prawn cocktail: There are huge issues at stake, from immigration to millions of jobs, according to Metro News. But there also small stuff that could be caught in the crosshairs if the U.K votes to leave. Millions of Brits go to the polls Thursday to decide on staying in or leaving the European Union. Andrew Cardozo, who imports British products, from mushy peas to prawn cocktail crisps, to his London Calling shop in Cabbagetown, said he following the debate closely and is concerned about what might happen if Britain bolts. I think the younger people are more going to be voting yes. I'll be upset if I can't get them, Cardozo said, standing in front of rows of imported Cadbury chocolates. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Manfred Weber: European People Party chairman Manfred Weber says Friday that the vote "causes major damage to both sides, but in first line to the U.K." Weber added that "this was a British vote, not a European vote, according to CTV. People in the other states don't want to leave Europe." Britons voted 52 per cent to 48 per cent on Thursday to leave the EU to take greater control of the country economy and borders. 6:30 a.m. The head of the biggest political bloc in the European Parliament says the U.K. vote to leave the EU is damaging but that the decision is for Britain, not the European Union. One of the leaders of the victorious 'leave' campaign has reassured the European Union that Britain will continue to be a good neighbour after its unprecedented vote to leave the bloc. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders is calling for a plebiscite in the Netherlands about leaving the European Union after Britons voted to ditch the 28-nation bloc. Labour lawmaker Gisela Stuart, who was born in Germany, spoke in German to say that "Britain is an open society, it is a welcoming society and we will continue to be co-operating with European countries on an international level." As the British pound and global stock markets fell at the shocking result, Stuart says "it is incumbent on all of us to be very calm, remember that our responsibility is to the future of the United Kingdom, and work together to start a process." She says "in the long run, I think that both Europe and the United Kingdom will emerge stronger as a result." 6:25 a.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

organs: The source of the organs, the film alleges, are prisoners of conscience, especially Falun Gong practitioners, who are executed, according to CBC. Recipients have 'lifelong burden and remorse' Lee interviewed many Falun Gong practitioners who said they were tortured while in Chinese custody and were frequently blood-tested — presumably to see if they were suitable matches for transplant. "China has been using the organs of death row prisoners for years, and some of these prisoners of conscience are treated even worse," he said. "Using organs from someone who they deem to be even worse than death row prisoners is not a big jump." He also interviewed the medical tourists who received the organs. "Many of them would just fly there and get a transplant several days later. Leon Lee came to Canada from China over 10 years ago but made waves in 2014 worldwide for his film, Human Harvest, which exposed illegal human organ trafficking in China. "It an incredible honour and a very meaningful award for me personally," Lee told On The Coast guest host Michelle Eliot. "Where I'm from, if I were to make a film, like, say, Human Harvest, I would not be expecting an award." China accused of harvesting the organs of political prisoners, researchers say it time Canada take action China transplant organs mostly from death row China harvesting Falun Gong organs, report alleges Human Harvest looks into the thousands of cases of for-profit organs transplants being done in China, often for medical tourists. They also described how shady the whole process looks … they were not allowed to ask the source of the donor," he said. "After they find out the source of the organ, it was a lifelong burden and remorse." Since Human Harvest came out, Lee says, awareness about the issue has increased markedly, which he hopes will lead to international pressure on China and eventually change. With files from CBC Radio One On The Coast To hear the full story, click the audio labelled: Filmmaker who exposed organ trafficking in China honoured as one of Canada top immigrants (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stock markets: The result shocked investors, and stock markets plummeted around the world, with key indexes dropping 10 per cent in Germany and about 8 per cent in Japan and Britain, according to Metro News. The euro fell against the dollar and the pound dropped to its lowest level since 1985, plunging more than 10 per cent from about $1.50 to $1.35 before a slight recovery, on concerns that severing ties with the single market will hurt the U.K. economy and undermine London position as a global financial centre . Bank of England Gov. Polls ahead of the vote had shown a close race, but the momentum had increasingly