canadian citizenship: And, I think the Mandarin is opening themselves up to quite a bit of liability with this sort of a move, according to Vancouver Courier. Diners with a Canadian passport, birth certificate or citizenship card will receive their buffet meal free of charge on a first-come, first-serve basis on July 1 between 12 p.m. and 8 30 p.m., the Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corp. announced earlier this week. Brampton, Ont.-based Mandarin Restaurant is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a free meal for patrons who can prove their Canadian citizenship.article continues below Trending Stories Missing Vancouver man recovering from a stroke found safe Police warn public about high-risk sex offender moving into Vancouver'Bella Dolls' sex doll brothel has opened in Vancouver Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history It seems a case of putting dim sum before dignity, said Ted Flett, an employment and human rights lawyer with Toronto-based Zubas Associates. The company operates 29 restaurants in Ontario. Previously, diners redeemed the freebie in 1996, 2004, 2009 and 2014. This is the fifth year Mandarin has offered the free buffet linked to citizenship, wrote James Chiu, president and co-founder, in an email. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian officials: Canadian officials indicated they were unconvinced she would return to her home country at the end of her visit because she has no children, owns no property in her home country and has limited employment, according to CTV. She said friends and colleagues warned her not to bother applying at all, as she was told single women without children are often rejected for these reasons. Marina Dubova was all set for a conference on cognitive science and artificial intelligence in Montreal next month, but was recently informed her application for a visa was rejected. But as a student of cognitive science, this conference is the biggest in her field and important for networking and seeing the latest research being explored by her international colleagues. I think it's just lottery of birth and some additional conditions -- that I'm not married and I don't have kids and I'm young. Dubova believes the fact she's coming from Russia -- a country with a number of diplomatic tensions with Western nations -- is a major reason why her application was rejected. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate hero: The whole exercise has both exhausted and galvanized opponents, and few minds will be changed by any commentary.'For many Canadians, blocking TMX became synonymous with winning the climate war, according to National Observer. If you support the pipeline, you're a sellout. Nor could many Indigenous communities applaud so many of those that signed agreements with the project felt enormous pressure to salvage at least some benefit, skinny as it might be. If you don't, you're a climate hero. There's an extraordinarily compelling case to be made for Trudeau's climate plan, and how the TMX pipeline fits into the bigger picture. If only things were that simple,' writes garossino opinion And yet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

washington canada: Some economists have questioned Trudeau's claims that expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline would help Canada reach new oil markets in Asia, instead of simply expanding into existing U.S. markets in California and Washington, according to National Observer. Canada already has the ability to ship oilsands crude to Asia via the existing pipeline. ; At the same time, the world is swimming in lighter crude oil that's easier to refine. We see the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion as critically important in ensuring that we have access to international markets. According to a 2018 Greenpeace report, over the last five years, two-thirds of tankers loaded with crude oil from the existing Trans Mountain pipeline went to California. But U.S. opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline is heating up, with legislation on oil spill prevention and oil spill cleanup regulations for heavy crude oil either already on the books in Washington, or proposed in California. And a spur of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline called the Puget Sound Pipeline splits into two destinations in Washington state, supplying U.S. refineries. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

briefing notes: The bill faced heavy criticism during the two years it took to wend its way through Parliament, according to CTV. One of the beefs was that the Liberals did not fulfil their promise to expand the act to include ministers' offices. The bill updates Ottawa's oft-criticized access-to-information regime, which the Liberals had promised during the last election to strengthen. The government said it needed to balance transparency with parliamentary privilege. It also requires the disclosure of certain briefing notes for ministers and deputy ministers. Largely overlooked was a section of the bill ordering the regular release of information about expenses incurred and contracts signed by senior government officials, members of Parliament, senators, ministers and federal judges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

