at the previous B.C. Liberal government under-resourced police investigators and incompetence at FINTRAC, the federal agency responsible for monitoring large cash transactions.I really am impressed when I see the turnout Stepping up to the podium, speaker Ken McLennan expressed surprise so many people had taken an interest in such a cumbersome mess. The year-long inquiry was spurred, in part, by a pair of scathing reports by retired RCMP deputy commissioner Peter German. I really am impressed when I see the turnout for such an onerous issue that's a big black eye for the history of Canada, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sault: Dhairya Dave has been part of the Sault College cricket team since he moved here from India almost a year ago, according to CTV. It's my passion and since childhood, I have been playing with my father this particular game. Marie hosted a Cricket Showdown as a way of welcoming newcomers to the area on November 9. And coming to know that this game is being played in our city I was motivated to be my 100% with this team, he explained. The first annual Cricket Showdown is an effort to celebrate that by giving players at Sault College, Algoma University and the Sault Ste. Cricket is the fastest growing sport in Canada and it's particularly popular among newcomers who come from countries where the sport is big. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emilie dubois: After Dubois completed her doctorate in January 2018, she applied for a selection certificate under the Quebec experience program, which allows foreign students with a qualifying diploma or work experience in the province to fast-track their residency applications, according to CTV. In December 2018, Dubois received some unexpected news. Emilie Dubois moved from France to Quebec in 2012, to complete her doctorate at Quebec City's French-language Laval University. The province told her she had not demonstrated adequate knowledge of the French language, a requirement to obtain the selection certificate, because part of her thesis on cellular and molecular biology was written in English. In science, we are used to sharing our work and knowledge with the community and this is usually from English-speaking jaws, she told CTV's Your Morning on Friday. Dubois explained that only one out of the five chapters in her thesis was in English because it was based on an English article she had published for a scientific journal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minute meeting: I'm a friendly Manitoban looking to help in any way I can to restore a sense of faith in the future of our country, according to CTV. One such strategy Pallister alluded to was to turn the climate change debate on its head, making the issue a unifying force rather than what it has been so far -- a point of heated and often partisan division. I came in peace, Pallister said after a 45-minute meeting with Justin Trudeau in his Parliament Hill office. Fighting climate change is a unifying project, Pallister insisted while criticizing Trudeau for making it a wedge issue in the recent federal election. A prime minister should unite, he said. A political leader can divide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

railway stage: CONCERTS Canadian blues-rockers Big Sugar, featuring singer-guitarist Gordie Johnston, play the Commodore Ballroom, with local guests Brass Camel, according to Georgia Asian. Canadian folk-rock legend Bruce Cockburn plays the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Here are 63 events happening in or around Vancouver on Saturday, November 9. Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green City and Colour plays the Pacific Coliseum, with guests Jacob Banks and Ben Rogers. British postrock band Seefeel plays the Biltmore Cabaret, with guests Sweguno and Kinetoscope. Local progressive indie-rock quartet Colour Tongues plays the Railway Stage and Beer Caf with guests Tokyo Bleu, Stevie's Revenge, and Primp. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wolfpack: The Wolfpack confirmed Thursday that the 34-year-old Williams, a star in both of rugby's codes, has signed a two-year contract, according to CTV. The deal is worth a total of 9 million, with Williams getting an ownership stake, according to a source granted anonymity because they were not in a position to publicly divulge the information. Now the transatlantic rugby league team is opening the vault in the hope that All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams will put it on the worldwide map as the Wolfpack prepare for their step up into England's top-tier Super League come February. Having someone of his talent join the Wolfpack will greatly raise the profile of the club, and also help move the game forward globally, Bob Hunter, the Wolfpack chairman and CEO, said in a statement. The Wolfpack may not be finished yet. Sonny is a phenomenal athlete and we believe he is rugby's LeBron James and his addition to our league is comparable to when David Beckham joined L.A. Galaxy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gunshot wound: Investigators believe his death is gang-related, according to CTV. Moulebou's being remembered as a high school football star who played for the Daniel McIntyre Maroons. He was found dead on Monday night at a townhouse in South Pointe with an apparent gunshot wound. In a tweet, his former team said Our hearts are saddened to hear the tragic passing of our alumni Rig Moulebou. All of us Maroons have heavy hearts. Rig was team MVP, captain and league defensive player of the year during our undefeated championship year in 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

