asses claims: Most of them are fleeing Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, according to CTV. Earlier this month, the Trump administration declared Mexico a safe country for migrants, which means those who have passed through Mexico won't get hearings in the U.S. to determine whether they are refugees in need of protection. The U.S. has been overwhelmed with more than 100,000 migrants a month flooding across its southern border with Mexico. That means far more are likely to seek asylum in Mexico. Beuze said the UN is counting on Canada to support, for example, the Mexican asylum system to reinforce its capacity to asses claims and to see to which extent asylum seekers can be protected in Mexico. UNHCR Canada's Jean-Nicolas Beuze says that although Mexico is increasingly capable of handling asylum seekers, it needs Canada's help to cover the cost of staffing, offices and training. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

liu: Marvel Studios announced the news to thousands of fans at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, when Liu took the stage to introduce himself as the kung-fu master in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, according to CTV. This is just the craziest, craziest dream, Liu says in video taken at the event, which also revealed roles for Hong Kong actor Tony Leung and Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina. But he secretly dreamt of being an actor, and just a few years after leaving Bay Street, Liu is on the brink of movie stardom thanks to being cast as the first Asian superhero to lead a Marvel film. Chatter around the cast has exploded online, with much of the focus on the relatively unknown Canadian. Who is Simu Liu Liu was born in northern China where he was raised by his grandparents while his parents attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., he told The Canadian Press back in 2015. Marvel promises that Liu will soon become a household name, but until then, here's a primer on Canada's rising star. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

irish sea: An embankment and drainage channels keep the Irish Sea out, according to CTV. Even with upgrades, scientists believe rising oceans resulting from global warming could overwhelm the flood controls. Fairbourne pop. 900 is barely above sea level. To minimize the risk to life and livelihood, a plan is being developed to move people out by 2045. Martin Austin, a senior lecturer in coastal sediment dynamics at Bangor University, says that a significant storm could one day bring catastrophe to the village. Crucially, that's the point where it becomes both economically unviable and with an increased risk to life to maintain the defences, explained Gwynedd Councillor Catrin Wagner. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tools scrape: Monkeys high in the canopy howl to greet the sunrise, according to National Observer. Hammers bang and tools scrape as workers hustle to beat the heat. In a remote stretch of Costa Rica, where towering trees give way to spindly mangroves, mornings start with a roar. Sawmills shriek from a grassy clearing, slicing enormous logs into smooth, broad planks.A makeshift shipyard is emerging here in Punta Morales, a tiny fishing town on the Pacific coast. Once completed in late 2021, the Ceiba named for the tropical tree is expected to carry cargo throughout the Americas. The skeleton of a sailing ship has taken shape, with tall wood frames rising from a 106-foot-long spine like a rib cage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

country agreement: Ebrard said in a statement that Pompeo noted significant advances in Mexico's efforts to curb migration, according to CTV. Record numbers of migrants, especially Central Americans, have made their way through Mexico in recent months in an effort to start new lives in the U.S. Given the advances, Ebrard said Mexico sees no need to negotiate a safe third country agreement with Washington that would require migrants to apply for asylum in Mexico rather than in the U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that the two top diplomats discussed their countries' shared efforts to stop illegal immigration. Pompeo spent the morning with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo in Mexico City before flying to a meeting with El Salvador's president. During the meeting, she said, Pompeo thanked Ebrard for Mexico's increased immigration enforcement efforts, which initial indications suggest is leading to reduced flows of illegal immigrants arriving at the U.S. southern border. Some attribute the decrease to increased enforcement in Mexico, combined with the country's participation in a program that sends asylum seekers back into Mexico to await the outcome of their claims in the U.S. The meeting between Pompeo and Ebrard came at the halfway point of a 90-day span during which Mexico has agreed to reduce migration across its territory toward the U.S. border as part of a deal that headed off stiff tariffs on Mexican goods threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported a 28% drop last month in the number of migrants encountered by Customs and Border Protection at the U.S.-Mexico border compared to May. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

months building: I help myself to make a house, because I want a better sleep every night, Par told CTV Winnipeg, according to CTV. See more stories showcasing the Canadian spirit in our True North Tales newsletter Using wood from pallets donated by local businesses, Par put his carpentry skills to use building the makeshift home. Tired of spending cold winter nights under a bridge near a shallow, Par spent the last two months building a place he could call home. He purchased nails and shingles using money earned returning shopping carts at the local grocery store. After losing his job in 2014, he became homeless and has been living on the streets since. Par immigrated to Winnipeg from the Philippines in 2010. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy: Bieber took to Twitter to applaud Trump's efforts to lobby Swedish authorities on behalf of the rapper but also referred to the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, where migrant children are being held in detention centers, according to CTV. I want my friend out, Bieber tweeted Saturday. At the same time, he also made sure to criticize the president and the fallout of his zero-tolerance immigration policy. I appreciate you trying to help him. The policy was designed in an effort to deter illegal immigration from Central American countries where residents are fleeing crime and violence. But while you're at it, real Donald Trump can you also let those kids out of cages Trump's zero-tolerance policy is such that any migrant parents found illegally crossing into the United States are separated from their children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

