week: By the first week of July and through the summer, millions of Canadians will come to the end of their 16-week eligibility period to claim CERB, which has prompted questions about what will happen to those who have been on the program since it first launched and have already accessed the full 8,000 available, but are still out of a job and without income due to COVID-19, according to CTV. The prime minister announced on Monday that because so many are still struggling, the government is working on a solution to extend the benefit for people who can't return to work yet. For now, all I can say is that we will continue to be there to support Canadians, Trudeau said. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox If you're having trouble finding a job, you shouldn't also be worrying about whether you'll hit the limit of your CERB benefits, Trudeau said. There are also Canadians who could be coming up to the end of their benefit payments earlier if they were rolled onto the program from the Employment Insurance program at the very outset. The first application period opened in early April, and Canadians are able to claim the benefit for a maximum of 16 weeks between March 15 and October 3, meaning there will still be Canadians receiving funding for weeks to come, but others are soon going to run out. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shah: Contribute to the Scroll Reporting Fund The Big Story Don't call it a comeback Is Amit Shah back Of course, India's Home Minister and former president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was never really gone, according to Rabble. Yet there was a period this year where he seemed somewhat absent, in stark contrast to the previous months. To get it in your inbox, sign up here . You can help support this newsletter and all the work we do at Scroll.in either by subscribing to Scroll or by contributing any amount you prefer to the Scroll.in Reporting Fund. Ever since the BJP was re-elected in 2019 with a huge national mandate, Shah had been taking a much larger role compared to his stature during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first term. We even asked, on this newsletter, whether Amit Shah was grabbing the spotlight from Modi because, as another theory suggested, this seemed to be an extremely rare case of succession planning in an Indian political party. It was Shah who steered the monumental, controversial changes to the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, introduced the law criminalising instant divorce in Islam and traveled around the country promising that a National Register of Citizens would be instituted after the passage of Citizenship Act amendments that are believed by many to be discriminatory. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

george death: Unusually for a French leader, Macron acknowledged that someone's address, name, colour of skin can reduce their chances at succeeding in French society, and called for a fight to ensure that everyone can find their place regardless of ethnic origin or religion, according to CTV. He promised to be uncompromising in the face of racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination. It was the first time Macron has spoken on the issues since George Floyd's death in the U.S. unleashed protests around the world, including several in France, where demonstrators have expressed anger at racial injustice and police brutality, particularly toward minorities from France's former colonies in Africa. However, he insisted that France will not take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures as has happened in some other countries in recent weeks. We should look at all of our history together including relations with Africa, with a goal of truth instead of denying who we are, Macron said. Amid calls for taking down statues tied to France's slave trade or colonial wrongs, Macron said the republic will not erase any trace, or any name, from its history ... it will not take down any statue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

project: But what about the racist incidents that don't trend online Project 1907, a community-led, grassroots data project is trying to fill that gap by collecting data on racist experiences that Asians in Canada can experience everyday, according to CTV. Through an online form, Project 1907 has collected over 120 reports of anti-Asian racism between January and mid-May. Many of them go viral if they're caught on video and shared on social media. Their data shows 20 per cent of reported incidents involved assault like targeted coughing, spitting or physical violence, and 80 per cent of racist incidents were verbal harassment like name-calling, racial slurs, or threats. Most of the reported incidents happened in public places such as sidewalks, grocery stores and transit. Over 70 per cent of respondents identified as women. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trinity: The law society refused to approve the Langley Christian postsecondary institution's proposed law school following a vote of lawyers across the province in 2014, according to Georgia Asian. Lawyers objected to the Trinity Western University's code of conduct, which bans sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman . Trinity Western University and Brayden Volkenant filed a judicial review of the law society's decision, arguing that it violated section 2 a of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protecting freedom of conscience and religion. With only two of nine judges dissenting, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a Law Society of B.C. appeal in a long-running legal battle with Trinity Western University. Justices Rosalie Abella, Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Cl ment Gascon, and Sheilah Martin rejected that assertion. The LSBC has an overarching interest in protecting the values of equality and human rights in carrying out its functions. Instead, they ruled that the university's covenant as a condition of admission effectively imposes inequitable barriers on entry to the school and ultimately, inequitable barriers on entry to the profession . It was reasonable for the LSBC to conclude that promoting equality by ensuring equal access to the legal profession, supporting diversity within the bar, and preventing harm to LGBTQ law students were valid means to pursue the public interest, concluded these five justices. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

