flurries forecast: She supplements her income working as an astrologer, and although the stars have been telling her Venezuelans are on the road to ridding themselves of socialist President Nicolas Maduro, she doesn't expect him to go quickly or quietly.article continues below Trending Stories It's snow time chance of flurries forecast for Vancouver Here's what life looks like in Vancouver's first legal cannabis dispensary Loblaws City Market to anchor massive downtown Vancouver post office redevelopment Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history The government is going to strangle us even more with their bad decisions and shamelessness, Pineda said while sharing a bowl of beef soup with two friends, none of whom can afford the 1.50 meal on their own, according to Vancouver Courier. Economists agree that the longer the standoff between the U.S.-backed Guaido and Maduro drags on, the more regular Venezuelans are likely to suffer. But as Elizabeth Pineda was stocking up on staples Sunday at a sidewalk market near a Caracas slum, she was bracing for things to get a lot worse, not better.A retired secretary, Pineda survives on a monthly pension of just 18,000 bolivars, or about 6. Maduro, who so far appears to have the backing of the decisive military, has dug in, accusing the U.S. of orchestrating a coup by encouraging Guaido to declare himself interim president and then leading a chorus of nations that immediately recognized his rule. Directives sent Friday to the U.S. Federal Reserve will make it very hard for Maduro to access Venezuela's overseas assets and earnings, including those from Houston-based Citgo, a subsidiary of state-owned oil giant PDVSA and the major source of revenue for the bankrupt government. The high-risk and seldom-used strategy of recognizing an alternative government that doesn't already have de facto power is tantamount to blocking Maduro's access to Venezuela's all-important oil revenue, with enormous legal and financial entanglements. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

interview sunday: He pledged to build a wall anyway using his executive powers to declare a national emergency if necessary.article continues below Trending Stories It's snow time chance of flurries forecast for Vancouver Here's what life looks like in Vancouver's first legal cannabis dispensary Loblaws City Market to anchor massive downtown Vancouver post office redevelopment Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history I personally think it's less than 50-50, but you have a lot of very good people on that board, Trump said in an interview Sunday with the newspaper, according to Vancouver Courier. The president was referring to a bipartisan committee of House and Senate lawmakers that will consider border spending as part of the legislative process. As hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers prepared to return to work, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he doesn't think the negotiators will strike a deal that he'd accept. The president's standoff with Democrats on Capitol Hill is far from over and the clock is ticking. It's unclear if the Democrats will budge. The spending bill Trump signed on Friday to temporarily end the partial government shutdown funds the shuttered agencies only until Feb. 15. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

future generations: Most provinces' debts are also growing, according to CTV. Ontario now owes 322 billion, Quebec owes 188 billion and Alberta owes more than 51 billion. The federal debt has ballooned to 666 billion which translates to 18,030 per person, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. But the C.D. Howe Institute's new research shows that burden isn't shared equally between the generations. The projected lifetime fiscal burdens of the youngest generation born since 2005 and future generations are very high higher than those of any other generations, especially those born from the mid-1950s to the 1990s, Mahboubi found. To conduct the research, Senior Policy Analyst Parisa Mahboubi examined current and future net revenues, as well as spending, net debt, and expected demographic changes like an aging population. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

senate lawmakers: He pledged to build a wall anyway using his executive powers to declare a national emergency if necessary, according to CTV. I personally think it's less than 50-50, but you have a lot of very good people on that board, Trump said in an interview Sunday with the newspaper. As hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers prepared to return to work, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he doesn't think the negotiators will strike a deal that he'd accept. The president was referring to a bipartisan committee of House and Senate lawmakers that will consider border spending as part of the legislative process. The spending bill Trump signed on Friday to temporarily end the partial government shutdown funds the shuttered agencies only until Feb. 15. The president's standoff with Democrats on Capitol Hill is far from over and the clock is ticking. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