assistive technology: But he hires seasonal help to keep the cherry operation moving, according to CTV. I've been at it all my life, he says. His children have gone on to start lives of their own, though he gets some help running his farmers market from his daughter-in-law. I enjoy it. Farmers staying on the job longer can restrict land options of younger farmers, making it harder for beginners to crack into the industry, experts say. For McManus and many farmers across the country, assistive technology, help from seasonal hires and family members, and a general improvement in the health of U.S. seniors in recent decades have helped them remain productive well into their 60s, 70s and beyond. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

six-per-cent increase: Now, the agency is looking to improve the program to help more low-income Canadians qualify for supports administered through the tax system, including the Canada Child Benefit that goes up in value this weekend, according to CTV. Figures provided by the Canada Revenue Agency show a six-per-cent increase in the number of tax returns filed through the program this year compared to last year. The extra money allows volunteer-driven clinics run by more than 3,000 groups to operate year-round. In raw numbers, the CRA says more than 835,000 returns were filed by people who are homeless, Indigenous, newcomers, seniors or disabled. The boost is double those seen in previous years, before the Liberals increased annual spending on the community volunteer income-tax program to 13 million in the 2018 budget. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

workplaces: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal laws against workplace bias, explicitly cites comments like go back to where you came from as examples of potentially unlawful conduct, according to CTV. Similar phrases routinely show up in lawsuits that the EEOC files against employers alleging discrimination, harassment or retaliation based on race or national origin. Yet in many of America's workplaces and institutions, the same language would be unacceptable and possibly illegal. Apart from its legality in workplaces, Trump's language has ignited impassioned responses across racial, ethnic and political divides. No matter what colour you are YOU can go back home or move if you don't like America. It wasn't Racist! tweeted Terrence Williams, a black comedian who supports Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: If they were doing what they were doing people should be fired, says Coun, according to CTV. Kevin Klein. The City of Winnipeg says six people have been fired, an outcome of the investigation into Winnipeg building inspectors allegedly slacking on the job. It was announced last week that three people were suspended without pay pending the probe's findings. The city began the investigation after a citizen group paid a private investigator to tail and record city building inspectors. Two others quit and another retired. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australian government: The Australian government is deeply disappointed that Australian citizen and academic Dr, according to CTV. Yang Hengjun ... has been transferred to criminal detention in China, Payne said in a statement. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that China notified Australia that spy novelist and former Chinese diplomat Yang Hengjun was taken into criminal detention, six months after he was taken into custody at a Chinese airport. The Australian government is concerned by this development in relation to an Australian citizen. The 53-year-old visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York was detained on Jan. 19 when he arrived in southern China's Guangzhou from New York with his wife Yuan Xiaoliang, and his 14-year-old stepdaughter. We will continue to press Chinese authorities for fair and humane treatment, in accordance with international norms, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent: The data found that while 40 per cent of mothers said their baby has never slept in the same bed with someone, a third of respondents, or 33 per cent, said they or someone else shared a bed with their infant nearly every day, according to CTV. This is despite public health campaigns advising against the practice out of concern for the baby's safety. The study used data collected from Statistic Canada's 2015 and 2016 Canadian Community Health Survey CCHS which surveyed 5,329 women between the ages of 15 and 55 who had given birth in the past five years. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada PHAC bed-sharing, which is when an infant shares the same sleep surface with an adult or another child, may increase the baby's risk of sudden infant death syndrome SIDS and suffocation. There is also the risk the adult or other child could roll onto the infant. The government agency said the baby can suffocate if they become trapped between the sleep surface and the body of the other person in the bed, the wall, or other objects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ensaf haidar: She said she would like to meet President Donald Trump to talk about how he can help free Badawi, according to National Observer. Trump is the only solution at the moment, Haidar said in an interview. Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Sherbrooke, Que., with her three children, said Pence's comments were the first time a U.S. administration official has publicly mentioned her husband by name. The Canadian government, meanwhile, hasn't done enough to secure Badawi's freedom, she said. The 35-year-old blogger was arrested on June 17, 2012, and was later sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for his online criticism of Saudi clerics. Pence told an audience at the State Department that Saudi Arabia would go a long way towards restoring its international reputation if it released Badawi. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