appeared to be on the "remain" side over the last week. Mark Carney sought to reassure the markets."We are well prepared for this," Carney said. "The Treasury and the Bank of England have engaged in extensive contingency planning. ... We have taken all the necessary steps to prepare for today events."The U.K. would be the first major country to leave the EU, which was born from the ashes of World War II as European leaders sought to build links and avert future hostility. Germany called top diplomats from the EU six founding nations to a meeting Saturday, and the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said the bloc will meet without Britain at a summit next week to assess its future. With no precedent, the impact on the single market of 500 million people — the world largest economy — is unclear. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Thu., June 23, 2016 In January, Canadian officials matched Sarah Crawford and her sponsorship group with a Syrian family in Turkey and told them the refugees could be here in as soon as four weeks, according to Toronto Star. The group spent thousands of dollars renting a bungalow near Victoria Park Ave. and Ellesmere Rd. that sat empty for four months before the family of six finally arrived on June 1 from Istanbul. Hundreds of refugee families who have been approved for resettlement to Canada have been waiting for months for flights to Canada. Despite the long wait and wasted rent money, Crawford group, Rise Again, from Rosedale United Church, is actually one of the lucky ones. According to Canada for Refugees, a coalition of community sponsorship groups, some 2,900 refugees, or about 500 families, who have been fully approved and are ready to travel are stuck in limbo, having already waited two or three months or longer to get on a plane to Canada. Hundreds of other groups are still waiting for their families to arrive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: Bourque was adopted and grew up in an Acadian family, and re-connected with her Mi'kmaq relatives as an adult, according to CBC. Bourque work looks at urban and rural P.E.I., through her eyes. "For the first time I'm able to bring my pride of who I am. Patricia Bourque exhibit is called My Two Worlds, and it focuses on life in rural and urban P.E.I., through her eyes. "I wanted to bring First Nations working and living and playing into a more urban environment," she explained. Growing up I was the different one, and it was hard to be Mi'kmaq, that why this night is so special," she said of the exhibit opening. "These photos — I can express my pride and my love of the community and where I come from. MORE P.E.I. NEWS Prince County businesses make pitch to immigrant entrepreneursMORE P.E.I. NEWS Charlottetown company squeezes out deal to extract cannabis oil And I can share with everybody." This is Bourque first photography gallery exhibit, and it will run until July 3 at The Guild. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Conservative caucus: Obhrai, the dean of the Conservative caucus, declined to further discuss his current plans, according to Huffington Post Canada. But a caucus member approached to sign a form supporting Obhrai candidacy said his solicitation came with a commitment that when he loses he would throw his support behind another candidate: Peter Mac Kay. I don't want to run if I don't have the base to run," he told The Huffington Post Canada this week. Deepak Obhrai rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday September 21, 2011. He is the presumptive front-runner should he choose to join the race. Ohbrai would neither confirm nor deny the unusual pitch. "He tells me his wife has to approve," Obhrai said, said of Mac Kay possible entrance into the race. "I haven't officially filed any papers, I'm just gauging the support." Mac Kay, a former cabinet minister from Nova Scotia, who as leader of the Progressive Conservative party was responsible for uniting-the-right federally under the Conservative umbrella, left politics last year to spend time with his family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: They were testing ads to promote the resettlement program and were told using that photo might create a problem, a perception most common in the two Montreal groups. "Some felt that by showing a single mother wearing a head scarf, this image may generate negative reactions among members of the general public who were reluctant to accept refugees by reinforcing some negative stereotypes associated with Syrian refugees," said a report on the discussions, posted online recently by the Privy Council Office, according to CTV. Those who liked the picture said it sent an important message. "The image showing a mother and a child was seen to elicit compassion and showed the love of a mother for her child," the report said. "It elicited a desire to help them make a better living in Canada." The photo of the woman in the head scarf and one featuring a group of children still appear on the Immigration Department website as the push continues to settle Syrians. The photo was