President Vladimir Putin: MOSCOW - Edward Snowden should find another country to seek refuge, a Russian official said on Thursday, signaling Moscow's growing impatience over the former U.S. agency spy contractor's lengthening stay at a Moscow airport, according to Reuters. President Vladimir Putin has refused to extradite the American and Russian officials have delighted in his success in staying out of the United States' clutches since revealing details of secret U.S. government surveillance programs and By Timothy Heritage and Steve Gutterman Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Russia had received no request for political asylum from Snowden and he had to solve his problems himself after 11 days in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Dalhousie University: CONVENTION FOLLIES, according to The Chronicle Herald. These five conferences are a far cry from the dozens he predicted merely a year ago. They could be accommodated at the current WTCC or even at Dalhousie University and Scott Ferguson, CEO of the World Trade and Convention Centre, states that attendance is confirmed for only five conventions in 2016. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

United States: Websites such as Reddit and Mozilla supported a campaign in cities across the United States to "Restore the Fourth" - a reference to the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens against unlawful search and seizure, according to Reuters. The protest comes as the United States celebrates its Independence Day holiday and n" - The online community rallied on Thursday in support of live protests against the U.S. government's surveillance of internet activity, a practice recently exposed by a former contractor for the National Security Agency. The home page of the website Boing Boing, for example, displayed the following message to the NSA: "Happy 4th of July! Immediately stop your unconstitutional spying on the world's internet users -- The People." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mohammed Morsi: The Canadian dollar was down 0.1 of a cent to 95.05 cents US, according to CTV. In Egypt, the country's first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was removed from office by the armed forces, which gave some certainty to oil supply concerns and TORONTO -- The loonie was nearly unchanged on Thursday as a clearer path was laid out for political developments in Egypt and traders turned to the upcoming jobs reports. U.S. markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

employment prospects: A Statistics Canada comparison of employment trends from 1981 to 2012 shows working women in the 25-34 age group have seen an across the board improvement in employment prospects over the three decades. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. For men in the same age group, however, the results were at best mixed, depending on where they were living. OTTAWA - The last three decades have been generally good for younger Canadian women in the work force or at least much better than their male counterparts a new analysis suggests. Young Canadian women have lower unemployment rates today than they did, more of them are employed full-time, and they are paid better in real inflation-adjusted dollars. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Stephen Harper: Heretofore, the subject that no longer seems as crazy as it once did: Will Stephen Harper quit before the next federal election in October 2015?, according to Huffington Post and It's finally summertime, when the political speculation is easy. Read the whole story at Toronto Sun (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Londons Tube: But Carney, always eager to prove himself the workingmans central banker, opted instead to ride Londons Tube to work, according to Huffington Post. Carney reportedly won praise for this frugal use of British taxpayers money, but the erstwhile Bank of Canada chief waded into the first major controversy of his new job the moment he got to the office and Mark Carneys new job as the head of the Bank of England BoE , which he began this week, comes with a $1.4-million salary and a $400,000 housing allowance. It also comes with a chauffeur. The Daily Telegraph reports Carney was spotted on the 6:30 a.m. Central Line train to the City as Londons financial district is known , checking the latest financial news on his iPad . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Kenney says the federal government is ready to respond immediately to a request by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to take in 200 urgent cases, according to The Chronicle Herald. He says thats over and above the number of resettlement spaces available to sponsorship agreement holders and EDMONTON Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says Canada plans to resettle up to 1,300 Syrian refugees by the end of next year. Kenney says Canada has also committed to accepting up to 1,100 Syrian refugees in 2014 through a private sponsorship program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

The Blue Jays: The Jays have not been more than two games above .500 but have been as low as 11 games under the break-even mark twice this season. Its a team that has fought back, with an 11-game winning streak as they reached the halfway point at 40-41, according to The Star. What has changed for Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos as he ponders the future of this roster? Nothing. The Blue Jays half-way records starting in 2007 and through this year have been similar and decidedly mediocre. Starting in 07 the Jays 81-game won-lost marks are as follows: 39-42; 38-43; 42-39; 41-40; 40-41 and 41-40. Now, this years 40-41. What makes this year so disappointing is the bump to $119 million payroll and the great expectations that accompanied it and The Jays reached the halfway mark of the 162-game season on Sunday at Fenway Park, with a loss to the Red Sox. More Blue Jays coverage on Thestar.com (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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.