water-soaked mud: Earlier Sunday, authorities stopped the search and evacuated several neighbourhoods in the southeastern city of Brumadinho that were within range of the second B6 dam owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale, according to CTV. An estimated 24,000 people were told to get to higher ground, but by the afternoon civil engineers said the second dam was no longer at risk. The Civil Defence office in Minais Gerais state raised the confirmed death toll to 58, with up to 300 people still missing following the avalanche of iron ore waste from a mine Friday. Get out searching! a woman yelled at firefighters near a refugee set up in the centre of Brumadinho. Areas of water-soaked mud appeared to be drying out, which could help firefighters get to areas previously unreachable. They could be out there in the bush. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emboldening opposition: It followed Guaido's decision two days earlier to declare himself his country's interim leader, two weeks after Maduro's contested inauguration, according to CTV. But emboldening Venezuela's opposition has been a labour of months, The Canadian Press has learned. Juan Guaido's defiant pronouncement against President Nicolas Maduro -- whom Canada has branded a dictator who stole an election -- marked the latest dramatic development in Venezuela's political crisis. Canadian diplomats in Caracas, with their Latin American counterparts, worked to get the country's opposition parties to coalesce behind the one person who emerged strong enough to stand against Maduro 35-year-old Guaido. They were really looking for international support of some kind, to be able to hold onto a reason as to why they should unite, and push out somebody like Juan Guaido, said one source. The turning point came Jan. 4 when the Lima Group -- the bloc that includes Canada and more than a dozen Latin American countries -- rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's May 2018 election victory and his looming Jan. 10 inauguration, while recognizing the legitimately elected National Assembly, sources say. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

meng wanzhou: McCallum was quoted in a Vancouver newspaper as saying it would be great for Canada if the United States dropped its extradition request for Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei executive who was detained in Vancouver last month, according to CTV. Why is Huawei controversial He told Star Metro Vancouver on Friday that if the U.S. and China reach an agreement on Meng's case, the deal should include the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians currently detained in China for what many analysts say is revenge for the detention of Meng. The prime minister's office announced Saturday that ambassador John McCallum had been told to hand in his resignation -- just hours after he weighed in on a high-stakes extradition case for the second time in less than a week. We have to make sure that if the U.S. does such a deal, it also includes the release of our two people. That comment followed a statement McCallum issued Thursday, saying he misspoke earlier in the week when he discussed Meng's case with a group of Chinese-language journalists in Toronto, listing several arguments he thought could help her legal fight against extradition. And the U.S. is highly aware of that, McCallum told the Star. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

howard: In a decision delivered late in the day, Howard said there was only enough evidence to convict the man, who cannot be identified to protect his wife's identity, on one count each of extortion and sexual assault, according to CTV. He was found not guilty on five other charges -- one of assault and two each of sexual assault and extortion -- that related to specific dates in their relationship, including the events that led to his arrest on July 30, 2015. Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Howard said that while he believed the man wielded this power on multiple occasions during the couple's nine-week marriage, he could not conclusively say how many times it happened. There is no doubt that by making these threats he intended to obtain sexual favours from his wife, Howard said in his ruling. Court heard the couple first came in contact on an online dating site in the spring of 2015, had sex on their first date and married within weeks of meeting in person. He induced the complainant by abusing a position of trust and power ... not because he was married to the complainant, but because of the particular context of her immigration circumstances. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mccallum: On a day that both of those issues collided spectacularly in the news, McCallum lost his job as Canada's ambassador to China asked by Trudeau to step down after some extremely ill-advised remarks on Friday to a Star Metro reporter in Vancouver, according to Toronto Star. Even as attention was riveted on Kingston, Ont., and the questioning of a Syrian refugee in a terrorism take-down on Friday, McCallum was musing aloud in Vancouver about how it would be great for Canada if the U.S. dropped an extradition request that has entangled Canada in a massive, high-stakes dispute with China. First, as immigration minister from 2015 to early 2017, he managed the influx of Syrian refugees to this country; then, for the last two years, McCallum was Canada's man in China. It was McCallum's second verbal misstep in a week, and Trudeau phoned him late on Friday night to say that this latest outburst was one too many. Article Continued Below Since then, two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, have been detained and another, Robert Schellenberg, has been sentenced to death. The firing throws a bucket of cold water over speculation all last week that McCallum was saying what the Trudeau government could not say publicly in what has been an escalating, high-stakes feud with China, kicked off by the December arrest and detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as part of the U.S. extradition request. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

