allahu akbar: From all reports, the incident part of a series of coordinated attacks in the city was nothing short of something that resembled hell on earth, according to Georgia Asian. As band members fled the stage, three masked men, reportedly shouting Allahu Akbar began firing into the crowd. The Eagles of Death Metal singer was famously on-stage with his band when terrorists burst into the Bataclan nightclub in Paris on November 13, 2015, opening fire on the crowd and killing 89 people. The terrorists were methodical, stopping to reload. Others managed to flee to the roof, washrooms, and offices inside the Bataclan, taking cover until a French tactical unit got into the club and took the terrorists down. Bodies piled up, leading some in the club lay still in pools of blood, pretending to be dead. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

josh michaud: But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the Vietnam and Korean wars combined, according to CTV. It's a striking reminder of how dangerous this virus can be, said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox The once-unthinkable toll appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked Americans swarm beaches and public health officials predict a resurgence by fall. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, issued a stern warning after watching video of Memorial Day crowds gathered at a pool party in Missouri. Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pause button: Scattered around are signs of human life, out of place in this harsh industrial backdrop a suitcase with the baggage tag still wrapped around the handle and a pair of running shoes tucked just under the edge of a pallet, according to Rabble. A well-timed click of the pause button shows a person laying in one of these beds, trying to sleep. The camera pans to show dozens more of these beds in what appears to be some sort of warehouse or storage locker, spaced out in uniform rows and lining the concrete floor. The comments reveal the video was taken just a few hours outside of Toronto, in Leamington, Ontario -- the Tomato Capital of Canada, thanks to the high numbers of the fruit produced there. Back in mid-April, the federal government announced they would be allocating 50 million to the agricultural sector in order to support farm owners -- such as those in Leamington -- who bring in temporary workers through SAWP. The money was intended to help ensure safe living spaces and working conditions for migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also one of the biggest hot-spots for temporary farm workers brought in through Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program SAWP . What this video offers is a rare glimpse into the living conditions of migrant farm workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pm edtlast: One of those revelations is that when it comes to matters of life and death, Canadians turn to trusted traditional news sources for information.A Statistics Canada survey done in early April found that 51 per cent of respondents relied upon local, national and international news outlets as a main source of information about COVID-19, according to CBC. Just under 10 per cent cited social media. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press Special to National Post April Lindgren May 27, 20201 43 PM EDTLast Updated May 28, 20205 16 PM EDTFiled under Full Share this story April Lindgren Local news is being decimated during one of its most important moments Tumblr Pinterest Google Linked InThe COVID-19 pandemic is revealing much about human nature. Twelve per cent identified provincial health and political leaders as a main source of information while a similar number looked to government health agencies. The story told by the survey numbers is playing out in newsrooms like the Prince Albert Daily Herald, which serves a community of 35,000 located north of Saskatoon. In a separate poll conducted around the same time, nearly three-quarters of respondents 74 per cent said social media platforms like Facebook are less accurate than traditional media. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

results: This strict new legislation basically criminalizes the procedure and treats anyone seeking an abortion or attempting to administer one as a criminal who could face life in prison, according to National Observer. But this didn't just happen. The recent backsliding on women's rights we've witnessed in Alabama and seven other U.S. states, has many of us reeling. The groundwork for this gigantic step backwards for reproductive freedom was initially taken two years ago. I had stayed up late, watching the results trickle in, desperately hoping that what was materializing before my eyes would turn out to be a bad dream.A man who had been recorded bragging about sexually assaulting women, because they let you do it when you're famous had just been declared the next president of the United States. After Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency, I vividly remember waking up the next day in a bit of an exhausted daze. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