coca cola: While the rest of the world is taking more action to battle this climate crisis, Canada's Conservatives want to go in exactly the opposite direction, according to National Observer. What people are reading Noam Chomsky on post-Covid-19 society Trump is worse than Hitler, but the peasants are coming with pitchforks Doug Ford government restores environmental protections it suspended amid COVID-19Stop killing my people The finest business minds in the world believe cutting carbon pollution is both necessary and possible to prevent profound harm to our economy and to our wellbeing. But we already know plenty about the Conservative approach to climate change. Major companies from Coca Cola, to Ford, Apple, Maersk, and Shell are re-imagining their business models. Governments at all levels should encourage these entrepreneurial instincts and watch the good things that will happen. And the creativity and ambition we see from small businesses working to improve their environmental performance and adopt more sustainable solutions is beyond inspiring. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

crimes: This is due to a surge in cases where Muslims, Arabs, and West Asians were targeted, according to Georgia Asian. In total, 1,362 hate crimes were reported in 2015, 67 more than what was recorded the previous year. In figures publicized yesterday June 13 the national agency reveals that police-reported hate crimes, which may range from assault and uttering threats to vandalism and graffiti, increased by five percent in Canada in 2015. Of these, 469 were motivated by hatred of a religion 40 more cases than in 2014 while incidents motivated by hatred of a race or ethnicity numbered 641. Across Canada, there were significant increases in hate crimes against Muslim, Arab, and West Asian populations. Women were also more likely to be targeted in cases related to religion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ndp operatives: For those of us living in the bubble known as downtown Toronto, last Thursday's majority win for Ford's PCs was a shock to values we thought we shared with other Ontarians, according to NOW Magazine. Welcome to the new normal in politics. Fordian slip welcome to the new normal in politics So Doug Ford it is. A lot of effort was expended by NDP operatives and a few Liberals, too teasing out PC leader Doug Ford's not-so-well known connections to social conservatives and other questionable characters who occupy the fringes of the PC party. It didn't work. Members of the media were sent emails throughout the campaign encouraging them to follow stories highlighting everything from Ford's remarks about his Jewish doctor, lawyer and dentist, to his alleged support for teaching creationism in schools. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chest pain: In early June, her chest was sore, her nose was numb, her arms were weak, and she had to lean on a chair just to hold the telephone up to her ear, according to CTV. You wake up every day thinking OK, what pain is it going to be today What am I going to experience today ' she shared with CTVNews.ca during a call from her home in Comox, B.C. Desjardins believes she contracted COVID-19 during a trip to Costa Rica and Panama in January and February. A recent walk on the beach with her family left her exhausted and in need of a long nap. She said she experienced the first signs of illness -- chest pain, raw itchy eyes, and a headache on March 17. I'm a healthy person normally, she said. That was 85 days before she spoke to CTVNews.ca for this story. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

death: There is much to grieve for, according to National Observer. The climate emergency is causing many of us to feel a rising grief that is difficult to process and that can, at times, threaten to overwhelm us. Flooding, fires, refugees. But grief itself is a well-known, well studied human emotion and there is much we have learned from the death and dying process of individuals that can help us navigate this larger ecological grief. Though often misinterpreted, the stages were intended to illustrate some of the emotions that individuals feel after a diagnosis of illness or death and are not intended as stages, but rather different modes that one may move between. Applying the well-known five stages of death and dying developed by Elisabeth K bler-Ross gives us a map to help us navigate through these difficult times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

