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.
La Presse – Après les tueries, Trump condamne le racisme qu’il est accusé d’alimenter
Donald Trump a condamné lundi le « racisme » et le « suprémacisme blanc » qu’il est lui-même accusé d’alimenter, après les deux fusillades ayant fait 31 morts au total ce week-end aux États-Unis, dont celle d’El Paso, au Texas, où il doit se rendre mercredi. Le maire républicain de la ville texane, Dee Margo, a annoncé lui-même la visite présidentielle lors d’une conférence de presse. À ses côtés, le chef de la police locale Greg Allen a fait le point sur la nationalité des 22 personnes tuées samedi dans un supermarché Walmart : « Nous avons un Allemand, 13 citoyens américains, une personne de nationalité indéterminée, sept ressortissants mexicains ».
Global News – Federal Court Halts Release of Alleged Online ISIS Supporter
The Federal Court has temporarily halted the release of an alleged ISIS supporter while it reviews a decision ordering him to be freed to a small town in British Columbia. A judge granted the urgent interim stay after the Immigration and Refugee Board said Othman Hamdan could live in Enderby, B.C., with a friend who had agreed to post a $2,000 bond. After IRB member Geoff Rempel’s release decision was handed down late Friday, the Canada Border Services Agency asked the court to delay freeing Hamdan so it could appeal the ruling.
CTV News – Woman at Banff National Park Says Man Told Her to ‘Go Back to Your Own Country’
A female tourist in Banff National Park shot a now viral video, moments after she alleges a man told her to “go back to your own country.” Victoria, who didn’t want to give CTVNews.ca her last name, fearing potential reprisals, posted a 20-second video of the exchange on her Twitter and Instagram accounts, both of which have been viewed 592,000 times combined. “I was just assaulted by a man who first told me to go back to my own country, at Banff National Park,” she wrote in the posts.
The Guardian – 175 People Killed Worldwide in Last Eight Years in White Nationalist-Linked Attacks
In the past eight years, more than 175 people around the world have been killed in at least 16 high-profile attacks motivated, or apparently motivated, by white nationalist conspiracy theories, including the far-right racist belief that nonwhite immigrants and refugees are “invaders” who pose an existential threat to the white race. The targets of deadly attacks have included Muslim worshippers at mosques in Canada, Britain and New Zealand.
Le Devoir – Plusieurs morts dans une fusillade au Texas, un suspect arrêté
Un tireur a semé la mort samedi dans un supermarché d’El Paso, dans le sud des États-Unis, où il a tué 20 personnes venues faire leurs courses en ce premier jour de week-end, avant d’être interpellé. La fusillade, survenue en milieu de matinée dans un hypermarché Walmart prisée de la communauté hispanique, a également fait 26 blessés, dont certains se trouvaient samedi soir dans un état critique.
CBC News – Judge Passes on Would-Be-Director’s Pitch for Permanent Residency
Aspiring film director Zhiming Wei earned two thumbs-down from a pair of critics whose opinions carry real weight: an immigration officer and a federal court judge. Justice Peter Annis gave Zhiming’s plans to become a self-employed player in Vancouver’s film scene a withering review last week in a rejection of the Chinese man’s bid to overturn an immigration officer’s decision to reject his application for residency.
