news broadcast: It's time to go find other audiences, the 62-year-old anchor said in an interview last week at the Univision studios outside Miami, according to Metro News. Her departure comes at a difficult time for many immigrants who view the nightly program as a lifeline for understanding current events. Salinas, who hosts the main news broadcast on Univision with co-anchor Jorge Ramos, has been weighing her departure for several years and says the time is right to pursue independent projects, including some in English. President Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to crack down on illegal immigration, and his administration has increased enforcement efforts and announced plans to cancel several programs that have allowed tens of thousands of people without permanent residency status to stay in the U.S. Some advocates say immigrants will lose an important voice when Salinas steps down this Friday. It's refreshing and inspiring to have someone like her who can sway public opinion, raise her voice and represent the community. She is someone who understands the situation, said Natalia Jaramillo, a spokeswoman for We Belong Together, a group that promotes the rights of immigrant families. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

officers use: The reforms were strongly resisted by the department's brass at the time, according to Metro News. However, a monitoring team found the changes eventually led to a drop in how often officers use serious force, with no rise in crime or officer injuries. The agreement followed questionable actions against minorities, including an officer's fatal shooting of a Native American woodcarver in 2010. During a 28-month span from 2014 to 2016, incidents in which Seattle officers used force that caused or could be expected to cause injury fell at least 60 per cent from a similar period in 2009 to 2011. Former Mayor Ed Murray hired O'Toole, a former Boston police commissioner. New Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Deputy Chief Carmen Best will serve as interim chief beginning Jan. 1. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

opening fire: The murderer was than heard to scream, I hate feminists, before opening fire and killing 14 innocent women Anne St-Arneault 23 Genevi ve Bergeron 21 H l ne Colgan 23 Nathalie Croteau 23 Barbara Daigneault 22 Anne-Marie Edward 21 Maud Haviernick 29 Barbara Klueznick 31 Maryse Lagani re 25 Maryse Leclair 23 Anne-Marie Lemay 22 Sonia Pelletier 23 Mich le Richard 21 and Annie Turcotte 21 simply because they were female, according to Rabble. This December 6 marks the 28th anniversary of the mass femicide at cole Polytechnique. He ordered the men to leave the room. Vigils will be held across Canada to commemorate the horrendous act that made it far too clear to all women that if you are female there are no safe spaces. Half of all women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16.70 per cent of spousal violence is not reported to the police.A woman is assaulted an average of 35 times before she calls the police the first time. In Canada it's well documented that One in three women will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

same-sex acts: Most of us, however, cannot possibly imagine the fear, the physical and mental anguish or the pain engendered by state-driven persecution, according to The Chronicle Herald. Nevertheless, volunteers at Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia RRANS make it their mission to know the details of refugees fleeing from countries where, according to rainbowrefugees, ... 77 countries criminalize same-sex acts. We may empathize, we may sympathize and we may even donate time, money or both to help bring refugees to safe Canadian shores. In many of them, imprisonment awaits. RRANS was created in 2011 to advocate on behalf of, sponsor and/or settle LGBTQI refugees in the Halifax area. In others, the death penalty looms. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shooting scott: Slager's attorneys think the videos show him acting in a calm, professional demeanour leading up to the fatal shooting of Walter Scott, according to Metro News. Prosecutors believe the videos depict the officer's callous behaviour . Slager, 36, pleaded guilty in federal court in May to violating Scott's civil rights by shooting Scott without justification. The sentencing hearing for ex-officer Michael Slager opened up with his attorneys playing cellphone and dashcam video that showed the traffic stop and the shooting itself. He faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced by a judge, perhaps as soon as this week. There's nothing in Michael Slager's background, from birth to today, of any racial animus or any harassment of minority members of the community, his attorney Andy Savage said, countering assertions that the officer acted violently because Scott was black. Federal sentencing officials have recommended between 10 to nearly 13 years in prison. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pizzamaking methods: I thought, hey, pizza is kind of underrepresented in Toronto the way we could do it, according to NOW Magazine. He brought in Cale Elliot-Armstrong, the founding chef at Village Pizza, and Anthony Falco, formerly of Roberta's in Brooklyn, who previously visited Toronto when the celebrated pizza joint hosted a pop-up. I looked at places in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, and there was a lot of quality food happening in a very modern way, says owner Ali Khan Lalani. It's a great food city. Expand Natalia Manzocco Falco and Elliot-Armstrong put their heads together to develop a menu that touches on traditional pizzamaking methods, but maintains some irreverence. I love that you can grab from every culinary discipline, because it's such a multicultural city, Falco says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rights education: So we need to both be on the international stage but not give lessons without realizing we have work to do, according to National Observer. On the weekend, human rights champions from 50 countries gathered with Quebec and Canadian officials and politicians at the conference of about 200 participants. We just have to think about violence against women Indigenous issues. The theme was bridging diversities, and participants called for more human rights education and consideration from key policy-makers, including governments and academic institutions at a time of rising populist and authoritarian movements. Her job starts Dec. 5. It was co-organized by Canadian non-profit Equitas, the United Nations Human Rights office, and academic institutions including Concordia, McGill, Universit du Qu bec Montr al and Western Sydney a former Quebec representative at UNESCO, the United Nations body on culture, heritage and science, recently returned from Paris to her home province to take on the new job of human rights envoy created by Quebec's foreign department to further enhance its advocacy for human rights abroad. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

