british: Bonnie of British 1 of 2 2 of 2As British Columbia enters the third week of the province's reopening plan, the impact of lifting restrictions should become evident in data revealed in daily updates from B.C. provincial health officer Dr, according to Georgia Asian. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix. Bonnie of British Health Minister Adrian Dix with Dr. With the reopening of schools and increased public transit, in addition to protests over the weekend, health officials will be closely monitoring what effect these developments may have on numbers of new cases or outbreaks. Henry said that from May 30 to 31, there were nine new cases while from May 31 to June 1, there were an additional 15 new cases, for a total of 24 new cases over the past two days. Daily update In today's provincial COVID-19 udpate, Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

busker: The most important fundraiser for non-profit group Epilepsy Toronto, the event raised 250,000 for the organization last year, according to NOW Magazine. In 2015, Scotiabank cut ties with Busker Fest, which meant a loss of 50 per cent of its funding, or around 150,000. The 17th annual Toronto International Busker Fest for Epilepsy, which was previously referred to as Scotiabank Busker Fest, takes place at Woodbine Park over the Labour Day long weekend. Up until last February, festival organizers weren't confident they'd be able to continue. Busker Fest used to be held on Yonge, close to its near dozen sponsors, but now all 100 entertainers, including fire jugglers, acrobats, aerial artists, clowns, magicians and contortionists, will appear at Woodbine Park. Now, however, the province of Ontario and the Toronto Education Works CUPE Local 4400 have stepped in, with 10 other media sponsors providing support as well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cannabis farms: Beija Flor Farms a name which means to kiss the flower may look like it's just cultivating quality, artisanal cannabis in full sunlight on land that's been family-owned for generations but there's even more behind their lush, organic flowers, according to NOW Magazine. Unlike those cannabis farms that operate in warehouses sucking up electricity, Beija Flor Farms believes in using cannabis farming to mitigate the effects of climate change. ByK. Astre Published on June 1, 2018 Share Tweet Comment Nestled in the Mayacamas Mountain Range in southern Mendocino County sits Jonathan Wentzel's 1,228-acre farm, soaking in the sun's radiant beams. We have a twofold process One is the cultivation of cannabis and the other is sequestering carbon on a large scale, Wentzel says. What we're trying to do is cultivate in ways that are non disruptive to the carbon cycling of the plant. Our model is carbon sequestration through cannabis cultivation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cartoons rule: Anarchy Cheering the SpaceX Triumph Roberts Fails to Uphold First Amendment Religious Rights Government-Run Healthcare Abets the Surveillance State Daily Features News Executive Summary, Videos, Best of Right Opinion, Short Cuts, Memes, and Cartoons, according to Rabble. FEATURED ANALYSIS Rule of Law vs. Benjamin Franklin 1789 IN TODAY'S DIGEST Rule of Law vs. Anarchy Douglas Andrews Remember when we used to sneer at Venezuela, that sorry failed socialist state to our south Well, we're not yet eating dinner out of garbage trucks, but give it time. It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cities. Rioting grew more widespread over the weekend, and it soon became apparent that, as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz put it, The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate change: I've seen enough of the charts to say the water's warming, and if that's climate change, it's happening, according to National Observer. It is happening, says Beth Casoni, executive director of the Lobstermen's Association of Massachusetts. While the southern New England lobster fishery has all but collapsed, fishers in Maine, Prince Edward Island and even further north are benefiting from the crustaceans' movement. Casoni estimates some 30 fishers still trap lobster in southern New England, down from hundreds previously. At the same time the lobster fishing in Maine and north has exploded. The impacted areas include Southern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fight racism: It was one of many protests held across North America following the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis last week after pleading for air while a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck, according to CTV. Speaking on Monday, Premier Francois Legault called on Quebecers to fight racism -- even as he denied the existence of systemic discrimination in his province. Eleven people were arrested after tensions flared between pockets of protesters and police on Sunday night following a demonstration to denounce racism and police impunity in both Canada and the United States. All humans are equal, are all the same, regardless of the colour of their skin, said Legault, who described Floyd's death as shocking and revolting. I think that there is some discrimination in Quebec, but there's no systemic discrimination, no system in Quebec of discrimination, he said, adding it's a very small minority of the people who are doing some discrimination. But in contrast to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who bluntly stated Monday that anti-black racism is real and systemic discrimination is real, Legault continued to deny the existence of systemic racism in his province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mass gatherings: But those numbers could significantly jump within the coming weeks due to widespread mass gatherings, according to Georgia Asian. As thousands of people took to streets in cities across America, government leaders and medical officials are concerned that these events, held for several days after the death of George Floyd, will lead to increases in coronavirus cases. The U.S. has had approximately 1.8 million confirmed cases and 105,000 deaths. Many officials acknowledged the right to protest while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of doing so while taking precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. As the coronavirus has an incubation period of up to 14 days before symptoms appear, the impact of these events upon infection rates won't be known until the next few weeks. Health experts fear that the current disproportionate impact of the virus upon specific racial groups will be further exacerbated by these mass gatherings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

