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canada: For 17 years, Charmaine Nelson has asked new students at McGill University if they knew that slavery occurred in Canada, according to CTV. She can recall just one student who said that they did. To Indigenous and Black educators in Canada, it's a relationship that has been left out of history books. Most only knew of the Underground Railroad, the network of safe houses and secret routes for enslaved people in the U.S. to escape to Canada that was used from approximately 1833 to 1865. We're obscuring, falsifying and completely erasing in many instances a 200-year history and we're enshrining a 30-year history, said Nelson, an art history professor who has researched the visual culture of slavery, in a phone interview with CTVNews.ca. But Canada's history with slavery goes back much further. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

changes: Job losses, business closures and a drop in immigration are expected to adversely impact Canada's housing markets, according to CTV. CMHC foresees a whopping nine per cent to 18 per cent decrease in house prices over the next 12 months due to higher mortgage debt and increased unemployment. Come July 1, it will be harder for Canadians to qualify for a new mortgage due to changes announced last week by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CMHC . The changes have come about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CMHC. The health crisis is affecting all sectors of the Canadian economy, including housing. To help reduce the risk and protect future home buyers, the corporation is implementing new changes to it's underwriting policies for insured mortgages. They will also limit gross and total debt servicing ratios to their standards of 35 per cent and 42 per cent, respectively. The changes will mean that you will have to establish a minimum credit score of 680 for at least one borrower, up from 600. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

eishia hudson: While some have been calling for funding to be redirected to community organizations, the Grand Chief of Manitoba's northern First Nations thinks police policies need to change, according to CTV. You can tell there's a breakdown in the system and the larger picture needs to be changed because our people are dying, said Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee. Momentum has been growing across Canada for communities to defund or abolish their police services in the wake of George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis. Settee pointed to the deaths of three Indigenous people, including 16-year-old Eishia Hudson, who've been shot and killed this year in encounters with Winnipeg police. Settee said their deaths highlight the need for change. Manitoba's police oversight agency, the Independent Investigation Unit, is investigating the circumstances surrounding Hudson's death and the shooting deaths of Jason Collins, 36, and Stewart Andrews, 22. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hobbit films: Let's start by stating the bleeding obvious, shall we As Poldark, Aidan was FIT particularly when topless - .2, according to NOW Magazine. He played a dashing vampire in Being Human And, since Twilight, vampires are always hot, aren't they 3. Praise be!So we thought we'd celebrate the man that's set to get us all hot under the collar of a Sunday night Because, erm, why not ! Poldark heartthrob Aidan Turner SPLITS from girlfriend as new series returns From making scything sexy to being pretty nifty with a sword', here's 32 reasons we love Pol Aidan 1. And then a dwarf in The Hobbit films Yeah, dwarves don't do it for us quite so much, but somehow Aidan made his character Kili a legitimate hunk4. Whilst as himself, he reminds us of yet another We've been Team Aidan ever since SATC. We've even got the t-shirt, which is handy.READ MORE TV NEWS 6. As Poldark, he reminds us of one of our other fictional crushes There's definitely a touch of the Mr Darcys about him, isn't there And Aidan agrees He's a literary hero strong and rebellious. 5. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