one of five put before eight focus groups run last November and December by the civil servants supporting the Prime Minister Office. The effort to bring 25,000 to Canada in a matter of four months began in November and, a few days later, questions about it were added to the regular meetings the Privy Council Office holds with groups across the country to discuss current events. Those who supported the plan felt it was what Canada was about, the report said. "They viewed Canada as a country of immigrants that welcomed those in need: 'This is what we do'." Those ambivalent also felt that way, the report said, but wanted more time taken to ensure everything was done right. Those in Halifax and Vancouver, B.C. were most supportive, while participants from Toronto and Montreal were more divided. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

negative stereotypes: They were testing ads to promote the resettlement program and were told using that photo might create a problem, a perception most common in the two Montreal groups."Some felt that by showing a single mother wearing a head scarf, this image may generate negative reactions among members of the general public who were reluctant to accept refugees by reinforcing some negative stereotypes associated with Syrian refugees," said a report on the discussions, posted online recently by the Privy Council Office, according to Metro News. Those who liked the picture said it sent an important message."The image showing a mother and a child was seen to elicit compassion and showed the love of a mother for her child," the report said. "It elicited a desire to help them make a better living in Canada."The photo of the woman in the head scarf and one featuring a group of children still appear on the Immigration Department website as the push continues to settle Syrians. The photo was one of five put before eight focus groups run last November and December by the civil servants supporting the Prime Minister Office. The effort to bring 25,000 to Canada in a matter of four months began in November and, a few days later, questions about it were added to the regular meetings the Privy Council Office holds with groups across the country to discuss current events. Those who supported the plan felt it was what Canada was about, the report said."They viewed Canada as a country of immigrants that welcomed those in need: 'This is what we do'."Those ambivalent also felt that way, the report said, but wanted more time taken to ensure everything was done right. Those in Halifax and Vancouver, B.C. were most supportive, while participants from Toronto and Montreal were more divided. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Thu., June 23, 2016 In January, Canadian officials matched Sarah Crawford and her sponsorship group with a Syrian family in Turkey and told them the refugees could be here in as soon as four weeks, according to Toronto Star. The group spent thousands of dollars renting a bungalow near Victoria Park Ave. and Ellesmere Rd. that sat empty for four months before the family of six finally arrived on June 1 from Istanbul. Hundreds of refugee families who have been approved for resettlement to Canada have been waiting for months for flights to Canada. Despite the long wait and wasted rent money, Crawford group, Rise Again, from Rosedale United Church, is actually one of the lucky ones. According to Canada for Refugees, a coalition of community sponsorship groups, some 2,900 refugees, or about 500 families, who have been fully approved and are ready to travel are stuck in limbo, having already waited two or three months or longer to get on a plane to Canada. Hundreds of other groups are still waiting for their families to arrive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

negative stereotypes: They were testing ads to promote the resettlement program and were told using that photo might create a problem, a perception most common in the two Montreal groups."Some felt that by showing a single mother wearing a head scarf, this image may generate negative reactions among members of the general public who were reluctant to accept refugees by reinforcing some negative stereotypes associated with Syrian refugees," said a report on the discussions, posted online recently by the Privy Council Office, according to Brandon Sun. Those who liked the picture said it sent an important message."The image showing a mother and a child was seen to elicit compassion and showed the love of a mother for her child," the report said. "It elicited a desire to help them make a better living in Canada."The photo of the woman in the head scarf and one featuring a group of children still appear on the Immigration Department website as the push continues to settle Syrians. The photo was one of five put before eight focus groups run last November and December by the civil servants supporting the Prime Minister Office. The effort to bring 25,000 to Canada in a matter of four months began in November and, a few days later, questions about it were added to the regular meetings the Privy Council Office holds with groups across the country to discuss current events. Those who supported the plan felt it was what Canada was about, the report said."They viewed Canada as a country of immigrants that welcomed those in need: 'This is what we do'."Those ambivalent also felt that way, the report said, but wanted more time taken to ensure everything was done right. Those in Halifax and Vancouver, B.C. were most supportive, while participants from Toronto and Montreal were more divided. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