measure: Gazing at their tiny perfection, I cherished everything about them, not yet fully comprehending the scope of the struggles they would face growing up, merely because of the color of their skin, according to Rabble. Like countless others, they encountered sadly inevitable taunts, jeers, setbacks, challenges and other overt confrontations with racism; they prevailed with grace, grit and measured responses, determined to advance the values they embraced regarding justice, peace, mercy and forgiveness. Even before their premature birth, I recognized that my twins were precious beyond all measure. My fears for their safety escalated even as they became accomplished, productive adults, intent on making a difference in the world. More than ever, determined and undeterred by the recent eruption of escalating racism, I stand in proud and defiant solidarity with my children and with all people of color, particularly mothers, who like me must deal with constant worry for the safety of their offspring. Sadly, there is never any abating of those fears. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police action: The protests began after the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer who is now charged with murder, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air, according to CTV. Now, some are questioning whether tough police tactics against demonstrators are actually making the violence worse rather than quelling it. Some police action has been directed against people smashing windows, breaking into stores and burning cars, but many find other instances more difficult to understand -- like the elderly man knocked over by police as he walked with a cane on a Salt Lake City sidewalk. While the protests and subsequent police interactions may be shocking to some, many African Americans aren't surprised because they've endured police brutality for decades, said Chris White, director of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, What's happening, it's the way American society has always been, White said. Joyce Beatty, who was hit by pepper spray Saturday as scuffles broke out near the end of a demonstration in Columbus, Ohio, said police escalated matters by using heavy-handed tactics against passionate young demonstrators who were mostly orderly. U.S. Rep. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

public-safety problem: The main source of illicit fentanyl coming into Canada is from China by containers and through the mail and the majority of it is destined to B.C., Scheer said, according to National Observer. Now, obviously Canada must stop this flow of fentanyl into Canada. Speaking to municipal leaders at a convention in Quebec City, the opposition leader said opioid addiction and overdoses are both a health problem and a public-safety problem, and part of the solution is to restrict the supply. This is all the more urgent since sources have clearly indicated that the issue of imported fentanyl from China will get worse before it gets better. Fentanyl is more powerful than morphine or heroin and can be transported, cut with other substances, and sold as supposedly less potent than its drug cousins. So the government must take real action to hold China accountable for this phenomenon. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights era: The event shook the nation, according to NOW Magazine. It would turn out that the worst thing to happen to me at last Saturday's May 25 rally of the Madison, Indiana chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Dayton, Ohio was a fairly bad sunburn in the 30-plus Celsius heat. The city was clearly unprepared for the violence that broke out that day with one white supremacist ramming his car into a group a counter-protestors, killing local activist Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others. The group had successfully sought permission to be masked and armed but only nine members showed up. The Dayton chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or SCLC, a group established in the civil rights era and led by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., helped organize the counter-protest under the umbrella group, A Better Dayton Coalition. Police, however, were not taking any chances, confining the Klansmen behind two-metre-high steel fences set up to keep some 600 counter-protestors a good 50 metres away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

