filing taxes: Coming from a low-income family, it's not that easy to stretch your budget, according to CTV. Seeking help for their financial troubles, the couple sat down for a free workshop on financial literacy put on by Momentum, a Calgary credit counseling agency. Marricel and Sam Concepcion didn't know anything about filing taxes and making a budget before they moved to Canada from the Philippines. The couple then learned about a special grant program that's been offered for the past few years. When they put away between 200 and 1,000 of their return, ATB will pay out half of the money they save for a period of one year. The ATB Tax Time Savings Program is offering 300 people the opportunity to earn a massive 50 percent interest rate after just one year of saving their refund. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration model: Within a few months we came up with a unique and precise immigration model focused on businesses -- the Atlantic immigration pilot, he said, according to CTV. LeBlanc said the federal immigration minister will talk about expanding on the success. Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said immigration was the first issue addressed when the strategy was launched three years ago, and it continues to help grow the region's economy. We're going to take stock of how successful it's been. It is a good thing. Ahmed Hussen will have some words on how it can be extended and renewed again or expanded because it has been very successful, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration minister: LeBlanc said the federal immigration minister will talk about expanding on the success, according to Vancouver Courier. We're going to take stock of how successful it's been. Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said immigration was the first issue addressed when the strategy was launched three years ago, and it continues to help grow the region's economy.article continues below Trending Stories Better Business Bureau releases top 10 scam list Vancouver's median condo price nears 1 million; detached homes 3 million Horny Hornby Island, a BC vacation paradise Within a few months we came up with a unique and precise immigration model focused on businesses the Atlantic immigration pilot, he said. Ahmed Hussen will have some words on how it can be extended and renewed again or expanded because it has been very successful, he said. Why wouldn't we continue it and expand it On Wednesday, the Conference Board of Canada predicted rising growth for all four Atlantic provinces, led by P.E.I., which is expected to lead the country with 3.2 per cent growth this year thanks in part to increased immigration. It is a good thing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gun violence: The bill is the first of two the House is voting on this week as Democrats move to tighten gun laws following eight years of Republican control, according to CTV. The other bill would extend the review period for background checks from three to 10 days. Democrats called the 240-190 vote a major step to end the gun lobby's grip on Washington and begin to address an epidemic of gun violence that kills thousands of Americans every year, including 17 people shot and killed at a Florida high school last year. Both bills face dim prospects in the Republican-controlled Senate and veto threats from President Donald Trump, who said they would impose unreasonable requirements on gun owners. The White House said in a veto message that the background-checks bill could block someone from borrowing a firearm for self-defence or allowing a neighbour to take care of a gun while travelling. Just eight Republicans joined 232 Democrats to support the bill, while only two Democrats voted against it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campaign: The campaign, which rolled out across more than 50 digital billboards around the city last week but appeared to have been taken down ahead of schedule on Wednesday, featured a rotation of four slogans and direct questions that a group spokesman said aimed to ensure that Canadians are truly informed when they consent to getting vaccinated, according to CTV. The group's vice-president, Ted Kuntz, said the company responsible for disseminating the campaign faced pressure from an unknown source to remove the ads, saying the move suggests Ontario's public policy does not support public education. Christine Elliott expressed fundamental disagreement with the billboard ads paid for by Vaccination Choice Canada, an advocacy group that describes its mandate as ensuring people are fully informed and educated about immunizations for themselves and their children. Elliott disagreed, lamenting the amount of public misinformation on medical subjects, redoubling calls for Ontario residents to get their vaccines and suggesting failure to do so has already had consequences. It's not necessarily happening now, and we're seeing things come forward like tuberculosis outbreaks in certain parts of Ontario, measles outbreaks and so on. A certain number of people need to be vaccinated in order for it to be effective, Elliott said after directly criticizing the Toronto-targeted campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hoda muthana: Her family sought expedited action on her suit because Muthana is now in a refugee camp in Syria, according to CTV. Judge Reggie Walton granted that Tuesday and scheduled a hearing for Monday. The family of 24-year-old Hoda Muthana filed suit last week against the Trump administration after the government said she wasn't a citizen and wouldn't be allowed to enter the U.S. with her 18-month-old son. The U.S. determined Muthana wasn't a citizen because her father was a Yemeni diplomat when she was born in New Jersey. But her lawyers say he was no longer a diplomat at the time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