evan solomon: Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, for all the latest politics news This comment was made as he sought to defend what has become a controversial decision to include Unifor, the largest private sector union in Canada, on the panel to pick representatives who will give advice on who should be eligible for the federal dollars, according to CTV. Over the last few years, the Liberals have begun signaling their intent to intervene to help save or support the news industry, which has seen hundreds of operations shuttered and thousands of jobs lost in the last decade. The whole process will be public, said Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez in an interview with Evan Solomon, host of CTV's Question Period. In the 2019 budget, the government spelled out its plan to support Canadian journalism Nearly 600 million in subsidies and tax credits to go to select outlets and organizations over the next five years. These groups include journalism associations and advocacy groups that represent reporters across Canada, including French-language and ethnic press organizations, and the union Unifor. Rodriguez announced this week that he is asking eight associations that represent journalists in Canada to offer up a candidate to work on the independent panel tasked with making recommendations on who should be eligible for the tax measures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gambling floor: After a swashbuckling start as a kerosene trader, he ended up as Macau's richest person, a lavish spender and debonair ballroom dancer, according to CTV. A family statement said he died peacefully in his sleep, but did not give a cause of death. Considered the father of modern gambling in China, Ho's long and eventful life tracked the ebb and flow of southern China's fortunes. Tall, handsome and of mixed Chinese and European heritage, Ho fathered 17 children with four women, an extended family that engaged in high-profile squabbles over his legacy during his later years. But he said he avoided the gambling floor. Ho had stakes in businesses running everything from the ferries and helicopters connecting Hong Kong and Macao to department stores, hotels, Macao's airport and its horse-racing tracks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police uniform: Here in Ontario, at least five incidents of police impersonation were reported in a three-week stretch from mid-April to early May, spanning from Lakeshore, Ont. to Saugeen Shores, according to CTV. The map below gives a snapshot of each incident reported by police, in chronological order. The shooter in that case was a man dressed in a police uniform and driving a police car. Map compiled and built by Spencer Turcotte Two people have been arrested, and police said earlier this month that they do not believe the incidents are connected. He says that most of the research done on police impersonation comes out of the U.S. Blandford says that people who pretend to be police officers typically fall into one of the following categories Police wannabes people who want to boost their own ego or impress someone by portraying themselves as police officers Common criminals people who use the authority that comes with being a police officer to carry out crimes like home invasions, thefts from a vehicle Deviant people someone who uses the authority of being a police officer to commit a serious crime, like sexual assault, assault or homicide Vigilantes Blandford says he sees a new category emerging in the midst the COVID-19 pandemic of people trying to identify someone whom they believe shouldn't be in a particular area like cottagers, or in more serious cases, racism towards people whom they perceive to be immigrants Police are overwhelmingly impersonated by white men. But given what happened in Nova Scotia, it begs the question should the public be concerned Who is impersonating police officers Scott Blandford retired from policing after 30 years, and is now an assistant professor and program co-ordinator for public safety programs at Wilfrid Laurier University. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

clifton joseph: The bookstore, which later moved to Bathurst and Bloor, became a centre for Black community activism, as well as a source of inspiration for young Black writers and poets, among them Clifton Joseph, according to NOW Magazine. After Len died in 1998, Gwen kept the bookstore open until 2000. They opened Third World, a source of politics for the Caribbean, Latin American and African communities - Toronto's underground railroad to Black colonial history - on Bay Street in 1968, when the Ontario school curriculum was still deeply immersed in notions of white superiority. She died in 2009. The Dominica-born activist became involved in the civil rights movement after hearing Martin Luther King Jr. speak at the University of Toronto in the late 1960s. Expand Screenshot from Rosie, The Fearless Rebel directed by Sonia Godding Togobo Roosevelt Rosie Bernard Douglas 1941-2000 The Fearless Rebel I am saying that we have to prepare ourselves to use any means necessary to seek our liberation from white domination. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