budget freeze: It's just not going to happen, said McConnell, R-Ky, according to Metro News. House GOP leaders unveiled a short-term plan over the weekend to avert a shutdown and keep the government open through Dec. 22. There's not going to be a government shutdown. The measure would buy time for bipartisan talks on a bigger budget agreement that would give the Pentagon and government agencies significant relief from a pending budget freeze. Democrats and a few Republicans have suggested they may not vote for government funding without the protections for tens of thousands of young immigrants, known as Dreamers, who are currently protected by an Obama administration program. Congress faces a Friday deadline to fund the government through the end of next September. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

burmese: Between 400,000 and 500,000 have been driven out of their homes and villages, many becoming refugees in Bangladesh or India, according to Rabble. Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, has never said a word about them, at least not for publication. They are regularly harassed, detained, beaten, raped and killed by the Burmese army. Most of the weapons that are killing them and destroying their villages are sold to the Burmese Army by the State of Israel. The Burmese, along with most of the rest of the world, loudly deplore the violence that has destroyed Rohingya villages and slaughtered so many and made so many refugees. They have become a subject of international concern. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cbc news: Before leaving their home in Parc-Extension, Robert Lawrence, the father of the family, said they were all very sad, but still love Canada despite their deportation, according to CBC. What can you do We have to all obey the rules and regulations, Lawrence told CBC News. Their flight took off from Montreal's Trudeau airport Sunday evening. We enjoyed the last five years of our lives in Canada. The family was applying for permanent residence in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Good lives. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

church: But it can get downright heated, even scrappy, according to Metro News. It's not just a church for East Preston, says Minister Matthew Thomas, who believes that dealing with issues of faith and issues of racism, oppression and injustice for Black Haligonians are one in the same. Black church members are not shy to air their experiences with racism and discrimination as part of weekly conversation. When we talk about being pro-Black, that doesn't mean we're anti-white. We don't ignore that; we just work through it. We've had to have that conversation in Bible study, said Thomas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bhat: The amount of turmoil they've gone through ... we can't even fathom what it must be like, said Adnan Bhat, who volunteers with the Abbotsford Islamic Centre, according to The Chronicle Herald. They're trying to gather the strength for the other kids. On Saturday, Hala Albarhoum's grief-stricken father held her little body, wrapped in a shroud, before placing her into her grave during the burial in Chilliwack that was attended by many community members. They are praying a lot for Hala and for the other kids, just for strength to deal with the loss, said Bhat, who indicated the family has four surviving children. B.C. Transit president Manuel Achadinha said in a statement on Friday that he is extremely saddened to hear of the girl's death and the agency's thoughts are with her family, the driver and others who witnessed the event. Several departments are investigating Hala's death including the major crime unit and B.C. Commercial Vehicle Safety. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration minister: But the family members' refugee claims were not approved and they're scheduled to be flown back to their home country Sunday evening, according to Toronto Star. Several federal and provincial politicians as well as Amnesty International have called on the Canadian government to grant the family a reprieve. The Lawrence family arrived five years ago as refugee claimants and have since found either jobs or academic success. Quebec's immigration minister has also issued them selection certificates that could pave the way to permanent residence if they're allowed to stay. Read more of the latest immigration news Read more about Quebec Delivered daily The Morning Headlines Newsletter Subscribe The Toronto Star and thestar, each property of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6. Article Continued Below Their lawyer says the family still fears persecution in their home country and they're holding out hope until the last minute. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