eyes: Only his eyes were visible, the report stated, according to Georgia Asian. Moreover, he was carrying backpack on his front. He was also wearing a cap. The man is black. The woman, whose identity was redacted, filed a complaint. Was it a case of racial profiling A female friend of the man believed it was. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shore: Reached by phone in North Vancouver, NSMBA program director Mark Wood told the Georgia Straight that his group's motto has never been more apt, according to Georgia Asian. We're writing the book on modern trail-building techniques and how it's applied in the Pacific Northwest, the 44-year-old said. That's the mission statement of the 2,500-member North Shore Mountain Bike Association, or NSMBA, a nonprofit volunteer organization formed in 1997. Mountain biking on the North Shore has grown from its infancy 20 years ago into adolescence in the early 2000s and, since NSMBA renewed our trail-building efforts in 2009, is now in the adult stage of progression. When it comes to mountain biking, we've only just begun to reinvent the North Shore, he said by phone. B.C. Bike Race organizer Dave Howells backed up Wood's assessment with one of his own. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vector: Some three week later, on March 17, I stepped off a plane, back home, with reason to wonder if I was a walking, talking vector for the coronavirus, according to Rabble. My wife, Jane, and I, longtime New Orleans area residents, were in Mexico, which had yet to get the memo about not hugging your friends or eating in crowded restaurants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cashier shifts: She told CTV News she joined the company as an associate manager, and had plenty of managerial experience, but wasn't given an adequate opportunity to prove herself, according to CTV. I was given only cashier shifts, which kind of didn't make much sense, Lewis recalled. Karissa Lewis, 27, who is Black, worked at Artizia's Yorkdale location in the Toronto area for five months. Managers should have management shifts. Lewis said she raised her concerns with the manager that had been training her She was kind of giving me the run around and saying, Oh this is normal.' Lewis said. Lewis, who quit Aritzia in February, said she also remembered being asked to vacuum the store twice, a task she didn't see other managers perform. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

credit bob: The B.C. Liberal government won u2019t disclose the values of the other three bids. credit Bob last-minute 575,000 replacement of Astro Turf installed in 2010 at Empire Fields forced relocation of FIFA Women u2019s World Cup Canada 2015 training sessions until June 1, according to Georgia Asian. City hall converted the north-south field into two east-west fields as part of a 10.5 million project completed this spring. Polytan distributor Centaur Products got a 1.327 million contract to install a new field for the Women u2019s World Cup. The original 2011 budget was 5.17 million. credit Bob 1 of 3 2 of 3Five months after FIFA, soccer's world governing body, emphatically reaffirmed that Canada would host the first Women's World Cup WWC played entirely on artificial turf, pitch politics are yielding to questions about economics. At the end of May, the public-owned home of the Vancouver Whitecaps and B.C. Lions replaced its 2011-installed synthetic pitch at a cost of 1.327 million. United States national-team captain Abby Wambach led the failed switch-to-natural-grass movement and told ESPN in early May that FIFA turned down Ohio-based Scotts Miracle-Gro's offer to pay for grass pitches at all six WWC venues, including that of the July 5 final host, B.C. Place Stadium. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dim-sum carts: Tsui Hang was the Granville Strip hangout where you could order cold tea late at night tea pots filled with beer, according to Georgia Asian. The original opening for the swish new 130-seat restaurant with a 14-seat wooden bar was slated for March. the powerhouse team pictured the place abuzz with dim-sum carts by day and drink carts by night for cocktails, not cold tea . COVID19 messed with those plans, but the restaurant's time has come. Cold Tea Restaurant occupies the former home of Tsui Hang Village Restaurant 1193 Granville Street which also inspired its name. After first launching takeout and delivery recently, it is now open for dine-in service pandemic-style, of course, with the tableside service on hold for the time being . You'll find fresh takes on banh mi, bao pork belly, pulled chicken, coconut-and-lemongrass tofu, and more wontons, dumplings, pot stickers shrimp and vegan verities noodle dishes, wings, brochettes, spring rolls, wok dishes, crispy chow mein, salad bowls, char siu, pho, and congee . The list of reimagined, contemporary Chinese and Vietnamese dishes goes on. Here's the lowdown on all-day dim sum har gow, chicken paws, siu mai, BBQ pork buns, vegetarian bean curd, Dicky's Dumps pork and chives, shrimp and scallop, or vegetarian all go for 5 each. Then there's Lai Fun Carbonara, the namesake noodles served with five-spiced cured bacon, cream, sous-vide egg, parmesan, green onion, and chili threads; and the Spliff a roll with cucumber, jicama, mango, green apple, sweet peppers, mint, cilantro, chives, lettuce, and tamarind dipping sauce. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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health threats: Could we train our brains to prevent this stress from becoming lodged in our brains, so we can bounce back faster from stress and even collect a kernel of wisdom from the experience fixed / / / text Perhaps, according to Rabble. Neuroscience research points to the stress-reactive circuits in the emotional brain as a trigger of toxic stress. The uncertainty and constant health threats surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have upended our lives. text We may need two vaccines one to protect us from the coronavirus and another from the toxic effects of too much stress. These circuits are made of neurons that can guide us to respond ineffectively to stress. Instead of the brain orchestrating a symphony of effective self-regulatory processes and moderation, we have a garage band of dysregulation and extremes, which can cause chronic stress and rising rates of emotional, behavioral, social and physical health problems. fixed 767px ' .matches A300 ; hearst Place Ad A300 ; e fixed 767px ' .matches B300 ; hearst Place Ad B300 ; e fixed / / / text As a health psychology professor, I work on emotional brain training to help people deactivate and rewire the circuits that cause this stress overload. zone text A new crisis in emotional health text Scientists have been exploring these issues for over a century. Once triggered, they unleash a cascade of stress chemicals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home ownership: With restaurants, shopping, and other forms of entertainment off the table, many Canadians are spending less, but most of us aren't getting any richer, according to CTV. Millennials -- a generation defined by economic precarity -- are well aware that most universal rules aren't equally useful for everyone. Gone are the days -- if they ever existed -- when cutting back on lattes was the key to financial freedom and staying away from avocado toast was a one-way ticket to home ownership. The Canadian Press spoke with three Canadian millennials who shared the most overrated pieces of financial advice they've ever received. The Toronto-based founder of Requity Homes grew up in China, and says her parents taught her the importance of paring back her spending from a young age. CUT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY SPENDING 31-year-old Amy Ding was raised with frugality at the fore. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