blood pressure: Michael's Hospital in Toronto and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences gathered rates of diabetes and hypertension high blood pressure by neighbourhood using the Ontario Diabetes Database and the Cardiovascular Health in Ambulatory Care Research Team's database, according to CTV. The scientists controlled for variables including age, sex, ethnicity, immigration history, neighbourhood median household income, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease an indication of smoking and then looked at whether walkability was associated with diabetes and hypertension. The study led by researchers at St. Walkability was measured using data such as population density and the number of banks, grocery stores and restaurants within 800 metres. This study was no different in that regard, with lower walkability significantly correlated with higher rates of hypertension and diabetes. Past research has shown that less walkable neighbhourhoods are associated with worse health outcomes, most likely because people in walkable neighbourhoods get more exercise. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

collins dictionary: Fake news was even named 2017's word of the year, according to CTV. Defined by Collins dictionary as false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting, fake news is a part of our vocabulary for better or worse. But today U.S. President Donald Trump routinely uses the phrase to knock down media reports he claims to be untrue and media outlets dedicate entire teams to disseminating falsehoods online. But as Canadians are faced with an increasing amount of disinformation online, it's increasingly important to understand what exactly fake news is and how to spot it. It's been used as a political defence, Padraic Ryan, head of news intelligence with social media intelligence agency Storyful, explained to CTVNews.ca by phone. Fake news, disinformation, and misinformation what's the difference Fake news may be the most common way to refer to disinformation, but the term has become increasingly politicized, especially south of the border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

adult supervision: Most of the children were moved out of the facility over the weekend, but Binford says they have been left traumatized, according to CTV. In an interview with CTV News Washington Correspondent Richard Madan, Binford said the children she met were dirty, smelled bad and were in many cases obviously sick. Warren Binford spoke last week with dozens of children detained at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection patrol station in Clint, Texas. There were not nearly enough beds and some of the children described spending weeks sleeping on concrete blocks with up to 100 other kids in a single room, she said. Children looking after children' Even more concerning to Binford was the lack of adult supervision. The toilets in the facility were out in the open as they would be in jails, which meant the children were forced to urinate and defecate in front of dozens of strangers around them, according to Binford. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mexican newspaper: MEXICO CITY -- The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl tucked inside, according to CTV. Her arm was draped around his neck suggesting she clung to him in her final moments. The image is lower down in the story. The searing photograph of the sad discovery of their bodies on Monday, captured by journalist Julia Le Duc and published by Mexican newspaper La Jornada, highlights the perils faced by mostly Central American migrants fleeing violence and poverty and hoping for asylum in the United States. He set her on the U.S. bank of the river and started back for his wife, Tania Vanessa Avalos, but seeing him move away the girl threw herself into the waters. According to Le Duc's reporting for La Jornada, scar Alberto Martinez Ramirez, frustrated because the family from El Salvador was unable to present themselves to U.S. authorities and request asylum, swam across the river on Sunday with his daughter, Valeria. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

defence plan: Freeland has rejected Chretien's view, which was reported in the Globe and Mail based on anonymous sources, saying heeding to external pressure in a single case would set a dangerous precedent that could make Canadians less safe around the world. ; In the statement released Monday, Meng's lawyers say Canada is at a crossroads regarding the United States' request to extradite Meng to face a fraud trial for alleged conduct that would not be an offence in Canada, according to National Observer. Meng was arrested at Vancouver's airport last December and a B.C. Supreme Court judge has accepted her defence team's plan for the start of an extradition hearing in January, which would conclude in about 16 months. Meng Wanzhou's lawyers say in a statement they decided to deliver written submissions to Chrystia Freeland following former prime minister Jean Chretien's comments that withdrawing extradition proceedings would improve relations with China and win the release of two Canadians being held there. The U.S. Department of Justice laid charges of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice against Meng and Huawei, alleging they misled a bank about Huawei's ownership of a subsidiary called Skycom in an effort to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iran. Her defence team says the extradition proceedings are unprecedented. Both Meng and Huawei have denied any wrongdoing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chrystia freeland: Freeland has rejected Chretien's view, which was reported in the Globe and Mail based on anonymous sources, saying heeding to external pressure in a single case would set a dangerous precedent that could make Canadians less safe around the world, according to CTV. In the statement released Monday, Meng's lawyers say Canada is at a crossroads regarding the United States' request to extradite Meng to face a fraud trial for alleged conduct that would not be an offence in Canada. Meng Wanzhou's lawyers say in a statement they decided to deliver written submissions to Chrystia Freeland following former prime minister Jean Chretien's comments that withdrawing extradition proceedings would improve relations with China and win the release of two Canadians being held there. Meng was arrested at Vancouver's airport last December and a B.C. Supreme Court judge has accepted her defence team's plan for the start of an extradition hearing in January, which would conclude in about 16 months. Both Meng and Huawei have denied any wrongdoing. The U.S. Department of Justice laid charges of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice against Meng and Huawei, alleging they misled a bank about Huawei's ownership of a subsidiary called Skycom in an effort to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iran. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