league history: Most of Toronto's current team was around for last year's penalty shootout loss on home turf; of the 18 players on the roster that day, only defenders Mark Bloom and Josh Williams and midfielder Will Johnson moved on, according to Toronto Star. In their place are midfielder Victor Vazquez amd defender Chris Mavinga, regulars in the lineup, and wingback Nico Hasler, an effective substitute that gives TFC an extra attacking option. The Reds and the Sounders will face off in a second straight championship, the third time in league history two teams have met in back-to-back finals. The newcomers if you can call them that after a full season have yet to experience an MLS Cup but they already know the importance of this game, especially against the Sounders. Article Continued Below The midfielder was at home in Spain, nursing an injury sustained while playing for his former team in Mexico, when Toronto lost the Cup. Last season it was really sad for them and, even for me, because now I am here and I want to win this cup, Vazquez said Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media coverage: In a massive leap of logic, Thaci claimed that by attacking our shared principles and values, the Russians are attacking Canada as well, according to The Chronicle Herald. As is all too often the case, the media coverage of Thaci's blame Russia, praise Canada comments were stated without providing any context as to the man uttering them, or the failed state he represents. It was Thaci's assertion that Russia has been spreading fake news in an attempt to depict Kosovo as a failed state. Simply put, Hashim Thaci is a career criminal and a ruthless thug. Thaci's self-given nickname was Snake and he was responsible for trafficking drugs and weapons for the KLA. In 1997, he was convicted in absentia for committing acts of terrorism and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Back in 1993, at the age of 25, Thaci became a member of the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army KLA which at that time was listed by the CIA as a terrorist organization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minority enrolment: As of school year 2014-2015, more than 1,000 of the nation's 6,747 charter schools had minority enrolment of at least 99 per cent and the number has been rising steadily, according to Metro News. The problem Those levels of segregation correspond with low achievement levels at schools of all kinds. National enrolment data shows that charters are vastly over-represented among schools where minorities study in the most extreme racial isolation. In the AP analysis of student achievement in the 42 states that have enacted charter school laws, along with the District of Columbia, the performance of students in charter schools varies widely. Desegregation works. But schools that enrol 99 per cent minorities both charters and traditional public schools on average have fewer students reaching state standards for proficiency in reading and math. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

transit bus: It's quite devastating for the whole community, according to CBC. It happened all very, very suddenly. 9-year-old girl struck and killed by bus at crosswalk in Abbotsford, B.C. The collision happened after 8 a.m. This came as a very sudden shock to the whole community, said Tahir Khalid, who is a board member at the Abbotsford Islamic Centre where the girl and her family went. PT Friday at South Fraser Way and Hill-Tout Street about 400 metres from Ten-Broeck Elementary, where Hala went to school. The crossing guard that's usually assigned to the intersection was not present at the time of the collision, according to the school district. Abbotsford Police said the girl was walking at a crosswalk when she was hit by a transit bus. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

year: This is the fifth year the event has been held, according to CBC. For Constable Cindy Provost, a 20-year member with the Calgary Police Service and the event's host, the round dance was a moving experience. The Calgary Police Service round dance is a cultural celebration to help build trust, understanding and relationships between police officers and the Indigenous community. This celebration really brings tears to my eyes. Constable Cindy Provost is a 20-year member with the Calgary Police Service. I'm so humbled and so grateful for the opportunity to share the best parts of my Blackfoot culture, our Indigenous cultures, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anti-mexican bias: More than a dozen states, the University of California and several immigrants are suing the administration over its decision to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. The cases have been mired in a dispute over documents sought by plaintiffs as they try to substantiate their claims against the administration, according to Metro News. The lawsuit by the states says the Trump administration's decision to rescind the program was motivated by anti-Mexican bias. Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice said the order by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in San Francisco was too broad and would require the administration to turn over protected and nonpublic documents. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said President Barack Obama's decision to implement DACA was an unconstitutional exercise of his authority.A federal appeals court last month upheld Alsup's order, which came after the administration turned over 256 pages of documents. Put bluntly, the notion that the head of a United States agency would decide to terminate a program giving legal protections to roughly 800,000 people based solely on 256 pages of publicly available documents is not credible, Judges Kim Wardlaw and Ronald Gould wrote. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision said all of those documents were available on the internet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian census: One brother has his card, which may be of commercial benefit because of his guiding business, according to Toronto Star. For my family, the benefit would be formally recognizing our heritage. We are legally entitled but perhaps not morally; we have never presented as M tis, having grown up in a prosperous white family. Since this has been divisive, we need advice Is it ethical for us to apply This is a tricky question for a white guy without a drop of Indigenous blood in his veins. The most recent Canadian census showed a 50-per-cent increase in the number of Canadians who describe themselves as M tis. But you've asked, so here we go. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

