Mohamed Morsi: Here are five key reasons why we should care whats going on in Cairo, according to The Star. Egyptian tourism is big business in Canada. With the upheaval going on, many people will either cancel or postpone trips to see the pyramids and other landmarks. Some operators have cancelled flights to Luxor and Cairo and rerouted cruises. In Canada, Foreign Affairs is advising against non-essential travel to Egypt and The ouster of Mohamed Morsi , Egypts first democratically-elected president, has repercussions in the Middle East, but why should people in this country care about the revolution there? 1. Travel (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mennonite Disaster Service: Janet Plenert is the leader of Mennonite Disaster Service, a national faith-based organization headquartered in Winnipeg that responds to disasters in both Canada and the United States. Related Items Columns Strong leaders act before disaster strikes , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Plenert has travelled to Alberta communities such as Calgary, Medicine Hat and Black Diamond to see where the organization can take its tool kits. FLOOD-STRICKEN downtown Calgary has reopened its doors, but there's still a long road ahead and Manitobans are ready to help. "We rebuild the homes and then give the keys back. We delight in helping," she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Museum of Civilization: Whats regrettable is Kenneys decision to get involved in the issue at all. , according to Times Colonist. While much of the opposition may have come from those who have an interest in the status quo, or those who have an instinctive objection to any idea that comes from a Conservative government, the anxiety is not entirely unfounded. Federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney has written to the Canadian Museum of Civilization to say that a controversial decision to move out a prominent artifact is regrettable. When the Conservative government announced several months ago that the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau would be renamed and repackaged as the new Canadian Museum of History, there was much whinging and gnashing of teeth among those who fear government interference in the museums exhibits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Evo Morales: Morales again blamed Washington for pressuring European countries to refuse to allow his plane to fly through their airspace on Tuesday, forcing it to land in Vienna, Austria, in what he called a violation of international law. He had been returning from a summit in Russia during which he had suggested he would be willing to consider a request from Snowden for asylum, according to Times Colonist. In a joint statement read after the summit, the presidents demanded an explanation and an apology from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. They also said they would back Bolivia's official complaint with the U.N. Human Rights Commission and COCHABAMBA, Bolivia - President Evo Morales warned on Thursday that he could close the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia, as South America's leftist leaders rallied to support him after his presidential plane was rerouted amid suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board. Morales made his announcement as the leaders of Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay and Suriname joined him in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba on Thursday for a special meeting to address the diplomatic row. (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.

Evo Morales: COCHABAMBA, Bolivia - South America's most outspoken leftist leaders gathered on Thursday to rally behind Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose plane was diverted in Europe this week on suspicions that fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was aboard, according to Reuters. "Europe broke all the rules of the game," Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said shortly after arriving at the Cochabamba airport. "We're here to tell President Evo Morales that he can count on us. Whoever picks a fight with Bolivia, picks a fight with Venezuela." By David Mercado The summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia - where Morales began his political career as a leader of coca leaf farmers - is aimed at expressing outrage over his "virtual kidnapping" and the U.S. pressure they believe spurred it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Marie Rose Place: Marie Rose Place, a $9-million six-storey complex on Edmonton Street between St. Mary and Graham avenues, will offer 40 apartment suites, according to CBC. Officials with the organization, private investor Hargrave Holdings Ltd., and the three levels of government held a sod-turning ceremony on Thursday to kick off construction and Refugee and immigrant women coming to Winnipeg will soon have access to safe, permanent and affordable housing in the form of an apartment building being built downtown. Marie Rose Place will be located next to Holy Names House of Peace, which provides support services and interim housing to women and children who are new to Canada and have limited or no family or community support in Manitoba. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Halifax: Focus on stuff that gives the best return, Fred Morley said in an interview Thursday. Businesses make those choices every day, according to The Chronicle Herald. The index put Halifax in the middle of the six-city pack and Government economic policy should focus on winners, says the Greater Halifax Partnerships executive vice-president and chief economist. The economic development organization recently released its 2013 Halifax Index, which compared Halifax to St. Johns, N.L., Quebec City, London, Ont., Regina and Victoria on the basis of several indicators, including population growth, GDP, quality of life and sustainability. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Adly Mansour: Morsi, the nation's first democratically elected president, was dismissed by the Egyptian army Wednesday after weeks of massive protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. By Thursday morning, Adly Mansour, chief justice of Egypt's supreme court, had already been sworn in as Egypt's interim president, according to CTV. "I would think the majority of the Egyptian people believe it's a military intervention because of the way it started -- it started with the rebel campaign which was basically a popular movement to bring the people onto the streets and they succeeded," said Dina El Wakil, an Egyptian who spoke to Canada AM after taking part in the protests along with millions of other Egyptians and Some world leaders are choosing their words very carefully when discussing the ouster of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday, with the descriptions of what happened ranging from a "coup" to a "military intervention," depending on who you're speaking with -- and who they support. But whether or not the militarys decision to remove Morsi was a coup d'etat is an important question that remains to be answered. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jason Kenney: 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. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "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. Jason Kenney: heard anxiety CP 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.