drinking water: Budget expedition companies charge as little as US 30,000 per climber, cutting costs including waste removal, according to CTV. Everest has so much garbage -- depleted oxygen cylinders, food packaging, rope -- that climbers use the trash as a kind of signpost. The record number of climbers crowding the world's highest mountain this season has left a government cleanup crew grappling with how to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste that threatens drinking water. But this year's haul from an estimated 700 climbers, guides and porters on the mountain has been a shock to the ethnic Sherpas who worked on the government's cleanup drive this spring. The high winds at that elevation have scattered the tents and trash everywhere. Moreover, the tents are littering South Col, or Camp 4, which, at 8,000 metres 26,240 feet is the highest campsite on Everest, just below the summit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

eric logan: Ryan O'Neill, according to CTV. The 37-year-old mayor said he would send a letter to the federal Department of Justice's civil rights division and notify the local prosecutor that he'd like an independent investigator appointed. Buttigieg said he would call for an outside investigation of the shooting of 54-year-old Eric Logan by Sgt. He conceded that his administration had failed on two key initiatives. Prosecutors investigating said that the shooting was not recorded by O'Neill's body camera. The effort to recruit more minority officers to the police department and the effort to introduce body cameras have not succeeded and I accept responsibility for that, Buttigieg said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stock quebecers: If the holiday expressed any degree of nationalism, it was of an insular and defensive sort, according to Rabble. Then, starting in the 1960s, the day became at once more secular and more overtly political and nationalistic. Originally, la F te promoted Quebec's notional Roman Catholic identity. Celebrations, which almost always included many of Quebec's leading musical stars, often spoke openly to the aspiration for an independent Quebec state. Its definition of Qu b cois has expanded to include not only Qu b cois de vieille souche old stock Quebecers but everyone who is part of Quebec's diverse society, regardless of religion or ethnic origin. Since the 1960s the holiday has become more and more inclusive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

candidate: Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu's win Sunday in a repeat vote for mayor broke the lock the president's Islamist-rooted party long held on Istanbul's top public office, according to CTV. On Monday, Turks speculated whether Erdogan's opponents finally have the ability to challenge his rule. But the party's rare defeat in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, was a political and personal setback for the country's leader. Imamoglu's supporters partied long into the night after he trounced Erdogan's hand-picked candidate, a former prime minister, 54% to 45% in a rerun of the city's March 31 mayoral election. The streets of Istanbul, where Erdogan's rise in Turkish politics started with his own election as mayor 25 years ago, became an impromptu caravan of cars honking horns with overjoyed passengers leaning out the windows as they cheered and waved Turkish flags. The Islamic-leaning ruling party challenged the first vote over alleged irregularities, and Turkey's electoral board nullified the results. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