intercultural solidarity: And she hoped that her book would educate city planners on how to advance the project of multiculturalism . A more robust sense of identity must be able to embrace cultural autonomy and, at the same time, work to strengthen intercultural solidarity, she wrote, according to Georgia Asian. The word mongrel in her title referred to how hybrids are often less susceptible to disease than purebreds in the animal world. In it, she argued that metropolitan regions that embrace diversity have distinct advantages over those that veer toward fundamentalism and creating ethnic silos. And there's little doubt that diversity can enhance economic resiliency in an increasingly interconnected world. In comparison to many other regions in recent years, Metro Vancouver has been remarkably successful in bringing together people from a multitude of cultural backgrounds. Many of the world's most dynamic cities including Paris, Taipei, New York, London, Istanbul, and Hong Kong have traditionally been havens for migrants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

combat racism: In an effort to address systemic racism in Canada, CTVNews.ca asked readers to share their experiences of discrimination, according to CTV. Here are some of those experiences and reflections on what can be done to combat racism in the country. While many Canadian leaders have denounced the death of Floyd, a Black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes, his death has also prompted some to claim that systemic racism doesn't exist in Canada as it does in the U.S. Canadians who have faced discrimination disagree, saying racial tensions do not stop at the border. CHARLYN NONO Oakville, Ont. resident Charlyn Nono was shopping with her 18-month-old daughter at Walmart when a code Adam safety alert was called for a missing 7-year-old boy wearing blue. I think that she looks just like me and she calls me mom in public, but when the code Adam was called I was approached by two Walmart employees and they grilled me on whose child I had in my cart, Nono said in a phone interview on June 4. Nono identified as Black however her daughter is mixed race and has very light skin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

members: Eligible immediate family members will be spouses, common-law partners, dependent children and their children, parents, and legal guardians, according to CTV. In order to be allowed in, the family members must have a plan to stay in Canada for at least 15 days, and they will have to self-quarantine for 14 days as soon as they enter the country. This new policy, announced by the federal government on Monday, will allow immediate family members from the United States, as well as from other countries, to be able to enter Canada under a series of stipulations. The family member in Canada who will be welcoming their loved one in will have to confirm they have a suitable place for their family to self-isolate for the first 14 days of their stay, where they will be able to access food and medication. It will be possible for foreign nationals with immediate family in Canada to come for 14 days or less, but they need to prove that their reason to come is not discretionary and that they can comply with the quarantine. Their place of quarantine cannot be where they would have contact with a vulnerable person such as a senior or someone with pre-existing medical conditions, unless that person consents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