negative stereotypes: They were testing ads to promote the resettlement program and were told using that photo might create a problem, a perception most common in the two Montreal groups. "Some felt that by showing a single mother wearing a head scarf, this image may generate negative reactions among members of the general public who were reluctant to accept refugees by reinforcing some negative stereotypes associated with Syrian refugees," said a report on the discussions, posted online recently by the Privy Council Office, according to The Waterloo Record. Those who liked the picture said it sent an important message. "The image showing a mother and a child was seen to elicit compassion and showed the love of a mother for her child," the report said. "It elicited a desire to help them make a better living in Canada." The photo of the woman in the head scarf and one featuring a group of children still appear on the Immigration Department website as the push continues to settle Syrians. The photo was one of five put before eight focus groups run last November and December by the civil servants supporting the Prime Minister Office. The effort to bring 25,000 to Canada in a matter of four months began in November and, a few days later, questions about it were added to the regular meetings the Privy Council Office holds with groups across the country to discuss current events. Those who supported the plan felt it was what Canada was about, the report said. "They viewed Canada as a country of immigrants that welcomed those in need: 'This is what we do'." Those ambivalent also felt that way, the report said, but wanted more time taken to ensure everything was done right. Those in Halifax and Vancouver, B.C. were most supportive, while participants from Toronto and Montreal were more divided. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: They were testing ads to promote the resettlement program and were told using that photo might create a problem, a perception most common in the two Montreal groups."Some felt that by showing a single mother wearing a head scarf, this image may generate negative reactions among members of the general public who were reluctant to accept refugees by reinforcing some negative stereotypes associated with Syrian refugees," said a report on the discussions, posted online recently by the Privy Council Office, according to Brandon Sun. Those who liked the picture said it sent an important message."The image showing a mother and a child was seen to elicit compassion and showed the love of a mother for her child," the report said. "It elicited a desire to help them make a better living in Canada."The photo of the woman in the head scarf and one featuring a group of children still appear on the Immigration Department website as the push continues to settle Syrians. The photo was one of five put before eight focus groups run last November and December by the civil servants supporting the Prime Minister Office. The effort to bring 25,000 to Canada in a matter of four months began in November and, a few days later, questions about it were added to the regular meetings the Privy Council Office holds with groups across the country to discuss current events. Those who supported the plan felt it was what Canada was about, the report said."They viewed Canada as a country of immigrants that welcomed those in need: 'This is what we do'."Those ambivalent also felt that way, the report said, but wanted more time taken to ensure everything was done right. Those in Halifax and Vancouver, B.C. were most supportive, while participants from Toronto and Montreal were more divided. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Das Gupta: The University of Waterloo urban planning grad, a former international student from India who finished his degree three years ago, had to give up his Kitchener job as a technical support specialist for a digital firm, according to The Waterloo Record. His resources were dwindling even if his new tourist visa runs until January next year. His post-graduate work permit expired in April. So, after Canada Day, Das Gupta was planning to either return to his parents in India Goa region, or visit his aunt near Los Angeles. He was as good as gone. It was practically decided. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Syrian refugees: They're taking English classes, but mail remains a mystery, according to Metro News. And, as they're learning, life in Canada means paperwork. He in Ahmad and Intissar El Abed living room — Syrian refugees with six kids. On the top of the pile is the federal census. Schools are always sending things, he says, holding up the list of school supplies. The next envelope holds a bright blue sheet of paper, and El Bouhali sighs and points to a date, several days past. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

