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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.
A record number of teenagers new to Canada are spending the week learning about what life is like as a student in Windsor. More than 60 people from six countries took part in the Newcomer Orientation Week program at Catholic Central High School on Monday. The four-day program aims to get students comfortable with their new environment, culminating with a graduation ceremony at the end of the week.
Un rassemblement organisé par La Meute contre ce que ses membres qualifient « d’immigration illégale » a finalement eu lieu à Québec, dimanche en fin de journée, après une contre-manifestation qui elle a été déclarée illégale.
Quebec City police in riot gear clashed with protesters on Sunday as a counter demonstration that was organized in opposition to a planned right-wing event turned violent. The group was there to counter a rally organized by right-wing groups who are opposed to the flow of asylum seekers crossing the border from the United States.
The number of international adoptions has declined dramatically in Canada in the last five years due to tighter country controls, exorbitant costs and alternative routes to parenthood. Last year, there were only 793 international adoptions in Canada, according to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/international-adoptions-canada-decline-1.4253698
L’imposition de normes plus sévères a entraîné une diminution marquée du nombre d’adoptions à l’international par des parents canadiens, révèlent des données de Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada (CIC).
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1051350/adoption-international-baisse-canada
L’arrivée de milliers de gens à la frontière entre le Québec et les États-Unis depuis le début de l’été, des personnes qui se retrouvent ensuite dans des camps de l’armée, frappe l’imagination. Beaucoup de choses ont été dites et écrites mais il peut être difficile de s’y retrouver.