corentin tolisso: Blaise Matuidi, Thomas Lemar, Steven Nzonzi, Kylian Mbapp Nabil Fekir, Paul Pogba, Samuel Umtiti, Steve Mandanda and Corentin Tolisso are the children of African immigrants who found a new home in France, according to NOW Magazine. There are others among the team, like Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann, whose parents emigrated from other parts of Europe to France. In the face of growing anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States and parts of Europe, France's national team triumphed in the recently concluded World Cup with a squad composed mostly of players whose families are originally from Africa. In fact, only two in the starting lineup Benjamin Pavard and Florian Thauvin can lay claim to being full-blooded Frenchmen. Zidane's background is Algerian. It's the second time France has won the World Cup with a similar composition of immigrants' sons having raised the trophy with the great Zinedine Zidane as captain in 1998. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

county commissioner: Now, Mike Yoder decided, the time had come to share unsettling news, according to Vancouver Courier. As congregants at Silverwood Mennonite Church chatted around a Sunday potluck spread, Yoder, a county commissioner for 13 years and a dairy farmer for much longer, huddled with Pastor Jeremy Shue at the edge of the hall. The sermon had been preached, the last prayers offered. There was a very good chance, Yoder confided, that the nation's newest immigration detention centre would soon rise from a soybean field north of town.article continues below Trending Stories Savethe Rio is officially a done deal Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Support group targets Vancouver mistresses One of the only positives is that it would be less of a drive to protest, Shue said. The Republican had paid close attention when nearly two-thirds of Elkhart County's voters backed Donald Trump for president after a campaign in which he lambasted immigrants. Yoder needed no reminder of the potential for conflict. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

effect june: Ozil, the son of Turkish immigrants, quit earlier this month after fierce criticism of his decision to pose for a picture with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Vancouver Courier. In reaction, Ozil attacked the German soccer federation, its president, fans and the media, criticizing what he said was racism and double standards in the treatment of people with Turkish roots. The hashtag has become a rallying point for scores of second- and third-generation immigrants in Germany, who have taken to Twitter to share their accounts of everyday racism and how they still struggle to be accepted as Germans.article continues below Trending Stories Savethe Rio is officially a done deal Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Support group targets Vancouver mistresses The hashtag, which echoes the MeToo movement against sexual harassment, was created by Ali Can, a 24-year-old journalist of Turkish descent, following the furor over Turkish-German soccer star Mesut Ozil's recent resignation from the German national team. I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose, he said. By Monday, some 153,000 tweets recounting instances of discrimination had been posted to Twitter, according to the German news agency dpa. Can used the MeTwo hashtag because he wanted to show that ethnic minorities in Germany often feel connected to two cultures or places at the same time Germany and the country of their or their ancestors' origin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border security: Trump, however, isn't backing away from the idea, according to CTV. I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Trump tweeted. Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears. Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country! Trump said. McConnell, asked about a shutdown during a Kentucky radio interview, said it was not going to happen. Trump returned to the idea of shutting down the government over the border wall after meeting at the White House last week with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to discuss the fall legislative agenda. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mali branch: Results are expected within the week, according to CTV. If no candidate wins more than 50 per cent in the first round, Malians will vote in a second round on Aug. 12. Polls closed Sunday and officials began counting the votes. Voters have expressed concern about being targeted after al-Qaida's Mali branch have warned for months against going to the polls. The 73-year-old, who was elected in 2013, faces 23 candidates in the first round. Deadly communal clashes between ethnic groups and accusations of heavy-handed counterterror operations have complicated what President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita hopes will be an election victory leading him to a second term. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration system: Starting Tuesday, travellers from many countries will have to provide fingerprints and photos when they apply to visit, work or study in Canada, if they don't want to be turned away at the border, according to Toronto Star. Rick Madonik / Toronto Star file photo Biometric screening has proven effective in protecting the safety and security of Canadians and the integrity of the immigration system. Currently, foreign nationals are required to obtain pre-authorization to travel to Canada by air, and the biometric check on arrival is an extra step to confirm a person seeking admission is really the same pre-screened individual on the travel documents. Systematic fingerprint verification allows border service officers to confirm a traveller's identity, said Immigration Department spokesperson Shannon Kerr. It has made it more difficult for others to forge, steal or use another person's identity to gain access to Canada, Kerr added. Biometric screening has also made it easier to identify known criminals at the earliest opportunity in order to prevent them from coming to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian: Many petitions are circulating asking for action from a temporary suspension of the agreement to a complete overhaul of the immigrant detention system, according to Rabble. This month the Canadian Council for Refugees CCR Amnesty International AI and the Canadian Council of Churches CCC completed filing extensive evidence in Federal Court to support a legal challenge, in conjunction with a family from El Salvador, of the designation of the United States as a safe third country for refugees. We were further disturbed by the fact that the Canadian federal government continued to stand by the 'Safe Third Country' agreement. Sign the petition supporting this initiative and donate to these organizations because a legal precedent could help provide additional ways to support people being harmed by this agreement. It basically means a person claiming refugee status in the United States or Canada must apply in the first safe country in which they arrive. What is the Safe Third Country Agreement'The Safe Third Country Agreement was signed by the US and Canada in 2002 and came into effect in 2004. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ontario mp: Van Loan was first elected in the riding of York-Simcoe in 2004, according to CTV. He became a cabinet minister in 2006 and remained in Harper's inner circle until 2015, when the Conservatives were defeated by the Trudeau Liberals. Ontario MP Peter Van Loan told a gathering of supporters at his farm on Sunday that he will retire from the House of Commons, effective Sept. 30. While he also held portfolios in international trade, public safety, intergovernmental affairs and sports, it was as House Leader that Van Loan spent most of his time. Van Loan also caused a near brawl in 2012 when he stormed across the floor of the House of Commons to confront New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen over an attempt by the NDP to have a vote on the then-Tory government's omnibus budget bill ruled invalid. It's also where he helped introduce some of the former government's most controversial legislation, including an ill-fated bill designed to ban women from wearing a niqab at citizenship ceremonies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