indian law: The document goes on to elaborate on forms discrimination and makes allowances for special provisions for the emancipation of women, children and people from socially and educationally disadvantaged classes, according to NOW Magazine. The constitution, whose chief architect B.R. Ambedkar was a Dalit scholar, jurist and India's first minister of law and justice, was enacted on November 26, 1949. Article 15 outlines one of the fundamental rights of Indian citizens there can be no discrimination against any Indian citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth. It's considered the source of Indian law and jurisprudence. In reality, both are mainly talking points for India's privileged classes of which I am a member. Today, many Indians may vaguely remember Ambedkar's legacy as a social reformer, or their constitutional rights of liberty, equality and fraternity learned in high school civic studies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cast members: The panel that kicked off the fan convention Thursday morning may also have gotten the same rating with the number of expletives thrown around by Miller, according to CTV. Arnold Schwarzenegger even won 20 because Miller said one particular word more than 5 times. Director Tim Miller told the audience at San Diego Comic-Con that it wasn't always going to be the plan, but the fans demanded it. It was 10, Schwarzenegger said. Would you expect any less from the director of Deadpool Miller and Schwarzenegger were joined by Linda Hamilton, who is reprising her role as Sarah Connor, franchise newcomer Mackenzie Davis and other cast members on the Hall H stage. I counted. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

citizenship question: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summed it up well, commenting last week about Trump's attempts to insert a citizenship question into the U.S. Census even after he was rebuffed by the Supreme Court, according to Rabble. She accused Trump of trying to Make America White Again. From his perch at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he hurls racist epithets via tweet while commanding armed agents to terrorize immigrants at the border and in communities from coast to coast. It is well known that Trump is a voracious consumer of Fox News. Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. On Sunday morning, just 20 minutes after Fox & Friends ran a piece attacking Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, Trump tweeted So interesting to see 'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States how our government is to be run. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

halifax neighbourhood: For more on this story, visit CTV News Atlantic They are giving him a strong painkiller, Ali said, according to CTV. When you go in, he almost doesn't recognize people. Ali Barho, speaking through a translator to CTV News Atlantic, said his brother Ebrahim has been heavily sedated while he recovers from the February house fire. Ebrahim, his wife Kawthar and their seven children arrived in Canada as Syrian refugees in September 2017. Ebrahim was placed in a medically induced coma and has since gone through multiple surgeries. In the early morning hours of Feb. 19, 2019, a fire destroyed their home in the Halifax neighbourhood of Spryfield, killing the seven children and severely injuring Ebrahim. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy alternative: Its design is to be tailored to each province, according to CTV. A study released Thursday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative shone a critical light on the supplement as part of research that found a minimum-wage worker could afford to rent in just a few neighbourhoods in Canada. Interactive Map Check housing rental affordability across Canada The new portable housing benefit is to roll out next year and will be tied to a person rather than a unit -- meaning recipients can carry it with them through the housing market rather than losing the financial help when they move out of government-supported dwelling. Spending on the benefit is set at 4 billion over a decade -- split among federal and provincial governments -- which will require tough decisions about who gets it, how much they can receive, and when it gets taken away. Second of all, it's likely not generous enough to substantially reduce the rent for renters, particularly at the lower end of the income spectrum and particularly in big cities like Vancouver, Toronto, Victoria, Calgary, Ottawa. You really have to ration it based on some simple criteria, otherwise you blow through your spending cap, said David Macdonald, a senior economist with the CCPA who wrote Thursday's study. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate change: Last fall, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report warning that the world was nowhere near being on track to cut emissions enough to hit the Paris climate-accord target to keep global warming to as close to 1.5 C above pre-industrial times as possible, according to National Observer. We are already close to 1 C of warming, and a recent report from Environment and Climate Change Canada warned this country is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. Emma Jackson, a field organizer with the group Our Time, said the science is clear that humanity only has 11 years to get a grip on greenhouse-gas emissions before global warming becomes catastrophic and irreversible. Right now it is absolutely pivotal, in the lead-up to the pivotal election, that we hear what every single leader's plan is to tackle the climate crisis, Jackson said. Jackson said the federal commission organizing leaders' debates this year told Our Time it's up to broadcasters to decide what the topics will be, so rallying outside CBC is trying to hit the climate point home with the country's public broadcaster. ; Climate change has skyrocketed to the top of many lists of issues voters care about the most particularly younger voters and Our Time is trying to mobilize younger voters to be enough of a force that the parties have to listen to them. Most of Wednesday's rallies pushing for a leaders' debate on climate change will be outside CBC offices and studios. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

death penalty: During nearly 35 years on the court, Stevens stood for the freedom and dignity of individuals, be they students or immigrants or prisoners, according to CTV. He acted to limit the death penalty, squelch official prayer in schools, establish gay rights, promote racial equality and preserve legal abortion. He was 99. He protected the rights of crime suspects and illegal immigrants facing deportation. Stevens served more than twice the average tenure for a justice, and was only the second to mark his 90th birthday on the high court. He influenced fellow justices to give foreign terrorism suspects held for years at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval base the right to plead for their release in U.S. courts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