district court: It appeared to link Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the powerful 34-year-son of King Salman, to the effort, according to CTV. The accounts that were looked at included those of a popular Saudi government critic with more than 1 million followers and a news personality, but they were not named in the complaint. A complaint unsealed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed a co-ordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of Twitter accounts, including email addresses linked to the accounts and internet protocol addresses that can give up a user's location. It marks the first time that the kingdom, long linked to the U.S. through its massive oil reserves and regional security arrangements, has been accused of spying in America. Ahmad Abouammo, a U.S. citizen, and Ali Alzabarah, a Saudi citizen, were charged with acting as agents of Saudi Arabia without registering with the U.S. government. The complaint alleged that the employees -- whose jobs did not require access to Twitter users' private information -- were rewarded with a designer watch and tens of thousands of dollars funneled into secret bank accounts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

work: On his way out two hours later Trudeau said it was a lovely meeting, but offered no other comment, according to CTV. The informal gathering with national caucus included a combination of newly-elected, re-elected, and defeated Liberal MPs. This is a moment to gather amongst friends to reflect on the experiences we had over the past few months understanding what Canadians told us about the need to work hard every day and work together to respond to their concerns, Trudeau told reporters on his way into the meeting. Liberals welcomed the fresh faces and celebrated their victories, but also took the chance to say goodbye and glean parting wisdom from the MPs who lost their seats. Incumbent rookie Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault said that what he'll be asking first is How can I be a good MP It was thought that inside the closed-door gathering the Liberals would likely plot out some initial plans for the new parliament, hear perspectives on what the priorities and approach should be to the new minority government dynamics, and allow MPs to offer their takes on what worked and didn't, but most MPs coming out said the meeting really was more personal than political. On their way in, Liberals were both reflective on the losses but optimistic about the gains that the party experienced over the 40-day election campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jolin-barrette: Jolin-Barrette, who didn't meet with the students, says their testimonials at a news conference inside the legislature led him to change his mind, according to CTV. I think I'm really sensitive to that because I heard them yesterday and this morning .... I made some changes about the reforms to answer their questions and their preoccupations, Jolin-Barrette told reporters. After teary pleas at the National Assembly from some students the day prior, as well as calls from opposition parties for the Legault government to revisit its decision, Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announced Wednesday he would allow students already enrolled in the program to complete it under the old rules. While those currently in the program will be spared, the new restrictive rules will go ahead for future participants as the province attempts to address labour shortages by targeting specific fields where workers are needed. We may not have properly evaluated the more human aspect of the reform he admitted. Legault said Wednesday that he was touched by the students' response to the reform. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pierre krahenbuhl: UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Pierre Krahenbuhl, commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, submitted his resignation, effective immediately, hours after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had placed him on administrative leave, according to CTV. The UN chief thanked him for his commitment and dedication to the UN Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, and to Palestinian refugees, Dujarric said. The allegations in a confidential UN ethics office report came amid a financial crisis for the agency, sparked by the unprecedented loss of all funding from the United States, its largest donor. The spokesman said the initial findings of the investigation by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, known as OIOS, exclude fraud or misappropriation of operational funds by the commissioner-general. He said later that the OIOS investigation was continuing. Dujarric said Krahenbuhl was placed on leave to further clarify the managerial issues so that a final determination can be made, and any appropriate action taken. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tuesday conversation: While it's usual for China to reassert its claim to sovereignty over both those areas in talks with the U.S., the mention of Hong Kong and Xinjiang is more unusual, according to CTV. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has been wracked by five months of anti-government protests that Beijing accuses the U.S. and other foreign forces of encouraging. The official Xinhua News Agency said Defence Minister Wei Fenghe also raised the issues of Taiwan and the South China Sea in the Tuesday conversation with Defence Secretary Mark Esper. Meanwhile, China has come under criticism for detaining more than 1 million members of Xinjiang's native Uighurs and members of other Muslim ethnic groups in political re-education centres where they are forced to swear loyalty to the ruling Communist Party. China at first denied the existence of the centres, but now says they aim to provide jobs skills to lift Uighurs and others out of poverty and combat religious extremism. The centres are seen by critics as a key part of what they call a campaign of cultural genocide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

willingness: It's another example of a growing willingness by scientists to leave their labs in an attempt to persuade the public to take seriously what research is telling them, according to Vancouver Courier. Academic researchers have been more involved in visible activism going to rallies, protesting peacefully, said Lonnie Aarssen, signatory and longtime biologist at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. Published Tuesday in the journal Bio Science, the letter includes 11,258 signatures from 153 countries including 409 from Canada.article continues below Trending Stories'Bella Dolls' sex doll brothel has opened in Vancouver Analysis No campaign tops the plebiscite podium Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Vancouver's new 10 million lottery winner dreaming of a trip to Ireland We declare ... clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency, says the letter's opening statement. That's definitely ramped up, especially in the last year. People do understand climate change but they don't see how it affects them. Scientists at the beginning of their careers feel the same, said Alina Fisher, a signatory and University of Victoria PhD student. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