root cause: British Columbia and Ontario battling forest fires that rage out of control, according to Toronto Star. The extreme weather list goes on. Wildfires in Greece destroying villages and taking lives. The summer of 2018 is demonstrating that the consequences of climate change are devastatingly real. The root cause of much of the migration from sub-Saharan Africa is climate change; many who leave failing farms in Niger wind up in Algeria, hoping to reach Europe, or just begging for money to send back home. Migrants collect water after they had been forcibly expelled from Algeria and returned to Agadez, Niger, via a long drive across the desert in 2016. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ontario mp: He became a cabinet minister in 2006 and remained in Harper's inner circle until 2015, when the Conservatives were defeated by the Trudeau Liberals, according to Vancouver Courier. While he also held portfolios in international trade, public safety, intergovernmental affairs and sports, it was as House Leader that Van Loan spent most of his time. Ontario MP Peter Van Loan told a gathering of supporters at his farm on Sunday that he will retire from the House of Commons, effective Sept. 30.article continues below Trending Stories Greater Vancouver home prices to drop 21 per cent by 2019 analysis Art gallery moves east after 25 years Police investigating possible arson after early morning fires at Vancouver tennis, yacht clubs City seeks to expropriate Balmoral and Regent hotels Van Loan was first elected in the riding of York-Simcoe in 2004. It's also where he helped introduce some of the former government's most controversial legislation, including an ill-fated bill designed to ban women from wearing a niqab at citizenship ceremonies. Born in Niagara Falls, Ont., Van Loan threw his support behind neighbouring Simcoe-Grey MP Kellie Leitch during the 2016 Conservative Party leadership race, when she proposed screening immigrants for Canadian values. Van Loan also caused a near brawl in 2012 when he stormed across the floor of the House of Commons to confront New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen over an attempt by the NDP to have a vote on the then-Tory government's omnibus budget bill ruled invalid. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