health officer: Theresa Tam, said that face masks are now recommended for those who can't keep a two-metre physical distance from others, according to CTV. B.C.'s premier said on Wednesdayhe plans to follow that advice. Last week, Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. I'll certainly be wearing a mask if I can't physical distance and I encourage all other British Columbians to do the same thing, Premier John Horgan said. But are all masks created equally and will any mask protect others from the spread of COVID-19 Here's what Dr. I expect if you're hopping on a Sky Train or catching a bus you're going to see increasing numbers of people who are wearing masks and personal protective equipment as they move around our urban centres. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lyrics: See listing, according to NOW Magazine. Rating NNNFirst the good news Titanic The Musical doesn't sink. THE MUSICAL by Maury Yeston music, lyrics and Peter Stone story, book Mirvish/Michael Harrison/Paul Elliott . At the Princess of Wales Theatre 300 King West . Runs to June 21. 35- 130. 416-872-1212. The James Cameron movie may have been hugely popular, but the 1997 Tony Award-winning musical has its own merits, including a glorious score, great big themes about class, immigration and hubris and, although we know how it ends, a plot that's often gripping and emotionally involving. Under director Thom Southerland, the look and scale of the show is underwhelming. Alas, it's not all smooth sailing for this production, which arrives from London's Southwark Playhouse to fit rather awkwardly into the large Princess of Wales. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

power brokers: And it came after another Vancouver MP, Jody Wilson-Raybould, had quit the cabinet and was thrown out of caucus in connection with the SNC-Lavalin scandal, according to Georgia Asian. To me, it seemed like Trudeau was merely tossing a scrap to Vancouver residents by giving the digital-government post to Murray. It smacked of a demotion because the prime minister handed her other pre-election cabinet post, president of the treasury board, to Qu bec MP Jean-Yves Duclos. It would merely ensure that there would continue to be two cabinet ministers from Vancouver when the real regional power brokers in cabinet from the West Coast were going to be Delta's Carla Qaualtrough and North Vancouver's Jonathan Wilkinson. That's because Qualtrough is the minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion, whereas Wilkinson's portfolio is environment and climate change. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

european cities: Around the globe, millions are counting the days until a Covid-19 vaccine is discovered, according to Rabble. These people, however, were protesting for the right not to be inoculated and they weren't the only ones. They wore flowers in their hair, hazmat suits emblazoned with the letter Q, badges displaying the old German imperial flag or T-shirts reading Gates, My Ass a reference to the US software billionaire Bill Gates. For the ninth week running, thousands gathered in European cities to vent their anger at social distancing restrictions they believe to be a draconian ploy to suspend basic civil rights and pave the way for enforced vaccinations that will do more harm than the Covid-19 virus itself. Juni boulevard, one woman said she believed the Covid-19 pandemic to be a hoax thought up by the pharmaceutical industry. Walking towards the focal point of the protests down the Stra e des 17. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

irish sea: Thanks to coronavirus there will be no demonstrations in Belfast, no rioting or rabble-rousing, according to Rabble. Politicians are too busy tackling the outbreak to squabble over the constitution and ramp up division. Writer at Large Neil Mackay looks at how coronavirus has thrown the world of geopolitics into fluxWITH little fanfare and certainly no shots fired, the island of Ireland took a historic step towards unification a few days ago. Beneath the fog of pandemic, a very significant shift has occurred in the geopolitical order, and no-one is taking that much notice. That effectively puts the border by the Irish Sea, at ports like Belfast and therefore between Ulster and mainland Britain, not Ulster and Ireland. The British Government confirmed on Wednesday that there will now be checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK as part of Brexit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

newsletter sign-up: He has not moved to ban travel from Russia, which has the world's third-highest caseload, according to CTV. Trump had said last week that he was considering limiting travel from Brazil. Trump had already banned certain travellers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany cast the step announced Sunday as another decisive action to protect our country by Trump, whose management of the crisis has come under sharp scrutiny. Brazil, now Latin America's hardest-hit country, is second, with more than 347,000 cases and more than 22,000 deaths. The U.S. leads the world with more than 1.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases, and a death toll that is expected to surpass 100,000 later this week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

riot: To commemorate it, a new film, It Takes A Riot, premiered at Ryerson, according to NOW Magazine. It documents the protest organized against police violence and police acquittals in the deaths of Black people that led to the uprising. Our racial record tolerable compared to U.S. Those headlines - the first quoting then NDP premier Bob Rae, the second over a story authored by longtime lefty political commentator Gerald Caplan - appeared in the Toronto Star on May 6, 1992, a couple of days after the Yonge Street riot, which marked its 25th anniversary earlier this month. It Takes A Riot places more firmly into the public sphere at least one way to think about Black Canadian activism, how it should be assessed and its impacts felt. Inevitably our situation is compared to a U.S. that is always much worse. A reading of the headlines from back then also captures how the white left imagined and continues to view issues of anti-Black racism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