el mofongo: But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no march up 5th Avenue as usual, according to Georgia Asian. Instead, WABC-TV presented a special celebration, Source WABCPublished on Jun 12, 2020 Puerto Rican Mofongo A taste of the island in New JerseyMONTCLAIR, New Jersey -- In addition to its rich culture and traditions, Puerto Rico is also known for its cuisine and its signature dish... El Mofongo. Home Topics Countries U.S. States World Media Directory Events Puerto Rico News Topics Puerto Rico Media Directory Events Puerto Rico Newswire & News Monitoring Service Get by Email RSSPublished on Jun 14, 2020 Tiempo Celebrating Puerto RicoNEW YORK CITY WABC -- In this episode of Tiempo, the second Sunday in June signals the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. Mofongo in Puerto Rico is arguably the most important dish in the island, said Kenny Source ABC 30 - California Published on Jun 12, 2020 DOXA reviews Forget Me Not's ode to unwed mothers, Birth Wars' look at Mexican midwives, Landfall's trip through ... Here are a few of the striking films at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, which streams from next Thursday June 18 to June 26 via doxafestival.ca/. Forget Me Not South Korea In one of the most unforgettable moments at DOXA this year, a filmmaker Source Straight Published on Jun 12, 2020 Hush! - Green recalls quieting the Puerto Rican crowd when he beat Culson at the CAC Games World Athletics may have listed Leford Green's biggest honours in his lengthy track and field career as his appearance in the final of the 400m hurdles at the London Olympics in 2012 and his World Championships relay bronze medal performance the Source Jamaica Star Published on Jun 12, 2020 Gobierno de Puerto Rico deja sin efecto la cuarentena y permite apertura de salas de cine, gimnasios y playas CNN Espa ol Como parte de su plan para reactivar la econom a en medio de la pandemia del covid-19, la CNN Espa ol Como parte de su plan para reactivar la econom a en medio de la pandemia del covid-19, la gobernadora de Puerto Rico, Wanda V zquez, Source WTOPPublished on Jun 12, 2020 Puerto Rico Moves to Relax Most Coronavirus Restrictions Puerto Rico's governor is suspending almost all restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus. They love the fact that they come from one of the greatest cultures in the planet, the Puerto Rican Source Newsmax Published on Jun 11, 2020 Puerto Rico to reopen beaches, gyms after 3-month lockdownD nica Coto, Associated Press Updated 6 05 pm CDT, Thursday, June 11, 2020 A Puerto Rican flag flies on an empty beach at Ocean Park, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, May 21, 2020. The executive order will allow businesses, including movie theaters, spas, gyms, churches and beaches in the U.S territory to reopen Tuesday Source Voice of America Published on Jun 11, 2020 Virtual Puerto Rican Day Parade to Honor Yankee Roberto Alomar Darma V. Diaz, Sonia Velazquez and Bella Matias are three young ladies from Brooklyn who have forever loved the concept of the Puerto Rican Day parade. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fight violence: By dedicating the pinnacle of Toronto's Pride Month celebration to our brothers and sisters in Orlando, we are telling the world that we will not be silenced or intimidated, according to NOW Magazine. We will not respond to hate with hate. We are shocked and saddened by this horrible act, says Aaron Glyn Williams, co-chair of Pride Toronto's board of directors, in a press release. We will mourn and hold these beautiful family members in our hearts, as we continue to fight violence and discrimination against our community. See you there. Before the celebrations begin on July 3, there will be a moment of silence followed by a reading the name of each of the 49 people who were killed and the 53 injured in the shooting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government: With civil forfeiture, the government must merely demonstrate that on the balance of probabilities, it's justifiable taking someone's property, according to Georgia Asian. In 2014, Sunny Dhillon, then with the Globe and Mail, highlighted the shortcomings of administrative forfeiture programs in a series of articles. As far back as 2008, journalist Travis Lupick noted in the Straight that the government was seizing items on a lower standard than what's required in criminal court, where things must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. His monthlong investigation revealed that B.C. set targets for recoveries, unlike Ontario. Under the law, the government has had the power to seize property even if a person suspected of using this for unlawful activity was acquitted in criminal court. Dhillon also pointed out that there's a reverse burden of proof anyone whose property is seized must prove a negative, i.e. why it shouldn't be taken by the government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

period: The decline in international students is also having an impact on the industry, particularly in Vancouver, which contributes an estimated 500 million per year to B.C.'s gross domestic product, according to Georgia Asian. That's been reflected in widespread layoffs, according to the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of B.C. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data, there was a 30.5 percent decline in study permits from 96,360 to 66,990 granted to international students in the first four months of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019. That's because various homestay programs place these students in people's homes. In the first four months of 2020, the number from China fell 43.4 percent from 21,304 12,065 compared to the same period of 2019. India has been the the source of the largest number of international students in recent years. These drops coincided with Canada imposing a two-week quarantine requirement on international travellers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australian universities: International students have been Australia's most lucrative industry after mining, with China the largest source of foreign students, according to CTV. They stand to become among the first classes of passenger to exempted from an Australian ban on travel from China that has existed since Feb. 1. International students would be allowed to come to Australia under approved plans to study at nominated institutions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said after a pandemic meeting with state leaders. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox The students would return to Australian universities in a very controlled setting, Morrison said. This is something that I'm sure we would all welcome happening again, but it has to be done with the appropriate quarantine entry arrangements and biosecurity and all of those matters being addressed, Morrison said. He gave few details, but said well thought-through proposals had been forwarded by state government on how their return could be achieved. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: Far from it, according to Georgia Asian. But several people I respect who've lived in Quebec have told me that they've felt the vibe of racism on occasion. Not every sovereignist is racist, of course. Racism isn't exclusive to Quebec. But it's less frequently espoused by political leaders elsewhere, because they know there's a high political price to pay in an increasingly diverse country. It's on display in every part of Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

