canadian press: No one wants to be duped by anybody, according to National Observer. Sajjan made the comments while attending a defence and security conference in Halifax, where experts, military officers and politicians representing democracies from around the world spent a great deal of time discussing cyber-warfare. We have taken this into account very seriously in our defence policy, Harjit Sajjan said in an interview with The Canadian Press. ; We need to further educate our citizens about the impact of fake news. When we stand up for human rights, and when we stand up ... to nations like Russia who are going against the rules-based order ... you become a target, Sajjan said, adding that Canada's decision to protest Russia's annexation of Crimea has also raised Russia's ire. Rose Gottemoeller, deputy-secretary general of NATO, stressed that Russia is not the only country using the internet to spread disinformation, citing a NATO report released Sunday that drew attention to North Korea, China and Iran. He said the Canadian government has a cyber-security plan that includes establishing the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security within the Communications Security Establishment, which is focused on collecting foreign signals intelligence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent martinez: Clemens rose to 57.3 per cent in the 2018 ballot but fell 75 votes short of the 75 per cent needed, and Bonds was 79 votes shy at 56.4 per cent, according to Vancouver Courier. Martinez was 20 votes short at 70.4 per cent, Mike Mussina at 63.5 per cent and Curt Schilling at 51.2 per cent. Left-hander Andy Pettitte and infielders Todd Helton, Michael Young and Miguel Tejada also are among the newcomers on the ballot announced Monday.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver mayor reacts to departure of housing CEO for job with modular housing company Cyclist throws poop at car following collision in Victoria, B.C. VIDEO Vancouver weather sunny streak to end with days on days of rainfall SkyTrain switch threatens to derail Surrey transit link Steroids-tainted stars Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds each appear on the ballot for the seventh time. Rivera had 652 regular-season saves and 42 in the post-season during 19 seasons with the New York Yankees that included five World Series titles. Halladay won Cy Young Awards with Toronto in 2003 and Philadelphia in 2010 and was 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA in 16 seasons. He was 8-1 with a 0.70 ERA in 32 post-season series. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

elena musikhina: It means Musikhina and her husband, who faced removal from Canada early next month, will now have time to apply for permanent residency, May said in a statement, according to CTV. May, who advocated on the family's behalf, thanked Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen for his timely intervention, saying the couple would have faced jail -- or worse -- if sent back to Russia. Elena Musikhina, a vocal critic of the Kremlin, has been granted a two-year visitor's permit, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said late Monday. Oxana Genina, a friend of the family, said Musikhina is very happy and relieved, but realizes she has more work to do in order to remain in Canada permanently. She also says her research work uncovered information about serious environmental hazards and pollution from military activity around the large freshwater Lake Baikal in Siberia. Musikhina believes her family fell into disfavour with Russian authorities for condemning Moscow's military incursions in Ukraine and for saying Russia illegally annexed Crimea. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

