july directive: U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs said federal immigration authorities agreed to pull the July 6 directive and return to the status quo, according to CTV. A lawyer representing the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said only that the judge's characterization was correct. The decision was announced at the start of a hearing in a federal lawsuit in Boston brought by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The announcement brings relief to thousands of foreign students who had been at risk of being deported from the country, along with hundreds of universities that were scrambling to reassess their plans for the fall in light of the policy. ICE did not immediately comment on the decision. With the policy rescinded, ICE will revert to a directive from March that suspended typical limits around online education for foreign students. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

administration attacks: The almost daily administration attacks on Beijing come as Trump defends his own response to the virus, with cases surging in parts of the United States, and as he works ahead of the election to portray Biden as soft on China, according to CTV. So Joe Biden and President Obama freely allowed China to pillage our factories, plunder our communities and steal our most precious secrets, Trump said, adding, I've stopped it largely. The legislation and order are part of the Trump administration's stepped-up offensive against China for what he calls the rising Asian superpower's exploitation of America and its effort to conceal details about the human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus from the world. Trump said that as vice-president, Biden advocated for the Paris Agreement addressing climate change; Trump withdrew the U.S. from the accord. Trump talked up his own tough approach to Beijing, though he spent the early weeks of the pandemic praising Chinese President Xi Jinping. It would have crushed American manufacturers while allowing China to pollute the atmosphere with impunity, yet one more gift from Biden to the Chinese Communist Party, Trump said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hagia sophia: Hagia Sophia happens to be Turkey's most popular tourist attraction, according to Rabble. Erdo an has been hinting at doing this since 2018, so it wasn't exactly a surprise. Minutes later, President Recep Tayyip Erdo an decreed that the Great Mosque of Ayasofya its other name will open for Muslim prayer in late July this year, righting what he framed as an 85-year-old legal injustice. Secularism has been enshrined in Turkey's Constitution since its founding in the 1920s, but the clearly politically motivated court decision is only the latest installment in the Justice and Development Party's broader campaign to promote Islam in Turkish public life. To do this, he exploits a loophole in the state's secularity rule that allows him to superfund the Religious Affairs Directorate the Diyanet which administers and promotes Hanafi Sunni Islam in public life and will now control Hagia Sophia. Erdo an says he wants to raise a pious generation by introducing religion into schools, having texts like Pinocchio rewritten, and firing tens of thousands of teachers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

post-graduation: As well, the government is allowing international students who are not able to submit all of the documentation needed to process their post-graduation work applications due to COVID-19-related closures but still want to begin their studies while in another country to do so, according to CTV. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox This is being facilitated through a new two-stage approval process. The government says it will be allowing students to count the time spent studying online while abroad towards their eligibility for a post-graduation Canadian work permit if at least 50 per cent of their post-secondary program is completed in Canada. The new process will allow prospective students to go ahead with their plans upon receiving an approval in principle. It would then be the responsibility of international students to submit all outstanding documents and be approved before being allowed to enter Canada. In order to be approved in principle, students need to show they have been accepted to a Canadian college or university and have the ability to pay for it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

matthew moroun: Moroun died of congestive heart failure Sunday in Grosse Pointe Shores, according to CTV. Employees of the various Moroun companies were told Monday of his death in a message from Moroun's son, Matthew. He was 93. My dad loved his family and that extended to his work family, Matthew Moroun wrote. As a great mentor to many, my father was so proud of the companies that he leaves behind and all the innovation that is yet to come. He poured his heart into his work and for over seven decades spent his time leading and protecting us. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mena middle: Jewish Privilege is when my grandparents were violently forced out of Iraq and Tunisia for being Jewish with only the clothes to their back, according to CTV. Along with 850,000 other MENA Middle East and North Africa Jews they arrived to Israel with nothing, only spoke Arabic, and lived in a tent/tin shack for years, Mazzig tweeted. According to Jewish News, the trend first started Sunday night when Israeli writer and activist Hen Mazzig shared his family's experience with anti-Semitism after others used the hashtag to accuse Jewish people of being privileged. I want all my Jewish followers to share the 'Jewish Privilege' them and their families experienced. A lot of these tropes are well known about Jews controlling media and government, and the economy and unfortunately, a lot of these conspiracy theories have ended in the past with violence, Shack told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview on Monday. Noah Shack, vice president of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CIJA told CTVNews.ca that Jewish Privilege has, for years, existed as an anti-Semitic hashtag used primarily by conspiracy theorists. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