star metro: McCallum, Canada's former ambassador to China, on January 24, 2019, walked back comments that Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has a strong case against extradition to the United States, following a political backlash, according to Toronto Star. ALICE CHICHE / AFP/GETTY IMAGES file photo That was after Star Metro published an interview with McCallum in Vancouver in which he said that it would be great for Canada if the United States relinquishes its attempt to extradite Huawei's chief financial officer. In a statement released Saturday afternoon, Trudeau said he demanded McCallum's resignation on Friday night. According to a senior government source, Trudeau had spoken to McCallum earlier in the week after he misspoke and told Chinese language reporters about the government's view of the Meng case. Article Continued Below Government officials had initially suggested McCallum was more forthright than expected in his comments outlining the view that Meng had strong legal arguments to fight extradition, but Trudeau did not, at first, repudiate his comments. Trudeau asked McCallum explicitly to stop speaking about it but was prepared to stand by his ambassador in the face of Conservative calls that he should be fired. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

inauguration.article: It followed Guaido's decision two days earlier to declare himself his country's interim leader, two weeks after Maduro's contested inauguration.article continues below Trending Stories Mental health rated low in B.C. despite healthy lifestyles and long life doctor Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Downtown Eastside Free dental clinic offers help with a smile Popular gluten-free bakery reveals plans to expand into Vancouver But emboldening Venezuela's opposition has been a labour of months, The Canadian Press has learned, according to Vancouver Courier. Canadian diplomats in Caracas, with their Latin American counterparts, worked to get the country's opposition parties to coalesce behind the one person who emerged strong enough to stand against Maduro 35-year-old Guaido. Juan Guaido's defiant pronouncement against President Nicolas Maduro whom Canada has branded a dictator who stole an election marked the latest dramatic development in Venezuela's political crisis. The turning point came Jan. 4 when the Lima Group the bloc that includes Canada and more than a dozen Latin American countries rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's May 2018 election victory and his looming Jan. 10 inauguration, while recognizing the legitimately elected National Assembly, sources say. The Canadian Press interviewed senior Canadian government officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the crisis in Venezuela. They were really looking for international support of some kind, to be able to hold onto a reason as to why they should unite, and push out somebody like Juan Guaido, said one source. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

food court: I thought I'm not going to be here at that age, and then it's like holy s---, she says, drinking an iced coffee in the food court below the store that has felt like home for the better part of three decades, according to Toronto Star. Jean Machine store manager Susan Cripps-Campbell, director of operations Darren Perlman, senior assistant manager Shida Dastoom and district manager Iggy Eterno, at the Toronto Eaton Centre store this month. Her manager was 26. Says Eterno, who was in charge of recruiting We wanted personality. Steve Russell / Toronto Star She has been here exclusively since 1994, an endless cycle of skinny and wide fit, low- and high-rise, near the escalator bank that whisks shoppers toward Nordstrom, Sears or Eaton's, depending on the decade. We had a lot of challenging employees ... but God were they fun. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saka: Documents show that Saka, who was at London's Chaldean Catholic Church, took money that was supposed to help new immigrants to Canada, according to CTV. Among other spots, he gambled at casinos in Windsor and Niagara. Father Amer Saka told the court he had a serious gambling addiction and pleaded guilty to fraud over 5,000. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 6. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration pilot: This is exactly what we're looking for, said Winkler Mayor Martin Harder who recently met with Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, according to CTV. In Winkler alone, as an example, at the meeting we said there was 200 million worth of manufacturing goods that could be exported out of this country a year if we were able to have the labour source in order to do that. The community is hopeful a new program announced Thursday by the federal government, called the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, will help attract skilled workers to the region. Communities have to apply to be part of the program. Communities with up to 200,000 people will be considered in more remote areas. To be eligible communities must have a population of less than 50,000 people and be located at least 75 kilometres from metropolitan area. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people trudeau: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a town hall meeting in Miramichi, N.B., on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, according to Toronto Star. Speaking to a crowd of about 250 people Trudeau reminded them that it was his Liberal government that granted asylum to 40,000 Syrian refugees in 2015-16. The prime minister made the prediction Thursday during a town hall meeting in northern New Brunswick, where a young Syrian refugee thanked him for allowing her family to come to Canada. Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS I came all the way from Syria, and I came here to thank you, Tasmeen Ali told the prime minister in a soft voice, her words met with warm applause from the 250 people gathered inside a high school in Miramichi. He said his government was glad to help, but he stressed it was Canadians those in church and community groups, neighbourhoods and families who made the integration of Syrians a success. Trudeau reminded the crowd it was his Liberal government that granted asylum to 40,000 Syrian refugees in 2015-16. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

