family: The prime minister, in Halifax on Thursday for a funding announcement, said Halifax MP Andy Fillmore had already contacted Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen about expediting the immigration process for some family members, according to CTV. I can't comment on specific cases, but in heartbreaking cases like this we're certainly looking at doing what we can to bring this family that has suffered such a devastating loss together, said Trudeau, who attended a vigil in Halifax's main square Wednesday night in support of the Barhos. Kawthar Barho, whose husband Ebraheim is in a medically induced coma to recover from extensive burns, has told local politicians and religious leaders in Halifax that she wants to be reunited with family members living overseas because she has no other relatives in Canada. The Barhos arrived in Nova Scotia with their children as privately sponsored refugees in September 2017. The cause of the fire remains unclear. Early Tuesday, a fast-moving fire killed all of their children Ahmad, 14; Rola, 12; Mohamad, 9; Ola, 8; Hala, 3; Rana, 2 and Abdullah, who was born in Canada on Nov. 9. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

father: The father is seriously burnt, and if he survives will need a great deal of fbclid IwAR2HEc...A message from CUPE Nova Scotia and disgustingly, there have been many online hate comments targeting this family, from many places, according to Rabble. You can send condolences to their Mosque is also a funding campaign, among other things to bring the mother's parents here as she is inconsolable, understandingly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

separation: Judge Dana Sabraw, who ordered the administration to end to the family separation policy on June 26, 2018, and reunify 2,700 children being held in government custody at the time, said that date is now arbitrary in light of the inspector general's report that found the family separation policy started as a pilot program in El Paso in 2017, according to CTV. Sabraw said the public has the right to know what the government did and the scope of it. In San Diego, a federal judge on Thursday indicated he was considering a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to hold the government accountable for the separation of potentially thousands more children after a watchdog report revealed the government's policy was implemented as far back as July 2017. He asked why wouldn't the case include everyone who has been allegedly unlawfully separated Why would it be tethered to an arbitrary date of June 26, 2018 He said there may be thousands more parents and children who were separated. There was no tracking. We simply don't know, Sabraw said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump veto: They will also put some Republicans from swing districts and states in a difficult spot, according to CTV. Formally introducing the measure sets up a vote by the full House likely by mid-March, perhaps as soon as next week, because of a timeline spelled out by law. Though the effort seems almost certain to ultimately fall short -- perhaps to a Trump veto -- the votes will let Democrats take a defiant stance against Trump that is sure to please liberal voters. Initial passage by the Democratic-run House seems assured. The law that spells out the rules for emergency declarations seems to require the Senate to address the issue too, but there's never been a congressional effort to block one and some procedural uncertainties remain. The measure would then move to the Republican-controlled Senate, where there may be enough GOP defections for approval. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bsap stream: There are now 15 black students in the current first-year class and Oriuwa, now in her third year, credits the BSAP for the jump, according to CTV. Candidates must meet the same requirements for grades, Medical College Admissions Test, and community involvement as any other applicants. The university responded with the Black Student Application Process in 2017, an initiative designed to boost the chronically low number of black students applying to medical school and subsequently becoming doctors. BSAP applicants must self-identify as black and submit an essay explaining why they chose the BSAP stream. It has provided a culturally safe environment for black students to be able to have their file reviewed as well as their interview integrated with individuals who are from the black community. There are no quotas for the admission of black students. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city hall: They were Ahmad, 14; Rola, 12; Mohamad, 9; Ola, 8; Hala, 3; Rana, 2 and Abdullah, who was born in Canada in November, according to CTV. Natalie Horne, of the organization that sponsored the Barho family, spoke through tears as she described the personalities of the children. GoFund Me Halifax house fire tragedy The mourners gathered at Grand Parade in front of city hall and listened solemnly as the Barho children's names and ages were read out followed by a moment of silence. She noted they were all unique and individual. Rola, who was 12, was a little mother to all of the children and she excelled academically and wanted so much to do well in school. Ahmad, the oldest, was a jokester who had the best sense of humour, and like many 14-year-old boys, he loved girls, said Horne, evoking laughter from the crowd. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

halifax suburb: Seven children were killed in an early-morning fire Tuesday that witnesses said quickly engulfed a home in a Halifax suburb, according to Toronto Star. A neighbour said the family that lived in the house on Quartz Drive in Spryfield included seven children ranging in age from three months to 17 years old. Ebraheim and Kawthar Barho came from a city that was reduced to rubble in the deadly Syrian civil war, a place that was bombed mercilessly by U.S.-led forces trying to eradicate Daesh. Neighbour Danielle Burt describes the horrific scene. The Barhos arrived in September 2017 to a welcoming committee at the Halifax airport. They found their saviours 8,000 kilometres away in Nova Scotia, where the Hants East Assisting Refugees Team Society, or HEART, waited two years to privately sponsor the family and their six children to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