group canadians: That international agreement says that genocide includes any acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, such as by imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group, according to CTV. Canadians should not tolerate allegations of forced sterilization in their country, Saganash said, and Ottawa must address the issue as victims share their stories. Coerced sterilization clearly breaches human-rights standards that Canada must fight to uphold, Saganash in an interview Monday, and said that authorities should very carefully read Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted by the UN in 1948. I think they have to take this seriously, said the Cree lawyer and MP from northern Quebec. The issue of forced sterilizations will also be raised at the UN Committee Against Torture this week, when Amnesty International Canada and a national law firm call for accountability for the practice. Just the fact that it is happening and people are coming out makes it serious enough to look for a solution. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minority: Throughout his career, former prime minister Brian Mulroney showed great political courage in defending minority rights, writes Andr Pratte, according to Toronto Star. Keith Beaty / toronto star file photo This incident is particularly sad when you consider that these decisions were justified by Ontario's attorney general, Caroline Mulroney, daughter of Canada's 18th prime minister, a man who, throughout his career, showed great political courage in defending minority rights. Not only will eliminating the position of the French Language Services Commissioner and killing the project of a French language university in Toronto have little impact on the provincial government's balance sheet; they demonstrate a profound indifference, if not worse, toward the French minority's rights and needs. Unfortunately, neither Ms. It was 35 years ago. Mulroney nor Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, have shown anything resembling that kind of courage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nikki haley: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly looks on during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Oval office of the White House October 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. Asked whether he would keep Kelly in his post through 2020, the president offered only that it could happen, according to Toronto Star. OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP/GETTY IMAGES There are a couple of things where it's just not his strength. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on Fox News Sunday, praised Kelly's work ethic and much of what he brings to the position but added, there are certain things that I don't like that he does. It's not his fault. Asked whether he would keep Kelly in his post through 2020, the president offered only that it could happen. It's not his strength, said Trump, who added that Kelly himself might want to depart. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rajapaksa: Sri Lanka has been in crisis since Oct. 26, when President Maithripala Sirisena abruptly fired Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa, according to Toronto Star. On Monday, lawmakers submitted a motion to suspend the expenses of Rajapaksa, who has has lost two no-confidence motions in Parliament. Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena, right, and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a rally held out side the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Eranga Jayawardena / Associated Press The lawmaker, Anura Dissanayaka, said Parliament has the power over public finances and it was on that basis that Monday's motion was submitted. Sri Lanka has been in crisis since Oct. 26, when President Maithripala Sirisena abruptly fired Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa, a former president. The vote will take place Nov. 29. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

york yankees: Steroids-tainted stars Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds each appear on the ballot for the seventh time, according to CTV. Clemens rose to 57.3 per cent in the 2018 ballot but fell 75 votes short of the 75 per cent needed, and Bonds was 79 votes shy at 56.4 per cent. Left-hander Andy Pettitte and infielders Todd Helton, Michael Young and Miguel Tejada also are among the newcomers on the ballot announced Monday. Martinez was 20 votes short at 70.4 per cent, Mike Mussina at 63.5 per cent and Curt Schilling at 51.2 per cent. He was 8-1 with a 0.70 ERA in 32 post-season series. Rivera had 652 regular-season saves and 42 in the post-season during 19 seasons with the New York Yankees that included five World Series titles. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

president wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka has been in crisis since Oct. 26, when President Maithripala Sirisena abruptly fired Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa, a former president, according to Vancouver Courier. Wickremesinghe has said he still has the support of a majority in Parliament.M.A. Sumanthiran, another lawmaker opposed to Rajapaksa, said Monday's motion was presented by a group of 122 lawmakers. The vote will take place Nov. 29. He said it is a token of what the powers the Parliament can exercise when the group claiming to be the government does not have the majority in Parliament and refuses to bow to a no vote. Both Rajapaksa and Sirisena have refused to accept the results of the no-confidence motions, saying proper procedures have not been followed. The latest motion was presented a day after a crucial meeting among political party leaders failed to reach a breakthrough to resolve the political crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

defence staff: Jonathan Vance, the chief of defence staff, told a defence and security conference Saturday that the military has to change because the very nature of warfare is changing, particularly when it comes to cyber-warfare. ; I think we ... stand accused of looking backwards and seeing what worked in the past and keeping those practices going forward, Vance told the Halifax Security Forum, which has attracted more than 300 experts, politicians and military officials from around the world, according to National Observer. That worked through a great stretch of warfare that was state-on-state, that matched physical versus physical. Gen. All of us in this room are infused with that DNA. He said the problem is that the nature of warfare is changing fast. We know that the future of warfare is going to demand different ways of thinking in different domains so that we can prevail. It has required that we become diverse so that we attract the talent we need he told a panel discussion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

