Refugee Claimants Dept: But immigration experts are sounding the alarm, warning that legitimate refugees risk being tossed out, too, in the government s rush to process applications and cut a backlog of 42,000 people, according to The Star. Kenney tabled legislation Thursday meant to streamline the refugee process and in particular target a growing number of bogus claimants from Europe and oTTAWA The federal government is overhauling Canada s overloaded and broken refugee system to put questionable refugee claimants on a fast-track back to their homelands. And they say the changes put too much power in the hands of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to decide which countries are deemed safe or not around the globe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ryerson University Dept: The open letter, which includes signatures from Ryerson University, University of Toronto and York University professors, comes one week after the city signed a contract with locally based Impact Cleaning Services to handle Toronto police buildings, according to The Star. About 250 cleaners working with Toronto Community Housing and the Toronto police service have already been handed pink slips, said representatives from the group, Good Jobs For All and one hundred academics from three Toronto universities have signed a letter asking the Ford administration to stop contracting out cleaning jobs. Nearly 1,000 unionized cleaners have been warned they will probably be laid off as the city seeks out cheaper private companies to do their jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

London Riots Dept: With no charges laid despite thousands of photos, hours of video evidence and swift convictions in the U.K. following the London riots in August police went on the defensive, blaming overworked investigators and red tape for the sluggish pace of the investigation, according to The Star. If someone wants to go over that line of civility and commit carnage and mayhem the courts have spoken if you do that you will be facing serious consequences, Police Chief Jim Chu said. The whole community has come together and said this is very bad behaviour and vANCOUVER It was two months after the Stanley Cup riot that public anger spread from the hundreds who caused the mayhem to the Vancouver police. Now eight months after storefront windows were smashed, cars were burned and shops were looted, the first rioter has finally been sentenced. On Thursday, Ryan Dickinson, 20, who pleaded guilty to throwing a road barricade, a newspaper box and a mannequin through a storefront window, was sentenced to 17 months in jail. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Saeed Malekpour Dept: The condemned Canadian resident has been under a death sentence in Iran on charges of corrupting the earth since 2010. But this week his lawyers discovered that his case file had progressed to the final stage of imminent hanging, according to The Star. Meanwhile, the House of Commons unanimously backed a motion by Tory MP Costas Menagakis voicing parliament s deep concern for the safety of Iranian citizen Saeed Malekpour. Members of Canada s government and its Parliament issued strong protests Thursday on news that Saeed Malekpour s case has been transferred to the Iranian court that schedules executions. Canada condemns Iran s reported decision to execute Mr. Malekpour, said a statement from Foreign Minister John Baird s spokesman Joseph Lavoie. We hold Iran accountable for his treatment and well-being. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Toronto Emergency Medical Services Dept: In a soft and sometimes trembling voice, Rothwell-Cusack said it was only her fifth shift as a paramedic for Toronto Emergency Medical Services, and she and her partner, Trevor Cornwell, somehow concluded it would be dangerous to attend the Alexander St. apartment building where James Hearst, 59, had collapsed, according to The Star. When they got the call, they were told a man in his fifties was lying on the floor of the apartment lobby, that he was bleeding from the head and police had been notified and there was a brief recess for tears. Then paramedic Hayley Rothwell-Cusack regained her composure and told an inquest of the night she and her partner refused to attend to a dying man for more than 35 minutes as they waited for a police escort. Rothwell-Cusack testified on Thursday they weren t told of any specific danger in the area when they decided to stage or refuse to enter the apartment without police backup on June 25, 2009. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Iran Dept: Authorities in Israel ratcheted up security at home and abroad following Tuesday's explosions in the Thai capital, escalating a confrontation over Iran's suspect nuclear program and raising fears of war, according to CBC. Israel has threatened military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, and Iran has blamed the Jewish state for the recent killings of Iranian atomic scientists and israel accused Iran of waging a covert campaign of state terror that stretched this week from the Middle East to the heart of Asia after a bungled series of explosions led to the capture of two Iranian nationals in Bangkok. On Monday , an Israeli diplomat's wife and driver were wounded in New Delhi when a bomb stuck to their minivan exploded, and another device was defused on an Israeli Embassy car in Tbilisi, Georgia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Judge Janice Dillon Dept: Judge Janice Dillon decided Thursday in favour of admitting statements made to a Delta, B.C. police officer by Cpl. Monty Robinson that he downed two shots of vodka to "calm his nerves" after leaving the crash scene, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Robinson's lawyer had argued his client wasn't notified of his right to a lawyer before he spoke to the officer and nEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A crucial piece of testimony in the Crown's case against an off-duty RCMP officer involved in a fatal motorcycle accident will be included as evidence in his obstruction of justice trial, in part because it's in the public interest, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled. Const. Sarah Swallow arrested the man after the October 2008 crash that killed a 21-year-old motorcyclist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Protecting Children Dept: "Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act", according to Winnipeg Free Press and oTTAWA - A list of some Conservative government bills, with short titles and descriptive working titles: Otherwise known as: An Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Transport Minister Denis Lebel Dept: Transport Minister Denis Lebel announced Tuesday that starting Wednesday, Nexus members can use their cards for faster screening at airports in eight Canadian cities, according to CBC. The minister says this will cut waiting times and travellers under Canada's Nexus program will be able to use their cards in new, faster security lines when flying to the United States. Those airports are in: Halifax. Montreal. Ottawa. Toronto. Winnipeg. Calgary. Edmonton. Vancouver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Law Enforcement Official Dept: The Long Beach police official tells The Associated Press the shooter killed one person, wounded another with a shot to the stomach, and then was killed, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the case and lONG BEACH, Calif. - A law enforcement official says two people were fatally shot and another person was wounded at offices housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Long Beach, California. It was not immediately clear if the shooter died from a self-inflicted wound. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.