CEO Janice Price: With founding CEO Janice Price having moved to the Banff Centre last year and two artistic directors, Chris Lorway and Jorn Weisbrodt, having each completed a five-year term, Gagliano is now the last man standing, according to Toronto Star. But after shouldering responsibility for 10 editions, Gagliano is finally ready to let go and anoint a successor. By Martin Knelman Entertainment Columnist Wed., June 22, 2016 When you're engaged and when you give the most as well, that when you're alive, says Tony Gagliano, who started as co-chair and co-founder of Luminato a decade ago in partnership with David Pecaut, and wound up as solo chair and ultimate boss of the annual Toronto arts festival. The vision and the purpose of Luminato was city-building, he recalled the other day over drinks at the King Edward Hotel, sharing memories and flashing back to how he segued from running a family business to becoming a power broker in the Toronto arts world, even while remaining virtually unknown to the public. Article Continued Below As our 10th-anniversary festival winds down, my focus will shift to my next important decision regarding Luminato: working closely with the board of directors and CEO Anthony Sargent to appoint a successor to me as board chair, he said. Soon the curtain will fall on Gagliano foray into the culture world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Laurie Davidson: Then he heard about the MOSAIC Employee Resource Group at RBC. Employee resource groups at RBC help bring together employees from a shared background and give them a resource to help them develop personally and professionally, according to Hamilton Spectator. One of six ERGs at RBC, MOSAIC aims to foster an inclusive culture by enabling the success of newcomers to Canada within RBC. "The group is open for all RBC staff and fosters success through networking, peer coaching, mentoring and educating other employees across the organization," says Laurie Davidson, regional vice-president for RBC in the greater Hamilton market. "It also works to connect colleagues to supports in the community and personal and professional development opportunities." Through MOSAIC, Trehan connected with different leaders in the financial sector from across southwestern Ontario and with peers from retail, commercial and regional RBC offices. Leaving behind his personal and professional networks, Trehan was keen for opportunities to form new connections in Hamilton. The group provided Trehan with the opportunity to learn about and better understand the different neighbourhoods in Hamilton. They share information, set up discussion boards, brainstorm strategies to counter the challenges facing newcomers, and identify ways in which they help and support newcomers. It made him feel a part of the city, one of the most diverse and multicultural cities in Canada. "The communities in Hamilton are changing fast and so are the needs of our clients," says Davidson. "MOSAIC creates awareness of what it means to be a newcomer in Canada, so that we can be truly inclusive." The 16 MOSAIC members get together monthly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

European Union Voters: What on the ballot The referendum question will read, Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union Voters will have the option of putting an x next to one of two answers: Article Continued Below Remain a member of the European Union, according to Toronto Star. Leave the European Union. The vote – dubbed Brexit, a nifty portmanteau combining the words Britain and exit – marks a historic moment that could shape the future of the country, both politically and economically, for generations. The wording was changed from a simple yes or no question last September, after the Electoral Commission warned it could be confusing, and might be biased towards those who want to stay in the EU. Article Continued Below Who can vote British or Irish citizens who live in the U.K. Commonwealth citizens who are residents of the U.K. British citizens who live overseas but have been registered to vote in the U.K. in the last 15 years. For more info, head to the Electoral Commission website. react-text: 162 One of the referendum ballots that U.K. citizens will use to decide whether the country should remain in the European Union. /react-text So, Canadians can vote Yes, if you are a Canadian citizen who currently lives in the U.K. When will we know the result The polls close at 10 p.m. Irish citizens living overseas who were born in Northern Ireland and who have been registered to vote in Northern Ireland in the last 15 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Electoral Commission: What on the ballot The referendum question will read, "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union " Voters will