defence lawyer: Kong faces seven charges of violating the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act covering 34 migrants, including several children, from China in 2015 after a Canadian Border Services Agency investigation called Project Interpretation, according to CTV. All had travelled to the U.S.A. on visas issued in China by the U.S. consulate, wrote B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kent in a judgment related to the case. Michael Kong, 62, wore a red jumpsuit and glasses as he sat in the dock, listening patiently to a federal prosecutor and his defence lawyer discuss the case, which may head to trial at the end of the month. Mr. Kong's adult son is also charged with two counts for allegedly assisting one or more people to enter Canada without a visa and failing to appear for examination upon entry. Kong is alleged to have assisted them at various times in 'jumping the border' from the U.S. into British Columbia, and thereafter travelling to the Toronto area where they filed refugee protection claims at the Etobicoke office of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada, the judge wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nomination process: If you see the nomination as a moment in a chain of democratic moments leading to the election of a member of Parliament, said Michael Morden, the director of research at Samara, I think it's notable that, in an overwhelming majority of cases, there's no real decision being made by local people, according to CTV. Morden said through exit interviews with MPs Samara has found there is broad, quiet understanding in political circles of the deficiencies of the nomination process. New research by the Toronto-based Samara Centre for Democracy shows only 17 per cent of more than 6,600 federal candidates from 2003 to 2015 faced competitive nomination races, while 2,700 candidates were directly appointed by parties. But he said most Canadians have little access to or ability to scrutinize the black box of party nominations, despite the stake they have in how parties run their internal elections. And a lack of competition might signal a worrying disconnect with the Canadian public, the study suggests. Political parties are private organizations, the Samara study says, but they're also public utilities that have a profound effect on Canadian democracy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

president trump: Both politicians and activists of the Democratic media complex scurry to charge racism against President Trump and our nationalist movement, when in reality they themselves employ brutally divisive political strategies buttressed by their own increasingly bigoted thinking, according to Rabble. For example, I appeared on CNN Monday night to discuss the firestorm over the president's caustic tweets last weekend criticizing the four most progressive members of the House of Representatives. That simple advice seems especially relevant regarding the American left in 2019. I deemed the tweets illogical and shrill, and said so on Twitter and on Anderson Cooper's show. I cited the incredibly incendiary accusation of my CNN colleague Wajahat Ali who retweeted an article and its headline Trump is a racist. I also pointed out that the overreaction from Democratic politicians and their media allies revealed a hysterical attempt to castigate the president as prejudiced. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

emma jackson: We are already close to 1 C of warming, and a recent report from Environment and Climate Change Canada warned this country is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, according to Vancouver Courier. Right now it is absolutely pivotal, in the lead-up to the pivotal election, that we hear what every single leader's plan is to tackle the climate crisis, Jackson said. Emma Jackson, a field organizer with the group Our Time, said the science is clear that humanity only has 11 years to get a grip on greenhouse-gas emissions before global warming becomes catastrophic and irreversible.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver hotel manager says street disorder on Hastings strip turning away tourists Vancouver weather Environment Canada updates 2019 summer forecast Former Musqueam chief Wendy Grant-John to become member of Vancouver Police Board Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Last fall, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report warning that the world was nowhere near being on track to cut emissions enough to hit the Paris climate-accord target to keep global warming to as close to 1.5 C above pre-industrial times as possible. Most of Wednesday's rallies pushing for a leaders' debate on climate change will be outside CBC offices and studios. Climate change has skyrocketed to the top of many lists of issues voters care about the most particularly younger voters and Our Time is trying to mobilize younger voters to be enough of a force that the parties have to listen to them. Jackson said the federal commission organizing leaders' debates this year told Our Time it's up to broadcasters to decide what the topics will be, so rallying outside CBC is trying to hit the climate point home with the country's public broadcaster. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jagmeet singh: Justin Trudeau The prime minister told reporters in Petawawa, Ont., on Monday that Canadians and indeed people around the world know exactly what I think about those particular comments, according to CTV. That is not how we do things in Canada. Here's a look at what they said. Jagmeet Singh The NDP leader, who has been the target of racism in the past, called the tweets a sad & ugly display of racism by a President that shows no interest in, or ability to unite people. I stand with these Congresswomen and everyone who is targeted and being othered by this endless dog whistling by Trump. https //t.co/D95Vvqk Ppo Jagmeet Singh the Jagmeet Singh July 14, 2019 Theresa May Through a spokesperson, the outgoing British prime minister said that she thinks that the language which was used to refer to the women was completely unacceptable. This is a sad & ugly display of racism by a President that shows no interest in, or ability to unite people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.