life: In a Facebook post, Winterburn's brother, Brian, wrote that Peter's death was devastating news for both our family, his wife and his two daughters, according to CTV. RIP Peter my younger brother, his life tragically taken too soon by those who feel the only way forward in life is to steal, he wrote. The school confirmed that Peter Winterburn, a former researcher in the school's Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, was the victim in Friday's fatal stabbing. Local reports said the incident took place in the Cerro Alegre neighbourhood of Valparaiso, Chile, where Winterburn was walking with his family. Valparaiso Mayor Jorge Sharp told local reporters incidents like this are rare, and said the city would use all available resources to find the perpetrators. These reports say two people demanded his belongings, there was a commotion, and he was stabbed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dominican republic: He said five of the autopsies are complete, and three are undergoing further toxicological analysis with the help from the FBI because of the circumstances of the deaths, according to CTV. With some 3.2 million U.S. tourists visiting the Dominican Republic last year, he said, it's not unusual for eight people to die while on vacation over any six-month period. Autopsies show the tourists died of natural causes, Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia told reporters. Dominican officials say they are confident the three deaths still under investigation were also from natural causes. There is nothing to hide here. We want the truth to prevail, Garcia said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration cases: But three administration officials said scrapping the operation was not just about politics, according to CTV. They said Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders had expressed serious concerns that officers' safety would be in jeopardy because too many details about the raids had been made public. The move came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump on Friday asking him to call off the raids. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to speak about private discussions. If not, Deportations start! The operation, which sparked outrage and concern among immigrant advocates, had been expected to begin Sunday and would target people with final orders of removal, including families whose immigration cases had been fast-tracked by judges. At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process Deportation for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border, Trump wrote on Twitter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

media treatment: Fifty years later, media treatment of the LGBTQ community has changed and is still changing, according to CTV. The progress has been extraordinary, with the caveat that we still have a lot to do, said Cathy Renna, a former executive for the media watchdog GLAAD, who runs her own media consulting firm. Some of the coverage of rioting outside the gay bar -- unimaginable today in mainstream publications for its mocking tone -- was itself a source of the fury that led Stonewall to become a synonym for the fight for gay rights. Before Stonewall, mainstream media coverage of gays was generally nonexistent or consisted of negative, police blotter items. A 1966 Time magazine article called homosexuality a pathetic little second-rate substitute for reality, a pitiable flight from life. When a small group demonstrated against government treatment outside the White House in 1965, a newspaper headline said, Protesters Call Government Unfair to Deviants, noted Josh Howard, whose film The Lavender Scare, about an Eisenhower-era campaign against gays and lesbians in government, aired on PBS this week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

url links: Trudeau is quoted in the post saying he made the decision to convert to Islam after meeting thousands of new Syrian refugees, listening to their stories and learning more about the Muslim faith, according to CTV. The story also contains several images of Trudeau embracing his new found faith. The story, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Converting from Christianity to Islam, was published on the Vatican Enquirer website three years ago. The quote used in the story is attributed to website, The Global Sun, but the URL links to a web page that is no longer active. It also reference's Trudeau's wife and children as being very supportive of his decision. A search of The Global Sun, another satirical website, through Internet archival tool Way Back Machine, reveals a post titled, Justin Trudeau To Convert To Islam Muslim . That post, dated July 4, 2016, contains the aforementioned quote and claims Trudeau announced his sudden change of faith during a 15 minute news conference. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