interview monday: Canadians should not tolerate allegations of forced sterilization in their country, Saganash said, and Ottawa must address the issue as victims share their stories, according to Vancouver Courier. I think they have to take this seriously, said the Cree lawyer and MP from northern Quebec. Coerced sterilization clearly breaches human-rights standards that Canada must fight to uphold, Saganash in an interview Monday, and said that authorities should very carefully read Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted by the UN in 1948.article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Vancouver mayor reacts to departure of housing CEO for job with modular housing company Cyclist throws poop at car following collision in Victoria, B.C. VIDEO Vancouver police arrest suspect in weekend assault That international agreement says that genocide includes any acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, such as by imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group. Just the fact that it is happening and people are coming out makes it serious enough to look for a solution. Maurice Law is leading a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government, the government of Saskatchewan, all its health authorities, and individual medical professionals. The issue of forced sterilizations will also be raised at the UN Committee Against Torture this week, when Amnesty International Canada and a national law firm call for accountability for the practice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

plans: Ford to manage those types of things, Scheer said, according to National Observer. I told him as prime minister in 2019 I would absolutely work with premiers across the country to ensure that French-language services are not affected by any kinds of changes. The federal Conservative leader told a news conference on Sunday that be brought up the issue with Ford at this weekend's Progressive Conservative convention in Toronto, but that ultimately the decision is the premier's to make. ; It's up to Mr. Ford's government announced it would scrap plans for the university on Thursday in its first fiscal update since taking office over the summer. Plans for the school were announced by the previous Liberal government in 2017. The government did not immediately say how much money the move would save. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

web development: There will likely be a demand for 182,000 information and technology workers in Canada by 2019, which is why some believe coding should be introduced as early as grade school, according to NOW Magazine. Whether at a post-secondary institution or through independent workshops, these are some of the top places around Toronto where you can pick up this vital skill. According to ICTC Digital Talent's Road To 2020 And Beyond report, web development is one of the fastest-growing careers. Independent workshops If you work full-time or are already a student, intensive boot camps or quick classes could fit into your schedule and help you pick up coding essentials. Besides diving deep into various coding languages HTML, CSS, Java Script, jQuery, RWD, React, Gulp and Git, participants also learn personal branding and public speaking skills. Hacker You An intensive crash course, Hacker You at Queen and Spadina is a nine-week, eight-hour-a day boot camp. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

budget cuts: M lanie Joly, federal minister of official languages and La Francophonie, described the Ontario government's budget cuts as devastating decisions that will have a lasting impact on the more than 600,000 Franco-Ontarians and the more than 7.9 million francophones across Canada, according to Toronto Star. Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO Premier Doug Ford's government revealed the cuts Thursday in its fall economic update. In a letter that was sent Friday and obtained by the Star, Official Languages Minister M lanie Joly expressed what she described as her sincere disappointment at the provincial Progressive Conservatives' move to eliminate the office of the French language services commissioner and to scrap plans for a French-language university. The Tories said they were necessary in order to reduce costs and address what the party says is a 15-billion deficit left behind by the previous Liberal government. Joly said the promotion of the French language is central to our common approach of supporting our two official languages and defending the rights of minorities in Canada, and warned that eliminating the commissioner's position and abandoning plans for the university will have severe consequences on the vitality of the Franco-Ontario community and the Canadian Francophonie. These are devastating decisions that will have a lasting impact on the more than 600,000 Franco-Ontarians and the more than 7.9 million francophones across Canada, Joly wrote in the letter addressed to Caroline Mulroney, Ontario's minister responsible for francophone affairs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mr ford: It's up to Mr, according to CTV. Ford to manage those types of things, Scheer said. The federal Conservative leader told a news conference on Sunday that be brought up the issue with Ford at this weekend's Progressive Conservative convention in Toronto, but that ultimately the decision is the premier's to make. I told him as prime minister in 2019 I would absolutely work with premiers across the country to ensure that French-language services are not affected by any kinds of changes. The government did not immediately say how much money the move would save. Ford's government announced it would scrap plans for the university on Thursday in its first fiscal update since taking office over the summer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump: It's not his fault, according to Vancouver Courier. It's not his strength, said Trump, who added that Kelly himself might want to depart. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview that aired on Fox News Sunday, praised Kelly's work ethic and much of what he brings to the position but added, There are certain things that I don't like that he does. article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Why this 25-year-old decided to be an egg farmer in B.C. Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Burnaby woman killed in suspicious crash was student support worker at Templeton secondary There are a couple of things where it's just not his strength. Asked whether he would keep Kelly in his post through 2020, the president offered only that it could happen. Trump said he was happy with his Cabinet but was thinking about changing three or four or five positions. Trump had earlier pledged publicly that Kelly would remain through his first term in office, though many in the West Wing were skeptical. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

