TEHRAN (IQNA) – Atlantic Canada's first transition house specifically for Muslim women and children fleeing domestic violence or homelessness opened this month in Halifax, and was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony at the Ummah Masjid Mosque on Friday. The shelter caters to immigrant, refugee, non-status or Muslim women, and will be able to accommodate up to 12 women and children, who can stay for up to three months at a time. Youssef said the goal is to get the women back on their feet and living a fulfilling life. The transition house in Halifax is the ninth of its kind in Canada. The Atlantic Muslim Resource Centre will also help families access things like counselling, financial support, mental health services and parental support.

Jean Lapointe, a well-known Quebec singer, actor, and comedian who subsequently was elected to the Senate died at the age of 86. Jean Lapointe was born in a community in the Lower St-Lawrence region on December 6, 1935. The Establishment Jean Lapointe reported he died surrounded by family members with “health difficulties.” Lapointe struggled with alcoholism but was able to break free, and in 1982 he founded La Maison Jean Lapointe, a halfway house for persons coping with alcoholism and drug addiction. The Centre’s operations were soon supported by the Jean Lapointe Foundation. “Our father often remarked that Maison Jean Lapointe was his greatest pride,” said Anne Elizabeth Lapointe, general manager of the treatment center, in a statement.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “FIFA president accuses West of ‘hypocrisy’ on eve of tournament” – below is their description. FIFA President Gianni Infantino accused the West of ‘hypocrisy’ in its criticism of Qatar’s human rights record during a press conference on the eve of the World Cup’s opening match. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

But on Friday she took the oath of citizenship along with hundreds of other people at a ceremony in Saskatoon. It has been a long journey with ups and downs," said Chadha, who came to Regina from India about a decade ago. The ceremony at TCU Place saw 306 people from 53 countries become citizens. "Welcome home and welcome to our Canadian family," citizenship judgeSuzanne Carrière told the crowd. © Albert Couillard/Radio-Canada Hundreds of people took the oath of citizenship on Friday.

Waterman says has squad has been looking forward to the national semi-finals since their loss in the same game last season. In Hockey, the UNB Reds used a balanced attack and strong goaltending to beat the X-Men 4-2 at the Aitken Centre. On the Coach K Court tonight, St. FX hosts Memorial. Jayson Tatum had 19 points and 10 assists for the Celtics, who combined to make 20 threes. Morant added 19 with 11 assists for Memphis.

Winnipeg police are looking for a man they say offered an 11-year-old candy on his way to school Thursday morning, then chased the boy when he refused and ran away. The man allegedly approached the boy around 9 a.m. as he walked along St. Matthews Avenue between Sherburn and Toronto streets. When the boy refused some candy the man offered him, the man grabbed his arm, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a Friday news release. The boy broke free and ran away, and the man chased him and again tried to grab him, police said. When the boy got to school, the man ran in the other direction.

Lap two, Alex Lowes set the fastest lap in fourth place, a 1'44.169, as Jonathan Rea took second place into turn one to start lap three. Rea took the lead into turn four and set the fastest lap of 1'43.070 on lap three. At the start of lap five, Bautista took third placer from Lowes at the start of the lap, but Lowes took it back into turn four. Lap twenty was another fastest lap, for Razgatlioglu, a 1'31.868, but ten seconds later, Lowes posted a 1'31.847 for the fastest lap. With a well-timed pit stop, Jonathan Rea took the tactical advantage to win the race.

Anne recently impressed the Dragons with their product, the Snowdozer. Anne, Judy Stoddart and Faith DeGroot, went on Dragons’ Den to make a deal. The first offer was from Robert Herjavec who offered $50,000 in services for 10% royalty. They ended up choosing to go with Robert’s offer of $50,000 in services for 10% royalty. “It was a grueling 45 minutes in front of the Dragons with questions, answers, just splashing back and forth.

REGINA—Argonauts offensive lineman Dariusz Bladek has been dressed more for a swimsuit photo shoot than the bone-chilling practices during Grey Cup week. The forecast for Grey Cup Sunday is mild by comparison: sunny with a high of minus-1C. “This is the Grey Cup … I told the boys I’ll take the warm weather when I’m on the beach with the Grey Cup and drinking Margaritas.”McManis long-shotDinwiddie said Argos linebacker Wynton McManis (biceps) is an extreme long-shot to play Sunday and is expected to have off-season surgery. The two-time defending champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers are chasing a three-peat at the Grey Cup in Regina, while the Toronto Argonauts look for their first championship since 2017. Argonauts lineman Ja'Gared Davis will play in his sixth straight Grey Cup game.

PETALING JAYA: Polling for the 15th General Election has ended at 6pm. According to the Election Commission, voter turnout at 4pm was 70%. Stay tuned to our GE15 Live Updates here for unofficial results and more! You can also head to election.thestar.com.my for all things GE15.

Now, as central banks act in unison to quash inflation, Canada’s extraordinarily high inflation rate is still lower than that of key allies. And as in Canada, inflation in the U.S. appears to be slowing. "That's the primary reason why Europe's inflation rate is so much higher than it is here in North America," Porter said. Central banks globally are moving to clamp down on high inflation with interest rate hikes designed to slow economic growth. And that's one of the reasons why our inflation rate is a bit lower," he said.

Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco is the new host of CBC Ottawa's flagship news show. (James Park - image credit)Whenever Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco looks into the camera to deliver the news on CBC Ottawa News at Six, he's talking to "Charlie." "Being named the permanent host of CBC Ottawa's News at 6 is an absolute honour." Dabaghi-Pacheco has also hosted CBC Radio network specials and radio programs Ottawa Morning and Ontario Today. Tune in to CBC Ottawa News at 6 weeknights or visit cbc.ca/ottawa and CBC Gem to stream live.

Cette année, en ouvrant la boîte de conserve, Mme Henry s’est aussitôt rendu compte que la garniture en question n’était plus comme avant. L’émission Marketplace de CBC a découvert que le prix de la garniture à la citrouille a augmenté de plus de 50 % depuis janvier 2021. Ce terme est une traduction de l’anglais « shrinkflation », une contraction de « shrinking » – réduction de la taille des produits – et d’« inflation » – la hausse des prix. L’indice des prix à la consommation (IPC) d'une année à l'autre est resté inchangé à 6,9 % en octobre au pays, selon Statistique Canada. « L'industrie agroalimentaire – et ça inclut tant les fabricants que les détaillants – est plutôt opaque, pas très transparente.

Canada's Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar perform during the pairs free skate at the NHK Trophy Grand Prix of Figure Skating event on Saturday in Sapporo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images - image credit)Canada's Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar won pairs bronze at the NHK Trophy on Saturday in Sapporo, Japan. The duo earned a season's best 175.65 points to secure their first senior Grand Prix medal in the second Grand Prix event of their first senior season. WATCH | Canada's McIntosh, Mimar capture bronze at NHK trophy:McIntosh and Mimar made their senior Grand Prix debut on home ice last month at Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ont., where they finished fourth. Story continuesSkaters are assigned to two Grand Prix competitions, and the top six in each discipline compete in the Grand Prix Final, Dec. 8-11 in Turin, Italy.

The assembly of the Sami parliament in Finland will take place later this month to discuss proposed amendments to the Sami Parliament Act, the body said in a statement Friday. The government of Finland submitted a proposal to the Finnish parliament on the Sami parliament Act on Thursday. A government press release said ministers voted 11 to 3 on Thursday to send the legislation forward to the Finnish parliament. The Sami parliaments The Sami parliaments of Finland, Norway and Sweden represent the Saami populations in their respective countries. The Sami Parliament assembly will take place on Nov. 29.