session monday: States are staring down red ink as the fiscal year comes to a close, according to CTV. As local leaders are pleading for more federal aid -- even before protests over police violence erupted in almost every corner of the country -- the U.S. Senate resumed session Monday with no immediate plans to consider a fresh round of relief. Many counties are slashing sizable chunks of their government work force. Instead, Senate Republicans are focused on ending the pandemic's stay-home economy by trimming unemployment benefits to push some of 41 million suddenly jobless Americans back to work when jobs return. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Congress is confronting mounting crises -- the virus outbreak, the shattered economy and now nationwide protests over the killings of black people at the hands of police -- all crashing into an election year. The standoff is perhaps standard Washington negotiating, but they're playing a very dangerous game of chicken, said Meredith McGehee, executive director at Issue One, which advocates for a government reforms to ease political gridlock. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

question: There were 22 prosecutions and convictions, according to CTV. In each of the last two fiscal years, however, the department investigated 12 companies. According to figures provided last month in response to a written question submitted in the House of Commons, the department investigated 43 companies for violations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act in 2015-16. One was prosecuted and convicted. It's wild that there was only one investigation that led to a prosecution in 2018 and 2019, she said. It definitely raises a lot of questions and concerns, said NDP MP Laurel Collins, the critic for environment and climate change who posed the question. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: An independent media fosters trust in what it reports and demonstrates to its audience that it operates in the public interest, not beholden to something else, according to Rabble. News Media Canada is the country's most influential advocate for a free and independent news industry. It's the most important core value of journalism. It represents more than 700 news organizations, mainly newspapers, across Canada. And it has agreed to sit on a panel that will give the federal government a large say in determining who qualifies as a professional journalist. Yet News Media Canada led the lobbying that has resulted in Ottawa pledging 600 million to help bolster journalism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rap group: After their opener, Brampton emcee Russell formerly known as D-Pryde warmed up the nearly sold-out crowd at Rebel, Higher Brothers arrived onstage to pure pandemonium, according to NOW Magazine. They were immediately met with unrelenting roars from the audience, only wavering to recite lyrics and giggle along with between-song banter, which seamlessly alternated between English slang and their native Chinese dialects of Mandarin and Sichuanese. Rating NNNThough their headlining set lasted nearly 90 minutes, it didn't take long for Chengdu trap quartet Higher Brothers to establish themselves as bona fide superstars. Expand Samuel Engelking The foursome have all of the makings of a young, successful rap group. The detail that sets them apart is their ethnicity. DZKnow the one with colourful hair PsyP the one with dreadlocks MaSiWei who sports a Travis Scott-esque braided do and Melo the one with a textured fro have the look, bass-heavy trap sound and on-stage mannerisms that have grown to be common form with all the popular rising hip-hop acts in America. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british columbia: About 5,000 people were evacuated more than a week earlier from the city of High Level and surrounding areas, in the northern part of the province, because of wildfires, according to National Observer. The emergency has plunged large parts of Western Canada, including British Columbia, under a toxic smoky haze.A price on carbon is designed to dissuade the burning of fossil fuels that contribute to the global climate emergency, which is expected to increase the frequency and severity of wildfires in the coming years and decades. As of today, the NDP carbon tax in Alberta is gone, Kenney announced on Twitter Thursday morning. What people are reading Sandy Garossino on Meng Wanzhou, Huawei, Joe Scarborough, Trump's war on Twitter and chaos in America Pride leader Colin Ratushniak mulls bid for town council Canada's emissions rise, yet again. Join me LIVE as I speak to Bill 1 the Act to Repeal the Carbon ableg Jason Kenney jkenney May 30, 2019It is incredibly tragic to walk through this orange haze while careless politicians are in the legislature introducing a bill to kill our - already weak - climate change initiatives. Can we please adopt U.K. Carbon Budget law now As of today, the NDP carbon tax in Alberta is gone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sign-up: The prime minister indicated that allowing immediate family members to cross in to Canada could happen without a change to the cross-border agreement in place with the United States, according to CTV. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox The border between Canada and the U.S. has been closed to all non-essential or discretionary travel since mid-March in response to the pandemic, resulting in families being separated for more than two months now. We have been looking at ways of perhaps allowing close family members, children, spouses, or parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to be able to reunite under strict conditions through a slight modification of the directives for the Canadian Border Services Agency, Trudeau said Friday, without any specifics on how quickly this policy change could come. The latest extension on the restrictions is in effect until June 21 at least. Tourists and cross-border visits remain prohibited. The agreement, as it stands, exempts the flow of trade and commerce, as well as vital health-care workers such as nurses who live and work on opposite sides of the border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