peace envoy: The Taliban are saying they do not believe they can succeed militarily, that they would like to see the problems that remain, resolved by peaceful means, by political negotiations, according to Vancouver Courier. Peace efforts have accelerated since Khalilzad's appointment as Washington's peace envoy to Afghanistan aimed at eventually winding down America's longest war. Without referring explicitly to the talks in Qatar, Khalilzad told a news conference Sunday in the Afghan capital Kabul I am talking to all interested parties, all Afghan groups... and I think there is an opportunity for reconciliation and peace. article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Why this 25-year-old decided to be an egg farmer in B.C. Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Burnaby woman killed in suspicious crash was student support worker at Templeton secondary The Afghan government wants peace, he said. Seventeen years after the U.S.-led invasion that ended Taliban rule, the militants control nearly half of Afghanistan and carry out near-daily attacks on local security forces and government officials. The Taliban have long refused U.S. demands to negotiate with the Western-backed government in Kabul, which the insurgents view as a puppet regime. The U.S. administration now appears focused on reaching a political settlement with the Taliban, and has given in to a number of the group's longstanding demands, beginning with the holding of direct talks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wage increases: The Cisneros victory cements a stunning political realignment that will leave a vast stretch of the Los Angeles metropolitan area under Democratic control in the House.article continues below Trending Stories Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Burnaby woman killed in suspicious crash was student support worker at Templeton secondary Why this 25-year-old decided to be an egg farmer in B.C. Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. With Kim's defeat, four Republican-held House districts all or partly in Orange County, California, a one-time nationally known GOP stronghold southeast of Los Angeles, will have shifted in one election to the Democratic column, according to Vancouver Courier. The change means that the county Richard Nixon's birthplace and site of his presidential library will only have Democrats representing its residents in Washington next year. In what had been the last undecided House contest in California, Cisneros beat Republican Young Kim for the state's 39th District seat. Democrats also recently picked up the last Republican-held House seat anchored in Los Angeles County, when Democrat Katie Hill ousted Republican Rep. With other gains Republicans also lost a seat in the agricultural Central Valley Democrats will hold a 45-8 edge in California U.S. House seats next year. Steve Knight. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fatalistic outlook: Kawhi Leonard was in the middle of two costly plays down the stretch for the Raptors this past week, according to Toronto Star. Tim Bradbury / GETTY IMAGES It has arrived. It was a new team still trying to figure it all out, trying to acclimate two new key starters into the system with a new coach calling the shots, and there was going to be an inevitable slide and a regression to the mean. Things aren't nearly as good or smooth as they were, and the players are taking a fatalistic outlook. I think that we get a little stagnant at times late in games, but that just comes from us being new to each other figuring it out and learning. We're not executing as much as we'd like to, obviously, said Danny Green, one of those vital newcomers being thrown into the mix. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

francophone community: So, too, was the plan to build the new French university in Toronto by 2020, according to CTV. It's a question of money, the government said. The announcement was buried at the bottom of an economic update Doug Ford's Ontario budget Thursday -- the office of the French-language commissioner was abolished. The deficit is real; our debt is real, said Ontario Finance Minister Vid Fedeli. The province has French community colleges and a bilingual university, but no university francophones can call their own. The previous Liberal government promised Ontario's 600,000-strong francophone community the university. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