have the option of putting an "x" next to one of two answers: "Remain a member of the European Union." "Leave the European Union." The wording was changed from a simple "yes" or "no" last September, after the Electoral Commission warned it could be confusing, and might be biased toward those who want to stay in the E.U. Who can vote • British or Irish citizens who live in the U.K. • Commonwealth citizens who are residents of the U.K. • British citizens who live overseas but have been registered to vote in the U.K. in the last 15 years. • Irish citizens living overseas who were born in Northern Ireland and who have been registered to vote in Northern Ireland in the last 15 years, according to Hamilton Spectator. For more info, head to the Electoral Commission website. The vote — dubbed "Brexit," a nifty portmanteau combining the words "Britain" and "exit" — marks a historic moment that could shape the future of the country, both politically and economically, for generations. So, Canadians can vote Yes, if you are a Canadian citizen who currently lives in the U.K. When will we know the result The polls close at 10 p.m. The ballots will be sent to one of 382 counting areas to be verified. GMT on Thursday, but the results are not likely to come in until the next morning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Danforth Tech: Greenwood Secondary School, also known as newcomer high, faces a vote on possible closure at the TDSB on Wednesday night, according to Toronto Star. Order this photo By Kristin Rushowy Education Reporter Wed., June 22, 2016 Students at Toronto newcomer high are scrambling to file a human rights complaint as the board gets set for a final vote on whether to close down and move their one-of-a-kind school into nearby Danforth Tech. Many of the students who attend Greenwood are vulnerable refugees from war-torn countries and have limited English. The fate of Greenwood Secondary — which nurtures and educates newly arrived refugees and immigrants — will be decided by trustees at a meeting Wednesday night, and it is unclear how a human rights complaint could affect the board plans. They also say the board did not provide them with appropriate translators during a number of area review committee meetings, and that unlike students at other schools, their parents were not able to advocate for them because of language barriers and long working hours. Greenwood was discussed at a committee meeting last week, but the two students spearheading the fight to keep it open say they could not attend because of Ramadan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: Here some of what was said by attendees: Are we a have-not province "Something that you hear a lot here, and you hear all over the Maritimes, is the expression 'it is what it is,'" said Hannah Wood. "We need to stop saying that, and make things what we want them to be, according to CBC. So that sort of apathy and resistance to change, I feel, is what exacerbates every single issue that we've talked about up 'til now. "My table was talking about this before we started — about being a have-not province. Organized by Engage Nova Scotia, the event was moderated by Mainstreet host Bob Murphy. And I think that too many people here have internalized that feeling. It will be featured later this month on Mainstreet. Not only are we in have-not province, but we are have-not people." What about being 'great' Guy Shaham is an entrepreneur in metro who has spoken to CBC before about his difficulty finding opportunities in Nova Scotia. "As an immigrant, when I arrived here to Nova Scotia, it strikes me — when you ask somebody how you doin' 'Not too bad.' 'Not too shabby.' What about: 'Good.' 'Great!'" Not enough mentorship' Nikaya Paris is part of a recently formed community action group in the north end of Halifax. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jobs: But don't conclude just yet that immigrants are stealing our jobs, as the old xenophobic adage goes, according to Huffington Post Canada. This seems to be a case of Canadians aging out of the workforce, and younger immigrants taking their place. For only the second time on record, the number of immigrants with a job grew over the last year, while the number of Canadian-born people with a job shrank. There were 93,300 fewer jobs held by Canadian-born people in May of this year than there were a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada data. But the numbers show that the Canadian-born labour force — the available pool of workers in the country — is also shrinking, down by 102,000 in the past year. Meanwhile, the number of jobs held by immigrants jumped by more than 261,000. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Conservative MP: Canada may be 12 to 24 months away from a total fiscal collapse!"