christine elliott: The group's vice-president, Ted Kuntz, said the company responsible for disseminating the campaign faced pressure from an unknown source to remove the ads, saying the move suggests Ontario's public policy does not support public education, according to Vancouver Courier. Elliott disagreed, lamenting the amount of public misinformation on medical subjects, redoubling calls for Ontario residents to get their vaccines and suggesting failure to do so has already had consequences. Christine Elliott expressed fundamental disagreement with the billboard ads paid for by Vaccination Choice Canada, an advocacy group that describes its mandate as ensuring people are fully informed and educated about immunizations for themselves and their children.article continues below Trending Stories Fundraiser started for Vancouver lawyer injured after van jumps curb Song remains the same for Vancouver music shop closure real estate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces 20 million for Vancouver housing projects Nine years ago today, Canada got its Golden Goal in Vancouver The campaign, which rolled out across more than 50 digital billboards around the city last week but appeared to have been taken down ahead of schedule on Wednesday, featured a rotation of four slogans and direct questions that a group spokesman said aimed to ensure that Canadians are truly informed when they consent to getting vaccinated. A certain number of people need to be vaccinated in order for it to be effective, Elliott said after directly criticizing the Toronto-targeted campaign. So we are going to continue, through the Ministry of Health, to encourage people to have their children vaccinated and to receive regular inoculations themselves. It's not necessarily happening now, and we're seeing things come forward like tuberculosis outbreaks in certain parts of Ontario, measles outbreaks and so on. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

atlantic convoys: I studied classics for my first degree and roamed Hadrian's Wall and the ancient villas of England long before I copied down the Latin inscriptions on the Via Appia outside Rome, according to Rabble. On my very first visit to the memorial, I noticed that the commemorative plaques to the 35,800 merchant seamen of Britain's two world wars, whose bodies were lost to the sea, contained Arab Muslim names. The remains of Londinium contain the fine red sandwich bricks which reinforced so many Roman houses, temples and fortifications across the empire. Many came from Yemen Arabia Felix to the Romans and lived in South Shields and most worked on the great Atlantic convoys. You can form your own view. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 We'll tell you what's true. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

citizenship laws: When she was a year old, the family moved to Edmonton where she grew up, according to CTV. At the age of 22, she went to Japan to teach English. Victoria Maruyama was born in Hong Kong and, because her father was Canadian, has been a Canadian citizen since she was a baby. I met my kids' dad, Maruyama said in an interview with The Canadian Press. She was seven months pregnant with their first daughter, Akari, in 2009 when Conservative government amendments to the citizenship laws took away her right to pass on citizenship to her children unless they were born in Canada. The plan was just to teach English throughout Asia, move around from one country to the next, but he kind of scotched my plans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

data span: Some of the allegations included inappropriate conduct by minors in shelters against other minors, as well as by staff members, according to CTV. Rep. The cases include allegations of inappropriate touching to staff members allegedly watching minors while they bathed and showing pornographic videos to minors. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., released the Health and Human Services Department data amid a hearing on the Trump administration's policy of family separations at the border. From October 2014 to July 2018, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a part of Health and Human Services, received 4,556 complaints, including allegations of sexual abuse, harassment and inappropriate behaviour. The data span both the Obama and Trump administrations, and were first reported by Axios. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