virus: Knowing the someone else' may for some reinforce the idea that it is happening to someone else and not you, according to CTV. Thirty-one per cent of visible minorities said they know someone that had been diagnosed with COVID-19 compared to 23.6 per cent of respondents who identified as Caucasians. Perceptions about the impact of the virus are affected by the extent to which we know someone with the virus, wrote ACS President Jack Jedwab. CANADA Across the country, the percentage of Canadians who reported to personally know someone diagnosed with the virus increased sixfold within two months. Respondents born outside of Canada and immigrants who have been established in the country for 21 years or more were the least likely groups to know someone who has been diagnosed with the virus. On March 23, four per cent of Canadians participating in the Leger poll confirmed they know someone diagnosed with COVID-19, whereas the number spiked to 24 per cent by May 19. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

andrew schmidt: At least one local dentist said safety is a top priority in the clinic he works in, regardless of COVID-19, according to CTV. Everything that we practice in a dental office outside of a pandemic is basically everything that's practiced during a pandemic, said Dr. The list was compiled by a retired analyst from Stats Canada for the AFL. What we're saying with this list is there's particular categories of workers who deserve special attention, and special protection as Albertans go back to work, said Gil McGowan of the AFL. Dentistry tops the list, with dental hygienists, therapists and assistants, dentists and denturists coming in as the top four jobs with the highest potential to be exposed to infectious diseases. Andrew Schmidt. At least for these workers, who are at extreme risk, or significant risk, that these directives on public health are not seen just as guidance or suggestions, said McGowan. But despite the usual precautions, the AFL wants the province to turn COVID-19 guidelines for these workplaces into enforceable measures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asian percussion: And while you're at it, banish your memories of Sister Drum the 1995 release that was an unlikely international hit for Zhu Zheqin, the Chinese singer better known as Dadawa, according to Georgia Asian. Sister Drum wasn't a bad record, but its glossy appropriation of Tibetan folk music led to Dadawa being praised or pilloried as the Chinese Enya . Back then, the comparison might have been valid, but not anymore. Toss your Cantopop CDs out the window. Seven Days Dadawa's most recent release, finds the singer's voice as pure as ever, but her music has become an uncategorizable mix of Asian percussion sounds and sophisticated electronic processing. Before, we were always talking about Tibet, she allows. And she's now drawing on a much wider spectrum of influences, while referring specifically to her own Hunan heritage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian citizenship: As a result, the statement says, the man was granted permanent-resident status in 2006 by way of spousal sponsorship, opening the door to Canadian citizenship four years later, according to National Observer. Ottawa revoked citizenship from 17 people between April 1, 2017, and May 7 of this year, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The government is asking the Federal Court of Canada for a declaration that Yan Yang He fraudulently secured citizenship nine years ago.A statement of claim filed by the citizenship minister accuses He of concealing that he entered into a marriage of convenience with his former spouse, Lisa Marie Mills, in 2004 after coming to Canada as a student. The move against He comes amid severely strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing. Two Canadians have since been charged in China with trying to steal state secrets, a development widely seen as retaliation the technology executive's arrest. What people are reading My dad died of COVID-19The new world order is disorder What's making the rich stupidly richer China was angered by the arrest late last year of Chinese technology giant Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, in Vancouver following a request from U.S. authorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cormier-denis uploaded: French-language text on the poster reads Choose your Quebec, according to CTV. Underneath the photos of the woman, it says, Canadian multiculturalism, no thanks! The posters belong to the Parti Ind pendantiste's candidate for Montreal's Gouin riding, Alexandre Cormier-Denis, who is running against 12 others in the upcoming May 29 provincial byelection. The sign, which was hung outside the Jean-Talon and Beaubien Metro stations, shows two images of the same woman wearing a toque with a Quebec flag in one, and wearing a Muslim niqab in the other. Cormier-Denis uploaded a video to You Tube on the weekend, in which he defended the signs he said had been removed by police. Montreal police said they allowed the campaign posters to be rehung because they belong to an official political party and don't meet the criminal criteria for hate speech. In a tweet, Cormier-Denis wrote that the posters would be going back up much to the displeasure of totalitarian multiculturalism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