week reply: I hope someone asks her about this this week! Reply, according to Rabble. A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published on April 1 cited the potential for presymptomatic transmission as a reason for the importance of social distancing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

aids crisis: The Vancouver resident saw many of his dearest friends die there during the AIDS crisis, according to Georgia Asian. Now 50, he went back to St. Paul's Hospital was a source of nothing but immensely sad memories for Tim McAree. Paul's last year for the first time since those terrible days to carry out an act of altruism.A good friend's brother was on the waiting list for a kidney. So McAree gave him one of his own. The man was told he'd be waiting close to eight years for a suitable one to become available for transplant through the B.C. organ-donor program, a length of time he likely wouldn't survive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

italian wine: We also asked them to recommend a spectacular Italian wine that won't break the bank, according to Georgia Asian. Here's what they had to say. We connected with a few of them to hear what dishes remind them of home. And here's to everyone in Vancouver's Italian restaurant community who works so hard to keep us craving the seductive flavours of the Bel Paese Beautiful Country . Alessandro Riccobono, executive chef of Mangia Cucina & Bar, was born and raised in Palermo, Sicily, in a family of restaurateurs his father was a chef and owned two restaurants while he was growing up, and his brothers and other relatives also work in the industry. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Sicilian food is the arancina, Riccobono tells the Straight. After he finished culinary college there, he gained experience in London before moving to Vancouver 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

krista ross: I love how people are actually welcoming us, said Elsaid, according to CTV. When I first came here, I felt like I didn't belong, because I barely knew anyone, but when I started meeting people and talking to them, people were actually nice and were helping me out. Salma Elsaid is from Egypt, and came to Fredericton a year ago. That's exactly what the city and business leaders want to hear. The aim is for the city to increase its population by 1,000 people each year, for the next 25 years and, by 2036, to have four working-aged people in the city, for every retiree. It is time to take our efforts to the next level, and this strategy is going to be our roadmap to get us there, said Krista Ross, the CEO of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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members: Eligible immediate family members will be spouses, common-law partners, dependent children and their children, parents, and legal guardians, according to CTV. In order to be allowed in, the family members must have a plan to stay in Canada for at least 15 days, and they will have to self-quarantine for 14 days as soon as they enter the country. This new policy, announced by the federal government on Monday, will allow immediate family members from the United States, as well as from other countries, to be able to enter Canada under a series of stipulations. The family member in Canada who will be welcoming their loved one in will have to confirm they have a suitable place for their family to self-isolate for the first 14 days of their stay, where they will be able to access food and medication. It will be possible for foreign nationals with immediate family in Canada to come for 14 days or less, but they need to prove that their reason to come is not discretionary and that they can comply with the quarantine. Their place of quarantine cannot be where they would have contact with a vulnerable person such as a senior or someone with pre-existing medical conditions, unless that person consents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