convoy: Upon their return to Alberta, 11 days after the convoy rolled out, members said their message was heard, according to CTV. The trip was fantastic. The United We Roll campaign, which was more than 150 trucks strong, arrived in Ottawa championing Alberta, the oil and gas industry and its workers. It was unbelievable what the support was like right across Canada. They were really happy that we were doing this for Canada. In every community we went to there were people out in full force supporting the movement, said Edmonton's Les Michaelson during the convoy's stop in Airdrie. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victory party: Together, we sent a message to Justin Trudeau that his days are numbered in Parliament, according to Toronto Star. Scot Davidson, centre, arrives at his victory party at Sutton Legion in York Region Monday evening. It might have been my name on the ballot, but together we kept this riding Tory blue, said Davidson in his victory speech. Davidson declared victory in the byelection in York-Simcoe, a Conservative stronghold in the last five elections. It's a political juggernaut that, for the past 14 years, has featured Conservative MP Peter Van Loan, a Tory stalwart who triggered Monday's byelection with his retirement announcement last September. Susie Conservatives have owned this vast riding along Lake Simcoe which includes Georgina, East Gwillimbury, King, Bradford West Gwillimbury and the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation dating back five elections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

elections postponement: As his body decays, his libido rages on, according to Rabble. Mind the opposing sides. To take a sip from Diary of a Mad Old Man perhaps to draw analogy between the topic under discussion, which is the decline of true activism, and the said novel, it tells of a 77-year old man of refined tastes, who falls in love with his fleshy dancer daughter-in-law. This week alone I read tens of commentaries on the 2019 elections postponement few hours to its commencement. The two things I have noticed are the parallel lines drawn by the two mega political parties. As some of those commentaries sadden, others gladden. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

europe: Anti-Zionism is the latest euphemism for anti-Semitism, which in Europe may at least in part be due to the relatively recent influx of Muslim immigrants and refugees, according to Toronto Star. This has prompted Muslims, misguided by Iran and others, to support their Palestinian brothers and sisters by harassing, maiming and killing Jews in Paris, Brussels, Malm and many other cities in Europe. The 26 member states of the European Union EU seem to be adopting a similar attitude in relation to the State of Israel, which has become the epitome of the Jew to be hated. And it has helped to revive Europe's ignominious and tragic history of Jew-hatred. Behind them hangs a banner bearing the colours of the Israeli flag with a slogan in support of Zionism. Israelis walk in the Jewish quarter of the Jerusalem's Old City on Feb. 19. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kawthar barho: Last Tuesday, a fire tore through their Halifax home, killing seven children who ranged in age from three months to 14 years old, according to CTV. Father Ebraheim Barho remains in hospital in stable but critical condition with serious burns. The Barho family came to Canada from Syria as refugees in 2017. Mother Kawthar Barho had minor physical injuries and attended the heartbreaking funeral on Saturday. When I visited Kawthar Barho in the hospital last week, she expressed gratitude to the way the community has come around to support her, but she was very clear that she needs her family now, he said Fillmore said that those who arrive Monday, all adults, were able to get here quickly thanks to conditions that made those visas much easier to expedite. Halifax Liberal MP Andy Fillmore told reporters Monday that Immigration and Refugees Canada staff worked through the weekend to expedite visitor's visas for five members of the Barho family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

press room: However, it did so while pretending that other headaches notably the existential threat posed by Netflix and other streaming services don't exist, according to Toronto Star. The Oscar-winning actors pose after Sunday's Academy Awards from left Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King, and Mahershala Ali in the press room on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Like the scam shaman in that 1939 Best Picture nominee, who was caught bluffing behind a curtain and then worked some version of magic anyway, the film academy finagled its way out of an embarrassing problem. Jordan Strauss / Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP The academy acted as if it really didn't need a show emcee to replace its abandoned choice, the Twitter-shamed Kevin Hart, and the trick worked. The presentations pairing of Mike Myers with his Wayne's World co-star Dana Carvey, Awkwafina with John Mulaney and a rabbit-festooned Melissa McCarthy with Brian Tyree Henry also offered amusing glimpses of talent the academy could possibly tap. The telecast ran just over three hours rather than the customary four, making it seem almost too brisk we critics are never happy . Look at all the non-host hosts who were trotted out! Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph joked about how they were not hosting, reminding everybody how funny they are at the Golden Globes and how they'd be preferred candidates to host the Oscars in 2020. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