atlantic accord: He was reelected as an Independent in the 2008 election and sat as such until he resigned his seat in 2009 to accept another posting, after undergoing surgery for cancer in 2008, according to National Observer. His 2008 electoral race was full of barriers, Casey said in an interview. In 2007, Casey, then a member of the Conservative Party, was expelled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper after he voted against the budget, claiming that it broke the Atlantic Accord with his province and Newfoundland and Labrador. According to election laws, Independent candidates have to start with zero monetary funds members affiliated with a party have access to party coffers . That puts Independents at a disadvantage on signs, pamphlets and advertising, Casey said. It is stacked against Independents. And after the election, any money leftover in an Independent's campaign has to be put back into government coffers as opposed to a party riding association, for example . The system is unfair, Casey said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

care homes: Miranda Ferrier, president of the association, said she read the military reports about cases of abuse and neglect in Ontario and Quebec long-term care homes with the same disgust and anger as other Canadians, according to CTV. Military members called in to help homes with COVID-19 outbreaks witnessed some staff seemingly ignoring residents' cries for help for up to two hours, and force-feeding residents to the point of choking, along with many other medical and professional problems. About 82 per cent of the more than 6,800 COVID-19 deaths in Canada have been linked to long-term care, shining a harsh light on an industry that was already in crisis. Complete coverage at newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox While Ferrier said there is no excuse for that behaviour, there are reasons for it. I'm a personal support worker too and I worked in long-term care for years, and I'm broken, Ferrier said. Personal support workers are breaking under a neglected system, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

feature deraspe: The francophone story from Montreal writer-director Sophie Deraspe has been a critical hit and was Canada's submission in the 2020 Oscar race for best international feature, according to CTV. Deraspe won the Canadian Screen Award for adapted screenplay for the film, while Ricci took best actress. Antigone is a modern-day adaptation of the Greek tragedy and stars Nahema Ricci as a Montreal teenager who helps her brother escape from prison to prevent him from being deported. Antigone also got awards for achievement in editing for Deraspe and Geoffrey Boulange, and best supporting actress for Nour Belkhiria. Meanwhile, The Song of Names from Quebec director Francois Girard took trophies including best original score and best original song for Oscar-winning Canadian composer Howard Shore. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