thompson doesn: I know that they're going to get somebody addicted here, said Thompson, according to CTV. I know there's a lot of people addicted but there doesn't seem to be anybody doing anything about it. North End resident Bonnie Thompson wrote a letter to Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman, calling on the city to do more to crack down on the open sale of drugs in community gathering places. Thompson doesn't use drugs but said she's been frequently approached by sellers asking if she wants to buy pills. Thompson said it makes her feel anxious and unsafe when someone comes up to her trying to sell drugs. She said it's happened to her in the North End, West End and downtown Winnipeg. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

burt: The fire started at around 12 30 a.m. on Tuesday and quickly engulfed the newly-built home, according to CTV. Neighbours told CTV Atlantic they had heard a large bang. The family came to Canada as refugees from Syria in 2017. GoFund Me Halifax house fire tragedy Danielle Burt, who lives next door, says she heard a woman screaming and jumped out of bed. Burt says the mother was on the grass with her head bowed, seemingly in prayer. There was just flames just roaring out of their back doors, back windows, everything, she told CTV Atlantic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ctv ottawa: On Tuesday morning, protesters parked approximately 200 vehicles in the streets surrounding Parliament Hill for a rally in front of the House of Commons, according to CTV. If they're not interested in uniting Canada, then we're going to make some noise, because we want to unite Canada, Lead organizer Glen Carritt told CTV Ottawa. Last week, the United We Roll Convoy for Canada began its journey from Red Deer, Alta., to Ottawa in hopes of bringing attention to what organizers said was the Trudeau government's lack of support for the energy sector. That's what we're all about. On its way to Parliament Hill, the convoy had made stops in Regina, Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, Ont. As speakers -- including Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and the People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier -- made speeches, Carritt said Canada's energy section needs to get back in gear our cars don't run on popcorn they run on oil and gas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ethics commissioner: Journalists Robert Fife, Steven Chase and Sean Fine wrote that pressure was brought to influence former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to protect SNC-Lavalin from criminal prosecution, according to Rabble. Last week the ethics commissioner announced an investigation of possible improper government conduct. The government has struggled while denying anonymous accusations aimed at the prime minister's staff reported by The Globe and Mail. The NDP are calling for an independent judicial enquiry. Ottawa awaits a statement from Wilson-Raybould on the substance of the allegations. The Conservatives want a partisan-stocked parliamentary committee to call as witnesses anybody involved. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

photo: File -- In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 photo Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, attend a group photo during a meeting in Warsaw, Poland, according to Toronto Star. Poland's prime minister canceled plans for his country to send a delegation to meeting in Jerusalem on Monday after the acting Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz said that Poles collaborated with the Nazis and sucked anti-Semitism from their mothers' milk . Michael Sohn / AP Photo Szynkowski vel Sek said it was up to Israel to choose the form the apology takes and how it is delivered. Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek said the shameful, scandalous and slanderous comments by the Israeli minister, Israel Katz, require an unequivocal and definite reaction. He said more education is needed about what happened during World War II on Polish soil. The mothers' milk remark repeated a 1989 comment by Israel's then-prime minister, Yitzhak Shamir, which drew condemnation at the time as well. Katz said Sunday, his first as Israel's acting foreign minister, that Poles collaborated with Nazi Germans during the war and sucked anti-Semitism with their mothers' milk. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

statement tuesday: Marco Gobbetti, the brand's CEO, said in a statement Tuesday that Burberry is deeply sorry for the distress the top has caused and has removed it from the autumn-winter collection, along with all images featuring the look, according to CTV. Riccardo Tisci, Burberry's creative director, also apologized, saying while the design was inspired by a nautical theme, I realize that it was insensitive. The knotted strings surfaced after Sunday's show when a model hired to walk but not wear the outfit complained both before the show and on Instagram, saying the noose not only evoked lynchings but also suicide. Model Liz Kennedy took to Instagram the day of the show, posting a photo of the hoodie with a long message directed at Burberry and Tisci. It is not glamorous nor edgy and since this show is dedicated to the youth expressing their voice, here I go. Suicide is not fashion, she wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

