The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Radio-Canada – Des chercheurs africains en IA empêchés d’assister à un congrès à Vancouver
Pour la deuxième année de suite, des experts originaires de l’Afrique peinent à venir au Canada pour assister à la Neural Information Processing Systems conference (NeurIPS), un important colloque consacré au développement de l’intelligence artificielle (IA). Comme le rapporte la BBC, une trentaine de chercheurs – des Africains, pour la plupart – se sont vu refuser leur demande de visa pour participer à l’événement, qui se tiendra le mois prochain à Vancouver.
BBC News – Canada Refuses Visas to Over a Dozen African AI Researchers
The Neural Information Processing Systems conference (NeurIPS), which brings together thousands of experts and researchers from all over the world, will be held in Vancouver next month. Last week, NeurIPS began hearing that several attendees had had their visas denied. It was the second year in a row the conference has had visa troubles. In 2018, when the conference was held in Montreal, more than 100 attendees were denied visas.
Global News – ‘Meant to Be’: Syrian Refugees Reunited with Help from Regina Family
Abdulnaser Alkhatib, the youngest of seven children, fled to Jordan with his family during the Syrian civil war. Alkhatib’s mother, two brothers and one sister, along with their spouses and children, were among the first 25,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees welcomed to Canada in 2016. They all settled in Regina. But Alkhatib, his wife, Hiam, and their two kids were left behind in Jordan. Now, they’re together again.
CBC News – Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Moves Forward in Greater Sudbury
The program is part of the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and modeled on the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program. RNIP will help qualified newcomers with confirmed job offers with another option for permanent residency for them and their families. The goal is to bring in immigrants who are committed to living in Sudbury, which will help address some of the challenges the city is facing — finding qualified people to fill jobs and keeping them here.
National Post – Suspect Arrested After Documents Stolen from Quebec Immigration Minister’s Car
Simon Jolin-Barrette confirmed the theft Thursday, saying his house keys and electronic tablet were also taken. He stressed that the stolen papers were working documents and not confidential, and access to his electronic device was disabled as a precautionary measure. Jolin-Barrette wouldn’t say, however, whether his car was locked.
CBC News – ‘I Cringed’: How Some Former and Current Soldiers Reacted to Don Cherry’s Poppy Comments
When Shawn Stewart, a retired army major, heard Don Cherry’s comments about the poppy and “you people” during the hockey game Saturday night, he says he cringed. “I cringed in the sense that, I totally understood his motivation and his devotion and support to the Canadian Armed Forces — fallen and alive. I just think there was a much better way to say it.”
