European Parliament: Jose Manuel Barroso announced the deal Thursday. He said it includes more flexibility than earlier versions, according to 660 News. Last week, leading parties in the European Parliament said they wouldnt back an earlier budget deal and BRUSSELS The European Commission president says a tentative deal has been reached on a seven-year, 960-billion-euro $1.27 trillion budget that will come into effect next year. It still needs legislative approval. European Parliament President Martin Schulz called the deal acceptable. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Raquel Capovilla Lee: The journey between her Hamilton home and Starcom MediaVest Group, where she works as a digital marketing assistant, takes about two hours and three different modes of transportation eating into her personal and family time, to say nothing of her energy, according to CBC. The job hunt in her new hometown proved difficult, however, so eight months ago, Capovilla Lee accepted a position roughly 70 kilometres away and By the time she gets home every weeknight, Raquel Capovilla Lee has spent half as much time travelling to and from her office in downtown Toronto as she has at her desk. Moving to Hamilton, an hour's drive west of Toronto, made financial sense for Capovilla Lee, 28, and her husband. The couple wanted to buy a house, but prices in the big city were beyond their reach at the time, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

First Nations: That stark assessment is contained in a briefing note to the aboriginal affairs and northern development minister obtained by s Power Politics through the Access to Information Act, according to CBC. Chronic housing shortages, low education outcomes and lack of access to clean drinking water jeopardize the ability of local First Nations to benefit from the significant economic, employment and business development opportunities associated with the Ring of Fire developments." IN FULL Read the Aboriginal Affairs Ring of Fire briefing Northern Ontario is poised to become a mining mecca for its billions of dollars in chrome, copper, nickel and platinum deposits, but First Nations communities must overcome many social and economic hurdles if they hope to derive economic benefit. "First Nations in the Ring of Fire are some of the most socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in all of Canada, reads the Feb. 4, 2013, briefing note. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Supreme Court: Calling it "the Cinderella moment for the lesbian and gay marriage equality movement," Yale law school professor William Eskridge told News that "as a legal and constitutional matter, the traditional presumption against state recognition of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered LGBT couples has been reversed and the momentum is now on the side of marriage equality.", according to CBC. Edith Windsor, the woman at the heart of one those decisions, said that "because of today's Supreme Court ruling, every child born today will be able to grow up in a world where the federal government won't discriminate against their marriages no matter who they are." Legal experts, supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage seem to agree: Taken together, the U.S. Supreme Court's two decisions on Wednesday concerning same-sex marriage are hugely important. Stuart Gaffney of Marriage Equality USA, speaking to News by telephone from a huge celebration outside San Francisco's city hall immediately following the court decisions, said "we are ecstatic to get another landmark ruling from the Supreme Court advancing the rights of LGBT Americans towards full citizenship." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian passenger vehicle sales: Canadian passenger vehicle sales averaged a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.75 million units in April and May, well above the bank's previous full-year forecast, it said, according to CTV. The estimate assumes that automakers will maintain current incentives through the end of 2013, it added and TORONTO -- Incentives from automakers have boosted Canadian sales of light vehicles and put the country on track to hit an annual sales record this year, according to a Scotiabank report issued Thursday. "As a result, we are increasing our 2013 Canadian passenger vehicle sales forecast to a record 1.72 million units from 1.69 million," Scotiabank said in its monthly report on the global auto industry. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Global Positioning System: Ottawa served notice this week that it plans to sign a contract with the U.K. firm Buddi Ltd., used by police forces there to track criminals through electronic bracelet devices that the British media have dubbed Chav Nav tags. The technology provides real-time tracking using the same space-based Global Positioning System that drivers rely upon for in-car navigation. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Globe editorial Expanding Canadas Most Wanted program a bad idea The Canadian government is looking at whether to expand the use of satellite technology to monitor asylum seekers or potential immigrants who would otherwise be detained, and is upgrading the equipment that would allow it to do so. Border agency charges seven in alleged marriage of convenience scheme in Toronto (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Nicholas Preovolos: Orr was also found guilty of employing a foreign national, specifically his Filipinio nanny Leticia Sarmiento, illegally and making a misrepresentation that could induce an error in the administration of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, according to Times Colonist. "My clients are in shock, frankly, they're stunned," said defence lawyer Nicholas Preovolos outside of court, noting the jury apparently believed the allegations against Orr but not Huen and VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court jury found a Vancouver man guilty of human trafficking Wednesday night, which Franco Yiu Kwan Orrs lawyer says is a first in Canada. However, the jury acquitted his partner, Oi Ling Nicole Huen, of human trafficking and employing a foreign national illegally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

prime minister Brian Mulroney: In the months following the March, 1985, Shamrock Summit in Quebec City between prime minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. president Ronald Reagan, Mr. Kelleher beavered away, consulting with anybody and everybody, and finally came up with what The called a careful statement of good intentions, according to Globe and Mail. As minister for international trade in Mr. Mulroneys first cabinet, the phlegmatic Mr. Kelleher went on to lay the groundwork for the historic free trade deal with the Americans, and did the initial heavy lifting to allay concerns on this side of the border and You would be forgiven for thinking that, when it came to free trade between Canada and the United States, the most gung-ho guy in the room was the minister for international trade. But James Kelleher seemed awfully cautious. So careful, pronounced Globe columnist Hugh Winsor, that the paper Mr. Kelleher tabled in the fall of 1985 stressed that while the Government of Canada has decided to propose to enter into trade negotiations with the Reagan Administration, it is not committed to concluding a trade agreement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Obama: The country seen as likeliest to shelter the National Security Agency leaker seemed determined to prove it could handle any repercussions, with three of its highest officials calling an early-morning news conference to "unilaterally and irrevocably renounce" $23 million US a year in lowered tariffs on products such as roses, shrimp and frozen vegetables, according to CBC. Obama, meanwhile, sought to downplay the international chase for the man he called "a 29-year-old hacker" and lower the temperature of an issue that has raised tensions between the U.S. and uneasy partners Russia and China. Obama said in Senegal that the damage to U.S. national security has already been done and his top focus now is making sure it can't happen again and U.S. President Barack Obama tried to cool the international frenzy over Edward Snowden on Thursday as Ecuador stepped up its defiance and said it was preemptively rejecting millions in trade benefits that it could lose by taking in the fugitive from his limbo in a Moscow airport. Fernando Alvarado, the secretary of communications for leftist President Rafael Correa, sarcastically suggested the U.S. use the money to train government employees to respect human rights. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Franco Yiu Kwan Orr: Orr was also found guilty of employing a foreign national, specifically his Filipino nanny Leticia Sarmiento, illegally and making a misrepresentation that could induce an error in the administration of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, according to CTV. "My clients are in shock, frankly, they're stunned," said defence lawyer Nicholas Preovolos outside of court, noting the jury apparently believed the allegations against Orr but not Huen and VANCOUVER -- A B.C. Supreme Court jury found a Vancouver man guilty of human trafficking Wednesday night, which Franco Yiu Kwan Orr's lawyer says is a first in Canada. However, the jury acquitted his partner, Oi Ling Nicole Huen, of human trafficking and employing a foreign national illegally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.