Sayfildin Tahir Sharif: Sayfildin Tahir Sharif is accused of conspiracy to kill Americans and of supporting a terror group that took part in a 2009 suicide bombing in his native Iraq. Five U.S. soldiers were killed when a truck filled with explosives was detonated at a military checkpoint. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Boston Marathon bomber pleads not guilty in first courtroom appearance since attack The federal government plans to extradite a Canadian citizen to the United States to face terrorism charges, says his lawyer. Edmonton terrorism suspect ordered extradited to N.Y. for Iraq bombing trial (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Vittoria Trattoria: Members of the Industrial Workers of the World union began picketing the Vittoria Trattoria restaurant on Ottawa's William Street on Monday. Vittoria Trattoria owner Domenic Santaguida said he won't pay for tips servers don't earn, according to CBC. My concerns about that, when I brought them to management, were handled by the owner and the owner's wife telling me basically to shut up, Wightman said and A group of protesters is vowing to march outside a ByWard Market restaurant until a fired worker gets the compensation hes asking for. They said they re supporting former server David Wightman, who said he was fired May 18 after raising safety concerns about slippery floors and linens that were stacked too high. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Paul Kariya: Player agent Don Baizley dies at 71 after battle with lung cancer, according to Globe and Mail. The last to visit was also the biggest name in the business Michael Barnett of the International Management Group, who represented, among others, Wayne Gretzky, the greatest player of all time and In the summer of 1993, after Paul Kariya was chosen fourth overall in the NHL entry draft, a steady stream of player agents made the trek to his North Vancouver home, hoping to represent the budding hockey superstar. Mr. Kariya was a student at the University of Maine and so technically couldnt sign a contract until he turned pro, but that didnt stop the parade. More Related to this Story Paul Kariya announces retirement (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh: HALIFAX - A review says the workload facing a Crown attorney in Nova Scotia and two passport renewals were among several factors that delayed Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh's extradition to Canada to stand trial on 43 child sex abuse charges. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The review said Crown attorney Richard MacKinnon failed to follow up promptly as the case moved along because of his Port Hawkesbury office's heavy workload and the volume of the other cases he was handling in court. Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh heads from Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in Halifax on Oct. 7, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan Allegations that MacIntosh sexually abused children first surfaced in 1995, but he wasn't brought back to Canada until 2007, a year after Ottawa formally asked India to extradite him. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

MacIntosh: Justice Minister Ross Landry apologized to Ernest Fenwick MacIntoshs victims Wednesday as the Public Prosecution Service acknowledged it didnt stay on top of the case like it should have, according to The Chronicle Herald. The first complaint about the businessman molesting boys in the Port Hawkesbury area was made in 1995, but MacIntosh, by then working in India, didnt go to trial until 2010. His convictions on 17 sexual offences were eventually overturned because of the delay and UPDATED 8:59 p.m. Wednesday Landry released the services review of the file and the reasons for the lengthy delay in bringing MacIntosh to trial. The review points to a heavy workload in the Port Hawkesbury Crown office and issues around the federal responsibilities for extradition and passport renewal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: Glenn Greenwald says in an article published Wednesday on the website of the British daily newspaper that he spoke to Snowden over the weekend and on Tuesday, and that the leaker "vehemently denied" rumours that his data had been acquired by Moscow or Beijing, according to CBC. Critics of Snowden's leaks have often wondered at his relationship with Chinese or Russian authorities and Edward Snowden, the so-called U.S. National Security Agency leaker, apparently told a Guardian journalist that he his data had not been acquired by Moscow or Beijing. The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras/Associated Press The Guardian journalist who is at the centre of a series of revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency's sweeping surveillance programs says his source, Edward Snowden, told him he never gave any information to the Russian or Chinese governments. Read about why the U.S. has failed to nab Edward Snowden Greenwald quotes him as saying, "'I never gave any information to either government, and they never took anything from my laptops.'" (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Demian Bichir: SOMETHING old, something new, something bordered and something grue... some that about sums up The Bridge, an intriguing but irksomely flawed new drama. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Charles Grounds as Buzz Granger in Camp. VINCE VALITUTTI / NBC TV REVIEW Above, Demian Bichir left and Diane Kruger in The Bridge. The "new" is the cop show's setting, which straddles the international divide between the southern United States Texas, to be precise and northern Mexico. It's ground that has not been mined by TV screenwriters before, and it offers itself countless layers of social, political and cultural details and differences that could be explored over the long term. Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ziba Zahra Kazemi: This July 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the rape, torture and murder of a Canadian citizen by agents of the Islamic Republic and, although no one has yet been held accountable for her deplorable demise, the international community is now well aware of the egregious human rights violations of the Iranian regime, according to The Star. But who photographs the plight of the photographer? Who will document the story of this woman who sacrificed so much to tell the stories of others and The Montreal courtroom was full to capacity and I could not have thought of a more fitting way to spend March 8, 2010, International Womens Day. I watched as the Islamic Republic of Iran for the first time was made to defend itself against the accusations of torture and murder in the killing of Iranian Canadian photojournalist Ziba Zahra Kazemi . Her son, Stephan Hashemi, was asking the Quebec Superior Court to grant him the right to sue the government of Iran over the brutal killing of his mother. The Quebec court granted him that right and on Dec. 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear his case. Ziba Kazemi was detained on June 23, 2003, for taking pictures of grieving mothers and demonstrators outside Irans notorious Evin prison . Although issued a government press pass, she was approached and asked to hand over her camera. Eyewitnesses said she opened her camera and exposed her roll of film to the light, making it impossible for the guards to identify who the protesters were. This one act of defiance sealed her fate. Kazemis refusal to obey speaks to the kind of woman she was: a woman whose whole being was vested in witnessing, capturing and speaking truth to power. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Hezbollah: Hezbollah has sent thousands of fighters to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces combat rebels, according to Israeli and Western estimates. Israel is now boosting its forces on the Syrian border, where it believes Hezbollah is preparing for the day when it could fight Israel, according to Reuters. The statement did not explicitly name Hezbollah due to objections from Russia, council diplomats said. But they added that it was clear Hezbollah was the intended target of the council declaration and UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council called on Lebanese Hezbollah militants on Wednesday to end any involvement in the conflict in neighboring Syria, while Lebanon's U.N. envoy pledged that his country would keep its borders open to Syrians fleeing the violence. "The Security Council calls upon all Lebanese parties to recommit to Lebanon's policy of disassociation, to stand united behind President Michel Sleiman in this regard and to step back from any involvement in the Syrian crisis," the U.N. body said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Charlottetown Conference: The Charlottetown Conference was the beginning of discussions that led to Confederation, and 166 projects will be funded through a $5 million fund to mark the anniversary. The 2014 celebration grants will help build the P.E.I. arts industry for the future, says Henk van Leeuwen. Culture PEI, according to CBC. "2014 will serve as an opportunity to create employment for our sector," said van Leeuwen and Grants being handed out as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference will be a boost for those working in the Island's arts, culture and heritage industries, says the head of Culture PEI. Culture PEI executive director Henk van Leeuwen told News artists from many disciplines are benefiting with grants for locally-written theatrical productions, commissioned art for public spaces and musical compositions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.