Edward Snowden: Anatoly Kucherena, who helped the American file his bid for temporary asylum in Russia on July 16, said Mr. Snowden believed it would be unsafe to try to travel to Latin America soon because of U.S. efforts to return him to the United States to face espionage charges. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Obama may cancel talks with Putin over Snowden, Syria Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes to be granted papers by Wednesday allowing him to end his month-long stay in the transit area of a Moscow airport and move to the city centre, his Russian lawyer said on Monday. Two U.S. senators suggest moving G20 from Russia over Snowden trouble (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Oscar Wilde: I was born in India, barely two years after independence. The British may have left, but their influence on Indian culture and society had not. I grew up devouring books by Hardy and Dickens, wrestled with Milton and Donne and chuckled with P.G. Wodehouse and Oscar Wilde. I knew about the War of the Roses, read about the Charge of the Light Brigade and Britains courageous roles in the First World War and the Second in which Indian regiments fought and perished alongside their British comrades . More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Chretien chose not to scrap oath to Queen at last minute, ex-minister says HM Queen Elizabeth and I have a complicated relationship. Globe editorial An oath of allegiance to a person is a potent symbol (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kathleen Wynne: Namely, the absence of white men, according to Huffington Post. Its pretty standard stuff, really and A Toronto Sun columnist finds something strange about a new, 30-second ad promoting Ontario Liberals and Premier Kathleen Wynne . The ad reflects Wynnes focus on job creation in advance of five big byelections on August 1, showing Wynne meeting various people, many visible minorities, and scenes of women and young children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

universities and colleges: The provincial assistance will fund pilot programs at universities and colleges in the province designed to assist internationally educated newcomers to get their professional qualifications recognized allowing them to get into the workforce more quickly. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It has launched a call for proposals open to Manitobas post-secondary institutions. It is looking specifically for programs that would target science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and trades professionals. Manitoba is investing $1.4 million over two years to expedite the recognition of credentials from foreign-trained professionals who emigrate to Manitoba. But the province does not know exactly how that will work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Piper Gilles: U.S.-born Piper Gilles skated for Canada at the world championships last season with her ice dance partner Paul Poirier. But they ll be denied a chance to try for a medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi if her Canadian citizenship doesnt arrive in time, according to The Star. That would be a shame. Gilles, whose mother and grandmother are both Canadian citizens, should be given a chance to compete for this country. There is a provision in the Citizenship Act allowing for people like Gilles to be fast-tracked on grounds of rewarding services of an exceptional value to Canada and Shes an ice dancer in a race against time. And it doesnt involve international competitors but rather a bureaucratic deadline. As reported by s Jeff Green, Gilles will need to obtain her Canadian passport by Jan. 14 in order to qualify for Sochi. World championship rules are different, allowing her to skate without one. Gilles has applied, but its considered unlikely that her citizenship will be approved in time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Northern Ireland: They are the Millennials, the first group to come of age after the Good Friday agreement was signed in 1998 between unionists and nationalists and was to put an end to the decades of sectarian violence that shook Northern Ireland with car bombs, executions and bloody riots, according to The Star. Recession-plagued Northern Ireland is tied, through its history, to two struggling masters the sick Celtic Tiger to the south and the purse strings of austerity-minded Westminster and BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND They are called the peace generation. But this generation lives with the fallout of a nation divided and struggling to make its way forward as a cohesive province, an independent economic state in globally uncertain times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Facebook: Nice pictures. , according to Times Colonist. There were others, too, that she remembers but wont repeat. When she checked Facebook that morning, there were messages waiting. How classy, you mutt. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jean Terese Keating: Jean Terese Keating was arrested in April after an RCMP constable stationed in the town of Minnedosa heard a rumour that a woman going by the name Jean McPherson had been bragging about getting away with a crime at a local bar, according to CTV. Upon further investigation, the Mounties were able to identify Keating based on a previous impaired-driving arrest in Canada. The 54-year-old was deported back to Oregon last month and An Oregon woman who had been living in a small western Manitoba town under an assumed name is in custody in the United States, more than 15 years after a fatal crash on an Interstate highway that killed a 65-year-old woman. "The Constable didnt pass it off as just one of many rumours floating around town," reads a news release from the Oregon State Police. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rite of passage: This was particularly stupid because I was 12 years old and flat as an ironing board. But thieving from the junky neighbourhood emporium was a rite of passage among my circle of girlfriends, the dare you dared not decline lest being branded a goody-goody and cast upon the ash heap of uncool and shunned outcasts, according to The Star. All these years later, I can still recall the mortification after a lady store detective caught me B-cup red-handed. It wasnt so much the pilfering that caused my cheeks to burn. It was the tittering triggered by that lacy pink article as it emerged from inside my coat sleeve, padded mounds sticking up accusatorily when deposited on the desk between us. What possible use could you have for this and I was once caught stealing from Honest Eds a bra. A brassiere was the item ordered up by the queen bee toughie chick of our preteen clique, a girl who d arrived at hooter bona fides earlier than everyone else. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

South America: Didnt know I would be bringing her home when I booked my trip to South America, where my daughter was studying. Then came the Fathers Day phone call: How much luggage are you bringing? I found a dog. , according to Times Colonist. Not this dog, she replied. I have a new woman in my life, a cute little blond plucked from the streets of Peru. You know we have dogs here in Canada, right? I said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.