food tent: I think it opens a gate for curiosity and questions, like to learn more about other people's culture so I think it's such a good event to be in, said Atadero who was offering sugar-free iced teas like rooibos from North Africa and black teas from China and India on a muggy Saturday in the festival's packed food tent, according to The Chronicle Herald. We have travel shows, sometimes when you watch something, you say oh my gosh, people eat that What does it taste like said Atadero, who moved to Dartmouth from the Philippines in 2014 to join her parents, who've lived here for seven years. But sometimes the tastes of different cultures come to you, Cherry Atadero pointed out at the Nova Multifest in Dartmouth. It opens your mind. Mariana Vidal also brought her love of food to Nova Scotia when she moved here with her husband from Belo Horizonte in Brazil. There's big differences but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy these differences so sometimes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fellow passenger: The plane was crowded as its crew prepared to take off, according to Rabble. Ersson stood up in the aisle, protesting that a fellow passenger, an Afghan refugee, was being deported. Elin Ersson, a young Swedish student, boarded a plane at the airport in Gothenburg, Sweden, bound for Istanbul. She was livestreaming as she spoke I'm not going to sit down until this person is off the plane, because he will most likely get killed if he is on this plane when it goes up. Turkish Airlines flight attendants tried to take her phone. The government officials accompanying the refugee tried to force her away from them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamaphobic incidents: I have noticed the recent incidents of harassment of Muslims taking place in various parts of Canada, including our very own beautiful province of Nova Scotia, according to The Chronicle Herald. Someone reached out to me about a string of Islamaphobic incidents in the message below Hello, Sister Rana. On occasion, I'm asked to help address social-justice issues. I am not really sure if you have heard about the father who was viciously beaten by the two men. The girl whose hijab was taken off while walking on the street or the threat that some mosque received ... and many, many more cases. Also, the fellow Canadian that was stopped from leaving at the store by a white Canadian. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

maude life: Maude Lewis's life has been the subject of a documentary and stage play, according to The Chronicle Herald. Recently a feature film on her life, called Maudie, was released 2017 staring Sally Hawkins, playing Maud Lewis, and Ethan Hawke, who plays her husband Everett. The house she and her husband, Everett Lewis, lived in and where she painted, was later installed as part of a permanent Maud Lewis exhibit in the care of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Participants gather for the mass and closing ceremonies for the World Acadian Congress in Grand Pre in this file photo from 2014. 31 July 2004 - The third Acadian World Congress, Le Congr s Mondial Acadien, was held for the first time in Nova Scotia. Informally known as the Acadian Reunion, the congr s is held every five years, with the next one planned for 2019 in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, August 10 to 24. 1 August 2010 - Mi'kmaq First Nations celebrated the 400th anniversary of St. Running from July 31st to August 15th, it marked the 400th of the arrival of the first French-speaking settlers in Canada with a festival of Acadian and Cajun culture and history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

radio npr: Wolves had roamed the American park until the 1920s, when the last packs were killed by nearby ranchers, according to Toronto Star. Biologists believed reintroducing the animals would help control the burgeoning elk population and rebalance the ecosystem. Michael Lionstar Immigrant, Montana, by Amitava Kumar, Hamish Hamilton, 320 pages, 32 Hamish Hamilton In 1995, eight grey wolves were loaded onto a truck leaving Jasper, Alta., on a journey to their new home in Montana's Yellowstone National Park. Close to a decade later, Indian-born writer and journalist Amitava Kumar was listening to National Public Radio NPR when a news item caught his attention. Kumar discovered later that the small outpost was actually called Emigrant, but my misunderstanding seemed more interesting, and spoke to my identity, he says by phone from his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he is a professor at Vassar College. Wolf Number Three, who had developed a taste for sheep, had been shot by federal officers at a ranch north of Yellowstone, in a place called Immigrant, Montana. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