margaret jetelina: Achievements can be either professional or personal, according to NOW Magazine. Nominees must be aged 15 or older, hold landed immigrant permanent resident or citizen status in Canada, and reside in Canada. EST. To nominate someone for this prestigious national awards program, go to to fill out the simple online nomination form.A nominee can be anyone who has immigrated to Canada and has since contributed to the success and uplifting of this country and/or its people. Through the RBC Top 25 Awards program, we celebrate immigrants who have achieved great things and, in turn, serve as inspiring role models, said Margaret Jetelina, editor of Canadian Immigrant. RBC is committed to supporting newcomers in Canada and is honoured to be able to celebrate their significant contributions and successes that positively effect change in our country, said Ivy Chiu, senior director, newcomer strategy, RBC. These awards not only showcase the richness and diversity newcomers add to the fabric of our communities, but also the important role they play in making Canada the success it is today and will continue to be in the future. Canada has always been known as a welcoming country to immigrants, and these awards are a shining example of that humanitarian hospitality. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border crisis: President Trump treats the rule of law with utter contempt, Becerra said, according to CTV. He knows there is no border crisis, he knows his emergency declaration is unwarranted, and he admits that he will likely lose this case in court. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit alleges the Trump administration's action violates the Constitution. Joining California in filing the lawsuit are the attorneys general of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia. Trump declared a national emergency to fulfil his promise of completing the wall. All the states involved in the lawsuit have Democratic attorneys general. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

paul workman: Amy, who is 34, told CTV's London Bureau Chief Paul Workman the story of how she ended up in such a dangerous situation, according to CTV. It all started when she married a Muslim man and converted to Islam. The woman, whose first name is Amy, is one of four Canadian ISIS brides who spoke to CTV News from inside the Kurdish-run Al-Hawl refugee camp in eastern Syria. He started learning about the religion more and he just felt like it wasn't suitable for us to stay in Canada anymore, she said. It's absolutely terrifying when you're just walking on the street and you hear a plane coming. At first, it's terrifying, she added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

transgender recognition: That change comes after a pair of major trade groups -- the International Air Transport Association and Airlines for America -- approved updated standards to allow member airlines to offer two new gender options unspecified or unidentified, according to CTV. In 2017, Ottawa announced that travellers will be able to specify their gender with an X on their passport, instead of F for female or M for male. Major U.S. airlines said last week they will change their ticketing process so that passengers can identify themselves along non-binary lines, representing a victory for advocates of transgender recognition. The website for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says the change is coming soon. IRCC is working diligently to introduce the 'X' gender identifier in its official documents, Genest said in an email. Until then, passengers can request an observation text free of charge on their passport that notes their sex should be marked as X, said Mathieu Genest, press secretary to Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vest: A yellow vest protesters clench their fist during a demonstration Saturday, Feb.16, 2019 in Marseille, southern France, according to Toronto Star. Yellow vest protesters are holding scattered demonstrations around Paris and the rest of France amid waning support for their movement. The Paris prosecutor's office said the investigation was being conducted into public insult based on origin, ethnicity, nationality, race or religion. Claude Paris / AP Photo Yellow vest protesters march Saturday, Feb.16, 2019 in Paris. Thibault Camus / AP Photo Yellow vest protesters march Saturday, Feb.16, 2019 in Paris. Yellow vest protesters are holding scattered demonstrations around Paris and the rest of France amid waning support for their movement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ctv vancouver: Tammy Nguyen said she and her boyfriend, Tom Vo, were on their way to a celebratory Lunar New Year dinner in Quang Ngai, Vietnam on Feb. 9 when they were attacked by two strangers on a motorbike, according to CTV. According to Nguyen, the men threw acid at them before approaching them with a knife and slashing her boyfriend's legs. A B.C. couple is recovering in hospital after suffering serious burns in what they have described as a random and unprovoked acid attack while vacationing in Vietnam. They said something that we couldn't really understand and we both looked to our left and that's when they splashed the acidic water on us, Nguyen told CTV Vancouver via video chat from a hospital room in Bangkok. He just went straight for my boyfriend. I had my purse on me but he didn't come get me. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emergency declaration: Heading into the weeklong Presidents Day recess, the office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi National emergency declaration a legal fight Trump is likely to win Congress allows Violence Against Women Act to lapse High stakes as Trump, Dems open drug price talks MORE D-Calif. is distributing a spreadsheet to members logging a host of wide-ranging local projects potentially threatened by Trump's effort to shift funds from military construction coffers to the border wall.ADVERTISEMENT The list nearly 400 projects long features a number of ventures in GOP districts, according to Rabble. It includes maintenance facilities for F-35 stealth fighters at Eielson Air Force Base outside Fairbanks, Alaska; the operation of a middle school at Fort Campbell, Ky.; and funds to replace a training maze at Fort Bragg, N.C. We have to smoke out as many Republicans as possible by making the case that projects in their backyard are in jeopardy and will likely be raided to help pay for Trump's ineffective and politically motivated wall, said a senior Democratic aide. Yet party leaders are in no immediate rush to show their hand, instead hoping to keep the focus on growing GOP divisions while pressuring more Republicans to oppose the president's unilateral power play. Key congressional Republicans, meanwhile, don't need any nudge from Democrats. Congress has granted the executive branch certain spending authorities. They're already tearing themselves apart over Trump's declaration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