subject cluster: You are the shining stars and future of this nation, according to Rabble. The point of discussion here is what after 10th And what subject cluster after 12th Have we ever thought about knowing self before choosing any subject/stream or cluster What are we really good at What can we do differently than others The important question is what my passion is and what am I made for Suppose in a group of 20 students, 10 students are performing well in all subjects and 5 students in just math. God bless all of you. However, the rest 5 students are performing average in most of the subjects. adsbygoogle window.adsbygoogle .push ; We never ask why We just label them as Non-Performers or in Kashmiri Naa Kabili-e-Mahaz . Are they really Naa Kabili-e-Mahaz or just our viewpoint is negative Are they good at or in Kashmiri Kabil in some other fields Have we ever thought about the vast horizons of learning different fields of studies or just Med or Non-Med The solution to the problem cannot be the pieces of advice or suggestion of our relatives or friends. Remember nothing is important than discussing your career on the table with a good counsellor. It is much more complicated than we think. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

toronto star: Hussam Eddin Alzahabi, 20, at his home in Kingston after he was released from RCMP custody Friday, according to Toronto Star. May Warren/Toronto Star At the same time, a teenager, whose gender was not released by police Alzahabi said he was male was charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity; and counselling a person to deliver, place, discharge or detonate an explosive with intent to cause death or serious bodily injury. The 20-year-old says he was handcuffed and taken to the Kingston police station on Division Street, where he was held overnight in a cell. He cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. There was some accusation that I work for some terrorist group, he said, sitting on a brown sofa in his family's living room after his release from custody Friday afternoon. Asked how he knew the minor who's been charged, Alzahabi said he is just a friend and a former classmate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trudeau government: The weekend event, which kicked off Friday, will feature a number of activities and discussions about campaign strategy and preparedness, according to CTV. Many of the 110 candidates who have been elected in ridings not currently held by Conservatives will attend special victory school campaign training alongside MPs and take part in discussions about how to rally support from Canadians. The MPs and Senators have gathered in part to prepare for the reopening of Parliament next week after the lengthy Christmas break, but it is Oct. 21 -- election day -- that is getting most of their attention. The party is sharpening its message to Canadians to convince them the Conservatives are ready to topple the Trudeau government. She said the Conservatives want Canadians to understand that leader Andrew Scheer and the Conservative Party understand the struggles of ordinary Canadians who don't have an infinite pot of money from which to draw. Our priority is going to be talking about Canadian families and Canadian families' affordability today, the fact that they are feeling the pinch, because that's what we're being told in our ridings, Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt told reporters as the retreat was getting underway Friday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

actions: The RCMP tweeted Thursday evening that all actions are being taken to ensure public safety and more information will be provided on Friday.article continues below Trending Stories Mental health rated low in B.C. despite healthy lifestyles and long life doctor Aussies living in Vancouver say they prefer Canadian lifestyle to Down Under Are you ready for La Poutine Week B.C. Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's historyA senior government official speaking on background confirmed that the arrests were related to a national security investigation, according to Vancouver Courier. The official, who did not wish to be identified because the investigation is in its early stages, said the situation is contained and there's no threat to public safety. The RCMP have made two arrests in Kingston, Ont., in what a government official confirms is a national security investigation. The RCMP said they are working closely with Kingston police on the probe, calling it an ongoing and evolving situation. The government of Canada has no greater responsibility than to keep its citizens safe. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said any operational details on the RCMP investigation will be released by the Mounties, adding that the country's security agencies act on credible information about potential threats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kingston police: The official, who did not wish to be identified because the investigation is in its early stages, said the situation is contained and there's no threat to public safety, according to National Observer. The RCMP said they are working closely with Kingston police on the probe, calling it an ongoing and evolving situation. The RCMP tweeted Thursday evening that all actions are being taken to ensure public safety and more information will be provided on Friday. ; A senior government official speaking on background confirmed that the arrests were related to a national security investigation. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said any operational details on the RCMP investigation will be released by the Mounties, adding that the country's security agencies act on credible information about potential threats. Earlier today, the RCMP and other police partners took action in Kingston, Ontario, based on credible information, to ensure public safety, Goodale said in a statement Thursday evening. The government of Canada has no greater responsibility than to keep its citizens safe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