truckers: While hundreds of truckers have tested positive for the virus in recent weeks, the drivers say they are being stigmatized and treated like criminals, being detained by governments and slowing cargo traffic to a crawl, according to CTV. That has created a challenge for governments in much of sub-Saharan Africa, where many borders remain closed by the pandemic, on how to strike a balance between contagion and commerce. But Africa's long-distance truckers say they are increasingly being accused of carrying something else the coronavirus. Countries are struggling to reach common ground. Complete coverage at newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Rajab and his load of liquefied gas spent three days at the Kenya-Tanzania border, where the line of trucks waiting to be cleared stretched into the distance and wound around the lush hills overlooking the crossing at Namanga. When I entered Tanzania, in every town that I would drive through, they would call me, 'You, corona, get away from here with your corona! ' said Abdulkarim Rajab, a burly Kenyan who has been driving trucks for 17 years and recalls when drivers were being accused of spreading HIV during that outbreak. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cuts: Friday marks a year since the Progressive Conservatives were elected and began their budget cuts, according to National Observer. In April, Ford's government laid out its plan to eliminate an 11.7-billion deficit from their budget, titled Protecting What Matters Most . That phrase has been used repeatedly to justify their cuts, including reductions in the budgets of 13 ministries, as well as a blueprint of shrinkage across public sectors and programs impacting everything from trees to libraries to financial assistance for victims of crime. He also vowed to create a government for the people that would rein in spending. In commenting on the government's decision to adjourn till Oct. 28, one week after the federal election, Conservative house leader Todd Smith said the PC government has achieved so much. Here's a list of everything the Ford government has cut in its first year in office What people are readingI wonder who will march with Indigenous Peoples Golden Horseshoe not included in Ontario's stage two reopen for now Seeking to explain Nova Scotia shootings shooter an injustice Cap and Trade Ended electric and hydrogen vehicle incentive program Cut 700 green energy projects Shut down White Pines Wind Project Proposed cuts to protections of species at-risk Removed electric vehicle chargers from GO station parking lots Slashed 50 per cent of flood management funds given to conservation authorities Eliminated funding for 50 Million Tree Program Ended Drive Clean, a mandatory biannual emissions test program for vehicles and light-duty trucks more than seven years old Axed the Green Ontario Fund, which provided funds through cap and trade to help make properties more free prescription medication given to those under 25 through the Pharmacare program Cancelled the opening of new overdose prevention sites Cut the Liberals' promised 2.1 billion over four years for new mental health funding to 1.9 billion over 10 years Revoked current and future funding for the College of Midwives of Ontario Dissolved Local Health Integration Networks and merged them under one new umbrella body called Ontario Health Slashed the number of paramedic service providers from 59 to 10Proposed ending OHIP's medical emergency coverage for Ontarians travelling outside the country Planned to cut 200 million from Public Health services, impacting 35 health units. The Ontario premier agreed, adding recently that his government was moving at lightning speed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home: The complete list of winners Our show wrap-up 8 10 P.M. Tallying up the results Joan Marcus / Boneau/Bryan-Brown Fun Home and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, above, led the pack with five Tony Awards each, according to Rabble. An American in Paris and The King and I each won four awards. Notable wins included Curious Incident with best play, Fun Home with best musical, Alex Sharp of Curious Incident with lead actor in a play, and Kelli O'Hara of King and I with lead actress in a musical. The Audience won two, and Skylight, Something Rotten!, Wolf Hall Parts One & Two and You Can't Take It With You each won one.-- Noelene Clark Read more8 05 P.M. Larry David presents the last award Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions7 59 P.M. Josh Groban, 100-plus member choir makes Twitter cry7 56 P.M. WINNER 'Fun Home' wins best musical Fun Home wins best musical.7 53 P.M. Neil Patrick Harris winks at his Oscars flop The Tonys fixture, presenting the award for lead actress in a musical, took the opportunity -- his first major awards-show appearance since his rather ignoble performance as Oscars host -- to acknowledge his misstep.7 48 P.M. WINNER Kelli O'Hara of 'King and I' wins lead actress in a musical Kelli O'Hara wins actress in a leading role in a musical for her performance in The King and I. 7 44 P.M. Phylicia Rashad's 'In Memoriam' intro goes over extremely well7 44 P.M. WINNER 'Fun Home's' Michael Cerveris wins lead actor in a musical Michael Cerveris wins actor in a leading role in a musical for his performance in Fun Home. 7 43 P.M. Backstage with Ruthie Ann Miles Her advice to her younger self Evan Agostini/Invision/APHere in the press room at the Tony Awards, the same question is being asked of each winner who stops by What advice would you give your younger self The answers tend toward the general Be brave; slow down and smell the roses; don't expect success to come overnight. Miles said she was actually studying to be a dentist when she made the switch to acting, a move that has served her well. Ruthie Ann Miles, though, gave one of the most surprising answers of the night Don't be a dentist! Miles said without hesitation as she stood on stage with the Tony she had just won for her performance in The King and I. Miles' win was for featured actress in a musical, but the stage was not her first calling. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.