adrian wyld: Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO There is a challenge, but it is not a crisis, Goodale said during the rare, midsummer hearings by the Commons immigration committee, according to Toronto Star. Words always matter in politics, but it is striking to see just how much they count in the whole debate over asylum-seekers at Canada's borders. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel circulated a video essentially arguing that Liberals are playing with words to make the border controversy even more divisive. Are we talking about irregular or illegal crossings That's an ongoing controversy all on its own. Rempel prefers to use the word illegal, for reasons she explains in the video. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel did a little video on that very question earlier this month and circulated it on social media, essentially arguing that Liberals are playing with these words to make the controversy even more divisive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

air base: Trump's promise of unspecified punishing action marks the latest deterioration in relations between Turkey and the U.S. as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers expand two years after a failed coup against his government, according to CTV. Trump also has praised his counterpart, saying Erdogan's leadership is getting very high marks. Turkey's response was both harsh and dismissive, calling his words unacceptable and a cheap threat. The U.S has long depended on a key air base in Turkey's south, most recently to launch airstrikes against the Islamic State group. On Wednesday, he was let out of jail after 1 1/2 years, transferred to house arrest because of health problems, according to Turkey's official Anadolu news agency. Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson was first detained by Turkish authorities in the aftermath of the failed 2016 coup. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: Fewer than 50,000 refugees arrived in Canada last year, according to Toronto Star. This qualifies as a minor challenge for Canada, not a crisis. This qualifies as a crisis for these countries. Scott Heaslip, Stouffville Article Continued Below react-empty 111 Read more about Middle East WHEN IT COMES TO EXPERT ADVICE, COME TO US.NEW NEWSLETTERADVICESIGN UP (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

liberties union: He pointed out that many of the families were reunited while in custody then turned his attention to 431 children whose parents have been deported, according to The Chronicle Herald. The government is at fault for losing several hundred parents in the process and that's where we go next, the judge said. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said the government gets great credit after reunifying more than 1,800 children 5 and over with parents or sponsors by Thursday's court-imposed deadline. Sabraw ordered the government and the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents the parents, to submit written updates every Thursday on still-separated families. In late June, the judge gave the government 14 days to reunify children under 5 and 30 days to reunite children 5 and older with their families. The order signalled slightly looser oversight than Sabraw imposed last month with frequent hearings to make sure his deadline was met. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ethnocultural dna: Holness spearheaded the petition with the community group Montreal in Action; the group wants the city to develop a strategy for dealing with discrimination and to diversify its workforce They have three years to show Montrealers that they want inclusion and if they do not do that, well, we're going to have to democratically fire them and elect new candidates, new representatives that adequately reflect the interests and the ethnocultural DNA of all Montrealers, he said, according to CTV. Holness said the city has 21 days to respond and to set up a timeline for the public consultations. McGill law student Balarama Holness filed the petition at city hall Friday after it gathered 20,000 signatures 5,000 more than the city requires to force a consultation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

form opinions: I had a limited frame of reference to form opinions about other cultures, according to The Chronicle Herald. Now, 30 years later, I have lived and worked in large and small cities and travelled to many countries. Growing up in New Brunswick in the '70s and early '80s and then university and a professional career in Nova Scotia in the '90s, I did not experience much cultural diversity. I love the experiences in a new city or country because of the unique sights, sounds, food, language, customs and more. Upon my return I found each of the Atlantic provinces to be more diverse than when I left. I also loved coming home to the unique quality of life in Atlantic Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sentencing hearing: Honour and shame, that's what this is all about, special prosecutor Anna Emmons told jurors, according to CTV. You heard him say honour is a big deal to him. Prosecutors say Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan was enraged when Nesreen Irsan left home to marry a Christian and convert to Christianity, so he orchestrated the killings of his son-in-law and his daughter's close friend who had encouraged the marriage. And the only way to clean that honour is to kill. Irsan faces life in prison or the death penalty. Irsan's trial in Houston lasted five weeks, but jurors deliberated for just 35 minutes Thursday before convicting him in the deaths of Coty Beavers and Gelareh Bagherzadeh, according to the Houston Chronicle . A sentencing hearing was set to begin Friday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