limit co-operation: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions demanded cities like San Francisco scrap immigration policies that limit co-operation with federal deportation efforts, according to Metro News. Here's a closer look at how the case unfolded and why it got embroiled in the intense national debate about immigration Steinle, 32, a medical device saleswoman, was shot while walking on a popular waterfront area in the city on the evening of July 1, 2015 with her father and a family friend who were visiting. President Donald Trump on Friday called the verdict a travesty of justice and renewed his push for a wall on the border with Mexico. Her father, Jim Steinle, testified that his daughter collapsed in his arms, saying, Help me dad. She was later declared dead at a hospital. He rolled her on her side and discovered a bullet hole. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

muslim minority: Speaking to reporters en route home from Myanmar and Bangladesh, Francis said he was very, very satisfied that his message had been received in his private meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's powerful military chief, Gen, according to CTV. Min Aung Hlaing. Francis said he chose instead to speak in general terms about human rights in public so that he could engage more frankly in private about what the UN has said is a textbook campaign of ethnic cleansing against Myanmar's Muslim minority. It's true I didn't have the pleasure of slamming the door in their face publicly with a denunciation, Francis said. Human rights groups and Rohingya themselves had expressed disappointment that Francis had declined to even refer to the Rohingya by name, much less call out Myanmar's military for sparking Asia's worst refugee crisis in decades. But I had the satisfaction of dialogue, and letting the other side dialogue, and in this way the message arrived. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pro-refugee stance: Alexander Gauland, one of the party's parliamentary leaders and a power within AfD, was elected as co-chair, according to Toronto Star. Read more This German mayor was stabbed in neck for his pro-refugee stance. Joerg Meuthen was re-elected as chairman at the first full party congress since the Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, won seats in the national parliament for the first time. He was saved by a kebab shop owner Article Continued Below Germany's nationalist, anti-immigrant party rides discontent in east to third-place election finish Analysis Germany's Angela Merkel preserves command, but far-right takes bite The position Gauland assumes had been vacant since the day after the September election. Alternative for Germany received almost 13 per cent of the vote in the Sept. 24 federal election, making it the third-strongest party in the Bundestag. Former party co-leader Frauke Petry said AfD was flirting with far-right extremism and quit, saying she would not represent it in the Bundestag. react-empty 156 Both Meuthen and Gauland belong to the more conservative wing of the nationalist party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

san francisco: More than a dozen states along with the University of California and several immigrants are suing the administration over its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. The cases have been mired in a dispute over documents that the plaintiffs are seeking, as they try to substantiate their claims against the administration, according to CTV. In a court filing Friday, attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice say the order by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in San Francisco is too broad and would require the administration to turn over protected and nonpublic documents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rosary church: I don't know if it will be better or worse, but I promise it will be less boring, he quipped, according to CBC. And then for the next 15 minutes, Francis had the crowd in stitches, mixing paternal advice on how to tend to religious vocations with tenderness with gentle warnings about the havoc that gossip bombs can wreak when lobbed in closed religious life. As he has done in similar encounters, Francis told the priests and nuns gathered in Dhaka's Holy Rosary Church that he was ditching the eight-page speech that he had prepared and would instead speak to them from his heart. Pope Francis issues sharp critique of Vatican bureaucracy How many religious communities have been destroyed because of a spirit of gossip said Francis, adding that he was speaking from personal experience. History's first Jesuit pope has frequently lamented the damage gossip can do within the church, where vows of obedience, strict hierarchies and closed communities can breed jealousies and resentment. Please, bite your tongue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saglam: I always wanted to see the Atlantic provinces, according to The Chronicle Herald. There were many people from Nova Scotia immigrating from east to west to find jobs, and many of them told me it's nice and Nova Scotians, the ones ones I met, were very nice, too, he said. Despite having no connection to the province, Saglam, who initially came to Alberta as an intern, soon decided he wanted to leave the Prairies for the East Coast. I like it here. Saglam now lives in Halifax and is employed full time as a programmer on top of running a small moving business. I'm really glad I moved. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.