press conference: And now, 78 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, according to Rabble. Every year Environment Canada increases the amount by which Canada is projected to miss its Paris Agreement target. Then 66 million. Transitions to a cleaner future are hard, said Environment Minister Catherine McKenna in a press conference last December. The essence of the Green New Deal is a swift transition to renewables that ensures equitable access to fair wage, full benefit, unionized livelihoods for all Americans. If Minister McKenna is in need of guidance, I would respectfully direct her southwards, to newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal -- the legislation of which was just released earlier this month, on February 7. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bill: Immigration minister with the Coalition Avenir Quebec government Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled Bill 9, which aims to allow the province to be more selective with immigrants, according to Toronto Star. Jacques Boissinot / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo Simon Jolin-Barrette, immigration minister with the Coalition Avenir Quebec government, tabled Bill 9 on Feb. 7. The decision Monday by Justice Frederic Bachand forces the province to continue to render decisions on cases it wanted to throw out as it moved to overhaul the selection process for newcomers to the province. The bill aims to allow the province to be more selective with immigrants, ensuring they speak French, respect Quebec values and meet labour market needs. They said the matter was clearly urgent and warranted an injunction. Lawyers representing the Quebec Association of Immigration Lawyers argued last Friday the minister had acted illegally by not following the laws currently in place. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

simon jolin-barrette: Simon Jolin-Barrette, immigration minister with the Coalition Avenir Quebec government, tabled Bill 9 on Feb. 7, according to CTV. The bill aims to allow the province to be more selective with immigrants, ensuring they speak French, respect Quebec values and meet labour market needs. The decision Monday by Justice Frederic Bachand forces the province to continue to render decisions on cases it wanted to throw out as it moved to overhaul the selection process for newcomers to the province. Lawyers representing the Quebec Association of Immigration Lawyers argued last Friday the minister had acted illegally by not following the laws currently in place. The 18,139 outstanding applications involve skilled workers' cases, which are managed by the province. They said the matter was clearly urgent and warranted an injunction. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

strategy: If elected, a United Conservative government will launch extensive consultations to develop a new Alberta Advantage Immigration Strategy to be completed by the end of this year for implementation at the beginning of 2020, according to CTV. Kenney says the goal of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Strategy is to speed up processing and end backlogs, while attracting talented entrepreneurs from oversees to help rural economies. As we work to get Alberta's economy back on track, we need to use the power of immigration as one strategy to restore investor confidence and to build new businesses to create prosperity for all Albertans, said Kenney. It will focus on a smart, fast-moving immigration policy that attracts the best and brightest, while encouraging immigrant entrepreneurs to create jobs here, he said. When the owner of the local hardware store in a small town decides to retire and no one buys it, that hardware store is not coming back. The Rural Entrepreneur Immigration Program is part of the initiative and is intended to pair prospective immigrants, who are willing to live and work in rural Alberta and who meet minimum net worth and investment thresholds', with interested communities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

conduct business: The government continues to promote the lucrative exchange program, which has a final application deadline of next Friday, even though it has elevated its travel advisory to China with a warning that Canadians are at risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws, according to National Observer. David Mulroney, a former Canadian ambassador to China, said Taylor's remarks might have been well-intended but Canada simply can't continue to conduct business as usual with China. Sarah Taylor, the director-general of the north-Asia bureau at Global Affairs Canada, made the pitch for the 45-year-old Canada-China Scholarship Exchange Program during a Dec. 18 event at the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa. ; My department is proud to support the CCSEP and is eager to see a broader representation of Canadians from across the country, at the university and college level, Taylor said in prepared remarks released under Canada's access-to-information law. It sends the message to the Chinese that, no matter what we say, we want the relationship to continue as if nothing had happened. Adam Austen, a spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, said Canada continues to call for the release of Kovrig and Spavor after their arbitrary detentions, but the exchange program is good for relations. I simply can't see us holding such an event with any other country if they were holding two of our citizens hostage, said Mulroney, who served as Canadian ambassador to China from 2009 and 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