davie street: The person recording the video, who asked not to be identified. can be heard informing the man he shouldn't be washing his car there, according to CTV. He then repeatedly asks the man, What are your comments about China again The man responds by saying, I hate f cking Chinese. In one, a man outside a Richmond condo is washing his car in a space clearly labelled no car washing permitted. This is a f cking invasion. The second video was captured on a bus on Davie Street. He then tells the man recording it to go back to your country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

child abuse: And yet the company now finds itself having to clean up such messes every hour of every day, according to Rabble. Or rather, it employs outsiders to do said dirty work. Out went a pledge to make the world more open and connected and in its place came an intention to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together . You could view this as an admission that 'open' had failed. 'Open' means open to hate speech, child abuse, violence, sex and the kind of illegal acts Facebook would rather have nothing to do with. In The Cleaners, a documentary by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck, contractors from the Philippines candidly discuss the steady stream of sex, violence and hate speech they have to sift through every day. Don't doubt too much whether your decision is right or wrong, because otherwise you will overthink it, and then you won't be able to take a decision, Riesewieck summarises to Tech Radar at Mozilla's Mozfest, where he and his co-director have just been on a panel discussing internet moderation. Former Facebook moderator Chris Gray and filmmaker Moritz Riesewieck at Mozfest 2019 Image credit Connor Ballard-Bateman They have to make each decision in eight to 10 seconds, they say, and don't overthink is a direct quote from the training materials, such as they are. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

latin america: Legendary linguist, activist, and political theorist Noam Chomsky has been speaking out against U.S. interventionism from Vietnam to Latin America to the Middle East since the 1960s, according to Rabble. He's the most cited author alive, but you won't see him on the nightly news or in the pages of most major newspapers. New to podcasting Click here. On this week's Deconstructed, Chomsky sits down with Mehdi Hasan to discuss the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, the 2020 Democratic field, and why he opposed Trump's Syria troop withdrawal. Buy tickets here. Deconstructed is coming to the Hot Docs Podcast Festival in Toronto on November 8. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

afterlife comedy: Recent water cooler titles include the documentary Tell Me Who I Am and the final seasons of two popular rib-ticklers the afterlife comedy The Good Place and the animated showbiz satire BoJack Horseman, according to Rabble. There's also lots of buzz around Martin Scorsese's upcoming gangster drama, The Irishman. Netflix is home to too many fine productions to name, although it's also a dumping house for content unsuitable or unwanted elsewhere including thinking person titles deemed too cerebral for cinema such as Annihilation ; and junk that's become the modern equivalent of straight-to-video B movies too many examples to name . Hottest content Netflix's library is so vast, with new titles added so regularly, that the hottest content one week is merely lukewarm the next. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie in Glow. Party guest Netflix is Jay Gatsby, the decadent host with money to spare, showering guests with booze and food. Photograph Ali Goldstein/Netflix Bingeable favourites Stranger Things, Orange Is the New Black, The Crown, Mindhunter, Glow, Ozark, Rick and Morty and Gossip Girl. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