press conference: The continuing debate around updating the Health and Physical Education Curriculum dates back to 2010 when then premier Dalton McGuinty backed down on changes to the 1998 document . Kathleen Wynne had just moved to the Transportation Ministry after having served as the Minister of Education who oversaw the changes, according to Toronto Star. She was premier in 2015 when the updates were reintroduced to protests. The Health and Physical Education Curriculum, however, has become a lightening rod for controversy with all sides exaggerating what it can and cannot do. Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals presents the revised Health and Physical Education curriculum at a press conference at Queen's Park in 2015. While school boards wait for clarification, from government and lawyers, about what the latest roll back will mean in practice, all sides should note that curriculum is not a lesson plan, curriculum documents are not the only things that govern education and individual teachers have a lot of responsibility. Galit Rodan / THE CANADIAN PRESS The current round of protests was triggered when the Ford government announced the roll back to the 1998 document on its first day in power. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

deal: The speedy receiver began his CFL career with the Ticats 2011-12 and earned the league's top rookie and outstanding special-teams player awards over his two seasons, before ultimately going to court to get out of his deal in order to pursue opportunities south of the border.article continues below Trending Stories Snowbirds air show part of entertainment lined up for Honda Celebration of Light Ready to go boom on board the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks barge Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Distraught gardeners reap crop of disappointment The five-foot-nine, 155-pound Williams will start at slotback when Hamilton 2-3 hosts the Ottawa Redblacks 3-2 at Tim Hortons Field in a battle of the East Division's top two clubs, according to Vancouver Courier. Ah man, it's done with, Williams said following Friday's walkthrough. Hamilton re-acquired Williams as part of the five-play deal Sunday night that sent quarterback Johnny Manziel to the Montreal Alouettes. I have a job to do and I'm going to focus on that. Just go my thing and the rest will take care of itself. It's a business, first and foremost. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

liberties union: Sabraw ordered the government and the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents the parents, to submit written updates every Thursday on still-separated families, according to Vancouver Courier. The order signalled slightly looser oversight than Sabraw imposed last month with frequent hearings to make sure his deadline was met. The government is at fault for losing several hundred parents in the process and that's where we go next, the judge said. In late June, the judge gave the government 14 days to reunify children under 5 and 30 days to reunite children 5 and older with their families. Each department was like its own stovepipe, each had its own boss, and they did not communicate, he said. Sabraw said the problem could not be repeated, describing how Homeland Security, Health and Human Services and Justice departments didn't have a system to keep track of the families that were separated when the administration introduced a zero tolerance policy toward illegal entry. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya refugees: His mission bringing colour and art to one of the most dismal places in the world.article continues below Trending Stories Snowbirds air show part of entertainment lined up for Honda Celebration of Light Ready to go boom on board the Honda Celebration of Light fireworks barge Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Distraught gardeners reap crop of disappointment Amid the sea of makeshift bamboo-and-tarp shelters dotting the rolling hills of Kutupalong, some huts are now painted over with colorful murals, according to Vancouver Courier. Each mural is a collection of stories from the lives of Rohingya refugees and their hopes for the future. Unlike many other foreigners, he wasn't an aid worker in one of the biggest camps for Myanmar's persecuted minority in southern Bangladesh. Frieder and his partner Joel Bergner run a public art organization called Artolution. You might have food, you might have water, you might have shelter, but there are many deep-rooted psychological traumas that refugees around the world are facing today, Frieder said. They've made hundreds of large-scale murals around the world, particularly with communities living in conflict zones, from Syrian refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon to the Gaza Strip and Israel. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.