morning updates: In his morning updates, COVID-19 aid packages amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars were unveiled and public health advisories were driven home, but what else did Trudeau have to say CTVNews.ca has analyzed the 81 national addresses and following media availabilities that Trudeau held during the 110 days between entering a 14-day self-isolation, on March 12, to his June 29 announcement that, going forward, he would only convene the Rideau Cottage updates when he had big news to share, according to CTV. The day after Trudeau entered quarantine on account of his wife Sophie having symptoms that were soon confirmed to be from COVID-19, the prime minister began what quickly became a daily routine addressing the nation from Rideau Cottage, his family's temporary home on the grounds of Rideau Hall. This was how the prime minister chose to speak to the country, day in and day out between March and July. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Those morning addresses, mostly from the grounds of Rideau Hall, became a seven-day-a-week ritual, with few days off in the first two months. Analyzing the transcripts of his English-language remarks from all those Rideau Cottage updates, as well as the few offsite, CTVNews.ca identified his commonly used phrases and terms, as well as his go-to nouns and adjectives, before asking political communication experts and a linguist to assess the words he was using to deliver his messages, and whether they were effective. Then, as the public health crisis entered into the initial phase of reopenings, the routine was eased, with no press conferences on weekends and eventually only a few times a week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

education sectors: In Thursday's nine-page speech from the throne written by Ford's office but read by Lt.-Gov, according to National Observer. Elizabeth Dowdeswell in the legislature the new provincial government vowed to begin a commission of inquiry into the previous Liberal government's expenditures to identify ways to restore accountability and trust in Ontario's public finances. But the speech also included new policies that would affect the future of Ontario's financial and education sectors. At the cabinet's swearing-in ceremony last month, Ford and Finance Minister Vic Fedeli both promised a line-by-line audit of the previous government's spending. We cannot afford to dither or delay. This was restated in the throne speech, along with the Conservatives' aim to balance the budget without creating new taxes for the public, and at a responsible, modest and pragmatic time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kirsty duncan: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet sometime in the next week, sources tell The Canadian Press, according to National Observer. Once Trudeau returns later today from the annual NATO leaders' summit in Brussels, his focus will shift to putting the final touches on a Liberal cabinet that will carry his government through to the 2019 election. Now Kirsty Duncan, minister of science and minister of sport and persons with disabilities, finds herself at the centre of speculation as talk heats up about a cabinet shuffle. Splitting Duncan's duties back into two jobs is expected to be one of the moves, since Trudeau is believed to be planning his first expansion cabinet since taking office, and he needs jobs to give the new faces. In January, she was sworn in as minister of sport and persons with disabilities just days after Kent Hehr, her predecessor in that post, was forced to resign from cabinet over harassment allegations from his time as a member of the Alberta legislature. Duncan has been the minister of science since the beginning of the Trudeau government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

telecoms infrastructure: Hostile rhetoric has ratcheted up in recent days over Beijing's new national security law for Hong Kong, according to CTV. Britain's decision to offer refuge to millions in the former colony was met with a stern telling-off by China. Those friendly scenes now seem like a distant memory. And Chinese officials have threatened consequences if Britain treats it as a hostile country and decides to cut Chinese technology giant Huawei out of its critical telecoms infrastructure amid growing unease over security risks. Many are saying Britain has been far too complacent and naive in thinking it could reap economic benefits from the relationship without political consequences. All that is pointing to a much tougher stance against China, with a growing number in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party taking a long, hard look at Britain's Chinese ties. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