panel discussion: Jonathan Vance, the chief of defence staff, told a defence and security conference Saturday that the military has to change because the very nature of warfare is changing, particularly when it comes to cyber-warfare, according to CTV. I think we ... stand accused of looking backwards and seeing what worked in the past and keeping those practices going forward, Vance told the Halifax Security Forum, which has attracted more than 300 experts, politicians and military officials from around the world. Gen. That worked through a great stretch of warfare that was state-on-state, that matched physical versus physical. It has required that we become diverse so that we attract the talent we need he told a panel discussion. All of us in this room are infused with that DNA. He said the problem is that the nature of warfare is changing -- fast. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration: The Portland, Maine, resident was released from the Strafford County Jail on Thursday, according to Toronto Star. An unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer reviews forms in April 2017 in Laguna Niguel, California. The New Hampshire ACLU contends Immigration and Customs Enforcement unlawfully detained 45-year-old Abdigani Faisal Hussein. A federal judge recently freed a 45-year-old Somali immigrant who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March and held in a New Hampshire jail for nine months. Twain Braden, one of his lawyers, said a similar case is currently being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Allen J. Schaben / TNS The ACLU says Hussein entered the country lawfully in 1996 as a Somali refugee.ICE detained him in March because he was convicted in 2002 and sentenced to probation for possessing khat, a mild stimulant grown in East Africa that is illegal in the U.S. The ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project in New Hampshire brought the action that led to Hussein being reunited with his family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

neapolitan novels: The story of a febrile and rivalrous friendship between two girls in a working-class Italian neighbourhood in the 1950s, it is as intimate as Thrones is sweeping, according to Toronto Star. Ludovica Nasti and Elisa Del Genio in HBO's My Brilliant Friend. Game of Thrones required condensing a vast narrative, visualizing wonders like dragons' flight and creating a world that spanned continents.HBO's new series My Brilliant Friend, based on the wildly popular Neapolitan novels of Elena Ferrante, is a different but no smaller challenge. EDUARDO CASTALDO / HBO The first season, which begins Sunday, is set largely in a single cluster of apartments. It enfolds warring families and shifting alliances, but in a setting where everyone is packed close and prying eyes and whispers are inescapable. Its drama, though punctuated by violence, is interior and inwardly focused. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

politics: After a great deal of thought on this I am going to start a thread trying to explain the loss of the left and the success of right-wing populism, according to Rabble. I have been seeking some kind of unifying theory and believe I have found it.I have suspected that this is related to technology as this is the most consistent element across the globe. This is in Canadian politics but it applies to international politics as well. In the past I put this down to the rise of social media. You may see I touched on this in response to the comment about Scheer in the global warming thread post 271 here page 5 comment-5499751I will late it out more completely. While I think this is definitely part of it, it cannot explain it adequately.I will attempt to lay out what I think the critical change is. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya refugees: It is virtually certain to be formally adopted by the 193-member world body in December, according to CTV. Among those voting against the resolution were Myanmar neighbours China, Cambodia and Laos along with Russia. The General Assembly's human rights committee approved the resolution by a vote of 142-10, with 26 abstentions. Bangladesh, which hosts 1.1 million Rohingya refugees, voted in favour. It urgently calls on Myanmar's government to end discrimination and provide a path to citizenship for the embattled minority. The resolution expresses deep concern that violence by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya has forced over 723,000 people to flee to Bangladesh since August 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

egg farmer: Jonathan Vance, the chief of defence staff, told a defence and security conference Saturday that the military has to change because the very nature of warfare is changing, particularly when it comes to cyber-warfare.article continues below Trending Stories Why this 25-year-old decided to be an egg farmer in B.C. Vancouver woman attacked in West End apartment building Vancouver's creepiest unsolved mysteries World-famous hot pot restaurant Hai Di Lao to open in Metro Vancouver I think we ... stand accused of looking backwards and seeing what worked in the past and keeping those practices going forward, Vance told the Halifax Security Forum, which has attracted more than 300 experts, politicians and military officials from around the world, according to Vancouver Courier. That worked through a great stretch of warfare that was state-on-state, that matched physical versus physical. Gen. All of us in this room are infused with that DNA. He said the problem is that the nature of warfare is changing fast. We know that the future of warfare is going to demand different ways of thinking in different domains so that we can prevail. It has required that we become diverse so that we attract the talent we need he told a panel discussion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.