under-resourced agency: The men allege that Ghadial gave them fake job offers that eventually quashed their chances of working in Canada and got them expelled from the country, according to CTV. Ghadial says he didn't know the job offers were fake. The men say they trusted Karnail Singh Ghadial, a so-called ghost immigration consultant, who operated in a kind of unregulated black market. This is a major issue for us and one which we can do very little about, Murray explained. But those one-offs can be repeat offenders. The ICCRC does, however, pass complaints on to the Canada Border Services Agency CBSA but the under-resourced agency admitted to CTV News that it investigates mass fraud, rather than one-offs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

luxury hotels: The announcement comes as the company has posted losses at a few of its golf properties and brand experts say it has lost some of its appeal, according to CTV. We live in a climate where everything will be used against us, whether by the fake news or by Democrats who are only interested in presidential harassment and wasting everyone's time, barraging us with nonsense letters, the president's son, Eric Trump, said in an emailed statement. The Trump Organization said Thursday that it will no longer try to open hotels under its Scion and American Idea brands catering to budget and mid-priced travellers, a departure from its focus on luxury hotels. We already have the greatest properties in the world and if we have to slow down our growth for the time being, we are happy to do it. The company said in March 2017 that nearly two dozen developers had already signed letters of intent to open mid-priced Scion hotels, and was enthusiastic about the future prospects. The rollout began with promises of fast success. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy fight: Overall, though, illegal border crossings are down from a high of 1.6 million in 2000, according to CTV. His declaration instantly transformed a contentious policy fight into a foundational dispute over the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution, spurring talk of a congressional vote to block Trump and ensuring that the president and Democrats will continue fighting over the border wall in Congress, the courts and on the campaign trail. In his emergency proclamation, Trump painted a dark picture of the border as a major entry point for criminals, gang members, and illicit narcotics and one that threatens core national security interests. It triggered outrage from Democrats, unease among some Republicans and flew in the face of years of GOP complaints that President Barack Obama had over-reached in his use of executive authority. The standoff over border funding had led to the longest government shutdown in history. Trump signed the declaration to justify diverting billions of federal dollars from military construction and other purposes after Congress approved only a fraction of the money he had demanded. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

konrad yabuski: The CBC was making the case that really, Trudeau is the victim here, according to Rabble. We've disappointed him. This is the Rebel, of course, so there's the obligatory shot at the mainstream media, who, he suggests are buying Trudeau's story. We've let him down. And while he gives credit to the three Globe reporters who broke the story, he points to a column filed by their colleague, Konrad Yabuski, who argued that there's nothing sinister in wanting to spare the company from a criminal trial. Especially that uppity girl, Jody he notes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

neighbouring pakistan: An ambulance drives on a highway, traveling from the direction of a large explosion, in Pampore, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, according to Toronto Star. Security officials say at least 10 soldiers have been killed and 20 others wounded by a large explosion that struck a paramilitary convoy on a key highway on the outskirts of the disputed region's main city of Srinagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed the blame for Thursday's bombing squarely on neighbouring Pakistan, which India accuses of supporting rebels in Kashmir. Dar Yasin / AP Photo Indian paramilitary soldiers carry the remains of colleagues at the site of an explosion in Pampore, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Dar Yasin / AP Photo Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol at the site of an explosion in Pampore, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Security officials say at least 10 soldiers have been killed and 20 others wounded by a large explosion that struck a paramilitary convoy on a key highway on the outskirts of the disputed region's main city of Srinagar. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

series leakes: Chris Evans / Chris Evans photography The place a sushi joint, in Tokyo, where Tanya Sam found herself staring down the almighty Nene Leakes, a moment recently beamed out to regular watchers of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, according to Toronto Star. Tears were shed. Tanya Sam is a former oncology nurse with a science degree from Toronto, who is the unlikely new cast-member of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Barbs, traded. In the Housewives universe the 100-plus women we've gotten to know over the many different series Leakes is one of the most conspicuous OG ambassadors, not to mention a one-woman GIF. So what say, Ms Sam Article Continued Below It was obviously a difficult conversation for me to have with Nene, she started to say, after ringing me up to chat this week. The specifics of the tragicomic argument may have been difficult to track something to do with some shade, or perceived shade, volleyed during an earlier visit to a temple!!! but for a girl who grew up in Etobicoke, it was nothing less than a baptism by fire in the reality-TV arts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.