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.
National Post – Updated: Trudeau Confirms Canada Has Given Asylum to Saudi Teen Runaway
A Saudi woman who fled her family claiming fear of her life and used social media to amplify her calls for safe haven was granted asylum to Canada on Friday, an official in Thailand said. In Regina on Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that Canada would take in 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, who was holed up in Thailand. Trudeau says the United Nations High Commission on Refugees made a request of Canada that it take Alqunun as a refugee and Canada accepted.
New York Times – Saudi Woman Who Fled Family Granted Asylum in Canada
Canada granted asylum on Friday to an 18-year-old Saudi runaway who feared death from her family if she were deported home from Thailand, and Thai officials said she had left “smiling and healthy” for a new life. The woman, Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, boarded a plane to Seoul late Friday evening and from there was scheduled to fly to Toronto, said the Thai immigration chief, Surachate Hakparn. He said Canada had given asylum to Ms. Alqunun, which was confirmed a few hours later by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.
La Presse.ca – « Pénurie de main d’œuvre : Matane et Saint-Donat veulent des Français »
Des soudeurs recrutés au Nicaragua pour travailler à Matane. La collecte du recyclage mécanisée à Saint-Donat pour réduire le nombre d’employés nécessaires. Alors que la pénurie de main-d’oeuvre se fait de plus en plus sentir au Québec, un groupe de villes se rendra en France la semaine prochaine dans l’espoir de convaincre des Français de venir occuper l’un des 118 000 postes actuellement vacants dans la province.
La Presse.ca – « À Ciudad Juarez, l’impact du « mur » de Trump se fait déjà sentir »
Il y a encore deux ans, Victor pouvait voir le territoire américain depuis sa cour au Mexique. Aujourd’hui, des barres d’acier de près de six mètres de haut, érigées entre Ciudad Juárez et le Nouveau-Mexique américain, obstruent son horizon. Pour ce garçon de 10 ans vivant dans cette zone désertique et pauvre de Anapra, près de Ciudad Juárez, la structure métallique qui sépare les deux pays est devenue un terrain de jeu.
CBC News – Private and Government-Sponsored Syrian Refugees Face Same Challenges, U of A Study Finds
Syrian refugees who settled in Edmonton struggled with learning English and finding employment, whether they were sponsored privately or by the federal government, says a University of Alberta researcher. The assumption that privately sponsored refugees face fewer challenges than government-sponsored refugees wasn’t supported by the study, said professor Sandeep Agrawal, from the U of A’s School of Urban and Regional Planning. “They had the same set of challenges and problems as government-sponsored refugees faced in terms of employment, in terms of learning English,” Agrawal said.
CBC News – Syrian Refugee in Windsor Left Without Medical Care After Bomb Blast
When Suzan Kewan was critically wounded in a Syria bomb blast, her husband was told he could bring her to Canada to get the surgery she needs. After all, she required specialized treatment which could not be accessed in Syria. But after bringing his family to Windsor in 2015 Kewan’s husband, Walid Al-Rebdawi, said he received unexpected news from two medical specialists who expressed little hope that anything could be done to improve his wife’s condition.
