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Kevin Yao: BEIJING - China's reform-minded leaders are more willing than ever to raise the pain threshold for the economy to push through long-term reforms, despite a protracted slowdown that has sparked calls for looser monetary policy, according to Reuters. But Beijing has no plans to budge and By Kevin Yao Grim trade data for June last week fanned market talk of fresh steps to support an economy heading for its weakest growth this year in more than two decades. They increased after remarks by Premier Li Keqiang that the government will safeguard the "lower limits" for economic growth and employment and could be fuelled further by GDP data later on Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kul Prasad Humagain: The happiest people on earth, some stories say, according to The Chronicle Herald. Kul Prasad Humagain laughs bitterly at the irony and Google Bhutan and happy often appears. A tiny country with a Gross Happiness Index. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Enlarge Image: MOVIES , according to Winnipeg Free Press. ? Enlarge Image The first episode of Amazing Race Canada airs on CTV tomorrow. Big release: R.I.P.D. July 19 Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: The new cabinet will be announced at 11 a.m. 1500 GMT on Monday, a Conservative Party official said, according to Reuters. The official declined to comment on whether Finance Minister Jim Flaherty would keep his job. Flaherty, 63, who is taking medication for a rare skin ailment, says he wants to keep a job he has held since February 2006 and OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will conduct a major cabinet shuffle on Monday to put a fresh face on a Conservative government struggling to overcome an expenses scandal, political sources said on Sunday. "There will be substantial changes to the government," the official told . He said the new cabinet would be a mix of younger ministers, including more women, and experienced figures. No fewer than 15 of the existing 37-member cabinet are aged 60 or older. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is poised to shuffle his front bench, setting in place the team that will carry the Conservative government into the 2015 election, according to The Chronicle Herald. There is much talk of generational change as the Conservatives, now in power for more than seven years, seek to freshen up the front bench in an effort to take the bloom off Justin Trudeaus reinvigorated Liberals and Tom Mulcairs NDP and UPDATED 5:49 p.m. Ray Novak, Harpers chief of staff, began phoning ministers and cabinet newcomers with their new assignments on Saturday night, with the formal appointments set to be announced Monday morning at Rideau Hall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: Washington has blundered in Latin America with its handling of the Edward Snowden affair. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. But the United States doesnt want him to get there. This photo provided by the Guardian newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency. Snowden, who leaked information to the Guardian and the Washington Post about the National Security Agencys domestic spying, is seeking asylum in Venezuela. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Uganda Red Cross Society: KAMPALA - Uganda is worried that a rising stream of refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Congo could give easy passage for rebels to launch attacks in the country, the military said on Sunday. , according to Reuters. Paddy Ankunda, Uganda's military spokesman, said the large Congolese influx had negative security implications in the country's western region should rebels sneak in as refugees. By Elias Biryabarema The Uganda Red Cross Society said 66,000 Congolese refugees have so far crossed into the east African country since the Allied Democratic Forces ADF started attacking the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Kamangu on Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: OTTAWA - All ministers and deputy ministers have been summoned back to Ottawa as Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffles his front bench and sets in place the team that will carry the Conservative government into the 2015 election. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It marked the end of a long process that began early this year, when Harper's office began telegraphing its plan for a significant mid-term shakeup in both the federal cabinet and in its policy direction. The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Ray Novak, pictured May 21, 2013 in Ottawa, began phoning ministers and cabinet newcomers with their new assignments on Saturday night, with the formal appointments set to be announced Monday morning at Rideau Hall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Ray Novak, Harper's chief of staff, began phoning ministers and cabinet newcomers with their new assignments on Saturday night, with the formal appointments set to be announced Monday morning at Rideau Hall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

KAMPALA, Uganda: KAMPALA, Uganda An aid group says about 60,000 Congolese have fled to Uganda after a rebel attack on a town by the border, stretching humanitarian capacities, according to The Chronicle Herald. The refugee influx continues three days after a Ugandan-led rebel group attacked the Kamango town and killed some people on Thursday, according to Ugandan military officials and Catherine Ntabadde of the Uganda Red Cross said Sunday that her organization had already registered 41,000 refugees and that 20,000 more are yet to be registered. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jon Montgomery Tim Hague: TV PREVIEW, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Hosted by Jon Montgomery Tim Hague left and Tim Jr. battled hard and survived The Amazing Race Canada. The Amazing Race Canada (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.