-- Jason Kenney, President, Association of Alberta Taxpayers, May 9, 1993Yesterday, tout le monde political Alberta was abuzz with word Jason Kenney, Conservative MP for Calgary Midnapore and former Harper government cabinet heavyweight, is about to abandon federal politics and make big waves here in landlocked Alberta, according to Rabble. The media punditocracy apparently unanimously agrees: Kenney, 48, is about to embark on a career in Alberta politics, uniting the discombobulated provincial right with the snap of his fingers and swiftly sweeping the province New Democratic government from the field. "Kenney decision will be huge, not only in Alberta where the fractured right-of-centre vote contributed to the NDP stunning majority win last year, but in federal politics," Chris Hall, the CBC National Affairs Editor, hyperventilated yesterday. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. "There is an end to our line of credit. The general consensus appears to be that Kenney, who served as prime minister Stephen Harper defence minister and multiculturalism maven, will be an unstoppable juggernaut, crushing anything that wanders into his path as he steams majestically toward inevitable power. In 2014, Prentice, a former banker and federal Conservative cabinet minister, looked like the guy who could work the miracle necessary to make the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, then creakily approaching the 43rd year of dynastic rule in this province, whole again. Given the burgeoning excitement on the political right and among its journalistic auxiliary, it is fair for us to ask: Are Alberta conservatives about to make the same mistake with Jason Kenney their hapless Progressive Conservative wing made in 2014 when it chose Jim Prentice Call it Saviour Syndrome. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kerry Gage: As she told Mainstreet Angela Walker, landing that job has been a dream come true, according to CBC. The show features the hugely-popular music from 70s group ABBA. "I'm so grateful," said Gage on the line from her home in Toronto. "When I was asked to do Mamma Mia!, I jumped up and down and had a bit of disbelief, and shock. The company has been stealing the show with some slick dance moves under the mirror ball, and that great news for choreographer Kerry Gage. And I thought, 'Yes! My bucket list! Yes!'" Confederation Centre veteran It wasn't just the show that was attractive to Gage, it the stage too. "I've had a love affair actually with the Confederation Centre for the Arts," she explained. "I've been so lucky to visit the Island and be on the main stage since 1998 actually, when I started performing in Anne of Green Gables." Her career has grown with each experience at P.E.I. renowned theatre. That the type of work I like to create. She moved from being an assistant and associate choreographer to the director and choreographer of the Young Company, but this is her first job as the head choreographer for a main stage Canadian theatre company. "It so much fun, it right up my alley," Gage said. "Mamma Mia! is just delightful and beautiful and light-hearted and fun and energetic, and that is my style. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

local business community: They are keen to get to know other parts of P.E.I.," said Nicole Bellefleur, PEI Connectors' manager. "They just don't really know to do that without someone being there to make those connections, open the doors, introduce them to the local business community, according to CBC. So they are definitely excited about this kind of event." Nicole Bellefleur says plans for more networking sessions around the Island are in the works. The networking event — led by the PEI Connectors program — gave dozens of Prince County businesses looking for investors or new owners a chance to make their pitch. "A lot of our immigrant entrepreneurs really only know Charlottetown very well. Many of the immigrants in attendance came to P.E.I. through the Provincial Nominee Program, and are required to start up their own business, or purchase an existing one as part of their agreement. Like many business owners who attended Wednesday session, he keen to retire. Murray Sallis is hopeful a newcomer will buy his business, the Anchor Motel and Suites in Bedeque. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

CTV News: In an email to CTV News, Kenney denied he has made his mind up, but confirmed he is considering Alberta politics. "I'm getting very close to making a decision, and will let you know," he said, according to CTV. Kenney was first elected as a Reform MP in 1997 and represents the Calgary Midnapore riding. Long-running rumours that the former immigration minister and long-time MP is considering a bid to lead the party were stoked by reports on Tuesday that Kenney is preparing his exit from federal politics, to focus on a run for the Alberta PC leadership with a plan to reunite the PCs and Wildrose. He has been an MP since he was 29, eventually serving as defence minister. He also an efficient fundraiser for the party, with his riding association pulling in enough cash last year to transfer $183,000 to other Conservative candidates in the 2015 election. Kenney is widely credited with building links between the Conservative Party and Canadian cultural communities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.