beirut suburb: The refugees had gathered since the early hours in the northern Beirut suburb of Burj Hammoud, according to CTV. There, they boarded buses that took them home. Thousands of Syrians have returned home from Lebanon since June as calm returns to parts of the country. Hundreds of others also gathered in other parts of Lebanon from where buses took them home. The returns come as Syrian government forces have made gains in recent years, capturing nearly 60 per cent of Syria. Syrian state news agency SANA said buses carrying the refugees began arriving in the Syrian border villages of Jdaidet Yabous in the east and Dabousiyeh in the north in the early afternoon. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration pilot: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the aim of getting more immigrants to settle in rural areas and small communities is to help fuel economic growth, according to Toronto Star. Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO Thirty per cent of our GDP comes from rural Canada. The five-year Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot requires remote communities to submit a thorough plan identifying available middle-class job opportunities and developing social support infrastructure to help the newcomers settle. These communities are experiencing out-migration and are having difficulties in filling unfilled jobs when 78 per cent of our immigrants are settling in large urban centres, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen told the Star in an interview from Sudbury, where he made the announcement. Hussen said the program aims to bring 2,750 principal applicants plus their family members each year to communities with less than 50,000 people or where the population is under 200,000, but are far away from urban centres. This is a major move to make sure our rural communities can grow their economies and populations through immigration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: Crowds on the beach in Hollywood for Canada Fest, according to Toronto Star. Courtesy of Canada Fest So the 36th annual Canada Fest, the largest French language musical festival in the United States, has moved off Hollywood Beach Boardwalk this year to a 10-acre park in the middle of U.S. Highway 1 as its cuts through downtown Hollywood. But, it was all too much for thousands of Canadians who fled inland seeking the shelter of tall buildings, dense trees and urban structures. Those lovely breezes moderated the hot tropical sun, but played havoc with the microphones and recording equipment that play a vital role in the operations at the Canada Fest Musical Festival, which Louis St. Louis St. Laurent launched on the beach in 1983. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

collection: Here are some highlights of Wednesday's spring-summer 2019 couture collections VALENTINO'S FLOWER WOMEN On couturier Pierpaolo Piccioli's request, Valentino's seamstresses named each and every couture dress after a flower or emotion, according to CTV. This detail reveals the preciousness that the designer and his atelier bestowed on the 65 carefully constructed looks, in which each model was transformed into a silken bloom. The VIP crowd that was surrounded by multicolored perfumed flowers whooped during a standing ovation as snow fell outside. A surreal red rose hood opened the collection, enveloping the model's head. Wednesday's effort lacked some of the vigour of Piccioli's standout collection last season, but it was poetic, thoughtful and colour-rich. Later gowns were less unusual or daring, producing a display in which Piccioli offered a more classical interpretation of floral couture. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jagmeet singh: I'd say, 'OK, let me check with my wife.' I'd get back a day later and the place would be gone, Singh said, according to CTV. The market's really hard out here. Jagmeet Singh began calling landlords last year as he prepared to move across the country from Brampton, Ont., to run in a byelection in Burnaby South. If it's hard for me, I can only imagine how hard it is for so many people. In Burnaby, renters have been kicked out of older apartments to make way for luxury condos, and sky-high prices are shutting millennials out of the market. Housing is shaping up to be a defining issue in the byelection, set for Feb. 25, and in the federal election later this year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

luxury condos: DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS I'd say, OK, let me check with my wife.' I'd get back a day later and the place would be gone, Singh said, according to Toronto Star. The market's really hard out here. Jagmeet Singh began calling landlords last year as he prepared to move across the country from Brampton, Ont., to run in a byelection in Burnaby South.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is proposing to build 500,000 new affordable units over the next decade. If it's hard for me, I can only imagine how hard it is for so many people. In Burnaby, renters have been kicked out of older apartments to make way for luxury condos, and sky-high prices are shutting millennials out of the market. Housing is shaping up to be a defining issue in the byelection, set for Feb. 25, and in the federal election later this year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.