laundering: Money laundering is mirrored in countries like Canada and the U.K. because they have similar legal and economic frameworks, he said, according to CTV. Aspects in both countries designed to attract investment or good money, like having a developed financial system and global trade links, often also attracts bad money, he said. Simon Lord of the National Crime Agency, who is also part of a Five Eyes group dedicated to international money laundering controls, testified before a public inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia on Thursday. I wouldn't say Canada is any more or less vulnerable to money laundering, and certainly British Columbia, than any other large Western country, Lord said. However, there has been an apparent upswing in underground banking networks connecting the proceeds of crime in the U.K. with capital flight from China, he said. Generally, he says Canada is pretty well run and referenced a 2016 review by the Financial Action Task Force, an international organization founded to combat money laundering, that found some deficiencies in regulation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate change: The COVID-19 pandemic has further magnified concerns about changing global foodscapes and the resources that make up the Canadian food system, according to Georgia Asian. Now, a new generation of producers, businesses, and community leaders are working to strengthen the sustainable regional food systems and decrease Canada's reliance on global-industrial food sources. Canada and many countries around the world are facing food security issues as food systems are put under pressure from impacts such as climate change, environmental destruction, resource depletion and food inequity. To accommodate the growing demand for more professionals with an educational background in sustainable food systems, Kwantlen Polytechnic University KPU has developed an innovative online program. It is also the only one of its kind in Canada. The graduate certificate in Sustainable Food Systems and Security SFSS program, which begins in September, focuses on societal, economic, and environmental strategies aimed at improving the future of food for everyone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hong: Many Hong Kong residents believe that once it is rubber-stamped by the Hong Kong Legislative Council, it will lead to the arrests of those who criticize the Beijing government, according to Georgia Asian. Joshua Wong, secretary general of the pro-democracy Demosisto party in Hong Kong, tweeted that foreign companies could even be victimized by this new evil law . He also claimed that China is scrapping its promise of autonomy under the Joint Declaration, which is a binding international the United Kingdom turned Hong Kong over to the People's Republic of China in 1997, people living in the former British colony were promised one country, two systems under the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Today, the National People's Congress in Beijing voted for a national security law for Hong Kong, which is expected to outlaw secession, subversion, terrorism, and activities by foreign entities that interfere in Hong Kong. This constitutional principle of China was supposed to ensure that Hong Kong would remain autonomous, with its own passports and legislative assembly. The Basic Law of Hong Kong was described as the mini-constitution, protecting freedoms enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. Hong Kong would retain its capitalist economy and its legal system for 50 years after unification. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lessons: With religious extremists trying to hijack the issue a culture of fear around mentioning LGBT orientation has sprung up, according to Rabble. Many teachers are left feeling very uncertain about what they are required to do or what they're allowed to do or say. To its credit, the government has spoken out in defence of LGBT inclusive lessons but it hasn't backed this up with explicit, concrete guidance to schools about what they can and should do, says the veteran gay rights campaigner. Instead of spelling out what it expects schools to teach, the government's guidance on the new relationships and sex education RSE lessons, to be introduced in September 2020, is vague, says Tatchell. This lack of support for schools already implementing the policy is a de facto green light to parents who want to raise objections. While in principle it says that LGBT issues should be addressed it doesn't state how they should be addressed and to what extent, he says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

peek: Here are three things you should know, according to National Observer. The secret keynote by federal Minister of Natural Resources Greg Rickford Canadians have become rather blas about the union of oil and state in this country, but the coziness between our most polluting industry and the minister who is supposed to be keeping watch on them is, by any measure, remarkable. But what we do know offers an interesting peek into the inner workings of Canada's emerging petro-state. What people are reading Ontario pushing through changes to tenancy law as crisis looms Union fires back after Ford says long-term care inspectors refused to go into infected homes Sandy Garossino on Meng Wanzhou, Huawei, Joe Scarborough, Trump's war on Twitter and chaos in America Minister Rickford's spokesperson told The Guardian newspaper that it's no big deal that Rickford was giving political and media advice to the oil industry because he is not involved in regulation. Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford As Minister of Natural Resources, he not only regulates industry directly, but also establishes the rules that the National Energy Board and other federal regulatory bodies apply. But this is not the case. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohmer: His revolutions, in other words, were quiet ones, couched in a perpetual remove and observation, according to Rabble. Rohmer's greatest popular success, 1969's My Night at Maud's, is frequently misremembered as a nonstop talkfest, as it begins with extended passages of an unnamed Catholic engineer Jean-Louis Trintignant silently trailing a woman Marie-Christine Barrault who will, by film's end, become his wife. Strange that auteurism should fail us so completely in the case of one of its founding practitioners, but Rohmer was always an odd man out among his contemporaries, if not in the remove of years he was a decade older than most of his Nouvelle Vague brethren then in the deceptive placidity of his art. The devoted Catholic's brief flirtation with the fetching divorc e Maud Francoise Fabian brings about his ultimate moral choice, a fascinating psychological mishmash of Catholic liturgy, Pascalian hypothesis, and Hitchcockian blonde/brunette dichotomy that's all too often mistaken at least in the West for Rohmer's own worldview. These films are more concerned with individual moral codes and how they play off of each other within a given situation, and though the films share a basic narrative structure a man in love with one woman is tempted by a second, only to return to the first it's the specific milieu and, resultantly, the characters who inhabit that space which determine the ultimate outcome. At the heart of this misreading is the word moral itself, which is typically defined in collective terms the conscientious needs of the society at large trumping the various bodies that make it up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.