german word: It's very, very important to make this a non-partisan issue, otherwise you cannot create this stability and certainty that is needed for the investment people, according to National Observer. Jungjohann, an advisor to the German Green Party, spoke at a clean energy discussion in Ottawa last week hosted by National Observer and the German embassy. Then you get fossil fuel money out of politics, said the author and energy analyst. Other guest speakers at the standing room-only event included Helmut Herold, CEO for Senvion, Edmonton-Strathcona MP Linda Duncan, and Clare Demerse of Clean Energy Canada. It's the German word for the country's clean energy transition, and Jungjohann co-wrote a book about it Energy Democracy Germany's Energiewende to Renewables. Jungjohann offered lessons from the German clean energy story, also called the Energiewende. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

coal: The lawsuit centers on coal ash leaks from power plants, according to NOW Magazine. But one environmental law professor says state involvement doesn t promise a heftier punishment. Environmentalists see the state s participation in a suit against Duke Energy as a significant step that adds to the merit of the claim. The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources filed a lawsuit that now refers the Riverbend Steam Station north of Mount Holly. The state claims the Riverbend plant near Mountain Island Lake has leaks from its coal ash ponds in three locations and those are considered unpermitted discharges that violate state law. The original lawsuit addressed coal ash issues at a power plant in Asheville. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

video screens: The motion proposes to add an additional day to the weekly meetings of the special COVID-19 committee, which have been acting as a sort of stand-in for the Commons, according to CTV. The special committee has been meeting in the House of Commons chamber once a week in person, with fewer than three dozen MPs actually present, and twice a week virtually. The proposal is laid out in a motion that will be debated in the House of Commons on Monday. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox The Liberals are now proposing four meetings a week until June 17 with a hybrid of in-person and virtual attendance that would see a small number of MPs in the chamber and others participating via two large video screens set up on either side of the Speaker's chair. Mark Kennedy, a spokesperson for Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, says if this motion is adopted, it would provide more hours for MPs to question government than they would have if Parliament was sitting normally. The motion also proposes four sittings of the House of Commons in July and August, each with a question period that would allow MPs the chance to ask cabinet ministers about issues unrelated to COVID-19 -- a key issue of contention for the Conservatives in recent weeks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

boat tours: With so much to see more than 155 venues this year it can be hard to choose what to visit, according to NOW Magazine. There are popular yearly staples like the mayor's office at City Hall or boat tours along the waterfront. For one weekend a year May 23 and 24 this time around some of the city's most interesting buildings and venues are open to the public with tours, exhibits and special events. But if you're into trying something different, here are five locations new to this year's event that you definitely can't waltz into everyday. They also contribute flowers to High Park naturalization projects and yearly shows at the Allan Gardens and Centennial Conservatory. Stop and smell the flowers at the High Park greenhouses Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm Expand This set of nine greenhouses tucked in the middle of High Park are behind many of the multi-coloured flowers beautifying Toronto's parks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

census data: Many neighbourhoods are dominated by immigrant populations one likely expects they would be, according to Georgia Asian. For example, much of North Vancouver is light green for Iran, South Vancouver is red for China, Richmond is split between China and yellow for the Philippines, Surrey goes dark green for India, and so on. Taking data from the National Household Survey which was last conducted in 2011 the map assigns colours that denote the largest immigrant population living in any one area. But other areas show more surprising results. A map relying on 2011 census data provides a snapshot of which immigrant populations hold a majority in neighbourhoods throughout Metro Vancouver. For example, Sunset Beach has been assigned light green for Mexico, part of Coquitlam shows orange for a large Romanian population, and the United Kingdom's blue holds a large section of Langley. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.