netherlands: We are very unhappy because from the very beginning, it became a political issue on how to accuse Russia of the wrongdoing, he told reporters, according to CTV. Even before they examine the debris they already say Russia. Mahathir said he doesn't think the findings of the international investigative team is true at all as it was based on hearsay. So it is very difficult for us to accept that. The trial for the defendants, who also include a Ukrainian separatist fighter, was set for next March in the Netherlands, though it appeared unlikely any of them would be brought before the court, since Russia and Ukraine forbid the extradition of their citizens. In announcing the charges Wednesday, prosecutors appealed for witnesses to help lead them even further up the chain of command in President Vladimir Putin's Russia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trade: Working towards certainty on continental trade uncertainty Trump foisted an acrimonious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Canada and Mexico, and after more than a year of hard bargaining, everyone survived, according to CTV. The leaders of the three countries signed the deal late last year but final legal ratification remains a significant hurdle -- especially in the United States. Here are five things to take away from the day 1. Trump has insulted Pelosi, who essentially holds the cards on ratification because she controls the agenda in one house of Congress. We likely won't know for weeks how successful Trudeau was in persuading Pelosi. Still, Trump sounded upbeat in a meeting in the Oval Office, figuring that Pelosi and the Democrats would ultimately back the deal, and made a point to highlight Trudeau's meeting with her after their confab, calling it a terrific thing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate change: A carbon tax is not one of them, nor is a ban on single-use plastics, according to CTV. Sign up for our Capital Dispatch newsletter, delivered twice weekly to your inbox and every day during the election Scheer's plan is billed as one that will conserve the environment, protect children from the effects of climate change which the Conservatives state is a real and urgent problem and further lower emissions without taking money out of Canadians' pockets. The 60-page plan A Real Plan to Protect Our Environment provided to reporters in advance includes more than 50 policy proposals aimed at supporting green technology innovation, and protecting the environment. However, the plan, previously described by Scheer as the most comprehensive policy announcement by an opposition party in Canadian history, does not include any estimates on how much the wide-ranging ideas within the plan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, or contribute to meeting the Paris Agreement commitment of holding global warming below 2 C and pursuing efforts to keep global warming below 1.5 C. Despite this, Scheer is reasserting his party's commitment to meeting the Paris targets. Months later he appeared to walk that back, instead saying his plan would have meaningful reductions. This had been in question over the last year, since he said on CTV's Question Period last April that he would deliver a climate plan ahead of the 2019 election that would meet the Paris Agreement, without a carbon tax. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lemay partner: The company added its property has been hit several times in recent months by the leftist group, which it doesn't name, according to CTV. While Lemay did not say who was attacked or how, an anonymous post to an anarchist website described an arson attack against the car of one of the firm's architects and partners. The firm Lemay said in a statement one of its employees was personally targeted in front of his home. The post on Montreal Counter-Information celebrates the torching of a BMW belonging to a Lemay partner outside his home in the city's west end on June 11. Montreal police spokesman Julien Levesque confirmed Wednesday the force's arson squad is investigating a June 11 arson incident involving a car in the Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough. May fires burn for all that the worlds of prison and borders have stolen from us, the post reads. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

matthew mahabadi: In their resignation statement, the Councillors said it was a privilege to serve the city, but that it was tiring, stressful, soul-crushing at times . Richard Ferris and Matthew Mahabadi who resigned as Peterborough city Councillors following the local Labour group's failure to oppose antisemitism, according to Rabble. In March 2018, Mr Ferris, the party's deputy leader in Peterborough and a Councillor for Park Ward, and Mr Mahabadi, who represents East Ward, were openly critical of a decision to allow Alan Bull to stand for election. In a joint statement they said blowing the whistle in March had exposed them to alienation and ignorance . Labour group leader Shaz Nawaz, who is now under public suspicion following his hiring of close friend and convicted vote-rigger Tariq Mahmood in two recent Parliamentary elections, described the move as disappointing yet failed to comment on or address the shocking proven cases of anti-Semitism within the branch he leads. Mr Bull was then suspended over a 2015 Facebook post in which he appeared to question the historical basis of the Holocaust. In an article posted in the New Statesman, Mr Ferris and Mr Mahabadi criticised the Labour Party over its failure locally and nationally to deal with an extremely serious case of unapologetic anti-Semitism . It seems we'd let a cork out from the bottle, across the party, they wrote. Another vile jew-hating post from Peterborough Labour's Alan Bull. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

meeting signals: In Washington, three months may be akin to an eternity for negotiations, but fresh off a partial but history-making January government shutdown, with animosity between House Democrats and the administration in clear view, and President Donald Trump looming as the constant legislative wild card, the meeting signals an attempt to stave off an avoidable showdown and debt ceiling debacle that would leave both Republicans and Democrats politically damaged and the country reeling from their showdown, according to Rabble. I don't know if there is any goodwill, but there is mutual self-interest so I hope they can find it, Sen. When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, White House officials and appropriators meet Wednesday afternoon, there will be fewer than 50 legislative days before the spending deadline. Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri and member of leadership, told CNN about the odds for an agreement. Without an agreement, automatic budget cuts from 2011 would go into effect, a result that both Republicans and Democrats agree could devastate government programs and paralyze the military. McConnell's blockade of House legislation is about to face its toughest test The meeting Wednesday will focus on raising the budget caps for both domestic and military spending. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.