thunder bay: It's a record achieved in communities frequently in social distress, places where hunting rifles and shotguns are ubiquitous, according to CTV. The key difference from urban, non-Indigenous policing, insiders and observers say, is the relationship building between officers and the people they serve. It's a record of which the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is proud, especially in light of the recent uproar in North America over police killings and brutality involving Indigenous, Black, and mentally distressed people. In the past, you might have been the only officer in there, Roland Morrison, chief of NAPS says from Thunder Bay, Ont. You have to develop relationships with the communities in order to have positive policing. You would have no radio, you've got no backup, so you really effectively have to use your communication and talk to people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asian invasion: Vancouver resident Kai Nagata u2019s grandfather was held at Hastings Park pictured above before he was transferred to a long-term Archives of for foreign money in Vancouver real estate that aired in a 1989 segment produced by BCTV will sound familiar to people paying attention to today u2019s conversations about the same issue. credit Global 1 of 4 2 of 4A message was recently scribbled across an overpass in Delta, according to Georgia Asian. Stop the Asian invasion, it reads. By that time, merchants were well-established at locations along Carrall Street pictured above in 1897 but the new laws put them at a distinct disadvantage to white land owners. credit James Matthews / Vancouver cartoon published in a Vancouver newspaper in 1907 illustrated white residents u2019 unhappiness with how they perceived the living conditions of Chinese Fraser the Second World War, Japanese Canadians saw the government confiscate and auction their property while they were held in internment camps. Last summer, in Nanaimo, a real-estate advertisement that included Chinese writing was spray-painted over with a swastika and the words Go away. And according to members of Vancouver's various Chinese and Asian communities, there are other, more numerous but less-visible examples. These are visible manifestations of a racism that has grown out of British Columbians' frustration with real-estate prices that have surpassed the affordability of many long-time residents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cannabis flowers: Unlike cannabis flowers or even concentrates, there is no real way to assess the smell or look of the product beforehand, so what's on the outside becomes a key tool in describing what lies within, according to NOW Magazine. Faun Chapin, the president and co-founder of a new line of vapes called Sonder, acutely understands this design-friendly approach to vape packaging. ByCannabis Now Published on July 11, 2019 Share Tweet Comment When it comes to choosing a vape cartridge, packaging can be key in the decision-making process. Chapin has applied her master's degree in design and branding to an industry she describes as the family business with the launch of both single-origin strains and blends in a CO2 vape pen line in May. My mother, who single-handedly raised three children, was a cannabis cultivator and businesswoman long before the green rush. I'm a second generation cannabis entrepreneur, I was born into the cannabis industry, Chapin says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cnn business: This is no time to disrupt the economic recovery of our companies and communities, nor time to jeopardize the health and safety of these vulnerable individuals, the letter says, according to CTV. We ask that you leave DACA in place and refrain from taking any additional administrative actions that would negatively impact the DACA program. The letter arguing in support of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA program was sent by the Coalition for the American Dream, and was signed by more than 100 corporations including Apple, Hilton Worldwide, General Motors, Starbucks, Google and Amazon. IBM, one of the signatories to the letter, explained to CNN Business in a statement why it signed the letter. There is no benefit to subjecting these young men and women to more unilateral action and lengthy court fights. Dreamers make invaluable contributions to companies and communities across this country, said Christopher A. Padilla, IBM's vice president for government and regulatory affairs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

michael buble: Heck, all you have to do is look at today's issue of the Georgia Straight, wherein music editor and diehard indie-music supporter Mike Usinger comes to the quartet's defense with only one hand tied behind his back, according to Georgia Asian. Go on and admit it, he writes, you've sung along to 'How You Remind Me' on more than one occasion, and not just ironically at karaoke or while test-driving a Ford F-Series pickup truck. But every now and then the multiplatinum guitar-rockers from Langley via Alberta earn praise from unlikely sources. From a personal perspective, I can honestly say that, if I had to choose between locally based superstar acts, I'd much rather go to a Nickelback concert than a Michael Buble one. Is that praise so faint you can barely read it Anyway, the whole reason I'm bashing out this blog is because Scorpions lead-guitarist Matthias Jabs the guy who plays that wild solo on Rock You Like a Hurricane just made a rather shocking statement while being interviewed by Washington, D. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

