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Prime Minister Stephen Harper: OTTAWA - To get a feeling for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet shuffle, a glance at the seating arrangement inside Rideau Hall's august ballroom spoke volumes. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Treasury Board President Tony Clement, Trade Minister Ed Fast, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver comprise the team handling key issues like job creation, oil pipelines and a Canada-Europe free trade deal. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, front centre, poses for a group photo with the Cabinet announced during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday, July 15, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld In the front rows, veteran cabinet ministers held on to the top economic and international files that the Conservative government has long declared its top priority. Related Items Articles Harper promotes Glover, Bergen to cabinet Columns Glover bounces back with major cabinet posting (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ian Wilkie: Ian Wilkie, who fought the deportation of wife Wafaa Abdou back to Egypt, took a direct one-way flight to Cairo with his children on Saturday. Ian Wilkie speaks at a rally for his wife, Wafaa Abdou, in Hamilton in April. Cory Ruf/, according to CBC. Instead, the committee says, it used that money to pay for flights for Wilkie and his children Fatima, 6, Yusuf, 8, and Zaynab, 11 to Egypt and A Hamilton man determined to fight his wife's deportation to Egypt has moved his family to the Mideast country. Due to continuing harassment, perceived lack of security here in Hamilton, and his wife's unwillingness to return to Canada, Mr. Wilkie decided to take his three children with him to Egypt, says a statement from the Reunite Wilkie Family Committee. The committee held a May fundraiser to try to bring Abdou back to Canada. Related: Hamilton woman deported to Egypt (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Dogway Dog Rescue Society: Silo has yet to catch Ellie committing a theft other than stealing her heart since she adopted the Taiwanese rescue dog in March. The 29-year-old Richmond resident sees only an adorable, exceptionally intelligent dog who learned eight commands in their first two weeks together. , according to Times Colonist. I kept finding my purse on the floor and my wallet out with all my plastic cards gone, said Latour, founder of Mission-based Dogway Dog Rescue Society. I kept finding them in her bed. Speculation has it that she was trained on the streets to assist purse-nappers. VANCOUVER A suspected street thief named Ellie has bedazzled Erin Silo. But Cherry Latour, the dog rescuer who imported the Formosan mountain dog to B.C. from Taiwan, isnt so sure Ellies paws are clean. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Cory Monteith: He was 31 years old, according to Huffington Post. With his movie-star good looks, smooth vocals and boy-next-door charm, Monteith was one of those celebs who was easy to love. And his laid-back, clean-cut style always had us swooning, whether he was sporting his trademark football jersey, a dapper tuxedo, or a Vancouver Canucks baseball cap his favourite hockey team and We were shocked and saddened to hear that Glee star Cory Monteith , a Canadian actor best known for playing Finn Hudson on the hit TV show "Glee," was found dead Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room. The handsome young actor was a rising star in Hollywood, gaining fame and legions of fans for his portrayal of a mild-mannered, hunky high school quarterback on "Glee," as he starred opposite his real-life girlfriend Lea Michele. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Edward Snowden has very sensitive "blueprints" detailing how the National Security Agency operates that would allow someone who read them to evade or even duplicate NSA surveillance, a journalist close to the intelligence leaker said Sunday. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "In order to take documents with him that proved that what he was saying was true, he had to take ones that included very sensitive, detailed blueprints of how the NSA does what they do," Greenwald said. He said the interview took place about four hours after his last interaction with Snowden, with whom he said he's in almost daily contact. Edward Snowden CP Leaker has NSA blueprint Glenn Greenwald, a columnist with the Guardian newspaper who closely communicates with Snowden and first reported on his intelligence leaks, told The Associated Press the former NSA systems analyst has "literally thousands of documents" that constitute "basically the instruction manual for how the NSA is built." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: Glenn Greenwald, a columnist with the Guardian newspaper who first reported on the intelligence leaks, told The Associated Press that disclosure of the information in the documents "would allow somebody who read them to know exactly how the NSA does what it does, which would in turn allow them to evade that surveillance or replicate it." Read why the U.S. hasn't nabbed Edward Snowden yet, according to CBC. "In order to take documents with him that proved that what he was saying was true he had to take ones that included very sensitive, detailed blueprints of how the NSA does what they do," the journalist said Sunday in a Rio de Janeiro hotel room and Edward Snowden has highly sensitive documents on how the National Security Agency is structured and operates that could harm the U.S. government, but has insisted that they not be made public, a journalist close to the NSA leaker said. He said the "literally thousands of documents" taken by Snowden constitute "basically the instruction manual for how the NSA is built." 'It would be harmful to the U.S. government if the details of those programs were revealed.' Glenn Greenwald, Guardian reporter (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Ministers Office: They were witness to a social media striptease from Stephen Harpers office, full of breathless tweets, selfies and video quotes from new ministers, everything but canned applause and a laugh track, all in a bid to do the impossible make a cabinet shuffle look sexy, not solemn, according to The Star. Mobile users, click here to view cabinet interactive OTTAWA Canadians who bothered to check in during the dead of summer were treated to a spectacular feat of political marketing Monday morning. But the Prime Ministers Office could have added spotlights and dry ice and it wouldnt have mattered because this was largely a show we have seen before. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: When Putin insisted that Russia did not want Snowden to cause damage to the United States, the students burst out laughing. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Guardian journalist says Snowden has blueprints on how NSA operates Russian President Vladimir Putin told an audience of students on Monday that the United States had effectively trapped Edward Snowden, the fugitive former intelligence contractor, on Russian territory by frightening countries that otherwise might have accepted him. Researchers hack Verizon device, turn it into mobile spy station (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement: In the front rows, veteran cabinet ministers held on to the top economic and international files that the Conservative government has long declared its top priority, according to 660 News. Directly behind them was a group of long-time politicians in new portfolios charged with backing them up on the economic front Industry Minister James Moore, Employment and Social Development Minister Jason Kenney and Infrastructure Minister Denis Lebel and OTTAWA To get a feeling for Prime Minister Stephen Harpers cabinet shuffle, a glance at the seating arrangement inside Rideau Halls august ballroom spoke volumes. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Treasury Board President Tony Clement, Trade Minister Ed Fast, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver comprise the team handling key issues like job creation, oil pipelines and a Canada-Europe free trade deal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Matt Russell: ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Denver Broncos came down hard on their two executives facing drunken driving charges, suspending them without pay and making it clear they must straighten out their lives if they want to work in the NFL again. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Team president Joe Ellis said both men expressed remorse. But "this in no way excuses their conduct," Ellis said. This is a 2012 photo of Matt Russell of the Denver Broncos NFL football team. The Broncos have suspended two executives who are facing drunken driving charges. Director of player personnel Russell was suspended indefinitely without pay Monday, July 15, 2013, and director of pro personnel Tom Heckert was suspended for a month without pay. AP Photo/File Director of player personnel Matt Russell was suspended indefinitely, and director of pro personnel Tom Heckert was suspended for a month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.