"In this instance, it was meant to be ridiculed and seen as something that was fun and acceptable."

Montreal university students don blackface
CBC News Posted: Sep 15, 2011 3:38 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011 8:46 PM ET

Anthony Morgan describes his reaction

A frosh event at a Montreal university has come under scrutiny after students painted themselves in blackface.

Students at the University of Montreal’s business school dressed up as Jamaican sprinters, with black paint covering their skin, for the event Wednesday.

One witness, who is of Jamaican descent, said he felt uncomfortable and was shocked to hear some students chanting, “Smoke more weed.”

Does blackface worn by Montreal students warrant a human rights complaint?
September 16, 2011 9:06 AM |
By Community Team
Students at the University of Montreal’s business school dressed up as Jamaican sprinters, with black paint covering their skin, for a frosh week event Wednesday.

Several students painted their faces black and dressed up as Jamaican sprinters for a frosh week event. (YouTube)
One witness, who is of Jamaican descent, said he felt uncomfortable and was shocked to hear some students chanting, “Smoke more weed.”

Calendino’s helpers were undocumented and unqualified.

Daycare series: Do you know where your children are?
Unprecedented discovery at Surrey family daycare reveals weaknesses of licensing system
By GILLIAN BURNETT, Vancouver Sun September 11, 2011

A daycare at 16667 24th Ave. in Surrey was shut down after officers found it was operating ‘in a manner that has the potential to have a serious negative impact on the health and safety of children.’
Photograph by: Nick Procaylo, PNG

METRO VANCOUVER — When two licensing officers knocked on the door of the Grandview Heights family daycare in Surrey last fall, they were conducting a routine investigation. Both had previously inspected the facility in the 11 years it had been licensed, and knew its operator, Anna Calendino, from earlier visits.

Toews said the lists are a big hit with immigrants.

Deportation most-wanted lists here to stay: Toews
By: Alexandra Paul
Posted: 09/16/2011 1:00 AM |

The federal most-wanted lists launched this summer are a hit and have become a permanent weapon in Canada’s deportation arsenal, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Thursday.

Nguyen Thi Thu with her son Michael Phan in hospital, six months after he suffered severe brain damage after inhaling noxious fumes at a Langley mushroom farm. Photograph by: .., Handout photo

Langley mushroom farm owners unaware of occupational health and safety laws, court told
By NEAL HALL, VANCOUVER SUN September 16, 2011

The owners of a Langley mushroom farm where three men were killed by poison gas in 2008 were unaware of occupational health and safety laws but advised workers to be careful on the job, Surrey Provincial Court was told Friday.