philippe monguillot: His family decided to switch off his life support on Friday, news agency Agence France-Presse reported, according to CTV. We decided to let him go. Philippe Monguillot, 59, was left brain dead after the attack in the southwestern city of Bayonne on July 5. The doctors were in favour and we were as well, the victim's 18-year-old daughter, Marie Monguillot, told AFP. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Four men were detained and charged following the assault. On Wednesday, Monguillot's family organized a march in his honour, with all attendees wearing white. The attack occurred on Sunday around 7 15 p.m. on the 810 bus travelling to Biarritz after the bus driver checked the ticket of one of the men and asked all four to wear face masks, which are compulsory in French public transport, according to the public prosecutor's office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

root cause: As you took up the mantle of an elder, you sharply named capitalism as the root cause of destruction of lands and communities, according to Rabble. You brilliantly exposed hundreds of thousands of people to Indigenous wisdoms and ways of knowing, insisting over and over that there is no distinct border between us and the environment'. Like many others, you have told us we are the environment' and the environment' is us. I celebrated your decision to step down from the David Suzuki Foundation so that you could speak freely and I was not disappointed. Though we may have disagreements -- who doesn't after all -- I have tremendous respect for you. For too long, environmental and social justice issues have remained separated and there are few better places to build those bridges from within the environmental movement than you. So when I read that you think our immigration policy is disgusting -- I was overjoyed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

editorial budget: We 're not just relying on official press releases to bring you the story, according to Georgia Asian. We 're there and making our own observations. '; guardish ' We 're able to put extra resources into this story only because a few thousand Tyee readers pitch in to our editorial budget every single month. '; guardish ' We want to be able to say 'yes ' to covering the most important stories, even if it 's expensive to do so. Will you chip in to help The Tyee is one of the few news organization in the country that has a reporter on the ground as this story unfolds. Will you help us be able to say yes Help make independent reporting happen. The need for fact-based, rigorous reporting is more important than ever. '; guardish ' In response to the unprecedented public health crisis presented by the novel coronavirus, we 've doubled our daily publishing output. Click here to join Tyee Builders now. '; else if seconds 30 times call for extraordinary reporting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pre-pandemic level: The unemployment rate fell to 12.3 per cent after hitting a record-high of 13.7 per cent in May, according to CTV. As in May, even though more people found jobs, more people also looked for work as the labour force grew by about 786,000 after a gain of 491,000 in May, bringing it to within 443,000 of its pre-pandemic level. Statistics Canada's labour force survey released Friday showed 953,000 jobs were added last month, including 488,000 full-time and 465,000 part-time positions. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate would have been 16.3 per cent had it included in unemployment counts those who wanted to work, but did not look for a job. It didn't include any gains in Toronto as restrictions in that city loosened after the survey week. Job gains were made in every province, including by 378,000 in Ontario, marking the first increase since the COVID-19 shutdown, Statistics Canada said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee girls: In a statement to CTV News, Morneau's office said that there is absolutely no link between his daughters' involvements with the charity and any work that WE does with the Government of Canada, according to CTV. The statement confirmed what website Canadaland first reported that the finance minister's daughter Clare has spoken at WE events, and his daughter Grace is currently employed by WE Charity. Now, the NDP are calling for an ethics investigation. Clare has spoken at WE events, as well as many other public events, in the context of the release of her book on young refugee girls. As well, Morneau's daughter Grace is a contractual employee of WE in an administrative role in the travel department, a job she has had since 2019 following her internship, according to Morneau's office. She has never been compensated for that work, said Maeva Proteau, press secretary for Morneau. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