advance poll: His French is also weaker than the two previous party leaders, complicating the job of appealing to Quebec voters, according to CTV. Even in multicultural Outremont, located in the geographic centre of the island of Montreal with one of the largest ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in North America, Singh's religious clothing is on some voters' minds. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is Sikh and wears a turban, making him conspicuously religious in front of a heavily secular province. Some people are concerned about the turban Sanchez said during a recent interview following a candidate debate in the riding. Kathryn Furlong, 43, who attended the debate, said she voted for Sanchez, an economist with experience in humanitarian work and climate activism, at an advance poll. She said when she knocks on doors, It's definitely not the main thing people bring up .... It does come up. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

caregivers: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets a hug as he visits caregivers and their family members at Malvern Family Resource Centre in Toronto on March 31, 2017, according to Toronto Star. The Trudeau government is launching two new immigration pilot programs that will allow caregivers to come to Canada with their families. The government will now assess caregivers for permanent residency before they are allowed to come to Canada as opposed to having them apply after two years of working here and if approved, they will receive an occupation-specific work permit that will allow them to change employers without having to apply for another permit. Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo Under the five-year pilot program, spouses and common-law partners, as well as dependent children, will also be allowed to accompany caregivers using government-issued open work permits and study permits, respectively. We are providing them with both the opportunity to bring their family members here and access permanent residency to demonstrate our commitment. Caregivers provide care to families in Canada that need it, and it's time for Canada to care for them in return, said Ahmed Hussen, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, in a press release. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

barho family: The accident affected all people, said Imam Abdallah Yousri of the Umma Mosque, noting that every seat in the cavernous hall was filled, while hundreds remained standing in solemn grief over the young lives lost, according to CTV. The Barho family arrived in Nova Scotia in September 2017 as refugees from war-torn Syria, among 1,795 Syrian refugees who have come to Nova Scotia in recent years. More than 2,000 people showed up to the service at the Cunard Centre on Saturday, which was held in memory of the Barho children who died in the early hours of Feb. 19 when the blaze ripped through their home. On Saturday, as the seven small caskets were brought on stage, the children's mother, Kawthar Barho, could be heard sobbing. Yousri said the service was made public so the children's mother could see firsthand that the community is standing behind her. Mourners wept as the children's names were read teenager Ahmad; 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.

hours: A few of the other men grabbed Steward, several bystanders reported, forced her into a car and drove toward their military base shouting racist slurs, according to Rabble. When the two saw each other again, hours later, they were both covered in bruises and blood. At 200 South, one soldier pushed Thurman down and started beating his head against the concrete without provocation, witnesses later told officers. No one was charged. And only one book, written decades later, describes it. Police had showed up hours after the attack and never identified the soldiers, who were serving at Fort Douglas during World War April 1918 attack was mentioned only briefly, days later, in one newspaper, the Salt Lake Telegram. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jennifer kent: For some reason, Sarah Se na Kerslake flees with her young son, Chris James Quinn Markey to an almost laughably creepy and creaky farmhouse out in the middle of a woods that includes a sinkhole the size of an upturned astrodome, according to Rabble. Needless to say, this spells trouble for a boy who likes to wander new terrain with his toy soldiers. Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and Ari Aster's Hereditary mined similar terrain, and Cronin also perhaps coincidentally favors drab browns and grays that connote lingering evil, which, in this case, lurks in the Irish countryside. Cronin has a more playful touch than Kent or Aster, which offers a trade-off. If The Babadook and Hereditary collectively evoked The Exorcist and Hellraiser, among other works of hard horror, The Hole in the Ground bears a closer resemblance to a M.R. James story, which occasionally leads the reader to speculate on the eeriness of what almost happens. The Hole in the Ground is less of a pummeling sensory overload than The Babadook and Hereditary, but it's also less cathartic than those films. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.