workload i: When initially recommended for the position two years ago, he was told that the employer wanted someone responsible who could handle the workload, according to Rabble. I said, 'Why not ' Plus they give me good benefits plus a little more money than my previous job . But it's what I like. The 39-year-old is in charge of cleaning 22 floors, and takes pride in standing up to the rigours of the job. I like to work, he says, in his customary soft-spoken manner. One day, he hopes to be promoted to superintendent. The management trusts him now, he says, crediting his strong work ethic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home: See listing, according to NOW Magazine. Rating NNNNIn Nadav Lapid's Synonyms, the promised land is a Left Bank Parisian apartment home to the French-est couple on earth. Subtitled. That's where ex-Israeli soldier Yoav Tom Mercier finds himself shortly after arriving in the French capital with only a backpack. He passes out, seemingly dead, but is rescued by mile Quentin Dolmaire and Caroline Louise Chevillotte a rich and unflinchingly stone-faced couple who would look right at home in a Jil Sander ad campaign. He enters an empty flat and, in a farcical twist, suddenly finds himself naked and freezing in the shower. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jewish festival: According to police, the suspect vandalized a temporary hut built on the property known as a sukkah, used during the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot, as well as a sign, according to CTV. In a news release issued Wednesday, police said they arrested Saeed Ahmad, 35, of the Town of Georgina on Tuesday at his residence. The incident, which is being investigated by York Regional Police's hate crime unit, occurred on Oct. 19 at the Chabad Jewish Centre near Richmond Park Drive and The Queensway South. He is charged with mischief in relation to religious property, police said. However, police have not confirmed if Ahmad is connected to the Google review. Earlier this week, a post on a Facebook page called the Chabad Jewish Centre of Georgina alleged that the same unknown suspect submitted a Google review of the centre featuring an image of Adolf Hitler and a man with a sword. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minority sources: Boeing crashes For the families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg's admission in front of U.S. Congress that the company made mistakes mostly fell flat. 2, according to CTV. Liberal minority Sources tell CTV News that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Albertan and former Liberal deputy prime minister Anne McLellan and Canada's Ambassador to France, Quebecer Isabelle Hudon, to help his team transition into a second term. 3. Here's what else you need to know to start your day. 1. Free speech Hundreds of people crowded outside a downtown Toronto library to protest a sold-out event by a controversial writer with transphobic views who many protesters say never should have been allowed to speak at the public institution. 4. Dorian aftermath It's been nearly two months since Hurricane Dorian hammered the Bahamas, killing dozens of people and levelling homes. Cannabis consumption After a year of being able to purchase cannabis legally from age 18, the Quebec government has passed a bill changing the legal age of consumption to 21 in a move critics say will only drive the illicit market. 5. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parliament hill: Singh spelled out these top orders of business while listing his party's priorities for the new House of Common sitting, backed by his caucus on Parliament Hill where they all met for the first time since the election, according to CTV. The single-payer pharmacare implementation bill will be introduced through the private members' bill process, which is the only legislative avenue for non-government MPs to table bills. The New Democrats will also be challenging the government to immediately drop its appeal of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's child welfare ruling. PMBs as they are called generally have a lower standing on the order of precedence and like all bills, require majority support to advance. When asked what leverage they'd have to force the government's hand on either issue, Singh said he'd look to build public pressure. The demand to drop the appeal which ordered the government to compensate First Nations children who had been discriminated against by the government's child welfare system could come in a motion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

complaint: The complaint alleges that party officials did not provide... any explanation as to why excluded Canadians were prohibited from voting, according to NOW Magazine. The complaint further alleges that this procedure amounted to a voting embargo imposed on one ethnic group. But 288 people who have joined a human rights complaint against the federal NDP say they were denied that right during the party's nomination meeting in Parkdale-High Park back in June. It is submitted that the exclusion from the voting list and the accompanying voting embargo imposed on one ethnic group sits in contravention to the legislative requirements under the Ontario Human Rights Code. There were three candidates seeking the federal NDP nomination in Parkdale-High Park at the Lithuanian House in west Toronto. The Ontario NDP and the Parkdale-High Park riding association have also been named in the complaint. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

news sign: The examination of how close or far Canada is from meeting the gender equality goals it signed on to in 1995 as part the United Nations Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which is reviewed every five years, shows uneven progress over the past five years, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing That, said the report, is despite a renewed focus on feminist policies from the Liberal government. Years of effort to remove entrenched economic, cultural and social barriers to women's progress are not achieving the results we all expected by now, says the report, Unfinished Business, published Monday by an alliance of more than 50 groups working to advance equality and the rights of women. All things being equal, we would expect that men and women would be employed in roughly the same numbers and earn roughly the same wages; that men and women would occupy the same share of management jobs and the same share of seats in Parliament; and that men and women would spend the same amount of time in unpaid work and care, says the report. Still, the government noted many challenges remain, and committed to continue working on the issue. Unfortunately, all things are not equal, and the gaps are especially wide and persistent for marginalized groups of women in Canada. ; Ottawa submitted its own progress report to the UN this spring, where the Liberal government highlighted achievements like gender-based budgeting and the fact it passed legislation last year aimed at ensuring men and women get equal pay for work of equal value. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

google review: It happened at approximately 9 p.m. after an unknown suspect vandalized a temporary hut, known as a sukkah, which is used during the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot, and a sign on the property, police said, according to CTV. The news comes after a post on a Facebook page called the Chabad Jewish Centre of Georgina alleged that the same unknown suspect submitted a Google review of the centre featuring an image of Adolf Hitler and a man with a sword. The incident, which took place on Oct. 19 at the Chabad Jewish Centre of Georgina near Richmond Park Drive and The Queensway South, is being investigated by York Regional Police's Hate Crime Unit, according to police. Disappointment. Horror, the post reads, written in all caps. Shock. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.