everyone: Despite the facts, everyone just acts like it's the truth, according to Rabble. Do facts just not matter Reply The police fatally shot twice as many unarmed white people 19 than black 9 in 2019. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fellow slaves: As a teenager, Dong-hyuk and his fellow slaves were constantly famished and wardens preyed on their hunger to get them to accuse each other of crimes, according to National Observer. The betrayed were tortured and executed, the betrayers rewarded. In it, Harden tells the story of Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person ever to have escaped from one of North Korea's forced labour concentration camps. It was the only way to procure an extra scrap of food. It was every person for themselves in this North Korean hell. All were encouraged to turn in friends, family, and parents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

height company: Rating NNNNNThe late Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal company hasn't performed in Toronto in about three decades, which makes their Luminato show Kontakthof the most anticipated dance show of the season, according to NOW Magazine. The company doesn't disappoint. See listing. The massive 1978 work, one of those featured in Wim Wenders's haunting 2011 documentary/homage Pina, still feels startlingly fresh and invigorating. But what a treat to see Bausch's gloriously diverse in age, ethnicity, language, height company perform this nearly three-hour piece, bringing years of experience to a work they know so intimately. It's a work of such power and universal appeal that in the past decade and a half it's even been restaged for non-dance-professional seniors called Kontakthof At 65 and adolescents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

krysten ritter: The bad news is that this will have to be the last case for Krysten Ritter's bitter, superpowered private investigator, since Netflix cancelled the series earlier this year as the final blow in its purge of Marvel series, according to NOW Magazine. But for what it's worth, both Ritter and her show get to go out with a solid season that lets Jessica be Jessica in all her bullheaded, resourceful, pissed-off glory. Rating NNNNThe good news is that Jessica Jones is back. Assuming the last five episodes are as strong as the first eight made available for preview, anyway. After last season's wobbly depiction of its antagonists, this guy feels like a worthy successor to the impulsive, insecure monster David Tennant played in Season 1. This season picks up with Jessica and her foster sister Trish Walker Rachael Taylor still understandably estranged after the events of Season 2, though their paths cross when Trish becomes New York's latest superpowered vigilante and they both wind up on the trail of a serial killer who believes he's smarter than both of them put together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media briefing: We now hope that the provincial governments will step up further in areas that are their exclusive jurisdictions, like education and certain services for minority-language communities, Trudeau said Friday at his daily media briefing, according to CTV. One legal analyst said the ruling broke new ground on liability that could open the door to compensation when government policies violate other charter rights. The high court sided with British Columbia's francophone school board, at least in part, in a dispute over French-language education in the province, saying lower courts interpreted constitutional protections too narrowly. The court case began a decade ago when the board, Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, and the parents of students alleged the province had breached a Charter of Rights and Freedoms provision guaranteeing minority-language education. After a long trial, the school board and parents won a partial victory, including an award for charter damages arising from unpaid student transportation costs. They sought orders requiring the province to change how it funds French-language education, fix problems with inadequate facilities in a number of communities and offer compensation for its failure to provide proper funding. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

statistics canada: The latest data, collected by Statistics Canada in 2018, shows the average Canadian police officer makes 99,298, according to CTV. Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police earned the most, at 102,821, followed by municipal police officers serving communities of 100,000 or more, at 101,112. Decades of data collected by Statistics Canada shows how much police forces spend, where that money goes and how much officers are paid. Average salary among police forces 2017/2018 Police officers who earned the least, on average, were from Quebec, making 87,245. Kelly Sundberg, a criminologist with Mount Royal University, said general duty police officers have a tough job and they should be compensated for danger pay. That's still significantly higher than the median Canadian household income of 61,400 for families and unattached individual in the same year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

access: See subscription options Just 1.99 per week for unlimited DIGITAL access A subscription is required after exceeding complementary 3 content limit, according to Rabble. The Frontiersman Print Subscribers Unlimited digital access is included with your subscriptions Activate Now Support your local newsroom. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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.