Canada Border Services Agency: Police said a local man sent a significant amount of money to a remote country after getting a call threatening that he couldnt stay in Canada if he didnt pay up, according to The Chronicle Herald. The caller pretended to be from the Canada Border Services Agency, said Bourdages and A scam that preys on one of the most vulnerable groups in society has hit Halifax. The victim, who has not been identified, received the call from a 1-800 number last Friday, advising that he and his family would be deported if he didnt wire the cash, said Const. Pierre Bourdages, spokesman for Halifax Regional Police. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch: The latest data point to steady job growth, an encouraging sign ahead of Friday's jobs report for June. The brighter hiring outlook also helped stocks end the day higher. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 56 points, according to Times Colonist. "The labour market remains one of the healthiest parts of the economy right now," Ethan Harris, global economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said and WASHINGTON - U.S. companies stepped up hiring last month, a private survey showed Wednesday. And the government says fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week. Further job gains could lower the unemployment rate, which is still high at 7.6 per cent, and help economic growth rebound in the second half of the year. If growth accelerated and unemployment fell, the Federal Reserve might start to scale back its bond purchases before the year ends. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Glendale City Council: The agreement is final, pending approval from the Board of Governors, which is expected to occur, according to Times Colonist. The NHL has been running the club for the last four years after rescuing it from a protracted battle in Bankruptcy Court, and it was in danger of relocating if Glendale did not accept the terms on the table. The Coyotes arrived in 1996 from Winnipeg, and potential destinations for the vagabond club included Seattle and Quebec City and Just before 2 a.m. ET on Wednesday, by a 4-3 margin, Glendale City Council accepted the terms of a $225 million, 15-year deal with Renaissance Sports and Entertainment to operate Jobing.com arena, which the Coyotes have called home since 2003. "We finally have an opportunity to look forward," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said once the deal was approved. "It's taken a lot of hard work by a lot of people to get to this point, and we're grateful to the council for all of their efforts on behalf of our fans here in the Valley, on behalf of all the businesses and people whose employment depends on the Coyotes, and on behalf of everything that's gone into this -- all the hard work, all the effort -- it's nice to have an opportunity to focus on the future." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: The federal government will immediately take in 200 people deemed at high risk by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The remaining 1,100 are to be brought in via private sponsorship organizations by the end of next year. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Canada is meeting its commitment to the UN and making an important contribution to the co-ordinated global effort to help Syrian refugees." EDMONTON - Canada plans to resettle up to 1,300 refugees from war-torn Syria by the end of next year, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Wednesday. "I've met with hundreds of Canadians of Syrian origin over the past year and have heard their anxiety and their desire to help with those facing danger and have had to flee their homes," Kenney said at a downtown Edmonton centre that assists new immigrants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced on Wednesday that the Canadian government will sponsor and resettle 200 extremely vulnerable refugees from the Syrian conflict in 2013 and 2014. This came in response to a request from the United Nations. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Pakistan Christian girl accused of blasphemy moved to Canada over security fears: lawyer Canada is opening its doors to 1,300 people displaced by the Syrian civil war, including a couple of hundred spaces for those deemed at risk of harm in refugee camps such as abused women, gay men and religious minorities. East Turkestan China points finger at Syria for domestic unrest (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Doug Saunders Edward Snowden: Bolivia demanded explanation from various European countries it accused of thwarting President Evo Morales flight. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Frank Ching China is clearly the big winner in the Snowden cyber-spying case Bolivias president left Europe for home on Wednesday amid diplomatic drama, a day after his flight was rerouted and delayed in Austria amid suggestions that he was trying to spirit NSA leaker Edward Snowden to Latin America. Doug Saunders Edward Snowden, unlike Bradley Manning, falls into a great whistleblower tradition (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Dianne Feinstein: Clapper apologized in a letter to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein. His agency posted the letter Tuesday on its website, according to The Chronicle Herald. Clapper was asked during a hearing in March by Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, if the NSA gathered any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans and WASHINGTON Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has apologized for telling Congress earlier this year that the National Security Agency does not collect data on millions of Americans, a response he now says was clearly erroneous. Leaks by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden have revealed the NSAs sweeping data collection of U.S. phone records and some Internet traffic every day, though U.S. intelligence officials have said the programs are aimed at targeting foreigners and terrorist suspects mostly overseas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Lecavalier: So much so that Lecavalier kicked off the annual signing period Tuesday, three days before it officially began, by signing a multiyear contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, according to 660 News. Lecavalier was able to shop around early because he was bought out and Vincent Lecavalier, Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov have injected some more intrigue into NHL free agency. The deal reflects the impact the addition of several veterans who had their contracts bought out have made in boosting interest in a free-agent crop that lacked star power a year after Ryan Suter and Zach Parise created a buzz by hitting the market and landing in Minnesota. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Manitoba Tories: The Employment and Income Assistance Advocates Network ran a contest to find photo evidence of the worst welfare funded homes in the province. Manitoba Tories call for welfare rent increase Anti-poverty rally calls for rental allowance increases, according to CBC. The identities of the renters could not be revealed, as EIA activists said the individuals feared being evicted from their homes and The winners of a contest to find the worst welfare housing in Manitoba have been revealed, and feature everything from exposed wiring to lockless exterior doors to bed bugs. Three winners were selected and photos of the units were shown in various states of disrepair. Leaking roofs, mouldy bathrooms, bed bugs, cockroaches, exposed wiring, peeling linoleum, expired fire extinguishers and doors missing interior locks could all be seen in contest photos. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Barbara Tomkins: Sentencing of Kenneth Obey, 55, took place in June at provincial court in Fort Qu'Appelle. He was given three and a half years by judge Barbara Tomkins, whose decision was recently published to an online legal database. 'His conduct shows virtually complete disregard for the well-being of himself and others.' Provincial Court judge Barbara Tomkins, according to CBC. Judge Tomkins noted Obey got behind the wheel because his traveling companion, who was supposed to drive, was even more intoxicated than he was and A Saskatchewan man described as a serial drunk driver has been sent to prison following his nineteenth conviction for impaired driving. According to the decision, Obey was pulled over in August of 2012 and had a blood alcohol reading of two and a half times the legal limit for driving. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.