robert unanue: Goya was founded in Manhattan in 1936 by Prudencio Unanue and his wife Carolina, immigrants from Spain, according to CTV. The company calls itself the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States. The company that makes products used in many Hispanic cuisines, but whose following extends well outside of that range, is getting some backlash after its CEO praised President Donald Trump at a White House event. Robert Unanue, a grandson and now Goya CEO, spoke at a Rose Garden event announcing a Hispanic Prosperity Initiative on Thursday. Almost immediately, Boycott Goya, Goya Foods and Goyaway began trending on social media platforms with scorn coming seemingly from all directions, including Hollywood and Washington. We are truly blessed, at the same time, to have a leader like President Trump who is a builder, Unanue said standing at a podium beside Trump. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ucp: Moreover, the opportunities for these actors to do their important work of communicating with the public about the implications of the UCP's policies have been curtailed, along with public debate, according to National Observer. While trying to keep up with the avalanche of new developments, we may lose sight of the big picture the cumulative effects of these changes on the political landscape. The rapid pace of its announcements and the speed at which bills are pushed through the legislature have made careful analysis of the UCP's agenda challenging for the opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists. Among these are the effects on democracy and citizenship. The cumulative effect of these measures is a significant shift of power to the government to rule by decree and to employ state power to repress opposition. We have witnessed a series of moves to strip resources from civil society organizations, remove or weaken rights to representation and collective bargaining, and repress opposition to government policies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

capita concentrations: From the streets of the capital of Abu Dhabi to the tourist attractions of skyscraper-studded Dubai, the cameras keep track of the license plates and faces of those passing by them, according to CTV. While heralded as a safety measure in a country so far spared from a major militant attack, it also offers its authoritarian government means to track any sign of dissent. Experts believe the UAE has one of the highest per capita concentrations of surveillance cameras in the world. There is no protection of civil liberties because there are no civil liberties, said Jodi Vittori, a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace who studies the UAE. Dubai and Emirati government officials did not respond to repeated requests for comment in the days prior to publication. It said access to that material required proper legal processes, without elaborating on what rules or laws governed their use. After publication, the Emirati government acknowledged in a statement that UAE law enforcement has access to sophisticated technology and systems. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

executive chair: DeMarco has served as the longtime executive chair for the Environmental and Land Tribunal and as associate chair for the Conservation Review Board and Environmental Review Tribunal an independent and impartial body that makes decisions on environmental permits and assessments, and was recently recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme for its best practices, according to National Observer. It's a fantastic choice, said Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence, who has known DeMarco for some 25 years. Environmentalists are applauding the appointment, noting that DeMarco brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that could serve him well, depending on how the environment office in the auditor general's office is allowed to function. I'm really happy he's filling that role. It shows that they are filling the position vacated by Dianne Saxe former environmental commissioner seriously, Gray added. I think everyone is interested in seeing the degree of independence and effectiveness the office will have now ... but having DeMarco there would bode well for the office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

industry watchers: For the similarly flawed media industry, a long-standing problem has suddenly become harder to ignore Many outlets striving to inform the public of widespread racial bias do so with stories that are assigned, reported and analyzed by predominantly white editorial staff, according to CTV. The not-so-surprising result They're failing, say industry watchers and a growing number of staff members risking their jobs to speak out. All while reporters increasingly turn their attention to detailing institutional discrimination in nearly all other facets of society, including justice, politics, health care and education. And while many media organizations are expressing renewed commitments to diversify their newsrooms and coverage, those journalists say it will take more than pledges to create meaningful change. Corus Entertainment faced a public lashing by rank-and-file staff over claims of toxic workplaces for people of colour; the National Post endured a newsroom revolt over contentious columns that denied the existence of systemic racism in Canada; CBC suspended and disciplined star Wendy Mesley for twice quoting a racial slur in editorial meetings and CBC Radio's Yukon Morning host Christine Genier resigned over the lack of Indigenous representation in Canadian media. A SERIES OF MISSTEPS Revelations have emerged in recent weeks of racial indignities suffered at multiple news outlets, where current and former employees are attempting to lift the curtain on how and why tensions persist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parent: Now, the government announced Thursday, the government will allow non-biological Canadian parents who are a child's legal parent at birth to pass down their citizenship, according to CTV. Laurence Caron, who is Canadian, and her partner Elsje van der Ven, who is Dutch, are responsible for the change after a long legal battle. Previously, children born to Canadians abroad automatically received citizenship only if there was a genetic link between the parent and the child or the parent gave birth to the child. When van der Van gave birth to their son four years ago while they were living in the Netherlands, the couple went to apply for his Canadian citizenship and found out he didn't get it automatically. We were shocked, disappointed and very hurt, Caron said during a virtual news conference Thursday. The reason Caron's biological material was not used for his conception. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.